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Cynthia Armistead (17 KP) rated The Atrocity Archives (Laundry Files, #1) in Books

Mar 1, 2018  
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The Atrocity Archives (Laundry Files, #1)
Charles Stross | 2006
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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I don't give many 5-star ratings, but <i>The Atrocity Archives</i> deserves one. You may need to read it with a web browser open to look up references using Wikipedia or Google, but if you enjoy Torchwood, Men in Black, or [b:Snow Crash|830|Snow Crash|Neal Stephenson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157396730s/830.jpg|493634], I think you'll enjoy this one.

The volume actually includes the novel and a novella, <i>The Concrete Jungle</i>. Both are good reading, and I recommend giving yourself time to enjoy the foreword and afterword, as well.
  
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Kristin (149 KP) rated The Art Of The Next Best in Books

Dec 7, 2018  
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The Art Of The Next Best
Deborah Nam-Krane | 2016
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Disclaimer: I received an e-copy from the author in exchange for an honest (not necessarily positive) review.

I'm currently bingeing the 4th season of "House of Cards," and I must say this novella fits right into the frame of mind that goes hand in hand with that show. Just these few pages has me geared up and ready to go, playing "spot the backroom deal," "whose hand is in whose pocket," and so forth. If this is a lead-in for the 5th full book, go ahead and sign me up!

5 stars
  
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Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated Red and the Wolf in Books

Jul 12, 2018  
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Red and the Wolf
E.A. Walker | 2015
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I have a love of Fairy Tales so I was really excited to have the opportunity to read this novella. Unfortunately, I wasn't a huge fan of it. I tend to like stories where I am connected to the character. I really didn't feel connected to any of the characters nor did the story hold my attention.

The writing was good, but the twist in the story was extremely predictable and was a little disappointing.

Ultimately, I'm giving this 2 stars. The writing was good but the story missed the mark for me.
  
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Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated Rules for a Knight in Books

Jul 12, 2018  
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Rules for a Knight
Ethan Hawke | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
So, I picked this book up for book club. I was told that it was a "feel good" book that was short and sweet. That is definitely not how I would describe this. "Rules for a Knight" is a small book of fables. One of the fables is almost word for word (might actually be an infringement on copyright) of the two wolves parable.


I'm not sure what I was expecting (possibly a true plot) but the novella was okay. The fables were okay, nothing more, nothing less.
  
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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Smoke Bitten (Mercy Thompson #12) in Books

Jun 23, 2020  
Smoke Bitten (Mercy Thompson #12)
Smoke Bitten (Mercy Thompson #12)
Patricia Briggs | 2020 | Paranormal, Science Fiction/Fantasy
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
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This would have been better as a novella. I felt there was more filler than normal and it was odd that she had two books building to something, I expect that the next one will be something large. I'm not going to lie I did think of Monty Python while reading this book so there were some unintentionally (?) funny parts. There is the usual Mercy wit so that's good Picks up not too long after Storm Cursed. I enjoyed this book but it wasn't my favorite.
  
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Julio Torres recommended The Perpetual Motion Machine - The Story of an Invention in Books (curated)

 
The Perpetual Motion Machine - The Story of an Invention
The Perpetual Motion Machine - The Story of an Invention
Paul Scheerbart, Andrew Joron | 2011 | Essays
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"This is a curious little book I picked up while I was working at the Neuegalerie in New York, a very formative period in my life. It was published in the early 1900s, and chronicles the author’s attempt at making a perpetual motion machine. Part musings, part diary entries, it’s a trial and error novella about the author attempting to devise a perpetual motion machine and how that obsession illuminates the problems in his real life. It’s a story that’s riddled with failure, but stubbornly optimistic in a way I can relate to."

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