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| Reading a book because of a catchy title is not always a good idea. I've been disappointed more than a few times. But that was not the case this time. This book is indeed beautifully unique! And for the heck of it I'll throw in a few adjectives of my...more | |
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| The most interesting thing about The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales is just how bloody and violent they are. The Walt Disney tales of Snow White, Cinderella or Little Red Riding Hood we grew up with are a far cry from the originals. Taken in moderation...more | |
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| North Korea is one of the most closed off countries on the planet but Adam Johnson, an American living in California managed to write an incredibly powerful novel about the atrocities that occur there. That being said, imagine how powerful a novel it...more | |
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The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
by Jonas Jonasson
read in April, 2013
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| This novel bills itself as a comedy and it is very amusing, there's no dying that. On one level I thoroughly enjoyed it. When 100 year old Allan Karlsoon bails out on his 100th birthday party by walking out the window of his room in his retirement pa...more | |
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This has probably been my most anticipated new release for a very long time. Like many people, I was totally awestruck by Hosseini's first novel The Kite Runner. His second; A Thousand Splendid Suns is up there in my Top Five Books, I was astounde...
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The Soul of All Living Creatures: What Animals Can Teach Us About Being Human
by Vint Virga (Goodreads Author)
read in April, 2013
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| This book was a bit too sappy and new agey for we. Like the author I hate using the pronoun it when discussing animals, but unlike the author I feel the terms boys and girls goes too far. Male and female, he and she will suffice. Boys and girls is ta...more | |
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine, #1)
by Ransom Riggs
read in April, 2013
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| There are so many different elements to this book. There is history, psychology,photography, even a bit of ornithology. As far as literary styles it is part fantasy, part mystery, and part horror. And then there's a bit of teen romance to spice thing...more | |
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