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Cincinnati, United States
Joined: Jul 22, 2017

I like to read. A lot. I'm talking about a shit-ton of books. Like hundreds of thousands of billions. I prefer books that come with warning labels. My favorite author is R. Lee Smith. Yep, that's about it. Books.

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The Care and Feeding of Griffins
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The Care and Feeding of Griffins
10.0 (2 Ratings)
Land of the Beautiful Dead
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Land of the Beautiful Dead
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Fight Club (1999)
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Fight Club (1999)
8.5 (94 Ratings)
Degradation
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Degradation
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Take Me With You
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Take Me With You
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
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Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
8.8 (14 Ratings)
Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch Nails
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Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch Nails
8.8 (9 Ratings)
House Of Leaves
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House Of Leaves
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The 5th Wave: Book 1
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The 5th Wave: Book 1
8.0 (42 Ratings)
Lost - Season 1
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Lost - Season 1
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The Last Hour of Gann
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Kym Penny (24 KP) rated The Care and Feeding of Griffins in Books

Jul 28, 2017  
The Care and Feeding of Griffins
The Care and Feeding of Griffins
R. Lee smith | 2010 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Story flows really well (2 more)
Stories within stories within stories
Each character is unique and relatable; each has a distinct voice
Book one is a great start to a wonderful, well orchestrated 4 part series
The book blurb says it all. Great adventure read. This is part of a series and although there are no cliffhangers, it still gives that 'what happens next' feel. Also, as a side note, for those of you that distaste book sets, this series seems more like one big book that has been broken up rather than several shorter novels with lot of filler chapters to extend the length like some 3 or 4 part series seem to do. Unfortunately (or fortunately, if you're me) all 4 books equals approximately 2,530 pages. And still, I was sad when it all ended... so I read the series twice (so far). It's that good.
  
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Kym Penny (24 KP) rated Land of the Beautiful Dead in Books

Jul 25, 2017  
Land of the Beautiful Dead
Land of the Beautiful Dead
R. Lee smith | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Zombies, gore, sex and humor (0 more)
This type of story isn't for everyone (0 more)
Fun and dramatic! This author is defining a new genre.
  
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Kym Penny (24 KP) rated Fight Club (1999) in Movies

Jul 24, 2017  
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
1999 | Thriller
9
8.5 (94 Ratings)
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Clever and unique (0 more)
An intelligent story on human nature and the things our minds can do to us
  
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Kym Penny (24 KP) rated Degradation in Books

Jul 23, 2017  
Degradation
Degradation
Stylo Fantôme | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
8
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Atypical characters (3 more)
Secondary characters were as interesting as the primary characters
Good humor
Empowered lead female
Cliffhanger ending (0 more)
An easy read but a bit of an emotional rollercoaster.
Even though this story contains the overused character Mr. Billionaire Alpha Male, he manages to have a more unique personality. This coupled with a strong, charismatic female lead makes for a great multidimensional relationship. Their unique dynamic made for an interesting story and ,inevitably, an emotional rollercoaster. Although I was irritated and frustrated at some of the idiotic decisions the characters made, they were all very realistic stupid decisions that anyone would and does make. I don't think the main character, Tate, was intended to be a role model but I think she might just be my spirit animal. Let your freak flag fly you fictional character you.
  
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Kym Penny (24 KP) rated Take Me With You in Books

Jul 23, 2017  
Take Me With You
Take Me With You
Nina G. Jones | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Relatable characters (2 more)
Dark, intense thriller
Almost no stagnant "filler" parts
Makes you want to know what happens after the book ends (0 more)
Great serial killer novel! Gotta love The Crazies!
This was a difficult book to put down. It has a great mix of features that makes an intense story; deep character development, detailed world building (but not too detailed because, you know, imagination), interesting backstories, mysteries, horror, a little (very little) humor, psychologically thrilling and it sticks with you for a time after the last page. This is the type of novel to read when you are sick of the typical happy-go-lucky, boy-meets-girl romance and you're looking for something dark but not too dark. On a darkness scale between Christian Grey and Black Sabbath, I'd give this a solid M. Night Shyamalan. (Whatever that means)
  
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Kym Penny (24 KP) rated Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails in Music

Jul 23, 2017  
Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
1994 | Rock
10
8.8 (14 Ratings)
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One of the best albums of the decade