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Nikaleigh_ wrote: ↑01 Jun 2018, 17:35
I just finished Crazy Rich Asians and gave it 5/5 - it was just such a fun, light read!
It's so fun until you get to the last part and then start bawling because of the revelation.
China Rich Girlfriend is more fun, I'm telling you!
As for Rich People Problems, I'm yet to read it.
I just finished reading Cold Fear by Rick Mofina. This book grabbed me within the first few lines. It tells the heartbreaking story of a couple who goes hiking in the Olympic National Forest in Montana, and their young daughter gets lost. It is further revealed that the mother hides a dark secret, and this causes suspicion from the FBI. Is this little girl truly lost, or is there a more sinister act at play? I rated this 4 out of 4 because it draws the reader in and keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end.
The angels are the reapers.
If you like zombie type books then this is the book for you.follow temple on her journey through a world full of darkness and zombies. Learn how she survives. She is all alone and doesn't stay long in each town. Very frightening read loved it
I rate it a 5/5, maybe some people won't like it because it talks a lot about how people with anxiety live, but I really relate to this, and well, I have always liked John Green's books, The Fault in our stars and Paper Towns, I felt were more directed to an audience, than actually John writing his mind out, but this one really did remind me of Looking for Alaska, which felt more genuine.
If you have read plenty of Jane Austen before, then you will know exactly what to expect with Persuasion. While it is, like all of the others, full of romantic machinations, misunderstandings, parties, parodies of the behaviours of the upper classes and the inevitable pairings and marriage arrangements, this one has a quiet maturity to it and a bit less of the youthful impetuosity of, say, Emma. Anne Elliot is one of Austen's more mature heroines at age 27.
Austen includes the usual motley crew of characters, young and old, earnest and playful, honest and insincere, intelligent and frivolous, and enough social interactions and periods of quiet rumination for us, the reader, to understand the true nature of each of the characters, such that we too are persuaded as to the validity of the plot and the social outcomes of this enjoyable fiction.
4 stars out of 5
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
The last book I read was Saga by Brian K. Vaughan. Well I guess you could call this a comic or a graphic novel, but I finished the 2nd volume and I loved every moment of it. The story follows Alana and Marko as they start a family of their own, and run away from their rival home planets. The two have to battle soldiers, bounty hunters, and figure out how to be parents. So far 4 out of 4 stars.
"Bitter" by Francesca Jakobi, 4/4. A very touching tale about a mother who tries to put right the relationships with her estranged son.
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The last book i read was murder of roger ackroyd by agatha christe and i rate it 9 upon ten it was a thirller but it was a bit complicated in some parts it surely deserves a 9 upon 10
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The last book that I finished is Julian Barnes' The Sense of an Ending.
I finished it in 2 days.
Out of 5, my rating would be 4 as I loved how beautifully it portrayed the ordinary life of an ordinary man with such common but selected words. The diction glides from your tongue but there remains a taste of that eternal emotions.
Such is story is common to see but presentment was extraordinary.
The last book I read was the Young World by Chris Weitz.
4/5 - only because I'm a harsh critic with books.
It was a great read with fantastic pacing and amazing dialogue. I would recommend to anyone who enjoys Y.A. or apocalyptic books!
I confess that Venus In Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch was better than I had expected. The tone was lively and engaging, it was short and easy to read (done in two sittings), and the subject matter was less brutal and distressing than I had imagined it might be.
For this is the tale of a man, Severin, who falls in love with a woman, Wanda, and who gives her carte-blanche to be as cruel to him, in the name of love, as she wishes to be. In fact, he begs to be allowed to be her slave, and for Wanda to whip him, abuse him, degrade him and generally treat him in a sub-human fashion, to prove his love for her and hers for him.
The plot is a little twisted, and with the deception that exists in the relationship, it is sometimes hard to differentiate between play acting and reality.
Sacher-Masoch writes with intelligence and eloquence, presenting a number of personal musings on the nature of women and how their love differs from that of men (not that I endorse his views!). But ultimately it is a cautionary tale - be careful what you wish for.
3.5 stars out of 5
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The last book that I read was The Round House by Louise Erdrich. I give it 5/5 stars. I picked this book up on a whim, and I couldn't put it down until I finished the very last sentence.