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Herman
Reviewed by Kenny_Shovel
Do you need to empathise with a books central character to fully enjoy the story? An eternal question, and one with a personal, highly subje... More
Added 16 years, 9 months ago
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Thraxas
Reviewed by Just Another Robot
Martin Scott two takes of my favourite genres, detective and fantasy fiction, mixes them with a pinch of satire and social comment, and come... More
Added 16 years, 9 months ago
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The Husband
Reviewed by krin5292
This book was an entertaining thriller which kept me guessing throughout. I liked how the narration switched between Mitch and his wife Holl... More
Added 16 years, 9 months ago
1 votes
Shadow Man
Reviewed by krin5292
This was a gripping thriller which provided great insight into both the criminal mind and the ways the agents gather clues both physical and... More
Added 16 years, 9 months ago
1 votes
Twilight
Reviewed by kemp
this is my first vampire book and i finished it 2days ago. i don't know why but it has stuck with me and part of me is now kinda mucked up b... More
Added 16 years, 9 months ago
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Shiva's Fire (Definitions)
Reviewed by nataliegoes
Don't dismiss this book because it was written for young adults. The story of a girl who was born in India during an usual natural disaster... More
Added 16 years, 9 months ago
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Camberwell Beauty
Reviewed by nataliegoes
This is the story of two women who live on the same street and their families become friends. One woman is an all out bitch, and the other ... More
Added 16 years, 9 months ago
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The Dante Club: A Novel
Reviewed by Renee
I love this book. Just suspend what you know about the authors and take them as ordinary men of the period. The plot is engrossing and the... More
Added 16 years, 9 months ago
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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
Reviewed by Raven
I think this book was done really well. For me it had a tightly woven plot, answered all the questions that arose throughout the series and ... More
Added 16 years, 9 months ago
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Priestess of the White (Age of the Five Trilogy, B...
Reviewed by Raven
Has everything a fantasy novel should have - a land that is completely made up, strange animals that don't exist, strong sorcerers, conflict... More
Added 16 years, 9 months ago
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Sir Gregor Macgregor and the Land That Never Was: ...
Reviewed by krin5292
This was an informative account showing how one persuasive man with a well-written, descriptive document exploited people's greed and gullib... More
Added 16 years, 8 months ago
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Legend of the Last Vikings - Taklamakan
Reviewed by John H.
Here is a review which was done prior to joining listal: This is a wonderful blend of fact and fiction, putting flesh on the dry bones of... More
Added 16 years, 7 months ago
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The Brief History of the Dead: A novel
Reviewed by krin5292
I enjoyed this bittersweet book about memory, family, friends, life and death and how just knowing people - even from a distance - makes a d... More
Added 16 years, 7 months ago
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The Poe Shadow
Reviewed by krin5292
This book had a good attention to detail as I learned a lot about Baltimore and Paris in the late 1840s-1850s. I did find that the plot some... More
Added 16 years, 7 months ago
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Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Reviewed by Bluraven
This was one of my favorites out of the entire Harry Potter septet.I liked the dark and mysterious tone throughout, as though everyone was n... More
Added 16 years, 7 months ago
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The Giving Tree
Reviewed by MonarC87
"Is this a sad tale? Well, it is sad in the same way that life is sad. We are all needy, and, if we are lucky and any good, we grow old usin... More
Added 16 years, 6 months ago
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It Ain't Necessarily So... Bro
Reviewed by Raven
A good little read to pass the time. More for those who want a bit more scientific knowledge but don't want to bother with the technical jar... More
Added 16 years, 6 months ago
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Lord of the Rings 1: The Hobbit
Reviewed by Bluraven
I feel no shame for admitting that I am head over heels in love with this book! There is absolutely everything right with it, and the fact t... More
Added 16 years, 6 months ago
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Ghost Beach (Goosebumps)
Reviewed by Single Again
i love dis book is awesome More
Added 16 years, 6 months ago
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The Holy Bible: King James Version
Reviewed by Unknown
I dont consider the bible as a book if not as the word of God. Some people think its just the best book of al times, true, but i consider th... More
Added 16 years, 6 months ago
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'Tis
Reviewed by GemLil
I read this unabridge book from cover to cover, after the great piece of work that was 'Angelas Ashes', I owed McCourt the benefit of the do... More
Added 16 years, 6 months ago
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Ensayo Sobre La Ceguera (Biblioteca) (Spanish Edit...
Reviewed by Pucca
O melhor livro que eu li na minha vida. Mexeu com todos os meus sentidos e instintos. Quem nรฃo leu ainda, faรฃ esse favor a vocรช mesmo e l... More
Added 16 years, 5 months ago
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Nightwood
Reviewed by Hibiscus
In T. S. Eliot's introduction for Nightwood, he writes that he does not want to suggest "the distinction of the book is primarily verbal, an... More
Added 16 years, 5 months ago
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The Sun Also Rises
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Set in post-WWI, The Sun Also Rises is the story of post-war expatriates who wander through places as they wander through an existence witho... More
Added 16 years, 5 months ago
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The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of...
Reviewed by Hibiscus
I believe that the time give to refutation in philosophy is usually time lost. Of the many attacks directed by the many thinkers against eac... More
Added 16 years, 5 months ago
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The Moviegoer
Reviewed by Hibiscus
/spoilers/ I can't believe I read most of this book in one sitting, and it's not because it was so good I couldn't put it down. Rather, I co... More
Added 16 years, 5 months ago
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The Homecoming
Reviewed by Hibiscus
A very weird play in the tradition of "Theatre of the Absurd." Have no particular thoughts about it except that I couldn't really relate to ... More
Added 16 years, 5 months ago
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An Introduction to English Poetry
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Instead of An Introduction to English Poetry, this book should have been named An Introduction to Why No One Reads Poetry. The word "introdu... More
Added 16 years, 5 months ago
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Crazy About Cupcakes
Reviewed by Janet Mayfire
Just because my cookbooks bookshelf is not full to overflowing is not a good reason to buy more cookbooks. This, on the other hand, has a n... More
Added 16 years, 5 months ago
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Atonement
Reviewed by AJWyrm
I really loved the movie, so I just had to read the book. It is just as excellent. I won't say that the book is better than the movie, bec... More
Added 16 years, 4 months ago