Conviction (A New World #2)
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A little blue world, the third planet from the sun. It’s home to 7 billion people with all manner...
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ClareR (6113 KP) rated The Incredible Exploding Man in Books
Aug 29, 2023
About 4/5 of this book is the build up to what actually happens. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed this larger part. It’s really funny and the character building is excellent. But it did leave me thinking what on Earth the title had to do with the book I was reading. I stuck with it though, and I’m glad I did.
I enjoyed the meandering scene setting, and it does pay off. The last 1/5L the real business of the book was equally as good. I just wish there had been more of it, and I wish that all the characters I’d learnt so much about hadn’t just disappeared. I mean, not literally disappeared. At least it don’t think so…
I really liked the narrative voice in this book, so I think I’m going to go and look for more of Hutchinson’s books. I hear The Fractured Earth series is supposed to be good…
The Third Veil
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Two halves, one soul… Can Seven find it within her battered heart and fractured soul to trust in...
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The Jane Doe
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A memory wiped clean. A dark past. A faceless killer. They call her Jane. No one knows her real...
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David McK (3752 KP) rated A Game of Thrones in Books
Jan 28, 2019
Despite that, and despite knowing various people who are either directly involved (as extras) or peripherally involved (costumers) in the filming of the series, I've never actually seen a single episode of it.
Similarly, I (thought) I hadn't read any of the books in the series until I finally got round to reading this one, and realised not that far into it that, actually, yes, I had read it before - it just didn't really *stick* all that much with me (never a good sign).
Nevertheless, I still made it the entire way through the novel, which is told from a different character's perspective chapter about. As a result (I felt) the book feels somewhat fractured: just as
you're getting used to a particular narrator and their perspective, it's over to someone else ...
If I'm honest, there were also times when I felt like skipping chapters and sections of the book (those dealing with Sansa in particular), with not all the plot threads as gripping as each other.
The acid test of the novel? Would it make me more likely to hunt out and watch the TV series? Sadly, the answer is 'No, not really'.
Disaster Citizenship: Survivors, Solidarity, and Power in the Progressive Era
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A century ago, governments buoyed by Progressive Era-beliefs began to assume greater responsibility...
The Power of Eight: The Miraculous Healing Effects of Small Groups
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What we send out into the universe comes back to us, magnified. Although the power of intention -...
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From Night School Studio, the award-winning creators of Oxenfree, comes Mr....
Rosemary and the Witches of Pendle Hill
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My Mum is a witch. I know this to be a fact because: a) She has a broomstick by the front door. b)...