I really liked the TV show (bad acting aside) and had high hopes for this series. And, you know, I'll probably keep reading it, but only when I can get the books for free. I get the sense that Butcher is a bit of a misogynist, or at least a much firmer believer in strong gender dichotomies than I am. His writing's also a bit choppy and cliched.
I'd use it for beach reads, or days when you want something really fluffy.
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coral rated The Kite Runner: 4 stars
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The …
coral rated One Small Step: 4 stars
One Small Step by Brian K Vaughan, Pia Guerra, Jr Marzan Jose, and 1 other
coral rated Prozac Nation: 3 stars
coral rated Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream: 3 stars
Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream by Barbara Ehrenreich
Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream is a 2005 book by Barbara Ehrenreich. The book follows …
coral rated Literature from the "axis of evil": 3 stars
coral reviewed Storm Front by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files, #1)
The novels of the Dresden Files have become synonymous with action-packed urban fantasy and non-stop …
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2 stars
I really liked the TV show (bad acting aside) and had high hopes for this series. And, you know, I'll probably keep reading it, but only when I can get the books for free. I get the sense that Butcher is a bit of a misogynist, or at least a much firmer believer in strong gender dichotomies than I am. His writing's also a bit choppy and cliched.
I'd use it for beach reads, or days when you want something really fluffy.
coral reviewed The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1940) is the debut novel by the American author …
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3 stars
This was incredibly depressing, but very good.
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents is a 1991 novel written by Dominican-American poet, …
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2 stars
The book was well-written and broadened my horizons, and I would certainly recommend it; that said, the style in which it was presented (a series of vignettes, going backwards in time, each from the perspective of a different person) was not really satisfying for me, personally, to read.
coral reviewed Blindness by Jonathan Davis
Una ceguera blanca se expande de manera fulminante. Internados en cuarentena o perdidos por la …
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5 stars
A really powerful and wrenching book, exploring the darker sides of human behavior in an almost post-apocalyptic setting. The writing style's a bit off-putting, at first (like Cormac McCarthy's The Road, only well-done), but once you get into it, it is very hard to put this book down. Or to stop thinking about it.
A really powerful and wrenching book, exploring the darker sides of human behavior in an almost post-apocalyptic setting. The writing style's a bit off-putting, at first (like Cormac McCarthy's The Road, only well-done), but once you get into it, it is very hard to put this book down. Or to stop thinking about it.
coral reviewed I feel bad about my neck by Nora Ephron
I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman is a …
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1 star
This book was filled to the brim with sexist tripe and complaints that most of us, to be completely honest, do not have enough money to begin thinking about making. I could not stand it. (In the interest of full disclosure, I should admit that I could not tell whether she was trying to be satirical--which would make some of the sexist nonsense a lot more forgivable--or if she was speaking in earnest; I thought the first for a while, but her tone changed drastically in the last chapter. Who can say?)
At any rate, I don't believe in throwing away or burning undamaged books, but I also wouldn't want anyone else to have to read it, so I'm unsure what to do with the copy I wish I hadn't bought. I wish I could give it less than one star, anyway.
This book was filled to the brim with sexist tripe and complaints that most of us, to be completely honest, do not have enough money to begin thinking about making. I could not stand it. (In the interest of full disclosure, I should admit that I could not tell whether she was trying to be satirical--which would make some of the sexist nonsense a lot more forgivable--or if she was speaking in earnest; I thought the first for a while, but her tone changed drastically in the last chapter. Who can say?)
At any rate, I don't believe in throwing away or burning undamaged books, but I also wouldn't want anyone else to have to read it, so I'm unsure what to do with the copy I wish I hadn't bought. I wish I could give it less than one star, anyway.
coral reviewed Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
Tuesdays with Morrie is a memoir by American author Mitch Albom about a series of …
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5 stars
Everyone should read this book, no exceptions.
coral reviewed Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
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1 star
Hoo boy, was this an awful book. There were some really cool concepts that King just chose outright not to explore, instead focusing on ... you guessed it: the gross-out. The movie was just as bad.
Hoo boy, was this an awful book. There were some really cool concepts that King just chose outright not to explore, instead focusing on ... you guessed it: the gross-out. The movie was just as bad.
coral reviewed Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel …
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4 stars
I enjoyed this book more than I had expected I would, honestly, when I started it. The dialogue is witty, and I found that I really cared about the main characters by the end.
I enjoyed this book more than I had expected I would, honestly, when I started it. The dialogue is witty, and I found that I really cared about the main characters by the end.
coral rated Lord of the Flies: 3 stars
