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<![CDATA[Emily Weak
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Emily
voted on the book list Best Books Ever
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<![CDATA[Emily added 'The Lacuna: A Novel']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78536314
to: The Lacuna: A Novel (Hardcover)byBarbara Kingsolver
For a novel about a man who's reluctant to interact with the world, The Lacuna is surprisingly interesting.
I found the convention of journals and letters a little intrusive to the story.
However, Kingsolver's insights into what drives humans are, as always, deeply touching.
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<![CDATA[Emily added 'Benighted']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77057111
to: Benighted (Paperback)byKit Whitfield bookshelves: paranormal
A literary paranormal book! Who'd a thunk it was possible? Interesting exploration of racism and abuse...pretty dark book but engaging.
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<![CDATA[Emily added 'The Law of Becoming']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77057060
to: The Law of Becoming (Jaran, #4)byKate Elliott bookshelves: sci-fi
Loved the first and third books in this series but was a little disappointed by how this one ended - not enough wrap up. Still, interesting mix of barbarian nomads and aliens.
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<![CDATA[Emily added 'Leviathan']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74843483
to: Leviathan (Hardcover)byScott Westerfeld bookshelves: sci-fi,
ya,
ya--science-fiction
Wow! Can't wait for the next one! This is the best adventure book I've read in ages. The action is unique and interesting - Daryn's hijinks made me want to fly along with her. Great characters too.
Westerfeld mixes science with purely made up nonsense in a most appealing fashion.
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<![CDATA[Emily added 'Fire']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74823272
to: Fire (Hardcover)byKristin Cashore bookshelves: fantasy,
ya,
ya---fantasy
I enjoyed the way this book unfolded. Most of the first half seems like exposition, and by the time things really start happening I found myself looking at the number of pages left and thinking it there would have to be another book in order to round it all out nicely. But there isn't, and Cashore tied it all together anyway.
I realize this doesn't necessarily sound like a positive, but the structure of this book works very well anyway.
Her writing does remind me of Tamora Pierce's, with a little more romance and a little less period language. Her heroines are also a little more tortured (as in emo tortured, rather than tortured by other people tortured).
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<![CDATA[Emily added 'His Conquering Sword']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74736799
to: His Conquering Sword (Jaran, #3)byKate Elliott bookshelves: sci-fi
Still love this series. I think it's an interesting mix of post-colonial critique, traditional folk tale, and political drama. One thing I was thinking about while reading is that there's not a lot of struggle in this one. There is one very sad main thing that happens, but other than that I mostly just enjoy reading because of the characters.
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<![CDATA[Emily added 'Ritual of Proof']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73074009
to: Ritual of Proof (Mass Market Paperback)byDara Joy bookshelves: fantasy,
sci-fi
This book made me giggle. She-lords! Like a cross between a superhero and a historical drama. I thought it was a lot of fun. I liked the feminist role reversal. And spicy! A wordy book, but unfortunately not as witty as it wanted to be. But still, engaging, with interesting characters and relationships.
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