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Yoshi (40 KP) rated Storm Front: The Dresden Files, Book 1 in Books

Oct 29, 2018  
Storm Front: The Dresden Files, Book 1
Storm Front: The Dresden Files, Book 1
Jim Butcher | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
6
8.1 (57 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book was recommended to me by a friend. I felt that the writing was sloppy at times (or maybe just a bit too casual for my tastes, as the previous book I finished was by CS Lewis), but still a fun read that doesn't drag the way a lot of fantasy novels do.
  
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Deborah (162 KP) rated The Spanish Bride in Books

Dec 21, 2018  
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The Spanish Bride
Georgette Heyer | 2005
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The Spanish Bride is one of Heyer's Regency novels, but unlike the others we are not in the social whirl of the Ton. Most of the action takes place during the Penninsular War and Harry and Juana are real historical characters. I did enjoy this, but it might not be what you are expecting.
  
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Chrissie Hynde recommended Things Fall Apart in Books (curated)

 
Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe, Biyi Bandele | 2001 | Essays
7.5 (11 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"“The first time I read this one, I was on tour in Australia. I had to hide in a hotel room for an hour to finish it. I was devastated, crying, the lot. It was one of the first novels by an African to be published in English, and it is a masterpiece. Breathtaking stuff.”"

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Andrew Weil recommended Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) in Movies (curated)

 
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
1985 | International, Drama
(0 Ratings)
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"A riveting art film that chronicles the dramatic life and death of the great twentieth-century Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima, and also brings to life three of his fictional works. The real-life story is as dark and surprising as any of the novels. Philip Glass’s original score works perfectly with the striking imagery."

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William Finnegan recommended The Counterlife in Books (curated)

 
The Counterlife
The Counterlife
Philip Roth | 2005 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
(0 Ratings)
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"The best of the Nathan Zuckerman novels, and that is saying something. The story rewinds several times, postmodern-style, and each retelling is a distinct, sometimes shocking alternative to the previous narratives, and yet the novel’s grip only tightens. Harrowing, funny, sexy, set in England and Israel, New York and New Jersey, altogether splendid."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Old Baggage in Books

Oct 5, 2020  
Old Baggage
Old Baggage
Lissa Evans | 2018
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I can't resist historical fiction novels, especially ones set in England or ones about the Suffragette Movement. Author Lissa Evans gave me all of this in her novel "Old Baggage" and you can read my #bookreview of this work on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/04/12/going-for-the-second-chances/
  
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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated In the Skin of a Lion in Books

Oct 5, 2020  
In the Skin of a Lion
In the Skin of a Lion
Michael Ondaatje | 1987
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The Tempers of Historic Toronto is the title of my latest #bookreview for Michael Ondaatje's historical fiction novel "In the Skin of a Lion". With this, I have finally read ALL of Ondaatje's novels! You can find my review on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/05/31/the-tempers-of-historic-toronto/
  
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Jewels (684 KP) rated War Storm in Books

Sep 14, 2019  
War Storm
War Storm
Victoria Aveyard | 2017 | Romance, Young Adult (YA)
8
8.6 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
While she is not one of my favorite authors, she is a good read. I must give her credit for how well her stories are pulling in young adult readers. I have one that struggles to find novels that really pull him in, and Victoria Aveyard managed to capture him for all of the series.