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Bookshelf Nominations: NUMBERS [now online]
By Ruby , Mistress of Chaos · 4 posts · 85 views
By Ruby , Mistress of Chaos · 4 posts · 85 views
last updated Dec 03, 2017 09:15AM
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Bookshelf Nominations: IN THE TROPICS
By Ruby , Mistress of Chaos · 24 posts · 45 views
By Ruby , Mistress of Chaos · 24 posts · 45 views
last updated Feb 19, 2014 10:16PM
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Yikes. So much racism! And not subtle, social racism, either -- not the kind we can ignore or dismiss as "unwitting symptoms of their time." This is flat-out explicit use of three of the most offensive words I've ever encountered. By the protagonists. And they're sincere. And we're not supposed to dislike them for it. Each time, I nearly put the book down, but was convinced that people had recommended it to me for a reason. As it happens, I'm now pretty sure all the people who recommended it to
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One of my favorite books when I was younger. What is totally weird is I forgot about how much I loved the books till I saw an add for movie that is coming out. Then it came flooding backl to me, and almost feel like I want to reads again.
This classic tale which Lofting wrote for his children while waging war in the trenches of WWI battlefield spawned a series of books and film adaptations. I had high hopes.
I would have enjoyed it more if it was better written. 'And' was frequently used to start sentences and to make unnecessarily long ones. It lacked depth despite being occasionally suspenseful and funny. I know it's a children's fantasy book but I didn't think it was well written.
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I would have enjoyed it more if it was better written. 'And' was frequently used to start sentences and to make unnecessarily long ones. It lacked depth despite being occasionally suspenseful and funny. I know it's a children's fantasy book but I didn't think it was well written.
I enjoyed the whimsical and magical elements of ...more
Apr 05, 2012
Bridgette
marked it as to-read
Apr 19, 2013
Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}
marked it as to-read
Jul 28, 2015
Kme_17
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Sep 10, 2015
Rachel
marked it as to-read
Mar 31, 2016
Lolly's Library
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Feb 20, 2022
Karigan
marked it as to-read
