Star Wars FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Trilogy That Changed the Movies
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From the books and movies that inspired George Lucas to imagine the Star Wars universe, to early...
Top Gear: the Cool 500
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Ever since Karl Benz first powered up his Patent-Motorwagen in 1885, man has salivated and swooned...
Phileas Dogg's Guide to Dog Friendly Holidays in Britain: A Holidaying Hound's Guide to the British Isles
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A canine guide to British holidays, seeking out the best dog-friendly days out, beaches, hotels,...
Janet Frame in Focus: Women Analyze the Works of the New Zealand Writer
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The reputation of Janet Frame, modern New Zealand writer, languishes. [Janet Frame] will bring more...
The Catcher in the Rye
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The Catcher in the Rye is J . D. Salinger's world-famous novel of disaffected youth. Holden...
A Single Match
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A new author in D+Q's acclaimed "gekiga" lineIn this collection of hauntingly elliptical short...
The Monogram Murders: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery
Agatha Christie and Sophie Hannah
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The new Hercule Poirot novel - another brilliant murder mystery that can only be solved by the...
Journalism
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'The blessing of an inherently interpretive medium like comics is that it hasn't allowed me to...
We follow nine women as they escape from a death march and their journey to try and get to safety. Throughout the recount of the escape, their own stories of who they were before and how they came to be at the concentration camp were told.
The resilience of these nine women throughout everything they enjoyed was inspiring and that they retained their hope and kindness after the disgusting treatment that they endured is nothing short of a miracle.
The story is harrowing, but also one that I feel everyone must know. I thought I knew enough about what happened in those concentration camps in World War II but after reading this I have found that I only knew the tiniest amount of what they endured.
Although I know this is a true story, sometimes I had to remind myself that it was not fiction as some of the passages were so horrific in their descriptions that it is almost unbelievable that a human being can treat another human being like that.
This book will stay with me for a long time, which I am glad of. Thank you to Gwen Strauss and Pigeonhole for allowing me to read this incredible book.
Sarah (7799 KP) rated My Name is Monster in Books
Sep 15, 2020
Post-apocalyptic books are a dime a dozen and I've read many over the years, with varying degrees of success. When I first picked up My Name is Monster I was worried it would be nothing new, but it's actually a very interesting read that I struggled to put down. The beginning of the story isn't anything different with a lone survivor scavenging in an empty world (I kept picturing something similar to 28 Days Later minus the infected), but it's how it's written that really got me hooked. I really liked the writing style and the short chapters, and I think Monster's plight was interesting. My biggest issue was with the second part of the book. There's a lot of questioning around mother, creator etc which was fine, but I found it got a little rambling at times which made it slower to get through. I also had to suspend my disbelief at how easy something was for her as it is a teensy bit ridiculous.
But that said, this is still a very enjoyable book and worth a read, especially if you enjoy post-apocalyptic stories.
