Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a …
Review of 'Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I wish I could have read the audiobook!
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Amber Dickson rated Truman Capote's in Cold Blood: 2 stars
Amber Dickson rated Oliver Twist: 3 stars
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
ONE OF THE MOST SWIFTLY MOVING AND unified of Charles Dickens's great novels, Oliver Twist is also famous for its …
Amber Dickson rated All Our Shimmering Skies: 3 stars
Amber Dickson rated State Of Wonder: 3 stars
Amber Dickson rated Shuggie Bain: 4 stars
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh “Shuggie” Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s …
Amber Dickson reviewed Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
In this story of the trials of the peasant Jean Valjean--a man unjustly imprisoned, baffled …
Review of 'Les Misérables' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
It took me exactly 8 years to read, not including the appendices.
Amber Dickson rated Ready Player Two: 1 star
Ready Player Two (2020, Century Books, Lincoln)
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
An unexpected quest. Two worlds at stake. Are you ready?
Days after Oasis founder James Halliday's contest, Wade Watts makes …
Amber Dickson rated My Brilliant Friend: 3 stars
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
From one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, comes this ravishing and generous-hearted novel about a friendship that lasts a lifetime. …
Amber Dickson rated A Gentleman in Moscow: 4 stars
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
When, in 1922, thirty-year-old Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, he is sentenced to …
Amber Dickson reviewed Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
Review of 'Sorrow and Bliss' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
DNF at 45%.
Amber Dickson rated Bel canto: 4 stars
Bel canto by Ann Patchett
A group of international guests, taken hostage by terrorists while attending a birthday party at the home of the vice …
Amber Dickson rated Migrations: 3 stars
Amber Dickson rated Commonwealth: 4 stars
Amber Dickson rated Outline: 3 stars
Outline by Rachel Cusk
Rachel Cusk's Outline is a novel in ten conversations. Spare and stark, it follows a novelist teaching a course in …