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Lauren Louise Reynolds (45 KP) rated Strange the Dreamer in Books

Aug 19, 2018  
Strange the Dreamer
Strange the Dreamer
Laini Taylor | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
9
9.0 (19 Ratings)
Book Rating
Whimsical (2 more)
Magical
Heart wrenching
A whole chapter of kissing (0 more)
Dreamer
You know when a book just leaves you stunned and you can no longer think about anything other than that book, that's the feeling I got when I finished this.
Characters are amazing, plot is so unique, if you love stories about God's, mysteries and, well, stories, this is an amazing book.
  
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Daniel Pinchbeck recommended Life: A User's Manual in Books (curated)

 
Life: A User's Manual
Life: A User's Manual
Georges Perec | 2012 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
(0 Ratings)
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"This book is an extraordinary jigsaw puzzle, where each chapter describes a room in a building, and each room reveals the next part of the story. Perec’s work is a jubilant meditation on art, freedom, and emptiness."

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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Witch & Wizard (Witch & Wizard, #1) in Books

Dec 3, 2018  
Witch & Wizard (Witch & Wizard, #1)
Witch & Wizard (Witch & Wizard, #1)
James Patterson | 2009 | Fiction & Poetry
4
5.8 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book has so much potential. I almost gave it a two & 1/2 stars. The characters can at times be funny and humorous. It has almost no romance beyond the acknowledgement that Whit has a girlfriend. Although, the prophecy is one of the largest let downs since I found out the name of the childlike empress in The Neverending Story. I kinda started to root a little for the siblings.
However, I kept getting hung up on the layout of the book. The chapters really? Truly? I don’t think that there is a chapter longer than 5 pages. I’m not even sure there is a chapter that is 5 pages long. I’m all about short chapters but this takes the cake. There is no reason for at all for some of the chapter breaks. Especially when a double space between the paragraphs or an asterisk (*) would do the job much better.

Here’s an example of one of the worst breaks. This is the last two sentences of chapter 58 which is in Whisty’s pov

“His thick, black hair fell forward over his eyes. ‘Sorry about that, Freckles.’

Chapter 59
Whisky
‘Not Freckles either,’ suggested Whit. ‘Or Carrottop.’”

For the reals. There is no need for this to be a new chapter. All it does is distract and chop up the flow of he book. It made me think they are getting paid per chapter. There are 104 of them!
The idea is there and like I said massive potential.... just feels unfinished.
  
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Liz (3 KP) rated Horrorstör in Books

Jan 31, 2019  
Horrorstör
Horrorstör
Grady Hendrix | 2014 | Horror
6
7.6 (13 Ratings)
Book Rating
Awesome concept, book is wonderfully designed, loved the chapter names etc. (0 more)
Tried to be comedy/horror but not funny (0 more)
I really thought I'd love this book. Seemed like something right up my alley, but I just wasn't that into it. Had some great horror elements, but the characters felt very lacking in depth.
  
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BookInspector (124 KP) rated Christmas in the Park in Books

Sep 24, 2020  
Christmas in the Park
Christmas in the Park
Laura Lockington | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry, Humor & Comedy, Romance
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
When I read the description of this book I was really excited to read it. But what I noticed that the book description provided, actually gives away all book, no mystery left. This is a short light love story which would be great as a movie script for Hallmark Channel. Unfortunately it did not impress me. The characters in the book were quite weak and not very interesting. I thought this book supposed to be festive, but all festivity was wrapped up into one chapter, last chapter to be accurate. It would’ve been good if some twists and drama would’ve been involved. I think it was quite corny and not very original story. To conclude, it is a good book if you into something to pass your time with a little bit of fun and romance.