Alison Pink (7 KP) rated The Probability of Miracles in Books
Jan 15, 2018
This book tells the story of Campbell, a 16 year old dying from cancer. Her mom, in one last effort to save her life, decides to move the family the family to Promise, Maine. A town that is said to produce miracles by the truck load. The book follows Cam through her journey in Promise and lets the reader watch her slowly realize that miracles can and do happen, even if they aren't the miracle you came looking for.
I won an ARC of this book on First Reads and am I ever glad I did! I will be sure to suggest it to anyone who is willing to listen!
Awix (3310 KP) rated A Wrinkle in the Skin in Books
Sep 13, 2019
Worlds away from the 'cosy catastrophe' label which this kind of book is occasionally lumbered with, this anticipates The Road in many ways: the central image is of a man and a boy making their way across the devastated landscape, scavenging to survive and trying to avoid lawless mobs of other survivors. Christopher's ideas about human nature are crushingly cynical but unpleasantly compelling; the psychological depth of this book makes most similar works of fiction look frivolous and lightweight. Still, for all the skill with which it is written, this story is both tragic and depressing (the book does a good job of making you realise the difference between the two). It's telling that while it concludes on the promise of hope, it's only a promise: an actual happy ending would feel grotesquely inappropriate. Not without its strengths, but a tough read in many ways - other apocalypses are much more fun.
My Last Love Story: A Novel
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"Promise me you will laugh every day. Fight every day. Do you know how beautiful you look when...
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Lost Girl (Hidden, #1) in Books
Jan 6, 2021
It also seemed like chunks of time just vanished between one paragraph and the next, which was a little confusing. It needed page breaks or something.
And finally the romance. I didn't fully get it. Yeah, it would probably have been Nain for me too, Molly, but there was something missing.
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Peter G. (247 KP) rated Lucky Number Slevin (2006) in Movies
Sep 24, 2019
This is a very twist and turn revenge thriller with a massively high body count and influenced by both Tarantino and Hitchcock although it is a little predictable in execution.
Hartnett was the new rising star at that moment in time and shows great promise alongside *Sir* Ben Kingley and the always great Morgan Freeman, worthy of anyones time!
Runner's World Run Less, Run Faster: Become a Faster, Stronger Runner with the Revolutionary 3-Runs-A-Week Training Program
Amby Burfoot, Bill Pierce, Scott Murr and Ray Moss
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The Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Training (known as FIRST) is dedicated to make...
The Fearless Defenders Volume 1: Doom Maidens
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New team! New villains! New creators! Valkyrie and Misty Knight are the Fearless Defenders, and not...
The Long Haul
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A family road trip is supposed to be a lot of fun ...unless, of course, you're the Heffleys. The...