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The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable
2013 | Action/Adventure
It's a fascinating, interesting take on videogame narrative, and unlike other interactive fiction games that take place in 3D space, Stanley Parable has the added bonus of feeling rewarding whenever you discover a new path
  
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
Max Porter | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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10.0 (2 Ratings)
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experiments with form, poetry and regular fiction in equal and conflicting parts (3 more)
clear changing narratives with adult, childish and animal perspectives
sad and darkly funny in equal measures
both a simple and complex approach to grief that really resonates with the reader
absolutely heartbreaking (this is actually a good point but i had to put SOMETHING in the negatives!!) (0 more)
  
[Out of War] by [Sara Cameron] is the story of the Children's Movement for Peace in Columbia. It is a non fiction book written for lower readers. The high interest of the topic, especially to many ELL students, will be a help but the way the stories are told is dull and could be written better.
  
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Whistling Past the Graveyard
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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I read this book as part of a book club I am in. I really enjoyed the characters but I feel Crandall may have been trying to hard. The concept of a young child's whole concept of the world changing was a strong one though. I would recommend this book to people who like historic fiction.
  
Station Eleven
Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
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7.9 (29 Ratings)
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"Thoughtful apocalyptic concept"
This novel mixes an apocalyptic scenario with real life dramas from a bygone era. The various narratives are engaging and the back and forth stories knit together all the different subplots. The fact that it surrounds a troupe of performers with a past history in the arts makes for a different kind of dystopian fiction.
  
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut | 1969 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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8.0 (9 Ratings)
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Non-Realistic Classic
The first time I read this book, I took everything at face value. I thought anything I would be reading for an English class would be a realistic piece of literature. Boy, was I wrong. This science fiction WWII book launched my love for Kurt Vonnegut’s body of work, and I am so glad for it.