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"I am three-quarters through this book, and while I've enjoyed it, I'm a little baffled at how there is still 4 hours of audio left. Maybe its because everytime they play a sound effect it lasts for about a full minute. Strange and disjointed." — May 17, 2013 08:01am
"I am three-quarters through this book, and while I've enjoyed it, I'm a little baffled at how there is still 4 hours of audio left. Maybe its because everytime they play a sound effect it lasts for about a full minute. Strange and disjointed." — May 17, 2013 08:01am
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"I am devouring this book, I just cant wait to see how it all ties together. I love the characters too, their voices are so rich and elaborate." — May 03, 2013 06:26am
"I am devouring this book, I just cant wait to see how it all ties together. I love the characters too, their voices are so rich and elaborate." — May 03, 2013 06:26am
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I have one general, self-imposed rule about reviewing on this site: I write about the books I've read in the order I've finished them. By that logic, I should be cobbling together my reaction to Hunger right now but I am so taken by this childhood...
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Friggin' awesome. My 3rd grade teacher read this book aloud to my class, a chapter a day, and I remember being absolutely enthralled every single day. She read it to us right before first recess, so whenever that day's chapter ended with a cliffha...
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I.love.this.book. Seriously, I read this maybe in fourth grade? It was definitly in elementary school, because I remember it was at the same time that we we doing "survival skills"* in Girl Scouts. Not that I ever wanted to be trapped by myself in the...more |
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