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Still Alice is a 2007 novel by Lisa Genova, a neuroscientist and author. The novel is about a woman who …
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the …
Sorry, there was just too many of his assumptions and personal views put forward as the only way to see scripture on this book. I tried really hard to get through it, but I just couldn't.
Sorry, there was just too many of his assumptions and personal views put forward as the only way to see scripture on this book. I tried really hard to get through it, but I just couldn't.
Fascinating book, though the one-bit-at-time presentation made it a little hard to get in to.
I think I might have to be less of a snob when it comes to spelling/pronunciation after reading it, given how it seems the whole thing is mostly random anyway.
Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Kate begins to …
Watched the movie last week and decided I should read it when my wife said the ending was a bit different.
She wasn't kidding.
Very emotional book. A bit of a train wreck (you always know it's not going to have a happy ending and things go from bad to worse the whole time).
Well written, but I think she is a bit too clever with her words at time.
We have more of her books on the bookshelf and I'll read them eventually. Once I've recovered from this and read a few higher priority items.
Watched the movie last week and decided I should read it when my wife said the ending was a bit different.
She wasn't kidding.
Very emotional book. A bit of a train wreck (you always know it's not going to have a happy ending and things go from bad to worse the whole time).
Well written, but I think she is a bit too clever with her words at time.
We have more of her books on the bookshelf and I'll read them eventually. Once I've recovered from this and read a few higher priority items.
Changes is the 12th book in The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher's continuing series about wizard …
No review here. Too dangerous wrt spoilers.
Two words:
Wow.
Crap.
Had to force myself to finish this. Hiro becomes a lot less lovable in this book when you realise quite how immature this is.
Please tell me it is not considered Heroes canon.
The Time Traveler's Wife is the debut novel by American author Audrey Niffenegger, published in …
This book is a little closer to chick-lit than I would normally read, but I loved it.
Having said that, I really need to stop reading such depressing books all the time. Especially ones like this where you know right from the start that there is not going to be a happily-ever-after.
Not a review, but this was a unique book, well written and engaging. Forget what everyone else is saying about it (good and bad, including me) and give it a go.
Getting Things Done (GTD) is a personal productivity system developed by David Allen and published in a book of the …
This wouldn't be for anyone but a Tolkien fan (of which I count myself one). The mix between narrative and history is a bit blurry and the story doesn't really flow.
Having said that, I loved it. And once again, it's a book I've had for far too long before I actually got around to opening it!
This wouldn't be for anyone but a Tolkien fan (of which I count myself one). The mix between narrative and history is a bit blurry and the story doesn't really flow.
Having said that, I loved it. And once again, it's a book I've had for far too long before I actually got around to opening it!
Fritz Leiber: Swords and deviltry (2006, DH Press, Distributed by Publishers Group West)
The first of Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and Grey Mouser series. A collection of short stories.
The original story of science gone berserk: one that changed how far our dreams can …
Yet another book in the "why on earth did I take so long to read it" class.
Love it, though I will admit to being depressed almost from the very beginning. And it only got worse as the book went on.
A Gothic classic in every sense of the word (except maybe the architectural).
Yet another book in the "why on earth did I take so long to read it" class.
Love it, though I will admit to being depressed almost from the very beginning. And it only got worse as the book went on.
A Gothic classic in every sense of the word (except maybe the architectural).
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position …
The first installment in a wonderful new series that follows the exploits of Benoit Courreges, …
I wouldn't normally read murder mysteries, but this book was recommended by a friend who has never let me down when it comes to books.
I loved it. Bruno was a likeable character, clever and devoted to his job and the people of his town. The story was full of twists and turns and misdirection.
I particularly liked the history that was thrown into the mix (and I'm sure that's why it was recommended to me) as well as the description of the food.
I'll certainly have to read more from Martin Walker.
I wouldn't normally read murder mysteries, but this book was recommended by a friend who has never let me down when it comes to books.
I loved it. Bruno was a likeable character, clever and devoted to his job and the people of his town. The story was full of twists and turns and misdirection.
I particularly liked the history that was thrown into the mix (and I'm sure that's why it was recommended to me) as well as the description of the food.
I'll certainly have to read more from Martin Walker.
