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Zuky the BookBum (15 KP) rated Slade House in Books

Mar 15, 2018  
Slade House
Slade House
David Mitchell | 2015 | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction/Fantasy
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8.0 (10 Ratings)
Book Rating
Mitchell never fails to amaze me. Slade House is gripping! I read this within 2 hours, not even putting the book down for dinner.

Combining several separate short stories to create one entirely tantalizing plot, Mitchell doesn't leave readers unsatisfied. As the book goes on we find out more about the two mysterious beings creating lifelong destruction in the equally mysterious Slade House and as we find out more, we wish we hadn't.

Creepy, thrilling and beautiful, this book is an excellent read for any horror genre lovers!
  
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Zuky the BookBum (15 KP) rated The Maiden Thief in Books

Mar 15, 2018  
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The Maiden Thief
Melissa Marr | 2016
8
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
I thoroughly enjoyed this story once I'd gotten closer to the end. To begin with, I found this a little clunky to read, things didn't seem to flow so well but once Jakob appeared in the story things started to become a little clearer and things got a little more mysterious.

It's a pretty easy story to predict but its gorgeously creepy and, in the end, very well presented.

I'm loving short stories at the moment, they often bring me a lot more joy than the full-length books I read.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2273 KP) rated The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Origami Yoda, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Origami Yoda, #1)
Tom Angleberger | 2010
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Dwight is the weird kid in sixth grade until he creates an origami Yoda and starts giving out advice. The funny thing is, the advice seems to be good. Is it magic or just luck? The book is really a collection of short stories with a quick climax near the end. Many of them were heartwarming, but I wanted it to be building toward something long before it did.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-strange-case-of-origami.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Este Haim recommended Ask the Dust in Books (curated)

 
Ask the Dust
Ask the Dust
Charles Bukowski, John Fante | 2012 | Essays
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"I just re-read Ask the Dust by John Fante. It’s semiautobiographical about a guy who’s trying to be a writer in Los Angeles, and it takes place during the Great Depression. It was one of my favorite books in college. It was crazy to re-read it in my 30s, as well as to live vicariously through some of the places that I haven’t seen in almost two months. I’m also trying to keep things light so I’ve been reading Fifty Great Short Stories by Milton Crane."

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Este Haim recommended Fifty Great Short Stories in Books (curated)

 
Fifty Great Short Stories
Fifty Great Short Stories
Milton Crane | 2012 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
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"I just re-read Ask the Dust by John Fante. It’s semiautobiographical about a guy who’s trying to be a writer in Los Angeles, and it takes place during the Great Depression. It was one of my favorite books in college. It was crazy to re-read it in my 30s, as well as to live vicariously through some of the places that I haven’t seen in almost two months. I’m also trying to keep things light so I’ve been reading Fifty Great Short Stories by Milton Crane."

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