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We are legion dennis taylor6/29/2023 ![]() The ultimate objective of the operation is to place one of the revived minds aboard a deep-space probe, to be sent out to explore the galaxy. He little expects that a freak accident will cause that death shortly after he does so.īob wakes up in the distant future to find himself the subject of a study conducted under the auspices of a religious extremist government called FAITH. The titular “Bob” is Bob Johansson, a software developer and science-fiction fan who signs up to have his brain preserved after his death, to be revived in some distant future. But it came recommended to me by not one, but two friends whose tastes run along the same lines as my own, so I had to give it a try. ![]() This book has over 2000 reviews on Amazon, so it’s not really hidden. ![]() ![]() I don’t often review widely-read books, as you may have noticed. ![]()
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Dolan naoise6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Exciting Times examines the phenomenon of young Westerners who come to Hong Kong to teach with few credentials other than their native fluency in English, though the mood of the period in which Naoise Dolan wrote and set the book-pre-pandemic and before 2019’s sweeping political demonstrations-contrasts with how the city feels today.Įxciting Times is the debut novel from 29-year-old Dolan, from Dublin, Ireland. Any author who chooses to set their story in Hong Kong must decide how to grapple with the city’s unique cultural make-up, and how much shifting tensions in society should be addressed. ![]()
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Stephen king elevation book6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Which brings me back to Elevation , which, for all effective purposes, is a weirdly modernized re-telling of Thinner. In Elevation, King tells the story of a fat guy who wakes up one day and realizes he’s losing weight at a dramatic rate, slowly killing the poor bastard. I won’t tell you how the story ends, but I’ll say this: It ain’t kittens and rainbows. It’s the story of a fat guy who gets cursed by a gypsy and immediately starts losing weight at a dramatic rate, slowly killing the poor bastard. ![]() So King invented Bachman to help flood the world with horror.Īrguably the most famous of the Bachman novels, and the one that finally outed Bachman’s true person, was a neat little trick of grim horror called Thinner. Publishers of the long-ago didn’t put out two books by the same author in a 12-month time frame. He did this not because Bachman’s content was wildly different than King’s, but more so because King’s prolificity was such that he couldn’t be contained to a single novel per year. ![]() If you know anything about Stephen King, you’ll know that he used to enjoy writing under the thinly-veiled pseudonym of Richard Bachman. However, the story itself came as an even bigger surprise than the mini-sized book and low page count. Don’t let the novel-sized $20 price point fool you. It clocks in at a featherweight count of 160 pages, and is what we fiction writers would refer to as a “novella” or, as it’s known in layman terms, a “short novel.” But let’s be clear, this is a story–not a novel. ![]() Stephen King’s most recent book is a slim little number called Elevation. ![]()
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Love In Transition by E.M. Leya6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact our guide told us the most horrible stories of intrigues, mass murder and strange colonists…Hard to believe, but in fact the stories are true. We have many things to talk about, and I have learned so Galápagos – Floreana, Santa Cruz – Dragon Hillįloreana is best known for its colourful history of buccaneers, whalers, convicts and early colonists. One of my favourite places to meet a 600 years old friend, is Gökalv in Blekinge, Sweden. They say oak trees grow for 300 years, and stay in their glory for another 300 years, and then decay and die their last 300 years. ![]() But since I visited The Warsaw Jewish Cemetery, I have come to understand, that nowhere else you will find… that 600 Years and More – of Wisdom and Beauty The old houses in Jurmala outside Riga most certainly were - living evidence of transition not always being a word with a less positive meaning. Leya has published 54 romance novels, with an average book rating of /5 stars. Hope, Montana, looks perfect, and Carrie quickly falls in love with the learning how to succeed in the world by watching him, problem is. Père Lachaise in Paris and Highgate in London. The WordPress Challenge is to show this in pictures. Leya a story about recovering from a violent attack and learning to trust and love. Why do I find such peace and mindfulness walking in cemeteries? Over the years I have learned that many people do. A Silent Contemplation – The Łódź Jewish Cemetery ![]()
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Subtle blood kj charles6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Kim made an oath to stop with the lies and Will can tell he’s really trying to turn a new leaf. His used bookshop is thriving and his relationship with ex-spy and disgraced aristocrat, Kim Secretan, seems to be on solid ground. He’s healed up nicely from the injuries sustained in The Sugared Game. When we pick up with Will Darling at the start of this book, things are looking up. It was a wild ride with a lot of ups and downs but it was so much fun to read, I wish it didn’t have to end! They totally swept me away, both with the romance and the mystery/danger. I stumbled upon it randomly and read all three books back-to-back. I can’t believe I’m already at the end of Will Darling and Kim Secretan’s adventures! This trilogy was such an unexpected delight for me. “…What would I do with a better man? He wouldn’t like it, and I’d get bored.” “Christ, I adore you.” “Good,” Will said. ![]()
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![]() Sadly, however, before she could get to a phone to tell anyone about it the Earth was unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace by-pass and so the idea was lost forever.īut So Long and Thanks for all the fish is.At least partly.Īrthur Dent finds her in the last place in the universe he would expect to find anyhting but which 3,976,000,000 people will find oddly familiar.īook A - Very good, general signs of shelf wear and marks on the cover and spine.īook B - Good, shows sign of age including tears on the spine. ![]() This time it was right, it would work, and no-one would have to get nailed to anything. ![]() ".and then, one Thursday, nearly 2,000 years after one man had been nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be to be nice to peope for a change, a girl sitting on her own somehwere in Rickmansworth suddenly realised what it was that had been going wrong all this time, and she finally knew how the world could be made a good and happy place. ![]()
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Little white lies jennifer lynn barnes6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() UNA FORTUNA EN JUEGO.Un paso adelante.Avery penso que resolver el acertijo que le puso el multimillonario Tobias Hawthorne revelaria por que le dejo a ella, una completa desconocida, toda su fortuna.Dos pasos atras.Pero, a medida que las pistas cripticas dan un giro inesperado y los atractivos y enigmaticos nietos de Hawthorne continuan atrayendola en diferentes direcciones, Avery no puede evitar preguntarse en quien puede confiar realmente.¿Que sucede cuando la verdad esconde mas secretos?Pronto, Avery se da cuenta de que este juego no se trata solo de dinero y poder: ahora esta jugando por su vida.¡NO TE PIERDAS EL EXPLOSIVO FINAL DELA SERIE UNA HERENCIA EN JUEGO!DISPONIBLE EN FEBRERO DE 2023La critica ha dicho:Me tuvo en vilo hasta la ultima pagina.Katharine Mcgee, autora de las seriesEl piso mil yAmerican Royals¡Lo mas divertido que he leido en todo el año!.E. ![]() Perfecto para fans de Karen McManus.UN JUEGO MORTAL. La riqueza, las intrigas y los romances son claves para intentar resolver los múltiples enigmas. ![]() En la emocionante secuela del best seller globalUna herencia en juego. ![]()
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The dunderheads by paul fleischman6/27/2023 ![]() Each child has a moniker that evokes his or her particular genius: Google-Eyes can hypnotize animals (and her little brother) Pencil can draw anything from memory Spitball can shoot a wad of paper amazing distances and Hollywood has seen every movie ever made-11 times. Einstein, it turns out, is not the only talented kid in the room. His classmates call him that because he’s a “whiz at solving problems,” though of course Miss Breakbone wouldn’t know it. “Every time she made a student cry, she gave herself a gold star,” explains the narrator, a boy nicknamed Einstein. ![]() In the story, we meet a class of oddball children over which looms the terrifying figure of Miss Breakbone, a ferocious, barrel-bosomed teacher who detests her pupils and relishes confiscating their belongings. That, in short, is the delicious dynamic at the heart of “The Dunderheads,” Newbery Medal-winner Paul Fleischman’s quirky illustrated caper for readers ages 8 to 12. ![]() ![]() And nothing quite so gratifies that outrage as seeing the adult in question get his comeuppance-especially when it’s at the hands of the children he has offended. Nothing quite so stings a child’s natural sense of justice as being underestimated, especially by an adult in a position of authority. ![]()
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The silver door by holly lisle6/27/2023 ![]() ![]() Many readers will find Lisle's creative embellishments of fairy lore especially arresting." -BOOKLIST (starred review) "The world Lisle creates is as distinctive and intriguing as any real place, with a complex history, well-developed societies, and a strong sense of magic. Master storyteller, Holly Lisle, once again transports readers to the twilit realms of the night worlds in this enchanting and gorgeous second tale. Will Genna, with the help of her brother, Dan, and their friends Catri, Doyati, and Yarri, be able to fulfill her fate? ![]() When she escapes a brutal plot concoted by the evil kai lords, Genna finds herself cast into the depths of the Sun Wizards' world.Īs the war begins to cross the moonroads, threatening to destroy all the worlds beneath the sun and moon, Genna must rise and harness her new powers in order to save her people. Genna is the chosen Sunrider, and under nightling protection, she must learn the ancient magics so she may bring an end to the war between slaves and masters. She alone can lead the fight to defeat an immortal evil. ![]() In the battle between nightlings and humans, it's prophesied that the Sunrider is destined to unite the magics of the sun and moon for the good of all. ![]()
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Winter marissa meyer paperback6/27/2023 ![]() I've come to the conclusion that I really like how Meyer balances retelling with the traditional story. I was a bit concerned seeing as I generally think any YA book over 500 pages feels too long, but I needn't have worried. You know, I actually checked and this is the longest YA book I have ever read at over 820 pages, the second longest being Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at 766 pages. ![]() And this longass final installment was a heart-pounding, fast-paced finale. After finally giving in and picking up Scarlet, even though I hated Cinder, I just haven't been able to get enough of this series. The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of Lunar Chronicles. ![]() ![]() “She was prettier than a bouquet of roses and crazier than a headless chicken. ![]() |