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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Go Set A Watchman in Books

Sep 13, 2017

Go Set A Watchman

Harper Lee | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry

6.0

(13 Ratings)

Book Rating

Crushing and disappointing

DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU LOVE TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.

That being said, the reason why Harper Lee completely falls short in this novel is the fact that she destroys the heroic images of the characters that we have grown to love.

Without saying more, once again this novel is written in the perspective of Scout who is now a young woman and much more independent and vocal about the civil rights movement. She learns that everything she loved and respected is actually very different to what she imagined, pulling down heroes from their pedestals.

I'm totally scarred reading this.

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Sarah (7800 KP) Sep 13, 2017

Totally agree. This was really an unnecessary sequel, so disappointing.

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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) Sep 13, 2017

Yes! I wonder why Harper Lee chose to release this, and after all these years! I love Atticus Finch, this was a horrific comedown.

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Dana (24 KP) rated Alice in Zombieland - White Rabbit Chronicles in Books

Mar 23, 2018

I really enjoyed this book. There was just enough action and romance in it. A lot of people may say that they don't like it because it has nothing to do with Alice in Wonderland (which is one of my all time favorite books) but it is the subtle hints at the characters from Alice in Wonderland that make it awesome. It is not a remake of a classic, but an amazing telling of a story with characters who may have some of the same traits as the originals. Alice Bell is strong, independent, courageous and faithful, just like Alice from Caroll's book. I highly recommend this book.

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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Ether One in Video Games

Aug 16, 2019

Ether One

Action/Adventure

6.0

(2 Ratings)

Video Game Rating

Good story Decent graphics Non mind bending (0 more)

No AI interaction A little too short (0 more)

An open minded debut

Ether One is a first-person adventure game developed by British independent company White Paper Games. It was the studio's debut game and was originally released for Microsoft Windows on March 25, 2014. A PlayStation 4 edition was released on May 5, 2015.
The fragility of the human mind is the subject of Ether One, a moving first-person adventure that subtly experiments with your feelings. Choose one of two paths through the world. One lets you play through the game at your own pace, unfolding a story free from puzzles or challenges.

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Phil Leader (619 KP) created a post in Independent Authors

Nov 8, 2019

My first real exposure to Independent Authors (IAs) was when I first joined Twitter. One of my first followers (and not sure why as I didn't know what direction I would take and wasn't really writing reviews properly) was the IA and great IA supporter Ben Galley.

Out of curiosity I read his first novel - The Written - and I was blown away by just how good it was, easily comparable to any traditionally published book I had read. I've never looked back and I would judge the overall quality of IA books to be higher than those of their much bigger budget (and cost) counterparts

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Cat Danger Allan (29 KP) rated Northern Lights in Books

Jan 27, 2020

Incredible fairy tale adventure (0 more)

Got bored in some descriptive parts and wanted to pass on to the adventure chapters (0 more)

Classic Childs tale

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Lyra is a orphan growing up with a group of boring scholars. She has an incredible imagination and would drop anything to do in an adventure with her best pal Roger.

However Roger is kidnapped and taken north by the gobblers. Lyra, being the strong independent young woman she is, is determined to get him back.

This classic story has everything to get your imagination going. There are kidnappings, witches, daemons, armoured bears, hot air balloon trips and a machine that can tell the truth.

Totally worth a read