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Vinland Saga, Volume 8

Makoto Yukimura

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Troubled Waters Free at last, Thorfinn sets off on an expedition to Vinland, to establish a place...

Jesters_folly (230 KP) rated Super Sales on Super Heros in Books

Sep 12, 2020

Super Sales on Super Heros

William D Arand | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

10.0

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The Super villains have taken over the city Felix lives in and are, in their own way doing a good job of running it.
Felix has his own super power, the ability to modify/repair/upgrade anything he owns, the only problem is it takes points for him to do anything and, even though they reset every midnight he never has enough points to anything major. This changes when Felix accidentally buys an almost dead super hero. As slavery is now legal the super hero is now his and Felix is surprised at how many points she gives him. Now Felix sets out to improve his life, but, can he do it with out being noticed. Or making enemy's.

Super Sales on Super Hero's was my first taste of litrpg and soon became one of my favourite books. Felix starts off as quite an understandable underdog and, even as he rises to become an overpowered hero, he find himself in situations where he can't do anything.
Being a 'LitRpg' book there are tables of stats, Felix can change anything or anyone he owns and these changes are represented by the characters stat sheets but these fit well into the narrative so don't pull you out of the story.
There is violence in this book and, although a lot of it is fantasy/superhero style fighting there is also gun battles and fist fights. It also touches on subjects such as slavery and harems.

Super Sales on Super Hero's is the first book of a trilogy and after that the story does continue (kind of) in two more books

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Phil (7 KP) rated Huckleberry Finn in Books

May 23, 2017

Exciting world, interesting themes that are still relevant today (0 more)

Some of the talking is painful to read (0 more)

Would be hard to meet expectations

Huckleberry Finn is a story about deciding your values. Mark Twain has a lot to say about everything, from slavery, to how we view adults vs children, to general decency. It's a great read if you want to be challenged on morality and the process of judgement and trust. It is, however, really hard to get through some conversations where half the words have to be taken on context. Being a classic of literature, I had built this up unfairly in my mind, so I had to drop the score assuming you'd do the same.
Would be perfect for anyone learning Southerner though, looking for a cheap immersion course.

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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Underground Railroad in Books

Jul 28, 2017

Powerful, epic, a real look into inhumanity

Reading this is obviously a struggle, the content of slavery is not something that can be trivialised so be warned.

While Colson Whitehead did not get into much character building, the focus on the underground railroad itself is detailed and descriptive. The protagonist Cora serves as a good barometer in understanding the level of horror that many African Americans faced hence the writer does not seem to concentrate on creating emotive backgrounds for each character.

Nevertheless, the terrifying incidents leave the reader empathising with the characters as it reflects the lack of safety and constant fear they had to face. It is a rollercoaster read, starting off slow but still horrifying, culminating in more and more terrible situations.

A 21st century tribute to the generations who have suffered.

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Tate (25 KP) rated Uncles Tom's Cabin in Books

Jul 14, 2018

Uncles Tom's Cabin

Harriet Beecher Stowe | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry

9.0

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Adventure and action scenes

Sweet moments

Southern dialect can be difficult to understand (0 more)

A gripping classic

Classics can be a bit boring, but not this classic! Uncle Tom's Cabin is filled with complex plots and characters that you can't help but root for.

You follow the story of uncle Tom, a slave living in Kentucky. His story is one of hardship, pain, and loneliness with beautiful examples of love and faith woven through.

Eliza is also an important character. She's a woman fighting to keep her family together and free. Her adventurous escape is daring and dangerous. Thrilling to say the least!

This book is impossible to put down! It fosters deep thoughts and perspectives about slavery and racism. Not an easy read but definitely worth it!

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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Tempests and Slaughter: the Numair Chronicles Book 1 in Books

Nov 30, 2018

Tempests and Slaughter: the Numair Chronicles Book 1

Tamora Pierce | 2018 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

8.5

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If you are a fan of the Tortall world you should live this book. Set before the Immortals Sonnet, we get to see what Numair's childhood was like as he grows up in Carthak and meets Ozorne and Valice. Unlike most of her books this is completely set in Numair' s aka Arran Draper' s p.o.v.
I would recommend to pre-teens and older however, suggest that parent's read first because male puberty is discussed. Also discussed is Bullying, slavery, death, learning mage craft, political intrigue, friendship, love, gods, war. and has a few graphic fighting and healing scenes. A fast-paced read that has world building to reacquaint people to known characters. it does have an abrupt ending but I'm also selfish in I didn't want the book to end.