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The Glass Castle
Reviewed by AmaudeusRenee
This is one of my favorite books of all time. Her relationship with her parents reminded me a lot of my family. I found this story to be emo... More
Added 13 years ago
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Codex
Reviewed by krin5292
This was a good thriller. I liked learning about medieval writing and how bookmakers often used old pages as book covers. More
Added 13 years ago
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Glass Soup
Reviewed by krin5292
I enjoyed the magical realism in this book. I especially liked how Vincent, Isabelle, Simon and Leni learned to face their fears and how to ... More
Added 13 years ago
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The Monster of Florence
Reviewed by krin5292
This was a very good book about an elusive serial killer and about how a fixation on a particular theory and the importance of saving face c... More
Added 13 years ago
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Ilium
Reviewed by markjazz
Every once in a while I pick up a novel at random and a couple weeks ago it was this one, along with the second book. I'm going to have to s... More
Added 13 years ago
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The Girl in the Glass: A Novel
Reviewed by krin5292
This was a good book about staged seances, immigration, Prohibition and life of grifters trying to make a living among the rich. I liked Die... More
Added 13 years ago
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Pig Island
Reviewed by krin5292
This was a very good thriller with lots of twists and turns. I liked the ways the characters interacted and I definitely did not expect the ... More
Added 13 years ago
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Green Hills Of Earth
Reviewed by krin5292
I enjoyed these short stories about the Earth and the Moon. Two of my favorites were "'It's Great to Be Back'" about a couple who learns whe... More
Added 13 years ago
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The Wednesday Letters
Reviewed by krin5292
This was a great book about family and discovery. So much is discovered that I had to remind myself that it takes place over just a few days... More
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Sphere
Reviewed by krin5292
This was a very good thriller with many twists and turns. I like the way it was hard to distinguish what's real and what's not. More
Added 13 years ago
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Gods Behaving Badly: A Novel
Reviewed by AmaudeusRenee
Totally original idea, however, I did find the ending to be slightly cliche. Other than the end though, it was well written and well thought... More
Added 13 years ago
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Olympos
Reviewed by markjazz
After reading over 400+ pages of this beast of a novel I finally had to give it up. I don't know what it was really but I just stopped carin... More
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Household Gods
Reviewed by krin5292
I liked this book about a modern woman finding herself in a different time, but not because of the time travel. Rather, I liked the way Nico... More
Added 13 years ago
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Native Tongue
Reviewed by krin5292
I enjoyed this off-beat book about crooked developers, bungling crooks, and amusement parks. I especially liked the way Kingsbury tried to o... More
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Lullabye
Reviewed by krin5292
This was a good book about revenge, grief, and moving on. I liked the relationship between Wyatt and his daughter Bronwyn. More
Added 13 years ago
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All Our Worldly Goods
Reviewed by krin5292
This was a moving story about love and courage which repeats down the generations. It was also about tradition and change and how holding on... More
Added 13 years ago
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A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought)
Reviewed by markjazz
I don't know what all the praise for this novel is for, and it's a Hugo Award Winner too. After 100 pages in I wanted to quit it because I f... More
Added 13 years ago
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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bryson, B...
Reviewed by Exeter
I'll keep this short because Bill didn't. Read it. I knew a lot of what he says in this book (not tooting my horn here) but he adds so much ... More
Added 12 years, 12 months ago
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Bill Bryson The Complete Notes: Notes from a Small...
Reviewed by Exeter
Bryson's comparisons between the megalith that was birthed by the imperialith is interesting. Perhaps paucity drove the British idiosyncracy... More
Added 12 years, 12 months ago
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Up and Down California in 1860-1864: The Journal o...
Reviewed by Saturn Loft
In the 1860s, botanist William Brewer assisted in the first official geological survey of California. He traveled thousands of miles and wro... More
Added 12 years, 11 months ago
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12 Precious Anecdotes From Life
Reviewed by Roy
Enlightening June 8, 2012 By LITONYA S GARRETT Format:Kindle Edition 12 Anecdotes from life is enlightening. The protagonist. Anita Maher is... More
Added 12 years, 11 months ago
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The Grand Design
Reviewed by Ashutosh
It is a very good book. I really like it. The one of the great scientist Sir Stephan Hawking write this book. Actually this book tries to gi... More
Added 12 years, 11 months ago
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Poe: A tale of love and blood
Reviewed by seher
When I first came across this book I didn't know what to expect of it but I knew I had to read it. What a great mixture of reality and poeti... More
Added 12 years, 11 months ago
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Someone to Watch Over
Reviewed by krin5292
This was an intense thriller featuring a man who slowly becomes a madman who creates his own reality. More
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The Gilded Chain
Reviewed by krin5292
I liked this fantasy about loyalty, friendship, and the dark side of immortality. I look forward to reading the next book in the series, The... More
Added 12 years, 11 months ago
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Kitchen
Reviewed by metonomas
Kitchen was adapted to film by Ho Yim in 1997. The title of the movie is "Wo ai chu fang", if you're looking for it(hard to find under "kitc... More
Added 12 years, 11 months ago
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Kitchen: Kitchen
Reviewed by metonomas
Kitchen was adapted to film by Ho Yim in 1997. The title of the movie is "Wo ai chu fang", if you're looking for it(hard to find under "kitc... More
Added 12 years, 11 months ago
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Mega Man: Robot Master Field Guide
Reviewed by Ashley Winchester
As a Mega Man fan, to say the last year has been easy would be a lie. I saw the light at the end of a ten year-long tunnel snatched away fro... More
Added 12 years, 11 months ago
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Reviewed by Ashley Winchester
As a reader, I discovered the adventures of Greg Huffley during a nine month lull between job opportunities. Unlike our "hero" Greg, I can o... More
Added 12 years, 11 months ago
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Big Nate on a Roll
Reviewed by Ashley Winchester
A few years ago, newspaper comics were something that didn't concern me. While it's true that we all live inside our own bubble, those hour ... More
Added 12 years, 11 months ago