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Cori Samuel

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Hello, I read a lot. I love books in all their forms: spoken, written and drawn. However, I've not written any books myself -- my 'author' status is for narrating other people's books, mostly at LibriVox. :)

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Here's how my reading rating system currently works:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - I adore this book and will recommend it at the slightest opportunity

⭐⭐⭐⭐ - this is a great read and worth your time unless your book taste is miles different to mine

⭐⭐⭐ - this is a solid read, didn't send me to the giddy heights of more stars, but that's okay

⭐⭐ - I had a problem with this book, it really wasn't for me

⭐ - I seriously disliked this book and the author is dead,
OR I disliked this book so completely that I'm going to overri ...more

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Cori Samuel’s books

Average rating: 3.72 · 559 ratings · 131 reviews · 62 distinct works

	Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, David Muncaster (Narrator), mb (Narrator) 3.74 avg rating — 2,852,378 ratings — published 1590 — 9934 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Cori Samuel (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.92 avg rating — 1,944,059 ratings — published 1818 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Cori Samuel (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 4.09 avg rating — 950,638 ratings — published 1843 — 10117 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Persuasion by Jane Austen, Tina Tilney (Narrator), Kara Shallenberg (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 4.15 avg rating — 791,686 ratings — published 1817 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Cori Samuel (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.44 avg rating — 929,687 ratings — published 1850 — 7485 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, Kara Shallenberg (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Patricia Oakley (Narrator) 3.85 avg rating — 461,972 ratings — published 1817 — 6219 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, Stephan Möbius (Narrator), Katy Preston (Narrator) 3.88 avg rating — 432,255 ratings — published 1838 — 7271 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, Cori Samuel (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.83 avg rating — 354,799 ratings — published 1898 — 5871 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, Cori Samuel (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 300,984 ratings — published 1877 — 4468 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf, Cori Samuel (Goodreads Author) (narrator) 4.22 avg rating — 269,540 ratings — published 1929 — 2546 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Cori Samuel rated a book really liked it Second Helpings by Dylan Morrison	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Lovely second chance romance, though I enjoyed it as a comfort read more than the plot making relatable sense. It's a single POV story, and Sam is an entertaining character to be in the head of: he's devoted to his family-run deli, his small but dedic ...more
Apr 26, 2026 10:08AM · 7 likes · like · see review
Cori Samuel rated a book it was amazing Radiant Star by Ann Leckie (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Fantastic standalone -- though if you've read any other Radch books, they will enrich your time with this one. I think what I liked most about this story was the narrator, unnamed and not a character as such, but still bringing their own bias / contex ...more
Apr 26, 2026 09:38AM · 5 likes · like · see review
Cori Samuel rated a book liked it The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Cosy academic fieldwork story, set in the rustic inn of the title, that I liked but didn't love. Scholar Ainsworth Gladsly arrives at the inn ready to research the previously unrecorded adventures and perils of the rather promisingly named mountain. O ...more
Apr 22, 2026 10:18AM · 2 likes · like · see review
Cori Samuel rated a book it was amazing Not With a Bang by Temi Oh	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Entertainingly dramatic story of one family handling the end of the world. I had such a good time reading this! Each character is vividly brought to life and has their own voice and drama, and then the family dynamics are fascinating too. Our main ch ...more
Apr 17, 2026 09:40AM · 3 likes · like · see review
Cori Samuel rated a book liked it Nemesis Mine by Amy Archer (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Another one that's gonna divide readers, I think! On the one hand, a genuine "enemies to allies to lovers" cosy story, with a lot of silliness, our POV MC being adorably bone-headed, and a typical romance arc. On the other hand, my kingdom for an auth ...more
Apr 15, 2026 09:07AM · 1 like · like · see review
Cori Samuel rated a book liked it Wine for Roses by Emily O'Malley Liu (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A sweet Beauty & the Beast reworking, with so much love for roses! Although this uses a fairytale theme, it does become a creation of its own, well-grounded in the magical gardens and mysterious house. Main character Ethan is a nice guy to read about ...more
Apr 13, 2026 11:25AM · 1 like · like · see review
Cori Samuel rated a book it was amazing The Castle of Stories by Matt Cain (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Inheriting an Italian farmhouse and castle, middle-aged MC Adam decides to quit his job and spend the summer renovating the place into a holiday rental. He'll take with him his partner of two years, Theo, and it'll be super-romantic. Except that at t ...more
Apr 09, 2026 06:58AM · 4 likes · like · see review
Cori Samuel rated a book liked it Princeweaver by Elian J Morgan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Emergency marriage & subsequent romance between a prince and an apothecary with forbidden nature magic, in an alternate early Middle Ages Wales. Read if: you like a slooooow burn, rainy settings, slice of life in a castle, queernorm world (inc. many n ...more
Apr 04, 2026 10:03AM · 3 likes · like · see review
Cori Samuel rated a book really liked it Death of a Fugitive (The Bishopsgate Ward Mysteries #2) by John Pilkington	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Set in 1595, a year after the first book, we continue to follow Matthew Cutler as he parish constables his way around Spitalfields and wider parts of London. I missed Margaret in this story, but otherwise enjoyed the twists and turns and general Tudo ...more
Apr 02, 2026 10:59AM · 2 likes · like · see review
Cori Samuel rated a book really liked it First Mage on the Moon by Cameron Johnston (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
From the Earth to the Moon if Jules Verne had read a lot of Adrian Tchaikovsky (though think Elder Race more than Shroud.) Loved this story for its thoughtful science-using-magic worldbuilding, and spotlighting the fact that discoveries can both be m ...more
Mar 31, 2026 10:18AM · 2 likes · like · see review

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Cori’s Quotes

“Little houses, bigger ones, scrolled and capacious porches, dark windows, leaves of trees already rich with May, homes of rooms which chambered sleep as honey is cherished, drifted past their slow walking and were left behind, and not a light in any home.”
― James Agee, A Death in the Family

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“Close, close all night
the lovers keep.
They turn together
in their sleep,

Close as two pages
in a book
that read each other
in the dark.

Each knows all
the other knows,
learned by heart
from head to toes.”
― Elizabeth Bishop, Edgar Allan Poe & The Juke-Box: Uncollected Poems, Drafts, and Fragments

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“So what's a nurse? [...]
Basically someone who does all the work of helping people without any of the credit.”
― Zack Schoppen, The Midwizard of Cosconia

tags: nurses, nursing

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“Artificial or not, the knowledge of existing borders delineates the world. They are a social technology that creates emotional reality, that creates physical reality.”
― Isabel J. Kim, Sublimation

tags: borders, immigration

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