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Christine A. (965 KP) rated Papercutting Geometric Designs Inspired by Nature in Books

May 26, 2020  
Papercutting Geometric Designs Inspired by Nature
Papercutting Geometric Designs Inspired by Nature
Patricia Moffett | 2019 | Art, Photography & Fashion, Reference
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Perfect for people who are proficient at papercutting.
‏I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book so I could give an honest review.

It has been years since I tried papercutting designs. Of course, back then, they were basic and straightforward designs that anyone could do. When I saw Papercutting Geometric Designs Inspired by Nature by Patricia Moffett, I figured this was my chance to really try it.

I was hoping for step-by-step, easy to follow directions for beginners. Instead, Moffett provided an in-depth look at amazing but intricate geometric designs. The book gave me the feeling I was reading someone's term paper for an advanced class whose audience was other students with the same knowledge. The designs were too challenging for me to do.

This book would be perfect for someone who has already been papercutting. However, if you are a beginner, I would suggest you look for something else.

The rating given is three stars. On Goodreads, three means I "liked it." I did like looking at the beautiful designs and, if I become proficient in papercutting, I will come back to Moffett's book and try them again.

For now, Moffet has illustrated several interesting coloring/activity books that are more my speed. My favorite is The All-Round Activity Book: Get Creative with Activities, Games, and Illusions All Based on Dots.


This 200-word review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 5/25/20.
  
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David McK (3932 KP) rated Isard's Revenge (Star Wars: X-Wing, #8) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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Isard's Revenge (Star Wars: X-Wing, #8)
Michael A. Stackpole | 1999
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
If, by and large, books can be compared to food - the classics being haute cuisine; the terrible books being dog-food - then the X-Wing series of Star Wars books (all written pre-Episode One, and based on the popular LucasArts games) could probably be best described as fast food: enjoyable enough in small doses but you wouldn't want to live on them and not always that memorable.

With regard to this book, which picks up from the end of Timothy Zahn's "The Last Command" (with the ending of that novel shown from a different perspective), it's also more than half way through before the jacket blurb begins to make sense.