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Gary J. Kirchner
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I understand that the story is a satirical flip of the original Huckleberry Finn story, but I found some of the postulates upon which the story stands stretch credulity just a bit too far. The idea of a slave secretly sneaking into a rich owner’s lib ...more |
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| At first I found Annie Proulx’s writing style, especially the way it avoids common sentence elements like, e.g., verbs, somewhat annoying. After a couple of chapters I became accustomed to it. And after a couple more, I began to appreciate the brilli ...more | |
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I enjoyed this novel for a number of reasons. The story revolves around the mysterious disappearance of a ten-year-old who had been vacationing with his family in rural New Hampshire. The authors, David and Cheryl Monahan, build nicely upon that myst ...more |
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| I stopped at a small store while driving through Bethlehem in New Hampshire, and inside was a small display shelf with some books by local authors D. and C. Monahan. I picked up a book with the simple intent of lending support to a local independent ...more | |
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I found “Final Orbit” to be as exciting and enthralling as any in the genre. Other reviewers have complained about the emphasis on detail and technological minutiae; I find they enrich the story immensely. Hadfield knows exactly what he is talking ab ...more |
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| Not my kind of book. The protagonist is Harry Haller (a fictional stand-in for Hesse himself), a middle-aged misanthrope. Harry struggles with his half-human/half wolf identity (as he sees it) and concludes that suicide is the only logical solution. ...more | |
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| I read this novel a number of years ago, and I had forgotten how intelligent and downright funny it is! Full of energy and captivating imagery, The Master & Margarita is a bold satire and a scathing social commentary, among other things. I’m sure it ...more | |
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| Surprisingly original! I think readers will find Alanna Rusnak’s story engaging, challenging, and thought-provoking, whether or not they are fans of apocalyptic literature. “When the Trees All Burned” is richly crafted, immersive, and intensely human ...more | |
“I do not propose to write an ode to dejection, but to brag as lustily as chanticleer in the morning, standing on his roost, if only to wake my neighbors up.”
― Walden; Or, Life in the Woods
― Walden; Or, Life in the Woods
“And blossoming, odour-giving creation, loving and charming, and the grand sky golden with morning spread about La Tourgue and the guillotine, and seemed to say to man, "Behold my work, and yours.”
― Ninety-Three
― Ninety-Three
“You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young."
"Why, what did she tell you?"
"I don't know, I didn't listen.”
― The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
"Why, what did she tell you?"
"I don't know, I didn't listen.”
― The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy