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The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp
John Irving | 1986 | Fiction & Poetry
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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"As funny as it was when it was written, and more tragic, and more true. One of my favorite laugh/cry novels, and one I talk about with friends and teach to my students."

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David Lowery recommended Orlando (1992) in Movies (curated)

 
Orlando (1992)
Orlando (1992)
1992 | Drama, Sci-Fi, Romance
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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"This adaptation of one of my favorite novels is hilarious, sweeping, exuberant and nearly perfect, because Sally Potter uses her cinema the same way Woolf used words: playfully, swoon-worthily, sharp as a tack."

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Dragon's Child (King Arthur, #1)
M.K. Hume | 2009
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
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First in a trilogy of novels based on the legend of King Arthur, this is a fictional retelling of the early years of the life of the man behind the legend, from his early years as a foster son to the one of last of the Romans in Britain, up to his coronation as High King.

By taking the tack of telling the story of the man behind the legend, the novel loses much of the splendour and grandeur of that legend, replacing it instead with more mundane events that would become exagerrated over time.

While I may read the next two novels out of curiosity, I'm afraid to say that, based on this work, I wouldn't be going out of my way to look for any further of MK Hume's novels.
  
Skulduggery Pleasant
Skulduggery Pleasant
Derek Landy | 2007 | Children
10
8.9 (15 Ratings)
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What's not to Love Honestly? (0 more)
Easily My Favourite Novels Ever
This is one of my favourite books. It's got action, magic and just the greatest sense of dry humour. Highly recommend, it's a fun read :)
  
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Stephen (188 KP) rated Relic (Pendergast, #1) in Books

Sep 4, 2018 (Updated Sep 6, 2018)  
Relic (Pendergast, #1)
Relic (Pendergast, #1)
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8.6 (7 Ratings)
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This is the first book I ever read cover to cover without putting it down. Preston and Child have had me hooked ever since. Just the first in a long series of wonderful Pendergast novels.
  
Far Far Away
Far Far Away
Tom McNeal | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
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7.7 (3 Ratings)
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Definitely not what I expected from this novel at all, I'm interested in exploring his novels for adults now. I loved that this was a book about the brothers Grimm and didn't see it coming.
  
    Dragonlance Canticle

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    The Dragonlance Canticle explores the world of Krynn, from novels to games. Including in-depth...

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Sarah Waters recommended Great Expectations in Books (curated)

 
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
6.6 (19 Ratings)
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"I admire all of Dickens's novels, but this story of class, guilt, shame and desire is the one that's affected me most. It often pops up in my own writing, in ways I never expect."

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Jamie Lee Curtis recommended Coffee, Tea or Me in Books (curated)

 
Coffee, Tea or Me
Coffee, Tea or Me
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"This was this beginning of the sexy, soft porn comedy novels that formed my early youth. There was just something really silly, slightly dirty and exciting for a young teen to read in this series."

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