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Apatt rated a book it was amazing A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
“Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can” Funnily enough, it is easier to imagine no possessions than imagining that possession is a thing. With a title like “A Head Full of Ghosts” I can imagine a lit fic novel full of human drama, probably about ...more
Apr 29, 2018 08:30AM · 8 likes · like · see review
Apatt made a comment on Carol. ’s review of Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits " Great review, Carol. I read "John Dies at the End", parts of it was fun but generally a bit of a mess. Some interesting ideas here, but no more David ...more "
Apr 27, 2018 06:10PM · see review
Apatt and 67 other people liked Carol. 's review of Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits: "A Chapter by Chapter Reading Experience One: Hmm. Not into serial killer chasing inept 20 year-old woman, even/esp. set up as 'humor.' Two: Okay, made me laugh with the spatula joke. Three: I don't believe a woman who would own a Persian cat would ca..." Read more of this review »
Apr 27, 2018 06:08PM · see review
Apatt made a comment on Cecily’s review of Call Me by Your Name " Cecily wrote: "Apatt wrote: "Lovely review Mrs! Exquisite, intimate, poignant, non-gay romance. Sounds almost my kinda thing (not sure about those pea ...more "
Apr 26, 2018 12:18AM · see review
Apatt and 86 other people liked Cecily's review of Call Me by Your Name: "“ We are not written for one instrument alone. ” Do you remember longing for something, someone (“Intoxicated rapture” and “The twisted skein of desire”), while worrying about the implications? Fear of rejection - and of acceptance? I do. This is a..." Read more of this review »
Apr 26, 2018 12:09AM · see review
Apatt made a comment on his review of A Tale of Two Cities " Vivian wrote: "I am in the same boat you are, coming back to reread a story that I had once loved but couldn’t remember why. A Tale of Two Cities has ...more "
Apr 24, 2018 04:30PM · see review
Apatt made a comment on his review of The Dreaming Void " ahmad wrote: "I salute you, I was an hour or two in to the book when I came here and checked, Why in Ozzie's name is this book so boring (which I feel ...more "
Apr 22, 2018 06:47PM · see review
Apatt made a comment on his review of The War of the Worlds " R wrote: "This is a very good review of a very good story and I totally agree with all of your points. It is crazy to think that the story was written ...more "
Apr 21, 2018 05:38PM · see review
Apatt rated a book it was amazing The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
After “reading” lengthy audiobooks like Vanity Fair I just wanted to read/listen-to something short. Then I saw the movie The Imitation Game (highly recommended) and I thought “Of course! Sherlock!” I suspect reviewing an anthology by listing all the ...more
Apr 21, 2018 05:22PM · 32 likes · like · see review

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“Heroism is a label most people get for doing shit they’d never do if they were really thinking about it.”
― James S.A. Corey, Abaddon's Gate

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“It's said that 'power corrupts,' but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. When they do act, they think of it as service, which has limits. The tyrant, though, seeks mastery, for which he is insatiable, implacable.”
― David Brin, The Postman

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“The Public School, he had long ago decided, was neurotic. It wanted a world in which nothing new came about, in which there were no surprises. And that was the world of the compulsive-obsessive neurotic; it was not a healthy world at all.”
― Philip K. Dick, Martian Time-Slip

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“Everything came and went, everything was new and bright with promise once and old and worn out later, and everything left a small, diminishing stain on eternity, a mark that time would eventually erase.”
― Alastair Reynolds, House of Suns

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“That educated didn’t mean smart. He had a point. Nothing in my education or knowledge of the future had helped me to escape. Yet in a few years an illiterate runaway named Harriet Tubman would make nineteen trips into this country and lead three hundred fugitives to freedom.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Kindred

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