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Zadie Smith recommended Their Eyes Were Watching God in Books (curated)

 
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
7.8 (6 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"This is a deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly. Hurston is a lyrical writer, and lyricism is not usually my cup of tea, but there are talents that go beyond genre and taste. Her greatest claim over me is that she never was ashamed of the novel as a form—she believed in the transformative power of storytelling, and she took risks with sentiment that few contemporary writers are prepared to make. This book is a part of my character now—that’s how many times I’ve read it. I don’t look to fiction to find heroes, but I have to admit that Janie has meant more to me than any other character. She’s singing my song, somehow. And you realize the breadth of Hurston’s talent when you find out how many other people feel exactly the same way."

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Peter Shephard (2822 KP) rated Lords of Waterdeep in Tabletop Games

Jul 12, 2019  
Lords of Waterdeep
Lords of Waterdeep
2012 | City Building, Fantasy
8
8.4 (15 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
Replayability (0 more)
Control of the city
Even for people with no prior knowledge of Dungeons and Dragons, Lords of Waterdeep is absolutely playable and enjoyable with a great theme and good rules; quick to learn and intuitive, after a couple of games the rulebook is barely touched.

For people with knowledge of Dungeons and Dragons, being able to play as one of the hidden Lords of Waterdeep feels very special; for those who know the Forgotten Realms well, it adds an extra level of depth (outside of the books and pages) to the City, and gives some inspiration for the sort of tasks the Lords may ask players.

The game itself is a worker placement, resource/recruit gathering, with a strong player vs Player element.

The core game is absolutely playable multiple times, and the add on (probably reviewed separately!) adds new rules and characters, but crucially is not an absolute must to get the full experience.
  
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ClareR (6256 KP) rated Rosewater in Books

Oct 1, 2018  
Rosewater
Rosewater
Tade Thompson | 2018 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A great start to a potentially exciting new trilogy!
Rosewater is a city which has grown around an alien biome in Nigeria. Once a year, a part of the dome opens and heals all those in the vicinity, regardless of their illness. The biome also appears to have triggered strange abilities in many people - one of whom is Kaaro. He has become a 'Finder' and via the xenosphere he is able to find things. If someone knows where an object or a person once was, he can find this object or person if they are later lost. The xenosphere is like the 'astral plane' (not that I've been!), and those who are like Kaaro also use this xenosphere to find out information.
Kaaro works for S45 - not willingly though. In the past, he had used his abilities to steal from people, and he is almost blackmailed in to working for the government. He doesn't make it easy for them. He does what they want on his own terms, it seems.
I really liked this. I liked the world building, the science behind it all, the characters (Femi is one of my favourites - she is a woman who takes no nonsense!). I think it's a good start to a trilogy - I'm very interested to see where this goes!