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My review:
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I’m reading it for the first time as I wasn’t given the chance to read it in school.




M Train by Patti Smith, been saving this one for a special occasion. I have never read anything by Patti that didn't contact a little piece of her soul!
Reading Mark Edwards' The Magpies, his first, I believe. I've read a few books by this author, and I like his style. He's sharing my top Kindle library with Nelson De Mille, Elmore Leonard, and Dean Koontz, so he should be grateful! 😉

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...





Stunning writing, not for the faint hearted!

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Common Sense of Teaching Mathematics. Recently got help with mathematics assignment because the topic was hard. I am not so good at math.

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Wanted by Tim Arnot - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4085078386.





It's funny. The central character is an endearing Shakespeare-quoting, dapper individual with a dry sense of humor. Character portrayals are brilliant. Highly recommend this book.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Vince Neil of Motleys Crues autobiography and it is surprising good.
Okay he has a rep as has the entire band but, beneath the glamour their is a glimmers of a kind hearted person who has been hurt a lot. Much as I am sure he would deny it.
Okay he has a rep as has the entire band but, beneath the glamour their is a glimmers of a kind hearted person who has been hurt a lot. Much as I am sure he would deny it.

Posted the following review:
goodreads.com/review/show/4106470875?...

The 2nd of both books is a graphic novel from Marvel is Star Wars: From The Journals of Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Nora Wolfenbarger Author of The Promise. https://www.amazon.com/Nora-Wolfenbar...




52 Ways to Get Unstuck: Exercises to Break Through Writer's Block by Chris Mandeville - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4110099854
The Colossus trilogy by D F Jones:
Colossus:The Forbin Project - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4114093933
The Fall of Colossus - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4114139204"
Colossus and the Crab - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4114559855
The Raven by Aderyn Wood - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4110369778
The Banished of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1619655811


About half finished. The plot involves a group of Africans who were brought to England by a showman and the author felt it necessary to write a disclaimer, stating that racial attitudes were different in the 19th century, as was language, and he attempted to be faithful to the times without using certain terms that were highly offensive, though they may have been part of the jargon of the day. I'm not sure it was the right choice - the story so far seems a bit homogenized and not as vivid and candid in its descriptions of Victorian London's underclass as in his previous books. It does raise an interesting question about how you deal with bias issue in historical fiction.
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