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Deathstalker (Deathstalker, #1)
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6.0 (1 Ratings)
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Not so much science fiction as it is science fantasy, this novel pretty much proves the old matra that you can't judge a cover by it's (in this case, dodgy) cover. Not the best book I've ever read, not even the best by Simon Green, but still worth a look if you like space opera.
  
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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Anya's Ghost in Books

Dec 31, 2019 (Updated Dec 31, 2019)  
Anya's Ghost
Anya's Ghost
Vera Brosgol | 2011 | Comics & Graphic Novels, Horror, Humor & Comedy, Paranormal, Science Fiction/Fantasy
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7.3 (3 Ratings)
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Ghost with the moast yo boast
Really good graphic novel about growing up as an outsider in America as well as having a ghost who at first seems great but not is all as it seems. Clean cute drawings, plenty of comedy and a relatable character makes this a perfect for all ages story.
  
Cats of the Louvre
Cats of the Louvre
Taiyo Matsumoto | 2019 | Comics & Graphic Novels
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8.0 (2 Ratings)
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I wasn't sure what to expect when I happened to run across Cats of the Louvre on the shelf at my library. I'm glad I read it. It's full of art appreciation, mystery, some heartbreak, and cats when the Louvre is closed at night. It's an odd, magical story told in graphic novel form.
  
I received a read and review copy from Netgalley for my full honest opinion. 

Overall, this was a great read. Some parts were completely terrible while others were absolutely fantastic. I would only reread parts of this novel as certain stories are better than the others but all in all, it's a 4 star read.
  
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Kara Skinner (332 KP) Jan 2, 2020

Nice! Sounds like a really interesting story.

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Edmund White recommended Our Lady of the Flowers in Books (curated)

 
Our Lady of the Flowers
Our Lady of the Flowers
Jean Genet | 2021
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"Like Nietzsche, Genet believed in the "transvaluation of all values", by which bad is good and the ugly is beautiful. Whereas most writers treated homosexuality as a disease, Genet took the stronger position in linking it with evil and crime and sin. He invented the drag queen for literature in Divine in this novel."

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Yara Shahidi recommended Cat's Cradle in Books (curated)

 
Cat's Cradle
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut, Benjamin Kunkel | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry
9.3 (7 Ratings)
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"“Cat’s Cradle” is a perfectly satirical novel poking fun at the arbitrary systems, institutions, and rules that hold society hostage, in a way that only Vonnegut could. It is easy to get lost in the fantastical island of San Lorenzo and its religion of Bokononism. A story with an even more fantastical back story."

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Roxane Gay recommended The Age of Innocence in Books (curated)

 
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton | 1920 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance
6.5 (2 Ratings)
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"This is such an elegant novel. I love how Wharton finely details the lives of the New York wealthy, their intrigues, the ways they interact, the ways they indulge and deny themselves. And at the heart of it, passionate, unrequited love, and the quieter, more reserved love borne of duty. I’ll always love this book."

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