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American living in Thailand. Foster dad of many. Author (Izanami's Choice). Game dev (Torment: Tides of Numenera, Remnant: From the Ashes, Remnant II). Professional editor for hire. ...more

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Average rating: 3.61 · 204 ratings · 33 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Izanami's Choice 3.81 avg rating — 108 ratings — 2 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
	From the Depths: Gold - The Gate to the Abyss 3.27 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2014	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
	Beneath Ceaseless Skies #41 by Scott H. Andrews (Editor), Michael J. DeLuca (Goodreads Author), Adam Heine (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2010	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 Patch Man 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 2 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
	Dark Blooded Desires by Nicki Ruth (Goodreads Author), Adam Heine (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Charlie Sapphire (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Sympathetic characters are vital in fiction. Developing sympathy helps us like them, root for them, and connect to them. If the reader can't sympathize with a character, they won't want to spend hours and hours with them and their story!

But what does that mean exactly? How do you make a character sympathetic?

For the most part, readers will like a character for the same reasons they like people in

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A beautiful, sweet, insightful coming of age rom com. I highly recommend it.
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Adam Heine rated a book it was amazing Mileships by Ian McQue	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
Beautiful art and beautiful lore about a pretty cool dieselpunk fantasy world.
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Adam Heine rated a book really liked it A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson	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 really great overview (as concise as it could ever be) of basically everything Western science knows and how we know it—alongside a great number of humorous stories about the (mostly rich, white men) who spent the last few centuries arguing foolish ...more
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Adam Heine liked Virginia's review of The Floating World (The Floating World, #1): "Truly enjoyable. What a fun, inventive, and creative storyline, world. Unexpectedly wholesome, full of heart, and just plain entertainment! Loved!!"
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Adam Heine liked Virginia's review of Asian American Apostate: Losing Religion and Finding Myself at an Evangelical University: "Hilarious, thoughtful, and indicting, Okamoto's memoir was difficult to read - but absolutely worth it. It was hard because I hate the idea of him suffering and being so hampered in by his job, and just his patience and forbearance while at EVU. Full" Read more of this review »
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Adam Heine rated a book it was amazing Room to Dream (Front Desk #3) by Kelly Yang (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
Mia is so inspiring. I feel empowered—even as a middle-aged white man—every time I read a book in this series.
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