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ClareR (6037 KP) rated Lanny in Books

Apr 11, 2019

Lanny

Max Porter | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy

9.0

(3 Ratings)

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A piece of literary beauty.

What can I say to describe a book that had me entranced from the first to the last page? It made me laugh, it had my holding my breath with anticipation, and it made me shove the book under my husbands and children’s noses to show them the meandering words of Dead Papa Toothwort as they crawled across the page. It’s just a glorious book!
I marvel at the mind of someone who can write something as original and beautiful as this - it’s poetry in prose form, and I loved reading every word.

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May 28, 2019

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Sean Farrell (9 KP) rated All the Light We Cannot See in Books

Mar 15, 2018

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics

8.4

(14 Ratings)

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This is an incredibly moving piece of fiction that anyone who loves reading owes it to themselves to check out. Telling the story of a young German boy and a young, blind French girl over the course of World War II; Anthony Doerr weaves together themes of the horrors of war, the love of one's family, and the beauty that exists in the world around us and within ourselves. The story moves forward at a quick pace and all of the characters will remain with you long after the story is over. Simply put: this is a beautiful book.

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Gaby (0 KP) rated Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine in Books

Nov 11, 2018 (Updated Nov 11, 2018)

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman | 2017 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry

8.6

(80 Ratings)

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Restores your faith in humanity

A gentle story that deals with some hard issues. The central characters are beautifully created and although you don’t immediately love Eleanor, by chapter 5 you want to rent her your spare room.

She lives her life guarded, hurt and stuck in her routines. She has no interest in the lives of others and struggles to understand the behaviours of her colleagues, but her weekends are devastatingly lonely.

An unusual series of events opens Eleanor’s eyes to lives of those around her and to the beauty of letting others in to your world.