Another book I'm not going to waste my time further with this year.
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Amber Dickson rated The Sentence is Death: 4 stars
Amber Dickson rated Siddhartha: 2 stars
Siddhartha (2006, Modern Library)
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse wrote Siddhartha after he traveled to India in the 1910s. It tells the story of a young boy …
Amber Dickson reviewed The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
With ravishing beauty and unsettling intelligence, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of …
Review of 'The English Patient' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Amber Dickson rated I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: 3 stars
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
She was born Marguerite, but her brother Bailey nicknamed her Maya ("mine"). As little children they were sent to live …
Amber Dickson rated One Day in December: 2 stars
One Day in December (2018, Penguin Books, Limited)
One Day in December by Josie Silver
Two people. Ten chances. One unforgettable love story. Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist anywhere but …
Amber Dickson rated Knight's Castle: 3 stars
Knight's Castle by Edward Eager, N. M. Bodecker
When the ancient toy soldier comes alive, the Old One grants Roger's wish to adventure in "yeomanly" Sherwood Forest. Will …
Amber Dickson rated Wundersmith: 5 stars
Bring Up the Bodies is a historical novel by Hilary Mantel; sequel to the award-winning …
Review of "Bring up the Bodies : the Conclusion to PBS Masterpiece's Wolf Hall" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Hard work, but worth it in the end.
Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions …
Review of 'The first fifteen lives of Harry August' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I should have trusted my first impression the first time I tried to read this book and didn't find it very interesting. This time around, for some reason I was determined to find out what happened at the end (and why this book has so many 5 star reviews) despite being bored almost to tears by the plot and main character. What a slog, for such a little reward!
Amber Dickson rated Time Travelling with a Hamster: 5 stars
Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford
On Al Chaudhury’s twelfth birthday his beloved Grandpa Byron gave him a letter from Al’s late father. In it Al …
