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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Uncommon Type: Some Stories in Books

Nov 14, 2017

Uncommon Type: Some Stories

Tom Hanks | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

7.6

(7 Ratings)

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Listen to his audiobook! His narration is superb (0 more)

Listen just for Tom Hanks' mellifluous voice

Tom Hanks turns out to be as authentically genuine a writer as can be. The stories in this book range from the hilarious to the deeply touching.

They move in period, location, and manner, but all demonstrate a joy in writing, a pleasure in communicating an intensely American sense of atmosphere, friendship, life and family that is every bit as smart and engaging as the man himself.

While the stories are witty, it is more so because of the man himself. They may not be Pulitzer material, but it truly is a pleasure to read his book while thinking about this imaginative man.

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Cassie Osbourne (6 KP) rated Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Books

Nov 9, 2018

So I have to be honest - I hated the first Harry Potter book, I just really didn’t like the style of writing so I decided not to read any more of them. My sister had been going on at me for ages to read them from the third book...and thank god she did.

Once I started, I couldn’t stop. This book is clever, imaginative, heartfelt and hysterically funny - one of the divination scenes caused me to laugh out loud on a busy London tube (if that’s not a measure for how funny something is then I don’t know what is). I am so happy that my sister convinced me to give HP another shot.

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Mae (7 KP) rated Cinder in Books

Aug 6, 2019

Cinder

Marissa Meyer | 2012 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

8.5

(96 Ratings)

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This is one of the very few of my top top favourite books! It is the kind that sucks you in and refuses to let you put it down. I love the spin off the traditional fairy tales with such clever changes to them i love figuring out how they link back to them. The relationships berween the characters are complicated and imaginative- i love it. The plot is well thought out and so descriptive,. If you love fantasy, romance, adventure and shouting at the book for the charcters to not do that... then you are in for a treat. You have to give this book i try (You will not regret it!)

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Chloe (778 KP) rated See How They Lie in Books

Apr 22, 2020

Interesting concept (2 more)

Clever

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Short, sharp story

Hummingbird Creek is psychiatric hospital where vitamins and forced schedules are key.

A short sharp snappy novel with a fantastic idea and some good characters. The plot twists were interesting if a little obvious for me, although this is below my reading grade.

The teenagers have limited lives and it is quite sad in places. Often perked up by the happier characters in the book.

The book potentially misses a trick by not delving into the problems of the characters very deeply. Could be some learning points for the target audience. I suppose that may stop it from having the quick read feel and it may get darker