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The Book Thief
It's been quite hard to rate this one.
In the beginning I must admit I wasn't impressed at all. I also was somewhat disturbed by the feeling that the author was trying too hard to be poetical.
From the middle of the book onwards, though, it started to get better and better. The ending (I ... (continue)
It's been quite hard to rate this one.
In the beginning I must admit I wasn't impressed at all. I also was somewhat disturbed by the feeling that the author was trying too hard to be poetical.
From the middle of the book onwards, though, it started to get better and better. The ending (I mean the actual last sentence) was one of the best I found in a book.
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The Art of Discworld
Some pretty amazing illustrations and a couple of nice insights from PTerry himself about the creation of the Discworld's places and characters.
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Le Ton Beau De Marot
As thick as an essay, as smooth as a novel. When I started the daunting task of reading this massive book, I would have never imagined how easy it would have proven to be.
Hofstadter manages to talk about a wide array of complicated subjects while keeping a continuous narrative flow: an invite ... (continue)
As thick as an essay, as smooth as a novel. When I started the daunting task of reading this massive book, I would have never imagined how easy it would have proven to be.
Hofstadter manages to talk about a wide array of complicated subjects while keeping a continuous narrative flow: an invite to go on and on, deeper and deeper, into the mysteries of language and translation.
It's hard to tell whether the most fascinating part of this book is its content or its form. Given the time that the author has spent refining both of them, however, I'd settle for a tie.
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Where's My Cow?
It's a Pratchett... I just had to have it :D
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Making Money
It doesn't live up to Going Postal, but it's quite good.
The fact that I raced over the last 120 pages and finished them at 4 in the morning, after 2 hours of reading, speaks for itself.
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