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Liliannar (58 KP) rated Blindsighted (Grant County, #1) in Books

May 29, 2018  
Blindsighted (Grant County, #1)
Blindsighted (Grant County, #1)
Karin Slaughter | 2001 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Mystery
6
7.7 (15 Ratings)
Book Rating
The overall story for this book was decently well written. My biggest issue was the cookie-cutter nature of the characters. Nearly every character fit a stereotype about law enforcement or victims. Within meeting characters initially you have a generally clear impression of exactly what is going to happen. There are some variances in what I expected, but for the most part this is a very easy to predict book. The writing was still good, and since I listened on Audible and it was narrated by Kathleen Early it was pleasant to listen to. The cadences for some of the characters seemed to be a bit "off" but after getting to know that character it seems that's how they were meant to be written.
  
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Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated A Spell for Chameleon in Books

Jul 12, 2018  
A Spell for Chameleon
A Spell for Chameleon
Piers Anthony | 1977 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
6
7.3 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
I really wish that I loved this book as much as I loved it in middle school. I guess science fiction/fantasy really is not my favorite type of book. I found that I was bored quite a lot with this book.

I have realized that I struggle with books when they are logical. I like my emotional books. The logical nature of this novel seemed dull to me. I did like the plot line, I just did not enjoy the writing style.

All in all, this book kept me entertained. It is a good mix between science fiction and fantasy, however, it falls too much to the science fiction side that I had a hard time enjoying the novel.
  
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Roxanne (13 KP) rated Dragons, Flowers, Trees And Other Pretty Things in Books

Nov 14, 2018  
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Dragons, Flowers, Trees And Other Pretty Things
Loa Xing | 2014
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
___ <b>3 Star Rating</b> ___

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This is a really beautiful collection of poetry written straight from the heart of the author. The subject matter of each poem changes throughout the book, containing life, love, nature and beauty.
It is a short, refreshing read which I recommend.
The main reasons I removed some stars was because some of the writing and poems were not to my personal taste (no fault of the author) and it is very obvious that english is not the author's first language as there were quite a few spelling and editing errors which made some of the poems quite difficult to read and understand. Other than that this was a nice and pleasant read.
  
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John Berendt recommended Where I'm Calling From in Books (curated)

 
Where I&#039;m Calling From
Where I'm Calling From
Raymond Carver | 1993 | Fiction & Poetry
(0 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"Carver’s spare, minimalist style serves as a writer’s manual for how to get more out of less. In a sentence, or even just a phrase, Carver establishes the mood, the nature of his characters and their predicament. He gives us clues instead of paragraphs of description or lengthy dialogue. I often put people onto Carver, especially when they’ve shown me something they’ve written that needs drastic paring down. Now and then I’ve found it a good corrective when my own writing gets out of hand. My copy of this collection (thirty stories arranged chronologically by the date they were written) is well worn. Carver had something original to show the rest of us, and his early death is a real tragedy."

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