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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1):
""Confession time: I don't actually know where we are.... I hadn't looked at the maps yet and I'd barely looked at the survey package. In my defense, we'd been here twenty-two planetary days and I hadn't had to do anything but stand around watching hu"
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I Ukraina på drift: oligarker, aktivister och en kvarglömd fimp:
"I Ukraina på drift (In Ukraine Adrift) by Paul Frigyes is a good book about the time between 2014 and 2020. It even goes further back and tells some of the historical facts about this country. The author made some trips and met people to discuss the "
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"Not HSTs best work to be honest, but the art is top notch—so it might be worth picking up a copy just to have this one on the shelf. "
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"I'm not a huge Pynchon-head and I'm not sure this one is the one to convert me.
Seen some reviews saying this book is funny - hilarious if you love obscure puns. Enjoyed the dedication to incredibly specific 1930 slang and cultural references. " Read more of this review » |
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One of the best novels I've read in a while. She shines an unrelentingly insightful light on modern society and work culture. ...more | |
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Is it morbid to be a huge fan of obituaries? The author had me at the first story. A truly remarkable achievement. |
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I have been recommending these stories to everyone I know who reads. Insightful, entertaining, and very often laugh-out-loud funny. I also like that some of them are totally heartwarming. Sometimes I need that. | |
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This was my first book by this author. A very quick read. The moral of the story is that kids really need two parents, at least. Maybe two parents and a couple of armed guards, but what to I know? I dodged the bullet of children. | |
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“Either lead, follow, or sit down and have a glass of wine with one of these dates wrapped in bacon. Delicious!”
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“Either lead, follow, or sit down and have a glass of wine with one of these dates wrapped in bacon. Delicious!”
― Nothing Personal
― Nothing Personal
“A winner never quits and a quitter can get a partial refund on that gym membership you never use.”
― Nothing Personal
― Nothing Personal
“The mail between Europe and the USA is so slow and unreliable that I have started to preface my letters with ‘By the time you read this, I may already be dead’ instead of ‘Dear So-and-So.”
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