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Erika (17789 KP) rated House of Names in Books

Apr 14, 2018  
House of Names
House of Names
Colm Toibin | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
9
9.0 (2 Ratings)
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I've read a lot of novels based on classical mythology, and they're normally either really good, or really poor. This was definitely one of the better ones. Of course, I'm familiar with the story, however I'm more familiar with The Oresteian Trilogy by Aeschylus. I liked how the characters were fleshed out, and the story was completely engaging.
  
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$10,000,000 Marriage Proposal
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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This is my first Hilary Liftin book and it won't be my last! This book was fun and quick. These Bookshots are the perfect read for the in between novels as you decide what you're going to read next. Definitely worth 4 stars and recommendations. The characters are quirky and make their way into your heart to stay.
  
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Cast in Moonlight
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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This novella could serve as an excellent taste of the Elantra series if a reader didn't want to commit to something as long as one of the novels, as it occurs before the series begins, when Kaylin is a teen, It is the tale of her first days with the Hawks, and it is wonderful. I really enjoyed it.
  
Bones- Season 1
Bones- Season 1
2005 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Fantastic!!
If you like mysteries and solving murders then this series which goes from series 1-13 is for you! The two main characters booth and bones are so different that they compliment each other and extremely funny as you see they're growing relationship. Brilliantly created from the novels by Kathy Reich's! Well done
  
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Mount Dragon. Labor des Todes
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
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I'd read both 'Relic' and 'Reliquary' quite a few years back, and had enjoyed them both.

Based on those two novels, I decided to give 'Mount Dragon' a shot as well. Unfortunatley, this is nowhere near as enjoyable as those other two books: I found this one to be slow, heavy going, and totally lacking in any charismatic characters.
  
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Larry Kramer recommended A Handful of Dust in Books (curated)

 
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust
Evelyn Waugh, Robert Murray Davis | 2000 | Fiction & Poetry
10.0 (2 Ratings)
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"Waugh, along with P. G. Wodehouse, was one the greatest users of the English language. Both men just loved words and how to use them to their unusually best advantage. Anyone trying to master the English language would do well to study either one. Any of Waugh’s novels is impressive, but this one may be the best."

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The Diaries of Dawn Powell: 1931-1965
The Diaries of Dawn Powell: 1931-1965
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"You should read Dawn Powell’s novels and then read her diaries, or vice versa, it doesn’t really matter. But when you read her diaries you see what it really means to be a writer. She struggled her whole life for money. She’s constantly worrying about money, because she doesn’t have any. This is the condition of most writers."

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The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account In Words and Pictures
The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account In Words and Pictures
Phoebe Gloeckner | 2015 | Comics & Graphic Novels, Crime, Mystery, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
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"I was in a unique position to be influenced by this book because my parents published it when I was in my twenties (long before Marielle Heller made it into a great movie). It is the most graphic of all the graphic novels I own — and all from the point of view of a teenage girl."

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