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Tom Turner (388 KP) rated The Houdini Box in Books

Apr 30, 2021

The Houdini Box

Brian Selznick | 1991 | Biography, Children, Young Adult (YA)

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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Wow, was surprised by the power of this book. I will admit I haven't read any of his others, which I'm guessing will be more satisfying judging by others reactions, but I am do glad I read this first. Of course the artwork is sublime, but the story, for me at least captured my imagination. I will say the ending had left me thinking, I'm not certain this is a bad thing or a very good thing. I think if I understood what the message here was trying to convey by ending it the way he did then I would appreciate it more, but I'm a little befuddled by it if I am to be honest. Someone needs too adapt this for the screen!

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ClareR (6256 KP) rated The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in Books

Jun 24, 2019

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Becky Chambers | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy

7.8

(8 Ratings)

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The start of one of my favourite trilogies

The imagination involved in writing this book is phenomenal. Chambers has built whole worlds around each of her characters in this, from the AI who essentially runs the ship, to the human who is escaping her old life, via reptile-like ships captains. There’s excitement, grief, love and everything in between. And I loved it. It held my attention, and I didn’t want it to end. The wait for the second book was a long time, let me tell you! It’s one of those books where I finished it and wished that I could immediately pick it up and read it for the first time again.
So yes, I really rather liked it!

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Brother in Books

Sep 5, 2019

I seem to have a thing for Yaoi--Boys Love--and since I like my M/M Romances, why wouldn't I?

This was kinda cute once it got going. I wasn't sure what it was going to be like but once I started it, I fell into it.

To me, it read like a typical M/M Romance--a friends to lovers sort of thing, only they were step brothers.

I just have to admit I like to see it happen, because I don't always have the best imagination with books, I don't picture my characters in my head like others do. So having the comic strip helps me a lot.

Off to start Brother 2 to see if it's as good as this one.

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MakeUp Maker

Beauty, Entertainment and Games

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Create a look you have always wanted! Feel like you’re a makeup artist for the stars! With...

Owl Sense

Miriam Darlington

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'Her softness took my breath away. Deadly beauty. She turned her face towards me. The owl's massive...

Worldcraft Pocket Edition

Games and Entertainment

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Worldcraft is a sandbox games about crafting and surviving .It can gives you a feeling of total...

Jacob Wilding (39 KP) rated We're Alive - A "Zombie" Story of Survival in Podcasts

May 10, 2020

Fear aspect. Good use of sound and allowing the imagination to fill in the gaps. Good balance between drama and action. (0 more)

Difficult to hear at times :this rarely happened. (0 more)

I found this podcast years ago and it didn't have all the episodes then. But now I just finished it and it was amazing! There was a good amount of drama to action. The story keeps you guessing about what's going to happen next. The story does a good job at making you hate and love characters. Also the voice actors are amazing!
Only struggle I had was near the end conversations felt rushed sometimes and at other times it was hard to hear what other people were saying. Overall an amazing podcast for the zombie/apocalypse enthusiast.