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Robert Appleton
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10 Science Fiction Books I've Read More Than Once
Dune (Frank Herbert, 1965)
Where to start with this, the king of epic science fiction novels? Well, frankly, I avoided it for years. The 1984 film adaptation flat-out didn’t work for me in all the ways Star Wars did. It was messy, weird, and not much fun. The idea of wading through a doorstop novel stuffed with that kind of incoherent nonsense was about as appealing as sharing a sauna with Baron H Read more of this blog post »
Where to start with this, the king of epic science fiction novels? Well, frankly, I avoided it for years. The 1984 film adaptation flat-out didn’t work for me in all the ways Star Wars did. It was messy, weird, and not much fun. The idea of wading through a doorstop novel stuffed with that kind of incoherent nonsense was about as appealing as sharing a sauna with Baron H Read more of this blog post »
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The extraordinary true story of Maggie Dickson, a.k.a. ‘Half-Hangit Maggie’, a young fishwife tried and executed for infanticide in 18th Century Scotland, is the subject of this touching novel of redemption. When her fisherman husband Patrick goes mis ...more |
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A legacy of witchcraft, madness and tragedy echoes across the generations around haunted Ecclesall Woods, Sheffield in this gritty, intriguing mystery with horror elements. Neurotic teenager Amy explores her sexuality as she prepares to commit to her ...more |
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Darkly creative flourishes abound in this short but impactful poetry collection that provides often unsettling insights into the author’s experiences during adolescence. It’s mostly free verse with a fair amount of assonance and slant rhyming that at ...more |
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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3):
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It’s like if you buy a muscle car on Friday afternoon and you drive it home some friends come over to look at it and you know and they all know how cool it is. Then on the second day you get to drive it around town and everyone that sees it know" Read more of this review » |
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“Sooner or later, clockwork requires each piece to accept its nature or break. Hearts are no different.”
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David wrote: "Thanks for the add, Robert!"Ditto, David! Nice to meet you.
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Hi Robert,Pleased to make your acquaintance on Goodreads,
Used to live in Manchester myself,
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Hi there Robert and thanks for the add. Happy Halloween!Smiles, Jeannie
