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Maddie (37 KP) rated An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors in Books

Nov 30, 2017

Thoughtful Characters (2 more)

Unique World

Intelligent Prose

Thoroughly enjoyable and intelligent

I had a sudden craving for sci-fi/fantasy one day and stumbled across this book just days after it had been released. The lead character was a strong, boundary-defying female with her own flaws to overcome - and she was handled very well in terms of development and realistic emotion.

The writing was wonderful, I was sucked in and finished the book in less than a few days (with my busy schedule, that really is a feat!). The villains were not so easy to identify, making the tale of political intrigue that much more interesting.

If you're looking for a story of magic and a rebel heroine, then look no further. I cannot wait for the sequel!

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Autumn (3 KP) rated The Time Traveler's Wife in Books

Jan 18, 2018

The Time Traveler's Wife

Audrey Niffenegger | 2003 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.2

(40 Ratings)

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this is a book i have to own. even before i was finished with it i wanted to read it a second time. it was so hard to finish just because i was so attached to the characters and their lives. it was like they nestled themselves into my heart and wouldn't let go.
unlike some other books where the author spouts off obscure literature and poetry and uses unrealistic prose this was very believable. their conversations, their actions, their passions. clare and henry felt like old friends. really amazing.
there was one tiny thing that bothered me though. it was niffenegger's religious comments. they weren't realistic. maybe to someone who grew up in the 60s but not in a post-feminist world. some didn't even make sense.

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Dalicat (20 KP) rated The Tin Roof Blowdown in Books

Sep 1, 2018

The Tin Roof Blowdown

James Lee Burke | 2008 | Fiction & Poetry

10.0

(1 Ratings)

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The sheer scale of the work (0 more)

A novel one lives rather than reads

Each of the fifteen Dave Robicheaux novels which preceded this one are masterpieces and this is the Grand Finale. The plot and characters move within the devasted landscape of New Orleans following the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina. The scenes of environmental destruction are described with heartbreakingly beautiful poetic prose which serves as a counterpoint to a seering indictment of the socio-economic political landscape of the time. The extreme conditions under which the plot develops drive the characters to their limits of good and evil. The plot is as relentless as the driving force of the hurricane. Often difficult to read due to the sheer emotional weight of the work but too compelling to put down.