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| Name : | Cindy B. |
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This book slips around a lot. It focused more on the marriage of Laura & Theodore than the mystery. I liked the ending but the "twist" was kinda predictable.
I really enjoyed the first part of this book. The writing about grief was amazing. Then the action for going and it was quite fun, but the ending was a disappointment.
Parasites & fungi can take over your brain! Lots of interesting facts, but not as much depth as I would have liked. I enjoyed all the references to pop culture though.
Fascinating look at the 17th century spice trade. Naval warfare between England and the Netherlands, lots of violence and disease, colonialism in Indonesia.
This was much too slow and not what I expected at all. I thought the library would be a bigger part of this story than it was. Boring mystery. The only part I really liked was the historical setting and the character of the father. But there's a lot of misogynistic stuff in here and adult content.
From the very first chapter it's obvious this is going to be a difficult read. It is full of racial slurs, implied violence, and actual violence. If you can get through it, the rewards are worth it. The story is well written, but it's the characters that make it so good.
This was hard to rate. I did like the character of Netty/Rhett. But the sexual assaults in this made it a very tough read, and not a series I want to continue with. I appreciate the representation in here, but horrible things happen to these characters and I don't want to read more.
This book was OK. The author could definitely have done more with the premise. Also the diamond thefts don't come into the story until last the halfway point.
Some good discussion points, but the ending dragged.
This book is huge. I found it worked well to switch between print & audio, but I admit to getting a bit bogged down with the names and details. At times it felt like it was strangely organized, but on the whole I came away with So much information about the Middle Ages, especially England and France, but also Flanders, Italy, and parts of Germany. But it took forever to finish, so I think it would be a poor choice for a group.
Mary is the most bitter character I've ever encountered. The writing is clear and effective, and the setting is so well described I felt like I was there. But I hated this book.
Nice mystery about a female painter whose brother is murdered and his rooms burgled. A valuable painting goes missing and it becomes a matter of dispute.
Great fantasy book for middle grade readers, but start with book 1.
My kids convinced me to read this one and I'm glad they did. Unlike most of Dahl's children's books, this had no magic. No talking animals, no candy factory, no giant insects. Just an amazing father and his only son. It does have plenty of humor & a detestable villain. Definitely worth reading.
Great magic system, but it's the friendship that really makes the book. I'm excited to read more!
Set in the American Southwest after climate change & war has ruined most of the planet. Ancient tribal powers - good & evil - have changed society forever. It's from & violent so I wouldn't recommend it to my book club, but if you're looking for something really different, this is hreat.
A twist on the Gold rush story set in Salt Lake. Not too deep, but a fun story. If your group includes teens, they might like this.
Easy has just lost his job thanks to “mouthing off” to his White supervisor at the plant when he gets word that another White man wants to hire him to find a missing woman. It’s not easy (forgive the pun) surviving as a Black man in 1950s Los Angeles, but Rawlins is about to find out how hard it is when everyone wants to kill you.
This was on my TBR for a long time, as it won a lot of awards and started a whole trend opening up POC as detectives. However, it was a lot grittier than I like in a mystery. I’m glad I read it, as the issues of race are really front and center in the story and they couldn't be more timely. It was an eye-opener about how violent and hopeless the Black community could be at the time and how little some things have chaned. But I didn’t care for the style and I don’t think I’ll continue with this series.
I am glad I read this, but my book club would hate it. It is really bleak.
It definitely took me a couple of chapters to get into this. He has a unique style. But it was full of information.
It seems like everyone I know has read this book, so I'm really surprised there are no other reviews. This one started out a little slow, but I'm glad I pushed through. It reminds me of Arabian Nights x The Neverending Story. There are some dark themes though so no for young kinds.
I really enjoyed this, and feel like I learned a lot, but it was MUCH too long.
Great conclusion to the series. Can't stop thinking about it. Such a great ending.
I absolutely loved Jasper Fforde, but I think this would just confuse half my book club. It's a very clever satire that reminded me a bit of Franz Kafka but so funny.
I enjoyed this book set in the same world as Thorn, but you wouldn't want to read it as a stand alone. Trigger warning for physical abuse.
One of the very few Sanderson books that let me down. I really liked the first two, was loving the third, but that ending was all wrong.
Loved the audio! This whole series is amazing.
Disappointing conclusion to the series.
Racist language ruined it for me.
It's like a puzzle - take your time with it.
Reminded me a bit of Willa Cather, but of course more modern. Slow build.
We had a big group come and there was plenty to talk about - faith and healing and expectations and grief. Really deep stuff. I like that the author doesn't force her views on the reader.
Some strong stories here, but some that were rather poorly written. Overall, it might be good for some clubs but I don't think ours would like it.
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