What is the last book you read, and your rating?
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I was considering reading this book, but I have been on the fence about it. Would you recommend it?
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I absolutely hate when books add an epilogue that bring practically nothing of importance to the book. I did love the Hulu series as well.kjs237 wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 21:36 I just finished re-reading The Handmaids Tale. I'd read it years ago, and because I love the new Hulu series, decided to revisit the book to see if it was following the series. I didn't really like the book the first time I read it but could not remember why. Now I remember that it was great until the epilogue, which seemed totally disjointed and unnecessary. It answered no questions and didn't bring the story to a conclusion in any meaningful way.
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I have been on the fence about reading this book. Would you recommend it?
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Would you recommend this book? I was considering reading it, but I am worried that it will be difficult to review.
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The time travel aspect of this book is what makes it somewhat off-putting to me. Everyone raves about The Time Traveler's Wife, but the time travel aspect was very muddled. It has made me turn away most time travel books to this day.Samantha Lieberman wrote: ↑25 May 2018, 11:55 The last book I read was one I just reviewed today. It is called Yesterday by Samyann. I gave this a 3 out of 4. All time travel books can get a little confusing.
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The time travel aspect of this book is what makes it somewhat off-putting to me. Everyone raves about The Time Traveler's Wife, but the time travel aspect was very muddled. It has made me turn away most time travel books to this day.Samantha Lieberman wrote: ↑25 May 2018, 11:55 The last book I read was one I just reviewed today. It is called Yesterday by Samyann. I gave this a 3 out of 4. All time travel books can get a little confusing.
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So, committing a murder, in an environment where people can read your intentions in advance, becomes an even more difficult challenge.
At its core, the plot is about corporate greed, avarice and the desire for total power, and this is what drives Ben Reich, already a powerful businessman, to want to murder his key rival, Craye D'Courtney.
Despite the obvious impediments to Reich's plan, the murder is completed successfully quite early in the novel. The remainder of the tale revolves around the investigation, led by the driven and determined police prefect, Lincoln Powell, a first class peeper, who is convinced of Reich's guilt and is committed to bring him to justice.
The punishment for the guilty is Demolition, a concept that I will leave unexplained here.
I wouldn't rate this as a great novel, but it is enjoyable, with a few interesting twists and plot diversions (the murdered man's daughter Barbara has a key role), and it kept me quite engaged throughout.
4 stars out of 5
The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
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It is a good v. evil fantasy book with dragons, elves and dwarves. Normally I don't read this genre because of the made up settings and names of characters that seem so hard to figure out pronunciation making the story difficult to flow in my mind. I was please this book was not that way. It was a good one to step out of the comfort zone and I would read the other books in this series. I'd give it 3 out of 4 stars.