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Serena.. Sery-ously?
Probabilmente sono io che l'ho affrontato con lo spirito sbagliato, ma mi sono annoiata a morte - anche se il libro si legge in uno starbuto; credo che però l'autore abbia fatto un grandissimo lavoro di ricostruzione storica (ma sono troppo pigra per informarmi meglio, scusami Seth!), quindi gli regalo volentieri la terza stellina!

Popsugar reading challenge A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader

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Wysteria
Apr 30, 2012 rated it liked it
Shelves: read-2012, library
I had this book forced on me by a drunken friend who told me that I should read this book, that I would really enjoy it. I'm pretty sure the words "right up your alley" came out of his mouth. So I shoved the book in my purse and continued my drunken book talk. I think we talked about Michael Pollan after that. Who knows. Anyways, I made it home with the book in tow and promptly forgot about it. But after a few days of reading The Witching Hour, I was ready for a change.
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Genie
Aug 27, 2012 rated it did not like it
Shelves: fiction
I read this book because I was curious about it-- and I kept on reading it because I was curious how it would end. Just take what you know about Abraham Lincoln and add vampires. The Civil War-- due to vampires (they fought with the South for a gruesome reason I won't discuss). I ended up really disliking the book, kept on thinking it would be interesting. But it wasn't. ...more
E.S.
Feb 02, 2012 rated it liked it
Shelves: humor, supernatural
So good but the ending made me go "Really?" ...more
Lyn
Mar 11, 2023 rated it really liked it
Brandy
Feb 13, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy
alli
Feb 14, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: bookclub, 2012
Angela
Mar 24, 2012 marked it as to-read
Harini
Jun 16, 2012 marked it as owned-to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: i-own
Lindsy
Jun 23, 2012 rated it really liked it
Jaclyn
Jun 24, 2012 added it
Shelves: books-2012
Rachel
Aug 26, 2012 rated it liked it
Katt Hansen
Oct 31, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Nov 23, 2012 rated it liked it
Blaine
Jan 20, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: from-library
Debra
Aug 27, 2013 rated it it was ok
Robyn
Oct 26, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2025, 2013, april
Chrissy315 Jones
Jun 29, 2014 rated it liked it
Monica
Oct 30, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own
Jackilyn
Sep 06, 2016 marked it as to-read
Kavitha Sivakumar
Aug 23, 2017 rated it liked it
Viktoriya
Jul 31, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: tbr-tub
Jenn
Mar 24, 2020 marked it as did-not-finish
Sandra
Nov 03, 2020 marked it as to-read
Karigan
Feb 19, 2022 marked it as to-read
Lisa
Nov 21, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition