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Tom's StoryTom's Story, BookMy 16-year Friendship With A Homeless Man
by Oosterman, Jo-AnnBook - 2023Book, 2023
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Added Nov 17, 2023
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Added Jun 26, 2023
VenCoVenCo, Downloadable AudiobookA Novel
by Dimaline, CherieDownloadable Audiobook - 2023Downloadable Audiobook, 2023
Added Jun 26, 2023
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Added Feb 12, 2023
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Extremely unrealistic characters, ageism and mistakes that are hard to defend as stylistic
Added Nov 20, 2022
Half-bads in White RegaliaHalf-bads in White Regalia, BookA Memoir
by Caetano, CodyBook - 2022Book, 2022
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Added Oct 05, 2022
The Dirk Gently OmnibusThe Dirk Gently Omnibus, BookDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency ; The Long Dark-tea-time of the Soul
by Adams, DouglasBook - 2001Book, 2001
Added Apr 05, 2022
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Added Apr 05, 2022
Look at the BirdieLook at the Birdie, BookUnpublished Short Fiction
by Vonnegut, KurtBook - 2009Book, 2009
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Added Mar 31, 2022
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Who Owns the Arctic?Who Owns the Arctic?, BookUnderstanding Sovereignty Disputes in the North
by Byers, MichaelBook - 2009Book, 2009
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Added Nov 24, 2021
One of Our Thursdays Is MissingOne of Our Thursdays Is Missing, BookA Novel
by Fforde, JasperBook - 2011Book, 2011
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Added Aug 27, 2021
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I love this series, but missed Outland protagonist Thursday Next in this book :/
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Added Aug 11, 2021
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This book has everything I love. Book travel, time travel, revived megafauna and taking down Amazon-I mean Goliath.
First Among SequelsFirst Among Sequels, Large Print
by Fforde, JasperLarge Print - 2007Large Print, 2007
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Added Aug 11, 2021
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As I read each installment of the Thursday Next, it's amazing to me that that maintain their charm and complexity from the earlier books. If you are a fan of time travel paradoxes and encountering embodied versions of the self, then this is the book for you.As I read each installment of the Thursday Next, it's amazing to me that that maintain their charm and complexity from the earlier books. If you are a fan of time travel paradoxes and encountering embodied versions of the self, then this is the book…
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Added Dec 21, 2015
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This is one of the best books I've read for awhile. Hilarious. I loved the characters, and It was both entertaining and sincere about present day love conundrums that many 30+ folks face.
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- "There's an old aboriginal phrase that makes me think of you, West. It loosely translates as go take a face bath between a wallaby's buttflaps."
In the Shadow of BlackbirdsIn the Shadow of Blackbirds, BookA Novel
by Winters, CatBook - 2013Book, 2013
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Added Apr 03, 2015
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I loved this book. I loved Mary Shelley and the element of photography. I also enjoyed Mary's goggles and the themes they brought up. I was not a fan of the character development of Aunt Eva, and her constant pestering about Stephen, but overall this was a very good book. I loved the ending and the solution.I loved this book. I loved Mary Shelley and the element of photography. I also enjoyed Mary's goggles and the themes they brought up. I was not a fan of the character development of Aunt Eva, and her constant pestering about Stephen, but overall…
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Added Apr 03, 2015
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This book was extremely well-written. Though it was a little graphic at times while describing Prisoner 493's injuries, it has been one of the best books that I have read as of late. I would have enjoyed some romance between Scarper and Mrs. Evans, although I understand that that was not really the tone of the novel. Maybe there'll be some romance in book two. Cissie was hilarious. Incredibly annoying, but hilarious.This book was extremely well-written. Though it was a little graphic at times while describing Prisoner 493's injuries, it has been one of the best books that I have read as of late. I would have enjoyed some romance between Scarper and Mrs. Evans,…
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Added Nov 23, 2014
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This was a really good book. I loved Clara and Marcus. Lorraine...not so much.
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Added Nov 20, 2014
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This was one of the best books I've read in a long time. It was really too bad they didn't cure Jeremiah, though.
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Added Oct 11, 2014
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This was an interesting book. I loved how it was based on and had quotations from a real beauty self-help book called 'A guide to Elegance'. On the other hand, I did not like that Louise suggested the Ritz for her second date with Oliver. The way Tessaro set this scene was really well done, and I know that this scene was important for a later part in the book, but a second date? I don't think you guys know each other that well yet. On another note, Louise rejected Eddie way too many times. He was clearly in love with her, so I don't think realistically that she would have. How was he still interested in her after that? Overall, Louise's character was really well developed in this book. I especially love Colin's nickname for her, 'Ouise-y'.This was an interesting book. I loved how it was based on and had quotations from a real beauty self-help book called 'A guide to Elegance'. On the other hand, I did not like that Louise suggested the Ritz for her second date with Oliver. The way…
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Added Sep 03, 2014
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This book was pretty good. I found it very relatable. I was very predictable, though.
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Added Aug 29, 2014
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This is a cool book. I loved the characters. I didn't however, like the part where Hector breaks Celia's hand. I was wondering if perhaps the passages written in second person might be Widget addressing Mr. A. H. but alas no.
Added Aug 02, 2014
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Another really good book in this series. The thing I don't like about this series is that Meyer is trying too hard to pair off/find a romantic partner for each character. I personally do not approve of Thorne and Cress having a romantic relationship. I always imagined Thorne as being in his twenties to thirties. And Cress is sixteen. I think that there is too much of an age gap for them to be in the aforementioned relationship together. Also there is a not so nice part where Luna's prisoner of war (not mentioning any names) is being tortured. A good ending, though.Another really good book in this series. The thing I don't like about this series is that Meyer is trying too hard to pair off/find a romantic partner for each character. I personally do not approve of Thorne and Cress having a romantic…
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Book
by Dick, Philip K.Book - 2017Book, 2017
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Added Jul 24, 2014
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This book was okay. I personally thought the movie was better. Rachael was much better in the movie. The one part in the book that made more sense in the book than in the movie was the part where Deckard meets Rachael for the first time.
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