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"She narrows her green eyes at Willem. "If you rape or murder my friend, I will kill you." Willem tsk-tsks "You Americans are so violent. I'm Dutch. The worst I will do is run her over with a bicycle." Or murder her, like van der Sloot killed Holloway." — Mar 27, 2013 06:24pm
"She narrows her green eyes at Willem. "If you rape or murder my friend, I will kill you." Willem tsk-tsks "You Americans are so violent. I'm Dutch. The worst I will do is run her over with a bicycle." Or murder her, like van der Sloot killed Holloway." — Mar 27, 2013 06:24pm
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"How did I not notice before now how boring Pierce's writing is? Beka 'n' friends just travel from one place to another, investigate, go to another place, wait around for a while, go somewhere else, only to go somewhere else immediately after that. None of the details are remotely interesting and the new romance is bland as unbuttered toast--I thought for sure Rosto was going to get his day in the sun." — Mar 27, 2013 01:58pm
"How did I not notice before now how boring Pierce's writing is? Beka 'n' friends just travel from one place to another, investigate, go to another place, wait around for a while, go somewhere else, only to go somewhere else immediately after that. None of the details are remotely interesting and the new romance is bland as unbuttered toast--I thought for sure Rosto was going to get his day in the sun." — Mar 27, 2013 01:58pm
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"Some of the craziest crap I've ever read. The strangest part is every word within the pages of this book is true. Detroit is a trip. Fun fact: I currently live less than a mile away from where the author grew up." — Mar 25, 2013 01:32pm
"Some of the craziest crap I've ever read. The strangest part is every word within the pages of this book is true. Detroit is a trip. Fun fact: I currently live less than a mile away from where the author grew up." — Mar 25, 2013 01:32pm
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(My full review of this book is longer than Goodreads' word-count limitations; find the entire essay at the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com].)
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***Warning: this review contains spoilers for Feed*** I really don't know what I can say about this book besides how disappointed and frustrated it left me. Not that I was expecting something incredible mind you. I mean, it's not like Feed left me be...more |
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Violence, morbid humor, disgusting descriptions... Yeah, this book has all of that and more, which is why I enjoyed it so very much. 4 stars. (An honest to goodness review to be posted soon.) |
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The Blue Blazes is hard-boiled Lovecraftian fun. It is violent and vulgar--and if you have never read Chuck Wendig before you should know that that is meant as praise, not condemnation. If you have read Wendig before, you already have an idea of w...
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is 61% done with The Blue Blazes: Gah! Goblin eggs! Friggin' disgusting! Thank you Mr. Wendig, I'll never get that image out of my head, and now I cannot stop itching my entire body. This is so much worse than Colburn feasting on Ambrosia (which was awful but oddly hilarious). My life iz ruin!!!!1
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Trigger Warning: Rape Review: Words like "gritty" and "powerful" are thrown around so frequently, especially in describing the new wave of post-apocalyptic and dystopian fare, that they've lost their signifi... " Read more of this review » |
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Pop quiz, peeps. Don't worry. It's only made up of 3 questions, and I think you might enjoy it. Also, there's a good reason behind it. Trust me. You'll see. Here we go.
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“I roll my eyes. "So when did I become so special? When they carted me off to the Capitol?"
"No, about six months before that. Right after New Year's. We were in the Hob, eating some slop of Greasy Sae's. And Darius was teasing you about trading a rabbit for one of his kisses. And I realized...I minded.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay
"No, about six months before that. Right after New Year's. We were in the Hob, eating some slop of Greasy Sae's. And Darius was teasing you about trading a rabbit for one of his kisses. And I realized...I minded.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay
“Well, don't expect us to be too impressed. We just saw Finnick Odair in his underwear.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay
“Things That Don't Matter When You've Lived the Same Day Six Times and Died on at Least Two of Them: Lunch meats and their relative coolness. ”
― Lauren Oliver, Before I Fall
― Lauren Oliver, Before I Fall
“If I could grow wings, I could fly. Only people can't grow wings," he say's. "Real or not real?"
"Real," I say. "But people don't need wings to survive."
"Mockingjays do.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay
"Real," I say. "But people don't need wings to survive."
"Mockingjays do.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay
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