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Stephen is on page 106 of 240 of The Ipcress File: A Harry Palmer Novel

DNF
Reasons: Obscure references, nothing happens, boring characters, confusing.

Disappointed because this book came from a YouTube recommendation for classic books for beginners. I should have read the first few pages first.

— Dec 12, 2025 01:16PM Add a comment

Stephen is on page 174 of 303 of Dragonflight (Pern: Dragonriders of Pern, #1)

— Jun 22, 2024 05:03PM Add a comment

Stephen is on page 19 of 608 of When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day

— Jun 22, 2024 05:02PM Add a comment

Stephen is starting The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again

— Mar 17, 2024 05:44PM Add a comment

Stephen is starting Anger Management Workbook for Men: Take Control of Your Anger and Master Your Emotions

— Oct 15, 2023 08:32AM Add a comment

Stephen is starting Foulsham (Iremonger, #2)

— Aug 06, 2023 03:48PM Add a comment

Stephen is on page 333 of 470 of The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #0)

If the orphanage doesn't get money soon it'll close! If the kids find the treasure first will they share some ir all of it with Mr. Collum to save the orphanage?

— Jul 12, 2023 05:27AM Add a comment

Stephen is on page 230 of 470 of The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #0)

Young Nick searches for friendship and treasure in his orphanage.

— Jul 10, 2023 01:30PM Add a comment

Stephen is on page 142 of 336 of How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

So freedom, escape, return home, largeness of spirit, love. (Things flight can represent)

Flight is Freedom

— Apr 01, 2023 09:44AM Add a comment

Stephen is on page 124 of 336 of How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

— Mar 30, 2023 03:22PM Add a comment

Stephen is on page 46 of 625 of The Toll (Arc of a Scythe, #3)

— Mar 30, 2023 03:21PM Add a comment

Stephen is on page 31 of 512 of Blind Tiger

“I’ve lived longer. I’ve learned to be more cautious, less friendly.”

Yup! Me too!

— Mar 11, 2023 12:18PM Add a comment

Stephen is finished with American Gods (A Full Cast Production)

— Aug 16, 2022 06:57PM Add a comment

Stephen is on page 52 of 412 of The Master and Margarita

I’m done with this. There’s nothing funny. I don’t care about the characters or the story. I not fond of all the footnoted obscure references. Life’s too short to bother with this one!

— Apr 09, 2022 05:14PM Add a comment

Stephen is on page 52 of 412 of The Master and Margarita

I’m done with this. There’s nothing funny. I don’t care about the characters or the story. I not fond of all the footnoted obscure references. Life’s too short to bother with this one!

— Apr 09, 2022 05:14PM Add a comment

Stephen is starting All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis

— Feb 01, 2022 02:16PM Add a comment

Stephen is on page 121 of 440 of The Great Alone

“Leni saw suddenly how hope could break you, how it was a shiny lure for the unwary. What happened to you if you hoped too hard for the best and got the worst? Was it better not to hope at all, to prepare? Wasn’t that what her father’s lesson always was? Prepare for the worst. “

— Aug 19, 2021 02:28PM Add a comment

Stephen is on page 84 of 304 of The Silence of the Girls (The Women of Troy, #1)

Some of the dialogue and writing is of British-English dialect, which really throws me off. (So I guess the author is British?) It destroys some of flow, though I’m sure if I was British I wouldn’t even notice.

— Aug 02, 2021 06:32AM Add a comment