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Rate and review the last book you read
Taking a cue from DML1991's thread for films
![]() Well of Lost Plots-Jasper Fforde-9/10 ![]() ![]()
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"At the end of the first round, I will award three points to Mr. Kaine for an excellent nonspecific condemnation, plus one bonus point for blaming the previous government and another for successfully mutating the question to promote the party line. Mr. van de Poste gets a point for a firm rebuttal, but only two points for his condemnation, as he tried to inject an impartial and intelligent observation" - Jasper Fforde, Something Rotten Avatar credit: RachelDinozzo at Deviantart ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Girls Guide to Vampires- 8/10
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Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan
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The Ghost and Mrs Muir by R. A. Dick (Josephine Leslie)
9/10 = It's a sweet little story. Possibly could have been fleshed out a bit more. Or rather I got to the end but would have perfectly happy if it had been longer. Last edited by Annielogic; February 1st, 2009 at 6:09 pm. Reason: Added name |
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Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice
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Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman - 8/10
It could have been about 70 pages shorter, but there were some brilliant ideas. And I will NEVER stand at the edge of the platform on London's tube again ... |
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The Gift 7/10
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Wow, there have been quite a few I've read lately, and I can't remember which one I read last...
The Silmarillion (again) - 7/10 That Hideous Strength - 9/10 Black - 9/10
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I'm reading that book currently!
![]() Watchmen 10/10 Wide Sargasso Sea 9/10
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The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 9/10
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I'm sure you'll like it, if you liked the first two
![]() Fforde is great, as is Thursday ![]() I'm re-reading Jane Eyre-8/10
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Grinding It Out- Ray Kroc. 10/10- I'm not usually a fna of biographies/autobiographies, but this one is amazing. Kroc tells such a detailed history of himelf and the creation of McDonald'sI feel like I'm actually there taking part in it.
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Balzac: Gobseck (part of La Comédie Humaine)
9/10 Pretty good. You won't understand it if you don't know Balzac's characters, though. They return and return, and there are billions of them. Gobseck is a terrific character. He bears similarities to Shylock, but he's not evil. A strange mix of gentleness and avarice.
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The King of Attolia: 10/10
I'd give it higher if I could, it's one of my favorites. This is the third time I've read it.
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Untamed by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast. I'll give it a 10/10 because it was brilliant.
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The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice: 5/10, it got SOOOOO boring....
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A Short History of Nearly Everything- Bill Bryson.
It had been a while since I last read anything by Bill Bryson- this is definitely one of his best. 9.5/10 (cos I have an old edition and I recently saw a new, updated version with pictures. Gah.) |
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I give the same for A Crown of Swords, by the same author, still in The Wheel of Time series.
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Blood Brothers-Nora Roberts- 5/10
It started off well, but then, cliche after cliche after cliche. Definitely not my type of book ![]()
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