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Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated Summer of '69 in Books

Dec 31, 2019  
Summer of '69
Summer of '69
Todd Strasser | 2019
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
I received a copy of Summer of 69 from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

This book is terrifying. The draft sword hanging over Lucas' head is ever-present throughout the whole book.

His attempts to find joy before he's drafted are so well-written.

I will admit that the switch from first erson to third person threw me a bit but I really enjoyed this book.
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Off the Record (Record, #1) in Books

Jan 8, 2021  
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Off the Record (Record, #1)
K.A. Linde | 2014
4
6.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
DNF @21%

I struggled from the start with this. It wasn't grabbing me at all--maybe because politics bores me to death--and the fact that it was in third person when I've gotten so used to reading first, so when they got to the sex scene, I just gave up. I don't see much point in reading something like that if I'm not into the couple.

Not for me.
  
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Alan Cumming recommended Christopher and His Kind in Books (curated)

 
Christopher and His Kind
Christopher and His Kind
Christopher Isherwood | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
(0 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"This is the unedited and unadulterated version of the stories that made up Isherwood’s books Goodbye To Berlin and Mr Norris Changes Trains, which were the source material for the play I Am A Camera and later the musical Cabaret. I find it fascinating that Isherwood still writes about himself in the third person. An interesting literary device, yet it feels like a smokescreen and leaves you wondering how much more there is to tell."

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Cori June (3033 KP) rated The Aeronaut's Windlass in Books

Dec 31, 2021  
The Aeronaut's Windlass
The Aeronaut's Windlass
Jim Butcher | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.6 (10 Ratings)
Book Rating
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I enjoyed this book. There are a few rough spots that smooth out eventually, mostly dealing with character voices. This makes sense as he mostly writes in first person and switching to third is hard. It's a builder book so there's a lot of world building and terms can be confusing until later on in the book. I hope he continues with this series.
  
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Rachel P (2 KP) rated Orphan Train: A Novel in Books

Jan 4, 2018  
Orphan Train: A Novel
Orphan Train: A Novel
Christina Baker Kline | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.1 (9 Ratings)
Book Rating
I really enjoyed this book. The setting skips between present day, where a girl raised in foster care meets an elderly lady and finds they have a lot in common. The present day chapters are told in third person. The flashback chapters depicting the older lady's childhood is told in first person and spans from her early childhood to mid-twenties.
I listened to the audiobook, and the narrator was very good. There were some parts that were heartbreaking and hard to listen to, but overall, the book was very well-written. There were a few parts of the plot I wish were different, but those parts are what made the book feel more realistic.