Psychology and Education of Slow Learners
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Originally published in 1976, this introductory text for those intending to work with slow learners...
If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things
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'This novel owes as much to poetry as it does to prose. Its opening, an invocation of the life of...
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Christine A. (965 KP) rated The Apartment in Books
May 22, 2020
I am a fan of K.L. Slater. If you have not read any of Kim's work, start with her most well-known work, Blink. All of her novels average between 3.69 and 4.00 on Goodreads.
While I did enjoy this fast-reading story, it was not an original one. However, that does not make it inferior to those that have come before. Many reviewers compared this to Riley Sager's Lock Every Door. They both are mysteries involving an apartment building where people have been known to disappear. If Sager's novel had not been released so close to this book, I do not think as many people would make the comparison.
Slater's The Apartment is a slow burn. Many reviewers want instant gratification, instant suspense, instant terrors, etc. Not all books are going slam you in the face. Not all books should.
It is those differences that make this book, and any book, worth reading. You can take the view of Mark Hunter in Pump Up the Volume or you can embrace both the similarities and differences in an author's work.
Hazel (2934 KP) rated Surviving the Holocaust and Stalin: The Amazing Story of the Seiler Family in Books
Jan 29, 2023
No matter how many of these types of books I read, it never ceases to shock me how 'human beings' can develop an insidious culture against others just because they are different be it religion, race or whatever. What I didn't realise was how, even after the Russians liberated the death and labour camps created by the Nazi regime, the persecution of Jews continued for those living behind the 'Iron Curtain'.
This book has opened my eyes to the continued injustice and oppression that was inflicted upon the Jewish people by the Stalin regime despite the horrors they had been subjected to by the Nazis but what it also did was show the resilience, bravery and hope the Seiler family demonstrated despite the tragedies and hardships they encountered and experienced.
This is a must-read for people who are interested in European history and to ensure that the voices of those who went through one of the darkest periods of the twentieth century are not forgotten and I must thank Pen & Sword and NetGalley for enabling me to read and share my thoughts of this book.
Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived
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In the early hours of 15 April 1912, after the majestic liner Titanic had split apart and the 1,500...
Rhubarbio (27 KP) rated Coup in Tabletop Games
May 25, 2019
Abu Bakr RadiAllahuAnhu (Ramadan islamic Apps)
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Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Sayyiduna Umar Al Farouq, Sayyiduna 'Uthman Ghani and Sayyiduna Ali (radi Allahu...
Medieval People: Vivid Lives in a Distant Landscape - from Charlemagne to Piero Della Francesca
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This engrossing and often witty account tells the life stories of some 70 individuals who made the...
Designing Collaboration: The Essential Playbook to Breaking Silos and Building Innovative and Agile Teams
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The pace of work today makes process more important than ever. Yet, nearly all organizations...