Tag: fiction
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Review: Neverwhere
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Being a new fan of Neil Gaiman’s work after reading Good Omens, I bought a number of his other books, Neverwhere being one of them. This is the American (not British) version, with some bonus content at the end. Read: Aug 28 – Sept 1, 2023 Book contains: violence, off-screen death,…
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Review: Emma
Emma by Jane Austen I, embarrassingly, have two copies of this book. I bought an absolutely beautiful copy (Chiltern Publishing) from The Owl and the Cat Bookery, but then I saw the entire boxed set of Jane Austen works (Arcturus) at Coles. I didn’t want to break up the set, and I don’t want to…
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My Top 10 Recommended Books – September 2023
10 Recommended Books/Book Series – as of September 2023 After carefully considering the two bookshelves of all the books I’ve read so far, I’ve compiled a list of the books I’d most recommend to others and why. Instead of ranking these books—since it’s so hard to decide—I’ve ordered them alphabetically by author last name. Clare,…
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Review: Allegiant
Divergent book 3: Allegiant by Veronica Roth Insurgent was better than I thought it would be, though not as good as the first, so I lowered my expectations for the third book and will hopefully be surprised. Read: Aug 14 – Aug 18, 2023 Book contains: violence, oppression, death, major character death I Was NOT…
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Review: Insurgent
Divergent book 2: Insurgent by Veronica Roth The second book of the Divergent series. Leading into it, the first book ended with such potential, so I’m excited to get started! Read: August 7 – August 11, 2023 Book contains: violence, manipulation, death, murder, non-graphic torture, human experimentation, mind control, depression, suicidal thoughts Darker Than the…
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Review: Divergent
Divergent book 1: Divergent by Veronica Roth A book I’ve been meaning to read since high school. I didn’t read it before because it was “the popular book” and I didn’t do a lot of reading back then anyway, but now I’ve finally gotten to it. Very excited to also watch the movie! Read: July…
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Books vs TV vs Movies
There isn’t really much to compare here since I love each of these things for different reasons, and not everyone will think the same—some people just don’t like reading; some just don’t like movies. But, for the sake of this argument, I’ve made a list of pros and cons of each category according to my…
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Review: The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne In high school, a classmate of mine read and made a presentation about this book. Since then, I’ve wanted to read it for myself, so I bought a copy when I saw it at Coles. Read: June 17 – July 20, 2023 Book contains: public shaming, talk of religion,…