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Erika (17789 KP) rated The One in Books

Oct 17, 2020  
The One
The One
John Marrs | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
7
8.6 (8 Ratings)
Book Rating
Predictable (0 more)
I typically don't read books like this, and I'm not a big believer in the one anyway. But, I wanted to give it a try, because the synopsis made it sound interesting.
There are five different stories contained within this novel. It was engaging, and I always like a sci-fi story that's not too fantastical. The stories were all interesting in different ways, but some of the characters are incredibly stupid.
While I did like this novel, I thought it was super predictable. I knew how the majority of the stories were going to end about mid-way through. I'm still glad I got out of my comfort zone and read something I wouldn't normally read.
  
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AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated Everything, Everything in Books

May 6, 2020  
Everything, Everything
Everything, Everything
Nicola Yoon | 2015 | Children
9
8.3 (49 Ratings)
Book Rating
Read the book first
Made the very big mistake of watching the movie before I knew of the books existence, so the storyline was not unfamiliar to me... However I do stand my view that a film based on a novel, rarely lives up to its literary starting point. In this case it was definitely true, whilst the movie was well casted and well acted, Yoon’s novel was wonderfully fresh and gives real in head insight into Maddy and Olly and the development of their relationship!
Well worded and written it allows you to imagine and form your own images from the words on the pages. Loved it. Will be ordering more from Nicola Yoon.
  
    Guide

    Guide

    Dennis Cooper

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    Narrated in a voice that may be construed as the author's own, Guide is the story of the conflict...

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Khelsea (8 KP) rated Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage in Books

May 30, 2017  
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
9
8.3 (3 Ratings)
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Pacing (3 more)
Characterization of Tsukuru
Symbols and Motifs (Colors, etc.)
Murakami's Prose
There's a section of the book that talks a lot about trains and railroads, and it gets very technical to the point of losing the reader along the way if they're not familiar with the trade. (0 more)
This Was My First Murakami Novel
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Plot Against America in Books

Jul 24, 2017  
The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America
Philip Roth | 2005 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Disturbingly relevant even to contemporary events
Philip Roth's vivid dystopian novel depicts America under a fascist government through the eyes of a 9-year-old boy in the peak of World War One. It's dark and compelling, showing how creeping discrimination can ultimately make way for potential genocide. Absolutely grim yet gripping.