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BookCritics (259 KP) rated Borne in Books
May 16, 2017
“Borne” is a work that exemplifies the notion of pick-and-choose literature; there are elements of science fiction and fantasy of course, but also flavors of thriller and love story and coming of age.
Critic- Allen Adams
Original Score- 5 out of 5
Read Review: http://www.themaineedge.com/buzz/jeff-vandermeers-weird-wonderful-borne
Original Score- 5 out of 5
Read Review: http://www.themaineedge.com/buzz/jeff-vandermeers-weird-wonderful-borne
Edmund White recommended Our Lady of the Flowers in Books (curated)
Emily Mortimer recommended Lectures on Russian Literature in Books (curated)
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Stoner: A Novel in Books
Jul 30, 2017
Simple, classy, beautifully written
This subdued simple novel about a man named William Stoner is gloriously poignant and subtle to the extreme. His career as a professor, despite his humble beginnings, and his role as a father and husband is punctuated throughout with small changes and crises. It's a gorgeous piece of literature, reminiscent of American period pieces.
Anna Steele (111 KP) rated Slaughterhouse-Five in Books
May 20, 2018
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.
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Tom Turner (388 KP) rated Dragonsinger (Pern: Harper Hall, #2) in Books
Apr 29, 2021
When reading this book I think, for one main reason, it is important to understand when it was written. For there is one particular character, that of written today I would think would be written very differently. That's the character of Camo. Don't get me wrong, Camo is a very endearing and delightful character, but he is introduced to us by being described as a halfwit, and behaves in a very stereotypical way for times less enlightened about mental disabilities as we are today. So this fact kept jarring with me. But I have to be forgiving. Apart from that this was as warning and as delightful as Dragonsong. Though I can't say there is as much character development as I'm used to I'm modern literature, it's a wonderful capsule of another age of literature.
Dominique Marie (7 KP) rated Women Who Run with the Wolves: Contacting the Power of the Wild Woman in Books
Nov 28, 2018 (Updated Nov 28, 2018)
This book was very interesting. You don't have to buy into the whole Jungian interpretations to enjoy it. Some of it resonated with me, and some of it didn't, but, as a literature major, I found it fascinating, and I loved the myths/stories alone. I gave it four stars because it was too repetitive at times for my liking.