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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Fishermen in Books

Oct 10, 2017 (Updated Oct 10, 2017)  
The Fishermen
The Fishermen
Jon Gray, Chigozie Obioma | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A heartbreaking elegy to Nigeria's lost promise
A beautiful and deeply tragic story exploring a family's secrets based in Nigeria. The novel follows four brothers in a small Nigerian village who are given a violent prophecy which shakes their family to the core.

Like most classic African novels in the Achebe-Ngugi tradition, The Fishermen mixes the traditional English novel form with the oral storytelling tradition, dramatising the conflict between the traditional and the modern. It is rather depressing but poignant.
  
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B (62 KP) rated These Viscious Masks in Books

Sep 30, 2018  
These Viscious Masks
These Viscious Masks
Kelly Zekas, Tarun Shanker | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I received this book as an advanced copy.
I was initially intrigued because the description listed it as Jane Austen meets X-Men and I'd have to say that's pretty accurate. I randomly find myself thinking about it because I feel like I don't often read too many historical fantasy novels in the YA genre. Themes are similar to those found in many other YA texts but not in a tired, over done way. Looking forward to reading the next one.
  
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Jordan Binkerd (567 KP) rated Good Omens in Books

Jul 21, 2019  
Good Omens
Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.3 (42 Ratings)
Book Rating
Excellent wit and humor (0 more)
You have to be willing to laugh at religion to enjoy this. Yes, even your own.... (0 more)
One of my all-time favorite novels.
This is one of my all-time favorite books, and my introduction to both Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, whose entire bibliographies I intend to complete. Highly recommended for anyone who is willing to temporarily (or not) turn off the urge to take higher things like God, the Antichrist, angels, demons, and the apocalypse too seriously.
  
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AT (1676 KP) rated Gedo senki (Tales from Earthsea) (2010) in Movies

Jan 15, 2019 (Updated Jan 15, 2019)  
Gedo senki (Tales from Earthsea) (2010)
Gedo senki (Tales from Earthsea) (2010)
2010 | Action, Animation, Sci-Fi
7
7.0 (8 Ratings)
Movie Rating
I liked this movie, for what it was. I realize that it's based on a series of novels, and doesn't even begin to touch on much in the books. It did start slowly for me. I wish there were more dragons in it. I feel like I got cheated from looking at the DVD case and reading the synopsis. Lol I did enjoy it, though. It wasn't the best movie that I've ever seen, but it definitely wasn't the worst.