What is the last book you read, and your rating?

[Karlabchu]

Book 66: The Big Four by Agatha Christie. I am not convinced by the style of this novel. It reminded me a lot of Doyle's retelling of his great detective and many of the ingredients that make Christie's mysteries so unique were missing. Perhaps it was because the international conspiracy this time did not allow to focus on the small details of the most well-known stories of her, so there were no details of the discovery of the clues that excited me.
I still recommend Christie without hesitation, but this work was not one of her best. 4/5

[Nganyi Humphrey]

The last book I read was Killing Abel and my rating of the book is 3/5 and it is a good book in encouraging a person to lead a righteous life.

[gali]

Black Tide by K.C. Jones and liked it overall. Rated it 4/5 stars due to the slow start and the present tense style of writing."

[gali]

Book 66: The Big Four by Agatha Christie. I am not convinced by the style of this novel. It reminded me a lot of Doyle's retelling of his great detective and many of the ingredients that make Christie's mysteries so unique were missing. Perhaps it was because the international conspiracy this time did not allow to focus on the small details of the most well-known stories of her, so there were no details of the discovery of the clues that excited me.
I still recommend Christie without hesitation, but this work was not one of her best. 4/5

I love all her books, but this one I liked less.

[noelhope]

The last book I read was Covet by J.R. Ward. It is a good book. It is full of suspense.

[gali]

I finished "The Cartographers" by Peng Shepherd and rated it 2/5 stars. Good premise but poor execution.

[Karlabchu]

Book 66: The Big Four by Agatha Christie. I am not convinced by the style of this novel. It reminded me a lot of Doyle's retelling of his great detective and many of the ingredients that make Christie's mysteries so unique were missing. Perhaps it was because the international conspiracy this time did not allow to focus on the small details of the most well-known stories of her, so there were no details of the discovery of the clues that excited me.
I still recommend Christie without hesitation, but this work was not one of her best. 4/5

I love all her books, but this one I liked less.

So true. I still need to read more of her though.

Book 67: Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak. It reminded me a bit of Dostoyevsky's novels about class struggle and the gaze of the other. However, although the protagonist is initially moved by the equal ideas of socialism, he soon realizes the corruption within this system and renounces involvement with it. Although he still harbors the ideals of solidarity and equality with the people that had attracted him. This leads him down a rather destructive path that culminates in his love interest and his family suffering the punishment with him.
The truth is that I don't like romance, but this one was very sober and full of sacrifices, so I don't want to criticize anything. Of course, the reading is long and a bit dense in certain parts, so I recommend that you give it a long time to read. 4/5

[Isaac Oh]

Thirteen Heavens- 2 out of 4 stars

That book was bad. The editing was terrible.

[Stacia Levy]

Just read "The Assignment" by Don Chance here on Online Book Club. 2 out of 4. Some good suspense but couldn't get past some of the sexism, like blaming women for rape.

[Stacia Levy]

The Lovely Bones.

Eeehhh...good but not great.

I agree. It didn't quite live up to the hype it received. I saw the movie, too. Same impression: both good, but I don't feel the urge to revisit either again.

[Stacia Levy]

I just finished George Orwell's Animal Farm....I just love it! 5/5

That book taught me a number of fiction devices: allegory, metaphor, and personification.
Orwell's "1984" is also a good read.

[Stacia Levy]

I just finished "Metamorphosis and other stories" - Frank Kafka. I have always been interested in reading Frank Kafka but I must say that I was really disappointed. I could not give this book more than 6/10.

I agree. Maybe some things have to be read in the original language for full impact? The book is referred to so much regarding its theme and symbolism, but I found it very simplistic.

[Karlabchu]

Book 68: Good omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Not my kind of humor.
And since I was not laughing, I was paying attention.
And paying attention in this book is not a very good idea.
So I didn't like it.
I'll only leave a sentence to remember.

"It's all out of control. Heaven and Hell aren't running things any more, it's like the whole planet is a Third World country that's finally got the Bomb . . ."

If there is a possible defense, the idea is released by the character of the demon, who I imagine does not have good ideas on principle. 1/5

[joe mulabi]

''Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature how Civilization Destroys happiness,'' great philosophical book, you need to read and think about how life was in the primitive way. It will make you know the things you never did and think about in your life.

[Dauria04]

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson, I gave it 3.75/5 stars.
A fun and lighthearted fantasy book with magical libraries and sorcerers.