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September 2013
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September 2013
22
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2 star first 3rd, gradual build to a 4.5 star status, so about 3 on average. I wasn't into this book at first. The first few ...
The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima
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September 2013
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September 2013
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I am uncertain why there is all the shouting about how she is the next JK Rowling. I don't understand the comparison. Yes, th...
The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon
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September 2013
09
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I read Fifth Business by Roberston Davies maybe 20 years ago, and though I can't remember many details (something about a sno...
The Rebel Angels - Robertson Davies
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September 2013
06
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4.5!
The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey
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September 2013
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September 2013
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August 2013
31
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August 2013
28
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I've read most of Gaiman's books, and this is his best. Maybe it should be five stars, but it's definitely at least 4.5. I kn...
The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel - Neil Gaiman, Neil Gaiman
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August 2013
23
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"Just when you think you've hit rock bottom, you realize you're on another trapdoor." - Night FilmSeveral reviewers have used...
Night Film - Marisha Pessl
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August 2013
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August 2013
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August 2013
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I actually read this years ago, but since I think of this book still, at least once every few weeks, I thought I'd pop over h...
Special Topics in Calamity Physics - Marisha Pessl
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August 2013
04
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4.5 actually. Can't wait for the third one.
Siege and Storm - Leigh Bardugo
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August 2013
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July 2013
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July 2013
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July 2013
05
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Oh, Will Henry. I fear that it is too late for me to adopt you.
The Isle of Blood - Rick Yancey
July 2013
01
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Since this is basically a YA Handmaid's Tale with magic, I hope all the kids are reading this series. Then I hope they all se...
Star Cursed - Jessica Spotswood
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June 2013
27
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Maybe 4.5, but why quibble?When I read Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead, I didn't know it would be a series. It hinted ...
Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway - Sara Gran
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June 2013
25
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June 2013
22
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I almost just gave it three stars, because it is no Daddy Long Legs. It's a series of vignettes, and I wasn't driven to sit d...
When Patty Went to College - Jean Webster
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Very close to five stars. I have been listening to this book for over a week, and when it ended I found myself wishing that i...
The Dangerous Animals Club - Stephen Tobolowsky
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June 2013
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June 2013
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I laughed my ASS OFF. I've read mixed reviews of this, and maybe it's not for everyone, but I was laughing so hard listening ...
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir - Jenny Lawson
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June 2013
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June 2013
05
reviewed: The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
This is less the story of a murder than it is an examination of the public's relationship with detective stories both fiction...
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective - Kate Summerscale
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4.5 with potential to rate the series 5 as a whole.
Promethea, Vol. 2 - Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III, Mick Gray
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