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The Drowned World
The Drowned World
J.G. Ballard | 1962 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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7.5 (2 Ratings)
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I really liked the Heart of Darkness vibes from this novel. It's probably one of my favorites by Ballard. The descriptions of the now drowned world are so detailed, and the fact that the city-scape is completely alien. It was a fast-paced, quick read and I read it in one sitting (though, to be fair, I'm a speed-reader).
  
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Star Wars: The Truce at Bakura
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6.0 (1 Ratings)
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One of the earliest official Star Wars tie-in novels, I remember reading this when it first came out in about '94.

What's interesting is how perception changes: at the time, I remember thinking it was one of the best books I'd read, but now (with time behind me) it's not quite as good as I remember. Still worth a read, though!
  
Goodreads: Book Reviews
Goodreads: Book Reviews
Book, Social Networking
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8.8 (453 Ratings)
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easy to track books read every year (4 more)
fun way to find new books and authors
lists lists lists! (I like lists)
nice to challenge yourself to read more
socialize with other book people
my to-read list grows daily and is now in the thousands! (1 more)
the app makes a loud noise when I scan a book and it scares my dog.
  
The Christmasaurus
The Christmasaurus
Tom Fletcher | 2016 | Children
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
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A book we just can’t put down! (0 more)
Me and my 9 year old boy absolutely love this book! Just couldn’t put it down. I’m hoping he will be more inspired to read from now on!
  
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl | 2016 | Children
10
8.3 (48 Ratings)
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I loved this book as a child and still love it as an adult, the truly wonderful thing is I got yo read it to my daughter who loved and after reflecting on the book she now knows good things come to good children
  
The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle
The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle
Stuart Turton | 2018 | Mystery, Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
7.9 (24 Ratings)
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The idea for this story is second to none (1 more)
Twists in the storyline you never see coming
Fantastic
My friends and I read this for book club and we all adored it. It is now being kept as a book I will never part with!
  
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
2013 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
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6.8 (19 Ratings)
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Again. I love it.
I watched film in my early years of high school not knowing it was based on a book.
So, now I am going to read the book and I am scared it won't be the same as the film, but will be even better! Fingers crossed ?
  
The Color Purple (1985)
The Color Purple (1985)
1985 | Drama

"Next is The Color Purple, for obvious reasons. The first way I came to it was the film, a bit before I read the book. And it has some of my favorite people in it. And I think I’ve met them now, strangely enough, most of those people from the film."

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The Night Circus
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
5
8.1 (106 Ratings)
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I went into this book with high expectations from all the hype and the synopsis sounded awesome. I didn’t love it but I also didn’t hate it. It was a bit slow getting into it and some parts got a little confusing throughout the book but it also had a good chunk of parts that had me not wanting to put the book down just because I wanted to see how certain parts played out. It is not a book I will likely read again but now I have read it.
  
The Towers of Trebizond
The Towers of Trebizond
Rose Macaulay | 1995 | Fiction & Poetry
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Book Favorite

"This is, without exception, the funniest book I’ve ever read. The phrasebook scene (which I won’t delineate further in case you haven’t yet read the book and might enjoy doing so) has made me laugh every time I’ve read it, and I’ve now read it several hundred times. Macauley has a great gentleness, and though she keeps up her wry take on the absurd, she is also engaged in moral inquiry, in the attempt to know and understand what is right and what is the opposite of right."

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