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KatyShubo (75 KP) rated Dragon’s Green in Books

Jan 4, 2019

This is far more than a book (0 more)

Enchanting and delightful

This book captivated me from page 1.
Scarlett Thomas pulls you into a world where books are more words on pages.
This may seem like a children’s book but it’s far more than that.
This is a book that could easily compete with the Harry Potters of the world.
I’ve just discovered the best part of the story is out now so I’m about to sit down and get lost in this story again before venturing into the world for a brand new adventure.
If you are looking for a story that the whole family could enjoy then look no further.
Do yourself a favour and grow to love her before everyone else does.

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Charley (64 KP) rated Good Omens in Books

Jan 26, 2019

Good Omens

Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry

9.3

(42 Ratings)

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Great for a dark sense of humour. (0 more)

A good mix of both Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimam

This story is about a demon and an angel trying to find the anti-christ and stop the apocalypse. It has a very similar style to all of Terry Pratchett's books. It is nice to read something written by him that isn't set in the discworld (no matter how much I love them).
It is full of the two authors dark humour and being set in England means that there are loads of little bits that are recognisable.
Some of my favourite parts are when they discribe certain aspects of the country that have been designed by demons to torture humans (like the M25!)
Thoroughly enjoyed this read.

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David McK (3562 KP) rated Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2) in Books

Jan 28, 2019

Death is missing, presumed ... errrr .... gone, and that leads to the sort of chaos you always get when an important public service is withdrawn.

So reads the blurb on the back of the edition I read, with this being the novel where Death himself starts to really live, to come alive, as it were, when he is forced to (temporarily) retire from his position:

'Death has to happen. Tha'ts what bein' alive is all about. You're alive, and then you're dead. It can't just stop happening.'

This is also the book to introduce the Death of Rats (SQUEEK), as well as the Auditors of reality, both of whom will go on to appear and have larger roles in later books as well.

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David McK (3562 KP) rated Death Masks (The Dresden Files, #5) in Books

Jan 28, 2019

So far, all the Harry Dresden books have been very enjoyable, but this has to be one of the best.

Harry is hired by a representative of the Vatican to retrieve the stolen shroud of Turin, while he's also been challenged to a duel by a vampire ofthe Red Court: a duel, they say, that will end the war between the White Council of Wizards and the Vampire Red Court (a war precipitated in an earlier novel). This also sees the return of Michael Carpenter, as well as Harry's ex Susan Rodriguez (still struggling with her semi-vampiric state), and (due to the subject matter) also builds up more about The Knights of the Cross (first introduced, along with Michael, in Grave Peril).

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David McK (3562 KP) rated The Rise of Robin Hood (Outlaw Chronicles, #0.5) in Books

Jan 30, 2019

Short prequel to the first of Angus Donald's <i>Outlaw</i> series about Robin Hood.

Whereas the books proper are all presented as an ageing Alan-a -Dale remembering his time with Robin and were told in the first person, this is told in third person and is not 'book-ended' in such a manner. While there are a few other characters than the already-living-in-the-woods Robin and John, it also does not have such a wide range of characters as in the novels proper, and feels maybe a little bit rushed.

In short: an OK entry for anyone who hasn't read any of the novels proper, but I would still advise the reader to start with the first book rather than this novella.