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David McK (3883 KP) rated A Trick of the Light: An Inspector McLevy Mystery in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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A Trick of the Light: An Inspector McLevy Mystery
David Ashton | 2009
2
2.0 (1 Ratings)
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Truth be told: I wasn't really all that impressed by this novel. I found the plot to be pretty obvious from the get-go, none of the central characters to be all that interesting, and the phonetic spelling of pronunciation to be rather off-putting.

Perhaps I'm just not the target audience?
  
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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Raven, Fire, and Ice (Touch of Truth #1) in Books

Dec 25, 2018  
Raven, Fire, and Ice (Touch of Truth #1)
Raven, Fire, and Ice (Touch of Truth #1)
Nita Round | 2018 | LGBTQ+, Science Fiction/Fantasy
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
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This fantasy/steampunk novel was a glue read, one you can't put down and sticks with you. The development of the characters relationship was almost a character itself and a strong driving force in the story. The conflict and draw of the three main characters will keep you reading that "one more page".
  
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Margherita Missoni Amos recommended The Unbearable Lightness of Being in Books (curated)

 
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Michael Henry Heim, Milan Kundera | 1985 | Fiction & Poetry
7.3 (4 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"The philosophical concept introduced in the title speaks volumes and poses so many questions. Kundera’s novel opened up a whole new chapter of my life and ushered in a new understanding of perspective. Life is filled with wins and losses, both big and small, but all are temporary, fleeting, perhaps affecting, but impermanent."

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Marcus Samuelsson recommended Go Tell it on the Mountain in Books (curated)

 
Go Tell it on the Mountain
Go Tell it on the Mountain
James Baldwin, Edwidge Danticat | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"One of the first books I read when I moved to New York City, I like that James Baldwin imparts some of his own experience growing up in Harlem into this novel. It deals with issues of race and the church, and how both can be positive and negative factors in life."

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Don DeLillo recommended The Recognitions in Books (curated)

 
The Recognitions
The Recognitions
William Gaddis | 2020 | Crime, Humor & Comedy, Law
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"Another instance of pleasurable re-reading. William Gaddis’ first novel, mid-1950s, The Recognitions, and I remember walking into a bookstore in Manhattan and being intrigued by the striking cover design, from a 15th century Italian altarpiece. The first paragraph knocked me out and I’ve been reading and re-reading Gaddis ever since."

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Nathan Englander recommended 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four in Books (curated)

 
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell, Duncan Macmillan | 1949 | Film & TV
8.1 (104 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"As for dystopian, I’m not putting this on the list because we live in a time when those wielding power say things like, “Truth isn’t truth.” (Fun fact: it is!) I’m adding it because, when I was too young to grasp its cautionary aspects, this book showed me what a novel could do."

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