The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Other Stories
Jack London, Earle Labor and Robert C. Leitz
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Of all Jack London's fictions none have been so popular as his dog stories. In addition to The Call...
Kingdom Rush Frontiers
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The world's most devilishly addictive defense game is back - welcome to Kingdom Rush: Frontiers! ...
Kingdom Rush Frontiers HD
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The world's most devilishly addictive defense game is back - welcome to Kingdom Rush: Frontiers! ...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2204 KP) rated Silence is Golden in Books
May 15, 2023 (Updated May 15, 2023)
Obviously, there is a lot here, and that kept me entertained and engaged the entire way through. I did feel like the ending was rushed, including a sub-plot getting pretty much dropped. If you are new to the series, you should know that Connor is deaf, and I continue to love how that is portrayed in the stories. This book is now twenty years old, so some things are dated, but as long as you know that going in, you’ll be fine. Likewise, there is a little more swearing than you might expect, but not as much as earlier books in the series. The characters, not just Connor, are all great, and I enjoyed spending time with them. If you are looking for a unique main character, you’ll enjoy this book.
Rose is a character with very little self confidence as it is, and when a world famous pop star, Milo Jax, shows an interest in her, she can’t believe it. Why would he want to see her? Well, it seems that he has a nose for a willing victim. He has recognised an easily coerced, shy young woman and he sexually assaults her.
This is a very introspective novel, and we see a lot of Rose’s inner thoughts where she constantly argues with herself: did something happen, did Jax rape her, or did she allow it? She’s a young woman who is obsessed with the way she looks - as are most of her peers. The scenes at the hen party honestly made my toes curl.
This should probably come with trigger warnings for sexual assault, rape, domestic violence, eating disorders and suicide. There may be more, because everything was thrown at this book.
I did somewhat enjoy Gold Rush, and especially the character of Minnie (Rose’s boss), who took no nonsense from anyone. I read it really quickly, due to the fact that I didn’t want to put it down, in the hope that Rose would tell someone or report Milo Jax as a sexual predator, I think.
This didn’t quite hit the mark for me, and I think it may well be that I’m not the right demographic for it.
The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain
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Mark Twain's famous novels, "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" (available in Everyman) have long been...
The Hard Road to Klondike: Rotha Mor an tSaol
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Micheal MacGowan was born in 1865 in the Donegal Gaeltacht. The eldest of twelve in a...
The Haunted Hanging Tree
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The Haunted Hanging Tree is a historical fiction book involving ten-year-old Scooter Kane and his...
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Becca Major (96 KP) rated Habitica in Apps
Apr 12, 2018
In terms of apps that help me stay on track and actually get stuff done, Habitica does it best.
Ninja Subway City
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Subway Ninja City is a great arcade game created by Alphaway Studio. It is a fantasy endless running...