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How to Plan a Crusade: Reason and Religious War in the High Middle Ages
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'Wonderfully written and characteristically brilliant' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads...
graveyardgremlin (7194 KP) rated The Secret of the Golden Heart (Golden Heart, #1) in Books
Feb 15, 2019
I totally didn't notice this was religious fiction when I entered the giveaway, but figured I'd give it a chance anyway. Besides, I still enjoy the Chronicles of Narnia.
Okay, I reached 130 pages out of 240 and I just cannot read anymore. While there are some interesting ideas within, this reads like a rough draft. Too much happens too fast for anything to sink in as nothing is fleshed out. It's all a series of "and then this happened and then this," etc, and mostly just telling instead of showing. Characters need more than a name to make them feel alive, scenes need more than just an action or two, and the story just felt lifeless. Sorry, I tried.
Received through Goodreads First Reads giveaway, along with a lovely bookmark.
Okay, I reached 130 pages out of 240 and I just cannot read anymore. While there are some interesting ideas within, this reads like a rough draft. Too much happens too fast for anything to sink in as nothing is fleshed out. It's all a series of "and then this happened and then this," etc, and mostly just telling instead of showing. Characters need more than a name to make them feel alive, scenes need more than just an action or two, and the story just felt lifeless. Sorry, I tried.
Received through Goodreads First Reads giveaway, along with a lovely bookmark.
Short Stories
Stephen Fry, Anton Chekhov and Constance Garnet
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Immerse yourself in a world where the wonderful Stephen Fry reads some of the more memorable short...
Nature is the Worst: 500 Reasons You'll Never Want to Go Outside Again
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500 of the most absurd and horrifying things that happen in nature! Crashing waves, stunning...
The Poem is You: Sixty Contemporary American Poems and How to Read Them
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Contemporary American poetry has plenty to offer new readers, and plenty more for those who already...