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I signed onto this website because I love reading and I thought this was the perfect opportunity to keep a record of all the books I've ever read, at least so far as I can recall. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but I keep adding books when I remember them.
Then I discovered that my own book was on here and I’ve now claimed it. I grew up in a world of stories, particularly science fiction and fantasy and so world building is something I’ve always done for fun. Unlike so many others who write sci-fi and fantasy, I’m not a gamer, but I am a history buff with a fascination about all the things that make us human. Hence the stories I like to read and write are character driven and rooted deep in real or imagined history. Nothing grows ...more

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Gellin the Cursed (A Gellin Foggal-son novel Book 1)

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions

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Les Misérables

by Victor Hugo

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If I ever read this series again, and I might, I think I’ll stop at six books and leave this one out. It had its moments, but I was disappointed with this one when I first read it as a kid; if anything, I dislike it even more now. I remember when I fi ...more
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This was an entertaining fantasy, at least until the last part. I mostly really enjoyed this one. It was a work of remarkable imagination. I would hardly expect anything less from C.S. Lewis. It reminded me a little of a movie I saw years ago, called ...more
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So now we return to Narnia with Eustace and a new girl, Jill, on mission rescue a prince. This is a worthy entry in the series and I find, after all these years, that I still enjoyed it. I had a good time revisiting one of the most enjoyable reading e ...more
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I always enjoyed this one a lot. It’s a little bit like the Odyssey, but without any angry gods, trying to prevent them from reaching their destination or the crew being continuously killed off. So, yeah, a kinder and gentler version of the Odyssey. W ...more
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