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ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(150, 164)",1,0.0,False -030758836X,books,engrossing,book,clear,description,5d196ea3b5d3b5c0456010ffe546b716,22ecffdfc4ca15ea2b079459b63b7526,Is it a good description?,1,0.6000000000000001,True,f42abc2e6fbc01e88c93eaf984047121,This book was very engrossing and entertaining. I switched my suspicions with each new chapter and neglected my housework to see what happened next. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(150, 164)",1,0.0,False -0141326085,books,great,voice,perfect,set,60ae5302275338eeb2ca9dbbb8c6f1b5,52f4e94fbffb3faa94a32b48fed6cc12,What is the perfect set?,1,1.0,True,356776610e0cd551073a44f96596092b,"Beautiful Creatures takes on the topic of bigotry, but not through race or religion but in regards to those who use magic and are so different from the norm, where it frightens a select group of misinformed and small thinking people. Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is very much discussed in this book and used as an example, perhaps a bit too strongly. But anyone who has read To Kill a Mockingbird understands why that book and the message it portrays is so very important and makes the reader aware of both the light and darkness that resides in all our souls.This idea of light and dark is the main focus in Beautiful Creatures. Nothing is gray, but very much black and white and told from the point of view from Ethan Wate, a sixteen- year old who lives with his father in the small town of Gatlin, South Carolina. Ethan's father is a writer who locks himself up in his study for days on end. Not only to write his literary masterpiece, but to hide from Ethan and the loss of Ethan's mother who only just died in a car accident. Because of Ethan's parents influence, he enjoys reading and not just comic books but literary classics such as Cather in the Rye and Slaughterhouse-Five.Ethan has learned early on that there are two types of people in Gaitlin, as his father states- ""The ones who are bound to stay or too dumb to go. Everyone else finds a way out."" Ethan wants a way out. He has little over two more years until he can leave Gatlin. He's sick of the people that live there; those that live in the past still, where the remnants of the Civil War are alive and well. There are no surprises in Gatlin that is until a new resident arrives. Her name is Lena Duchannes and the one Ethan has been waiting all his life for. Ethan has been having strange dreams about a mysterious girl and coincidently it is Lena, the niece of Old Man Macon Ravenwood, a recluse who makes, ""Boo Radley look like a social butterfly"". Macon lives in a run-down plantation, one of the oldest in town. The student's at Ethan's high school decide early on that Lena is a freak because of her family ties. The boys think Lena is beautiful and mysterious, but because a few of Ethan's female classmates, who are blonde haired, tanned and a fashionable, treat Lena as an outcast because she wears long dresses, black Converse sneakers and has dark curls. Both her parents are dead and she also drives the family hearse. Ethan is smitten the moment he sees her because of the connection they have.Around the time Lena arrives, strange things start to happen. A song about sixteen moons and sixteen years plays on Ethan's IPOD, one he has never heard of and vanishes as soon as he listens to it. The weather becomes unpredictable and whenever Lena is in a room the windows shatter. Lena soon has a reputation of being a witch and Ethan wants to get to the heart of the matter and find out who Lena is and why he can't get her out of his mind. Ethan is much like a dog after a bone and tries to befriend Lena, even though she warns him to stay away. What these two don't know is they both have a bond and need each other. They find out that their ancestors are responsible for a curse, and because of that Lena doesn't have much time. Lena comes from a line of powerful relatives. She is known as a Caster, a gifted individual who has powers. Her Uncle Macon, as well as her grandmother and cousins do also. Lena feels she is living on borrowed time because in less than six months she turns sixteen and on her sixteenth birthday she will be claimed, where her fate is chosen and she will either become dark or light. That means Lena's free will has been taken from her. She's not meant to live among mortals and that means Ethan. If Lena goes dark, just like her cousin Ridley, she must leave her home and family because bad things will continue to happen if she remains.Time is of the essence and Ethan won't let Lena go. He will find a way to stop fate and figure out a way to make sure Lena doesn't go dark. They must find a book of magic, the answer to breaking a one-hundred fifty year old curse, and stop the Gatlin community at large from their vendetta they have against Lena. There are many dark forces at play and lines will be drawn. And Ethan's love for Lena may not be strong enough to save her.Kami and Margaret deserve many accolades for penning such a tale like Beautiful Creatures. At over six-hundred pages this is a long, rich story that may seem slow moving, but it does fit the tone of the way of life in the south. Magic, love and suspense are all combined to create a tension filled world with very unique and eccentric characters.Ethan and Lena are lovely together and I really couldn't find any fault with their relationship and feelings for one another. Ethan may seem a bit too good to be true, but he has a great voice and the reader can see things perfectly through his eyes even though his actual physical description is a bit vague. Ethan may seem to be a typical teenage with ripped jeans, t-shirts, messy room, and love of basketball but underneath is the heart of a poet, a mature person who has grown old before his time because of his environment and lack of parental guidance. Ethan does has a grandmother type in his life, his housekeeper the mystical Amma, but Ethan's father is a very pale and lacking character, unlike Lena's family who comes across much like the Addams Family.Because of these eccentric relatives of Lena's to the opinions and ideas of the Gatlin people, I felt at times it was a bit too much and overwhelming. Ethan's best friend Wesley ""Link"" Lincoln has a mother who should be a force to be reckoned with but is a bit too cartoonish, much like mustached twirling like villain. The reason for Mrs. Lincoln's annoying personality is unveiled at the end but at that point I wanted to push her off a cliff. Also, the last fifty pages or so became a whirlwind reading experience. My head starting spinning from all the action occurring. Beautiful Creatures would have been a near perfect read for me if not for the final fight for Lena's life.Even thought I felt the actions of some of the characters too comical and the message of social acceptance and harmony Kami and Margaret were trying to get across was a bit too strong a times, Beautiful Creatures is an incredible book. Lessons are learned within these pages and that simple message that love conquers all rings true. The power of love and hope is very much a universal belief in life and in Beautiful Creatures.Katiebabs ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(6523, 6537)",1,0.0,False -0141326085,books,great,voice,perfect,set,60ae5302275338eeb2ca9dbbb8c6f1b5,52f4e94fbffb3faa94a32b48fed6cc12,What is the perfect set?,1,1.0,True,356776610e0cd551073a44f96596092b,"Beautiful Creatures takes on the topic of bigotry, but not through race or religion but in regards to those who use magic and are so different from the norm, where it frightens a select group of misinformed and small thinking people. Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is very much discussed in this book and used as an example, perhaps a bit too strongly. But anyone who has read To Kill a Mockingbird understands why that book and the message it portrays is so very important and makes the reader aware of both the light and darkness that resides in all our souls.This idea of light and dark is the main focus in Beautiful Creatures. Nothing is gray, but very much black and white and told from the point of view from Ethan Wate, a sixteen- year old who lives with his father in the small town of Gatlin, South Carolina. Ethan's father is a writer who locks himself up in his study for days on end. Not only to write his literary masterpiece, but to hide from Ethan and the loss of Ethan's mother who only just died in a car accident. Because of Ethan's parents influence, he enjoys reading and not just comic books but literary classics such as Cather in the Rye and Slaughterhouse-Five.Ethan has learned early on that there are two types of people in Gaitlin, as his father states- ""The ones who are bound to stay or too dumb to go. Everyone else finds a way out."" Ethan wants a way out. He has little over two more years until he can leave Gatlin. He's sick of the people that live there; those that live in the past still, where the remnants of the Civil War are alive and well. There are no surprises in Gatlin that is until a new resident arrives. Her name is Lena Duchannes and the one Ethan has been waiting all his life for. Ethan has been having strange dreams about a mysterious girl and coincidently it is Lena, the niece of Old Man Macon Ravenwood, a recluse who makes, ""Boo Radley look like a social butterfly"". Macon lives in a run-down plantation, one of the oldest in town. The student's at Ethan's high school decide early on that Lena is a freak because of her family ties. The boys think Lena is beautiful and mysterious, but because a few of Ethan's female classmates, who are blonde haired, tanned and a fashionable, treat Lena as an outcast because she wears long dresses, black Converse sneakers and has dark curls. Both her parents are dead and she also drives the family hearse. Ethan is smitten the moment he sees her because of the connection they have.Around the time Lena arrives, strange things start to happen. A song about sixteen moons and sixteen years plays on Ethan's IPOD, one he has never heard of and vanishes as soon as he listens to it. The weather becomes unpredictable and whenever Lena is in a room the windows shatter. Lena soon has a reputation of being a witch and Ethan wants to get to the heart of the matter and find out who Lena is and why he can't get her out of his mind. Ethan is much like a dog after a bone and tries to befriend Lena, even though she warns him to stay away. What these two don't know is they both have a bond and need each other. They find out that their ancestors are responsible for a curse, and because of that Lena doesn't have much time. Lena comes from a line of powerful relatives. She is known as a Caster, a gifted individual who has powers. Her Uncle Macon, as well as her grandmother and cousins do also. Lena feels she is living on borrowed time because in less than six months she turns sixteen and on her sixteenth birthday she will be claimed, where her fate is chosen and she will either become dark or light. That means Lena's free will has been taken from her. She's not meant to live among mortals and that means Ethan. If Lena goes dark, just like her cousin Ridley, she must leave her home and family because bad things will continue to happen if she remains.Time is of the essence and Ethan won't let Lena go. He will find a way to stop fate and figure out a way to make sure Lena doesn't go dark. They must find a book of magic, the answer to breaking a one-hundred fifty year old curse, and stop the Gatlin community at large from their vendetta they have against Lena. There are many dark forces at play and lines will be drawn. And Ethan's love for Lena may not be strong enough to save her.Kami and Margaret deserve many accolades for penning such a tale like Beautiful Creatures. At over six-hundred pages this is a long, rich story that may seem slow moving, but it does fit the tone of the way of life in the south. Magic, love and suspense are all combined to create a tension filled world with very unique and eccentric characters.Ethan and Lena are lovely together and I really couldn't find any fault with their relationship and feelings for one another. Ethan may seem a bit too good to be true, but he has a great voice and the reader can see things perfectly through his eyes even though his actual physical description is a bit vague. Ethan may seem to be a typical teenage with ripped jeans, t-shirts, messy room, and love of basketball but underneath is the heart of a poet, a mature person who has grown old before his time because of his environment and lack of parental guidance. Ethan does has a grandmother type in his life, his housekeeper the mystical Amma, but Ethan's father is a very pale and lacking character, unlike Lena's family who comes across much like the Addams Family.Because of these eccentric relatives of Lena's to the opinions and ideas of the Gatlin people, I felt at times it was a bit too much and overwhelming. Ethan's best friend Wesley ""Link"" Lincoln has a mother who should be a force to be reckoned with but is a bit too cartoonish, much like mustached twirling like villain. The reason for Mrs. Lincoln's annoying personality is unveiled at the end but at that point I wanted to push her off a cliff. Also, the last fifty pages or so became a whirlwind reading experience. My head starting spinning from all the action occurring. Beautiful Creatures would have been a near perfect read for me if not for the final fight for Lena's life.Even thought I felt the actions of some of the characters too comical and the message of social acceptance and harmony Kami and Margaret were trying to get across was a bit too strong a times, Beautiful Creatures is an incredible book. Lessons are learned within these pages and that simple message that love conquers all rings true. The power of love and hope is very much a universal belief in life and in Beautiful Creatures.Katiebabs ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(6523, 6537)",1,0.0,False -031604461X,books,perfect,one,honest,character,6d49038c6d64443f41fcfcba92e425e8,d904ff2f8eb4e858e59fd8b441359605,What is your opinion of the characters in the movie supergirl?,1,0.0,False,4cf6e8ba6dcf0087a3d2c6b32cb95ff9,"I don't understand the negative reviews. I really loved this book, and thought it brought together the characters endings in a lovely way. The beginning scenes of the wedding and honeymoon are lovely, and tho, I, too, hesitated at the first sign of the 'little nudger', I thought the storyline was handled well. It kept me very interested, even if it was a little gruesome - hey, aren't we talking vampires here?? And the final part was great - with Bella so triumphant as a vampire, finally unburdened by her clumsiness, and we feel Edward's love for her so much more because he loved her when she was so imperfect and so breakable. I loved it, loved the ending, think it was a great book. I even love the fairytale cottage. I also didn't need a romance-novel love scene with specifics. This one was perfect. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(818, 832)",5,0.0,False -031604461X,books,perfect,one,honest,character,6d49038c6d64443f41fcfcba92e425e8,d904ff2f8eb4e858e59fd8b441359605,What is your opinion of the characters in the movie supergirl?,2,0.0,False,4cf6e8ba6dcf0087a3d2c6b32cb95ff9,"I don't understand the negative reviews. I really loved this book, and thought it brought together the characters endings in a lovely way. The beginning scenes of the wedding and honeymoon are lovely, and tho, I, too, hesitated at the first sign of the 'little nudger', I thought the storyline was handled well. It kept me very interested, even if it was a little gruesome - hey, aren't we talking vampires here?? And the final part was great - with Bella so triumphant as a vampire, finally unburdened by her clumsiness, and we feel Edward's love for her so much more because he loved her when she was so imperfect and so breakable. I loved it, loved the ending, think it was a great book. I even love the fairytale cottage. I also didn't need a romance-novel love scene with specifics. This one was perfect. ANSWERNOTFOUND",it brought together the characters endings in a lovely way,"(80, 138)",2,0.75,True -0307913090,books,exciting,plot,full,plot,5fe2df15555a01d641ffb7f3056570f9,4044020ae88b9b094888a374f6f120a8,Was the plot full dangerous and full of twists?,4,0.6666666666666666,True,e3f2030830b4f1148cb895913e6f4075,"Being a person who rarely reads fantasy, I was a little uneasy about reading this book, especially when I looked at the character log in the back, with all the houses listed and its history. Oh shoot, I said, I won't be able to keep everyone straight.But I couldn't believe how entertaining it was. The plot is fresh and exciting, with interesting twists and turns nearly every step of the way. I must say that there was only two or three characters I was absolutely in love with, one of them being Princess Dany. I took off half a star in rating because I did not see enough of her in the book that I would have liked. Also, I found it hard to believe that the author killed off the characters that he did. NOTE: There is no happy ending to the first of this series.The writer is very talented and he is definitely one that will forever be remembered. If you like historical fiction, especially with a medieval setting, then you will like this, despite it being of a fantasy genre. Can't wait to continue the series. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1018, 1032)",4,0.0,False -0307913090,books,exciting,plot,full,plot,5fe2df15555a01d641ffb7f3056570f9,4044020ae88b9b094888a374f6f120a8,Was the plot full dangerous and full of twists?,1,0.6666666666666666,True,e3f2030830b4f1148cb895913e6f4075,"Being a person who rarely reads fantasy, I was a little uneasy about reading this book, especially when I looked at the character log in the back, with all the houses listed and its history. Oh shoot, I said, I won't be able to keep everyone straight.But I couldn't believe how entertaining it was. The plot is fresh and exciting, with interesting twists and turns nearly every step of the way. I must say that there was only two or three characters I was absolutely in love with, one of them being Princess Dany. I took off half a star in rating because I did not see enough of her in the book that I would have liked. Also, I found it hard to believe that the author killed off the characters that he did. NOTE: There is no happy ending to the first of this series.The writer is very talented and he is definitely one that will forever be remembered. If you like historical fiction, especially with a medieval setting, then you will like this, despite it being of a fantasy genre. Can't wait to continue the series. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Being a person who rarely reads fantasy,"(0, 39)",1,0.9,True -0007386648,books,unfair,life,long,journey,e3df4234f416151427a8b79e964de6a6,732955f7f70f3aa05a9a097340478b12,Is the journey comfortable or not ?,2,0.8,True,6fcace846f36cc3ae3e3799af117db8c,"What a great story. darn near unbelievable that so much could happen to one individual. I guess that when amazing things happen to an amazing person this is what you get. this book really has something for everyone. if you are a history buff, this book is for you. indvidual effort and pusrserverence, spiritual redemption, patriotism? it's in there. I was amazed again and again. i expected a full chapter on how he died and who all came to the funeral and when it didn't appear i Googled him. lo and behold! there he was on Jay Leno in June of this year (2012) at age 95 cracking jokes and telling his story with extreme humility. because this book is the real life story of Louie Zamporini it doesn't flow like a Tom Clancy novel but it is truly worth the read. especially for those who think there life is so hard and unfair. a real motivator. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(848, 862)",2,0.0,False -0007386648,books,unfair,life,long,journey,e3df4234f416151427a8b79e964de6a6,732955f7f70f3aa05a9a097340478b12,Is the journey comfortable or not ?,1,0.8,True,6fcace846f36cc3ae3e3799af117db8c,"What a great story. darn near unbelievable that so much could happen to one individual. I guess that when amazing things happen to an amazing person this is what you get. this book really has something for everyone. if you are a history buff, this book is for you. indvidual effort and pusrserverence, spiritual redemption, patriotism? it's in there. I was amazed again and again. i expected a full chapter on how he died and who all came to the funeral and when it didn't appear i Googled him. lo and behold! there he was on Jay Leno in June of this year (2012) at age 95 cracking jokes and telling his story with extreme humility. because this book is the real life story of Louie Zamporini it doesn't flow like a Tom Clancy novel but it is truly worth the read. especially for those who think there life is so hard and unfair. a real motivator. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(848, 862)",1,0.0,False -0385537859,books,thrill,story,same,plot,6b55e9f099d66632059890e8961e5539,e4f4e9ae57923683ec9f7a00bbad15c0,Do you want a long or short plot?,5,0.35,False,67a1572d02d95e3986c1e774bf0afd7e,"This book, besides being a page turner has a lot of food for thought. Story is thrilling and I can guarantee you that it will catch you by surprise. Inferno educated me and made me think about life and decisions. Great book. Highly recommend it. I can't wait for my husband to finish reading it so I can discuss it with someone. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(329, 343)",5,0.0,False -0385537859,books,thrill,story,same,plot,6b55e9f099d66632059890e8961e5539,e4f4e9ae57923683ec9f7a00bbad15c0,Do you want a long or short plot?,1,0.35,False,67a1572d02d95e3986c1e774bf0afd7e,"This book, besides being a page turner has a lot of food for thought. Story is thrilling and I can guarantee you that it will catch you by surprise. Inferno educated me and made me think about life and decisions. Great book. Highly recommend it. I can't wait for my husband to finish reading it so I can discuss it with someone. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(329, 343)",1,0.0,False -0374292795,books,great,influence,true,prediction,3c1898f5f6f6063339b958efb5f4fc5b,0f448044a683fd972ea2166e97db72c5,How can I see the prediction of my letter?,5,0.0,False,e51b72343d69619d7df25e0b677ad01f,"Thomas Friedman takes you along when he poses interesting questions about globalisation to people ranging from Bill Gates- Microsoft, Colin Powell, former Secretary of State (USA) to children in India that belong to the class of ""untouchables"". By ""listening in"" you get a much clearer picture about what is happening in the world. Thomas Friedman investigates which global developments already had and will have a great influence on your life, wherever you live, in the US, Europe, Asia, Middle East or Africa. He refers to these changes as ""flattening"". You could also say that he describes how the interdependence of people across borders has increased already much more than you think, and will increase a lot more. You could also say it is a book about the causes of globalisation and the consequences on your life (and of your children)..Most readers will be aware of these developments but by ""listening in"" to these discussions you will make a leap forward in understanding reality. Friedman not only reports on these discussions but also draws conclusions and makes suggestions. For example, what can we do about unemployment as a consequence of moving work from developed countries to China and India? An example showing the broad scope of his investigations is, ""what are the causes of Islam extremism amongst young men from well-to-do families and what can be done about it?""Thomas Friedman ""proves"" that the prosperity of a country depends on government policies; countries are poor not because of history or lack of physical resources. However, he has no use for the simplified Washington consensus with a free market without regulations and no government interference. Thomas Friedman is very concerned about the policies in the US at the present time (2006). He is convinced that the US government must make drastic changes in education and research and development policies to be able to cope with globalisation. The same applies to Western EuropeBy the way I found that the world is still round. The book contains an interesting story on how IBM developed a method to make an X ray to determine the health of a company. I searched with Google to find out more by inputting the names of IBM and the person Friedman interviewed. What did I get on the screen? The same story I had just read in ""The world is flat""! I went full circle with the clicks of my mouse! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2380, 2394)",5,0.0,False -0374292795,books,great,influence,true,prediction,3c1898f5f6f6063339b958efb5f4fc5b,0f448044a683fd972ea2166e97db72c5,How can I see the prediction of my letter?,4,0.0,False,e51b72343d69619d7df25e0b677ad01f,"Thomas Friedman takes you along when he poses interesting questions about globalisation to people ranging from Bill Gates- Microsoft, Colin Powell, former Secretary of State (USA) to children in India that belong to the class of ""untouchables"". By ""listening in"" you get a much clearer picture about what is happening in the world. Thomas Friedman investigates which global developments already had and will have a great influence on your life, wherever you live, in the US, Europe, Asia, Middle East or Africa. He refers to these changes as ""flattening"". You could also say that he describes how the interdependence of people across borders has increased already much more than you think, and will increase a lot more. You could also say it is a book about the causes of globalisation and the consequences on your life (and of your children)..Most readers will be aware of these developments but by ""listening in"" to these discussions you will make a leap forward in understanding reality. Friedman not only reports on these discussions but also draws conclusions and makes suggestions. For example, what can we do about unemployment as a consequence of moving work from developed countries to China and India? An example showing the broad scope of his investigations is, ""what are the causes of Islam extremism amongst young men from well-to-do families and what can be done about it?""Thomas Friedman ""proves"" that the prosperity of a country depends on government policies; countries are poor not because of history or lack of physical resources. However, he has no use for the simplified Washington consensus with a free market without regulations and no government interference. Thomas Friedman is very concerned about the policies in the US at the present time (2006). He is convinced that the US government must make drastic changes in education and research and development policies to be able to cope with globalisation. The same applies to Western EuropeBy the way I found that the world is still round. The book contains an interesting story on how IBM developed a method to make an X ray to determine the health of a company. I searched with Google to find out more by inputting the names of IBM and the person Friedman interviewed. What did I get on the screen? The same story I had just read in ""The world is flat""! I went full circle with the clicks of my mouse! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2380, 2394)",1,0.0,False -1476741182,books,rare,book,perfect,length,8ff86680bc5cda8a25cd591d2e44137c,a198ae13bdf32e909d2dc2258361d9c3,How did you like the length?,1,0.0,False,06e56558627a3f89c42d2b43693698a5,"What a funny, funny read. It’s very rare a book makes me laugh out loud but this book certainly did!! The flirty, sexually charged banter, the texting and Caroline’s hilarious internal dialogue had me rolling around in stitches from beginning to end.The story is about an interior designer named Caroline Reynolds who after an unfortunate experience with an ex has lost her O and she doesn’t seem to be making an appearance any time soon. To add insult to injury she is quickly discovering her new neighbour, that shares her bedroom wall, enjoys nocturnal activities of the loud variety and with a “harem” of different women. Women that Caroline refers to as Spanx, Purina and Giggler (take from that what you will!!).I have to be honest, I think I fell in love with Caroline when she fell in love with her new Kitchen Aid Mixer, a housewarming gift from her two best friends Mimi and Sophia. She just came across as so normal and relatable. She loves her job, loves her friends, loves to cook and loves her cat Clive. She does’t however love Wallbanger and after one too many nights of listening to him deliver the goods she decides to confront him. When Simon Parker, aka Wallbanger, opens the door she is confronted by a stunningly sexy man wrapped in a towel riding too low on his hips and this is where the fun begins. From here the pair bicker and banter with each other and through a series of events the exasperated neighbours call a truce, which eventually turns into friendship (nooking and tonnes of sexual innuendo included) and then dating before O finally decides to make her stunning reappearance.Simon turns out not to be the manwhore that you initially think he’ll be. Yes, he can make the bed bang and the woman scream his name but everyone involved is on the same page. He doesn’t do the relationship thing because of his work and he makes that known from the get go, that is until the night Caroline shows up, banging at his door in her sexy pink nightie. Simon is a photographer who loves to travel (and does a lot), loves to cook, loves good music and adores Caroline's goodies (the baked ones of course!!). As their relationship progresses and they have their fair share of ups and downs Caroline realises Simon has a deeper more sensitive side and even though he tells here he doesn’t know how to do the relationship thing she thinks he’s doing a damn good job:“He was wooing me. And I was letting him woo. I wanted the woo. I deserved the woo. I needed the wow that would surely follow the woo, but for now, the woo? It was whoa.”The support characters stories were fun to read too. I really liked Mimi, Sophia, Neil and Ryan and Jillian and Benjamin and I hope we get to see lots more of them in the future. I am waiting with bated breath for the sequel, Rusty Nailed, to be released Jun 24 2014.If your looking for a funny read filled with flirty banter, sexual innuendo and great, loveable characters…..look no further. This is for you. ANSWERNOTFOUND","What a funny , funny read","(0, 24)",1,1.0,True -1476741182,books,rare,book,perfect,length,8ff86680bc5cda8a25cd591d2e44137c,a198ae13bdf32e909d2dc2258361d9c3,How did you like the length?,5,0.0,False,06e56558627a3f89c42d2b43693698a5,"What a funny, funny read. It’s very rare a book makes me laugh out loud but this book certainly did!! The flirty, sexually charged banter, the texting and Caroline’s hilarious internal dialogue had me rolling around in stitches from beginning to end.The story is about an interior designer named Caroline Reynolds who after an unfortunate experience with an ex has lost her O and she doesn’t seem to be making an appearance any time soon. To add insult to injury she is quickly discovering her new neighbour, that shares her bedroom wall, enjoys nocturnal activities of the loud variety and with a “harem” of different women. Women that Caroline refers to as Spanx, Purina and Giggler (take from that what you will!!).I have to be honest, I think I fell in love with Caroline when she fell in love with her new Kitchen Aid Mixer, a housewarming gift from her two best friends Mimi and Sophia. She just came across as so normal and relatable. She loves her job, loves her friends, loves to cook and loves her cat Clive. She does’t however love Wallbanger and after one too many nights of listening to him deliver the goods she decides to confront him. When Simon Parker, aka Wallbanger, opens the door she is confronted by a stunningly sexy man wrapped in a towel riding too low on his hips and this is where the fun begins. From here the pair bicker and banter with each other and through a series of events the exasperated neighbours call a truce, which eventually turns into friendship (nooking and tonnes of sexual innuendo included) and then dating before O finally decides to make her stunning reappearance.Simon turns out not to be the manwhore that you initially think he’ll be. Yes, he can make the bed bang and the woman scream his name but everyone involved is on the same page. He doesn’t do the relationship thing because of his work and he makes that known from the get go, that is until the night Caroline shows up, banging at his door in her sexy pink nightie. Simon is a photographer who loves to travel (and does a lot), loves to cook, loves good music and adores Caroline's goodies (the baked ones of course!!). As their relationship progresses and they have their fair share of ups and downs Caroline realises Simon has a deeper more sensitive side and even though he tells here he doesn’t know how to do the relationship thing she thinks he’s doing a damn good job:“He was wooing me. And I was letting him woo. I wanted the woo. I deserved the woo. I needed the wow that would surely follow the woo, but for now, the woo? It was whoa.”The support characters stories were fun to read too. I really liked Mimi, Sophia, Neil and Ryan and Jillian and Benjamin and I hope we get to see lots more of them in the future. I am waiting with bated breath for the sequel, Rusty Nailed, to be released Jun 24 2014.If your looking for a funny read filled with flirty banter, sexual innuendo and great, loveable characters…..look no further. This is for you. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3043, 3057)",5,0.0,False -0439023513,books,good,rest,fetched,plot,88afc5608ca64d90463066b00de25e82,70ba68b9c44a9a333b139b354d6d5ec2,How do you like the plot of her new work?,1,0.4545454545454545,False,79d48e715e2a1bc4a14c7bdfa57476a4,"Have you every started a book and it just wasn't good but you read through it because eventually it did or because the rest of the series was good, well that's not the case here. This was awful from start to finish. Katniss is simply an ""unlikeable"" character from the get go, sure she has some redeeming qualities in the first book, but she slowly starts to lose them and before I even got mid-point in this book I totally stopped liking the character and everything and anything to do with her made me cringe, which was pretty much the whole book.She spends most of her time hiding, being whinny, and the fact that not until past half way through the book did she even consider trying to save Peeta, she was to wrapped up in her own world. Especially since Peeta sacrificed so much for her. Hell she didn't think of anyone else but herself and Gale really, and it wasn't about love or him knowing her, it was about sheer selfishness on her part. And Gale was never a likable character for me at all, he was always to full of hate and destruction from the beginning. I think Peeta would have been better off without her.The book just went on and on about descriptions of rooms living, sleeping, bathrooms, hallways, outside, inside, hiding places, it was just awful. I think Collins ran out of ideas before getting to the end, didn't have enough material for the last book slow she dragged everyone through a painful death to have to read it.The first book was fairly good, different, book 2 was a little less likeable, book 3 should never have happened. This could have been a 2 book deal and it would have been a lot better.Last time I go with the hype and read something just to see what all the fuss is. I've had these books since they first came out and could not get past the first 3 or so chapters of the first book and decided not to read them... I should have gone with my gut and stayed away.I've never given a book 1 star, I always try and find something redeemable about it, but this one has too much wrong with it to use that to help boost the star rating. Nope 1 star it is. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2100, 2114)",1,0.0,False -0439023513,books,good,rest,fetched,plot,88afc5608ca64d90463066b00de25e82,70ba68b9c44a9a333b139b354d6d5ec2,How do you like the plot of her new work?,5,0.4545454545454545,False,79d48e715e2a1bc4a14c7bdfa57476a4,"Have you every started a book and it just wasn't good but you read through it because eventually it did or because the rest of the series was good, well that's not the case here. This was awful from start to finish. Katniss is simply an ""unlikeable"" character from the get go, sure she has some redeeming qualities in the first book, but she slowly starts to lose them and before I even got mid-point in this book I totally stopped liking the character and everything and anything to do with her made me cringe, which was pretty much the whole book.She spends most of her time hiding, being whinny, and the fact that not until past half way through the book did she even consider trying to save Peeta, she was to wrapped up in her own world. Especially since Peeta sacrificed so much for her. Hell she didn't think of anyone else but herself and Gale really, and it wasn't about love or him knowing her, it was about sheer selfishness on her part. And Gale was never a likable character for me at all, he was always to full of hate and destruction from the beginning. I think Peeta would have been better off without her.The book just went on and on about descriptions of rooms living, sleeping, bathrooms, hallways, outside, inside, hiding places, it was just awful. I think Collins ran out of ideas before getting to the end, didn't have enough material for the last book slow she dragged everyone through a painful death to have to read it.The first book was fairly good, different, book 2 was a little less likeable, book 3 should never have happened. This could have been a 2 book deal and it would have been a lot better.Last time I go with the hype and read something just to see what all the fuss is. I've had these books since they first came out and could not get past the first 3 or so chapters of the first book and decided not to read them... I should have gone with my gut and stayed away.I've never given a book 1 star, I always try and find something redeemable about it, but this one has too much wrong with it to use that to help boost the star rating. Nope 1 star it is. ANSWERNOTFOUND",good,"(142, 146)",5,0.6000000000000001,True -1476735247,books,undeniable,chemistry,troubled,past,9f7d9449286b105d92bad20414373f1d,f80238ca12ae7428b9f4351a176002be,What is the biggest secret of tully's past?,1,0.475,False,afe120f546053a727f56020c484b4fa9,"Brynne is a beautiful American girl studying at the University of London. She is also a part time model. Due to her troubled past, she is working hard to get her life back on track and so far, things are going great until she meets Ethan Blackstone. Ethan is a very successful businessmen and falls hard for the women in the portraits. He is gorgeous, a bit demanding and somewhat overbearing but not in an annoying way. The chemistry between them is undeniable. It also doesn't help that her therapist is pushing her towards this potential relationship. Brynne has reservations about Ethan, she knows he wants her in all ways but he also has a secret, a secret that can end things just as quickly as they began. It is a whirlwind romance , emotions are high but when the secret is revealed, Ethan stands to lose the one thing he loves the most.. Brynne.I really enjoyed this book, the writing was good and I loved the characters. Ethan is definitely up there with Mr. Grey and Gideon.My only complaint is that this book was too short and I felt things were a bit rushed but it didn't stop me from enjoying the story. OMG talk about a cliffhanger! I look forward to reading book 2!A job well done by Raine Miller! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1214, 1228)",1,0.0,False -1476735247,books,undeniable,chemistry,troubled,past,9f7d9449286b105d92bad20414373f1d,f80238ca12ae7428b9f4351a176002be,What is the biggest secret of tully's past?,1,0.475,False,afe120f546053a727f56020c484b4fa9,"Brynne is a beautiful American girl studying at the University of London. She is also a part time model. Due to her troubled past, she is working hard to get her life back on track and so far, things are going great until she meets Ethan Blackstone. Ethan is a very successful businessmen and falls hard for the women in the portraits. He is gorgeous, a bit demanding and somewhat overbearing but not in an annoying way. The chemistry between them is undeniable. It also doesn't help that her therapist is pushing her towards this potential relationship. Brynne has reservations about Ethan, she knows he wants her in all ways but he also has a secret, a secret that can end things just as quickly as they began. It is a whirlwind romance , emotions are high but when the secret is revealed, Ethan stands to lose the one thing he loves the most.. Brynne.I really enjoyed this book, the writing was good and I loved the characters. Ethan is definitely up there with Mr. Grey and Gideon.My only complaint is that this book was too short and I felt things were a bit rushed but it didn't stop me from enjoying the story. OMG talk about a cliffhanger! I look forward to reading book 2!A job well done by Raine Miller! ANSWERNOTFOUND",It is a whirlwind romance,"(713, 738)",1,0.0,False -0385537859,books,exciting,story,same,plot,c65b80f82a8767a99eddf657d394bfe0,e4f4e9ae57923683ec9f7a00bbad15c0,Do you want a long or short plot?,1,0.35,False,e46e8f08ec4dc8ec06a2a040ccdc953f,"For me, Angles and Demons, The DaVinci Code and The Lost Symbol were all much, much, much better than Inferno. The story was predictable and not very exciting. The characters were shallow and not very believable. Reading was slow and difficult. And I had to force myself to get through the last half of the book. This was my 6th Dan Brown read...and my least favorite. It seemed so un-Dan-Brown like, I wonder if he really did much of the writing himself. I DO NOT RECOMMEND it to anyone. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(489, 503)",1,0.0,False -0385537859,books,exciting,story,same,plot,c65b80f82a8767a99eddf657d394bfe0,e4f4e9ae57923683ec9f7a00bbad15c0,Do you want a long or short plot?,1,0.35,False,e46e8f08ec4dc8ec06a2a040ccdc953f,"For me, Angles and Demons, The DaVinci Code and The Lost Symbol were all much, much, much better than Inferno. The story was predictable and not very exciting. The characters were shallow and not very believable. Reading was slow and difficult. And I had to force myself to get through the last half of the book. This was my 6th Dan Brown read...and my least favorite. It seemed so un-Dan-Brown like, I wonder if he really did much of the writing himself. I DO NOT RECOMMEND it to anyone. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(489, 503)",1,0.0,False -1469984202,books,great,character development,outstanding,character,54b6bde64da8c37cb407d1b7062e7897,dc19a66415f58265e2a74670854ac8f0,How is that character so exceptional?,1,1.0,True,51b01f49985ccf5ae1948a5b40e062bc,This series leaves you wanting more. They have great character development! This book had me hooked and on the edge of my seat. ANSWERNOTFOUND,They have great character development,"(37, 74)",1,0.75,True -1469984202,books,great,character development,outstanding,character,54b6bde64da8c37cb407d1b7062e7897,dc19a66415f58265e2a74670854ac8f0,How is that character so exceptional?,1,1.0,True,51b01f49985ccf5ae1948a5b40e062bc,This series leaves you wanting more. They have great character development! This book had me hooked and on the edge of my seat. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(128, 142)",1,0.0,False -1250006317,books,great,concept,forgettable,character,b02060c924bec81fe2d41fc9f38cc4ff,eb9d9e89587063b2d03b96995fdfdc1d,How were the characters in the novel?,1,0.0,False,1c1ea7e2ff059a305c5e5d0e978545ef,"After whizzing through the entire My Blood Approves series in three days and loving every word, I wanted to fall in love with this series just as much. It is the series from Hocking that gets the most comment, and the general concept is great.Positives first:1. The concept of what Wendy is, and how it is integrated into modern society complete with the concept of the changelings is great.2. Some of the minor characters (Wendy's brother Matt for example, and Tove have some unexpected depth, and I loved seeing glimpses of them)Negatives: (May be some minor spoilers in here)1. When Wendy's power (the main one) is introduced, I couldn't wait to see what she would do with it. She was already able to use persuasion in her life before joining her family, so why, oh why wouldn't she use it when being attached at the Christening Ball thing? Or when Finn was being attacked and in danger? Or any other time she was in real trouble? This thought echoed through my head at various times through the book, and interefered with my ability to suspend belief the way we all do when reading paranormals.2. Elora, in particular, didn't seem to have much basis to her character. I got that she was cold towards people, but unless we truly understand mitive, and give her a human side/intuition/motive, I found her character a little hard to believe.3. Finn I wanted to love. AS the main love interest in the book, I wanted to fall in love with him along with Wendy. But his character seemed weak to me, and the whole concept of toeing the line because it was his job, didn't seem to me to be reason enough to keep them apart.But I'm interested enough to read the rest of the series. Hopefully Wendy grows a bit more of a backbone, and some of the other elements I've mentioned will be better served over the next book.I'd give it 3.5 stars, but can only give three here, as it wasn't up to my four stars standard. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1914, 1928)",1,0.0,False -1250006317,books,great,concept,forgettable,character,b02060c924bec81fe2d41fc9f38cc4ff,eb9d9e89587063b2d03b96995fdfdc1d,How were the characters in the novel?,1,0.0,False,1c1ea7e2ff059a305c5e5d0e978545ef,"After whizzing through the entire My Blood Approves series in three days and loving every word, I wanted to fall in love with this series just as much. It is the series from Hocking that gets the most comment, and the general concept is great.Positives first:1. The concept of what Wendy is, and how it is integrated into modern society complete with the concept of the changelings is great.2. Some of the minor characters (Wendy's brother Matt for example, and Tove have some unexpected depth, and I loved seeing glimpses of them)Negatives: (May be some minor spoilers in here)1. When Wendy's power (the main one) is introduced, I couldn't wait to see what she would do with it. She was already able to use persuasion in her life before joining her family, so why, oh why wouldn't she use it when being attached at the Christening Ball thing? Or when Finn was being attacked and in danger? Or any other time she was in real trouble? This thought echoed through my head at various times through the book, and interefered with my ability to suspend belief the way we all do when reading paranormals.2. Elora, in particular, didn't seem to have much basis to her character. I got that she was cold towards people, but unless we truly understand mitive, and give her a human side/intuition/motive, I found her character a little hard to believe.3. Finn I wanted to love. AS the main love interest in the book, I wanted to fall in love with him along with Wendy. But his character seemed weak to me, and the whole concept of toeing the line because it was his job, didn't seem to me to be reason enough to keep them apart.But I'm interested enough to read the rest of the series. Hopefully Wendy grows a bit more of a backbone, and some of the other elements I've mentioned will be better served over the next book.I'd give it 3.5 stars, but can only give three here, as it wasn't up to my four stars standard. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1914, 1928)",1,0.0,False -0989104400,books,real,talent,outstanding,character,44e56c81b51dbd39f6fa8c14626fcaad,3ae8d34267998ef9314e87c6f02f4237,How is that character so exceptional?,2,1.0,True,e8d3ee63edfe11fd81b9f595a04c9b00,I'm typically a bit skeptical about books that are tear jerkers. I expected to be a bit put off by the death scene in this book but I was surprised. I found myself crying and really caring about the death of Kyle. His tragic death certainly wasn't a surprise but the manner in which it was described was detailed enough to lure me in. Bravo to Ms. Wilder for helping us to understand the pain and internal struggles of those who love deeply but lose that love at a crucial point in life. The subsequent description of how Nell breaks down and eventually rebuilds her life with Colton convinces me that Ms. Wilder has real talent. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(630, 644)",3,0.0,False -0989104400,books,real,talent,outstanding,character,44e56c81b51dbd39f6fa8c14626fcaad,3ae8d34267998ef9314e87c6f02f4237,How is that character so exceptional?,1,1.0,True,e8d3ee63edfe11fd81b9f595a04c9b00,I'm typically a bit skeptical about books that are tear jerkers. I expected to be a bit put off by the death scene in this book but I was surprised. I found myself crying and really caring about the death of Kyle. His tragic death certainly wasn't a surprise but the manner in which it was described was detailed enough to lure me in. Bravo to Ms. Wilder for helping us to understand the pain and internal struggles of those who love deeply but lose that love at a crucial point in life. The subsequent description of how Nell breaks down and eventually rebuilds her life with Colton convinces me that Ms. Wilder has real talent. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(630, 644)",1,0.0,False -0425263908,books,similar,character,more believable,character,f5085820cb3ca59768664eed8218e1f0,2910dcbfee4afeb2d93a0a145a73aa95,What kind of dialogue do the characters have?,1,0.9,True,c383ae6aa9799d70d70124dbcfeee104,"Be prepared, this book is not a light read. Alot of people compare it to Fifty Shades of Grey, um no.......This book is soooooo much better. The characters may be similar but that's all. Some authors can make characters real and some make them just words on a page. Ms. Day makes the characters so real, I cried for them, laughed for them and felt outraged for them. I can't wait for the next book, and I really hope things work out for Gideon and Eva. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(453, 467)",1,0.0,False -0425263908,books,similar,character,more believable,character,f5085820cb3ca59768664eed8218e1f0,2910dcbfee4afeb2d93a0a145a73aa95,What kind of dialogue do the characters have?,1,0.9,True,c383ae6aa9799d70d70124dbcfeee104,"Be prepared, this book is not a light read. Alot of people compare it to Fifty Shades of Grey, um no.......This book is soooooo much better. The characters may be similar but that's all. Some authors can make characters real and some make them just words on a page. Ms. Day makes the characters so real, I cried for them, laughed for them and felt outraged for them. I can't wait for the next book, and I really hope things work out for Gideon and Eva. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(453, 467)",1,0.0,False -1471133524,books,own,story,own,set,a4e8493f60b9714254f72dc0cff9a66d,4268b050ede31804c6e124eba0717e91,Does the characters own their set of histories?,1,1.0,True,943b388411b711ce8b818e499fd783da,"When I first heard the Maddox brothers were getting their own books, I was really excited. I completely fell head over heels with those boys in Beautiful Disaster and I knew each of them would have their own story to tell and that it would be a wild ride to see who would capture these fun-loving, family oriented boys' hearts. We were briefly introduced to Trent and Cami in Travis's story, so we were already somewhat familiar with their characters.Pacing: I felt Beautiful Oblivion moved along at a good pace. I was engaged from the start and couldn't stop reading! We also have a slower building relationship between Trent and Cami and I really liked that we saw their friendship first. Their flirtatious banter was sweet, sexy, and fun and it really made you root for them that much more upon seeing how well they complemented one another.Storyline: I really enjoyed Trent and Cami's love story. It isn't cut and dry and it's actually quite complicated. Cami and Trent grew up in the same town, having attended the same schools, and are both aware of who the other is. Cami bartends at the Red Door bar, where Trent and his brother Travis frequent, but she is not on the market. Trying to make a long distance relationship work is difficult as it is, but to be constantly put on the backburner because their job is more important than you? Talk about a rough time. Cami knew going in that it would be hard and that their time together would be limited, but still she wants to make it work. How many disappointments can one endure before they just can't anymore? Trent saunters into Cami's life and refuses to be pushed away. This begins a rollercoaster ride of a friendship riddled with conflicting emotions and extreme sexual tension, as well as the threat of something greater that could ruin everything these two have built....It's also worth noting that the story takes place along the same timeline as Beautiful Disaster, so we do see several events coincide from that story only from Trent and Cami's point of view. It was interesting to see Travis go through his range of highs and lows with Abby and see it from an outsider's perspective.Characters: I enjoyed Trent's character a lot more than I did Travis's. Travis was a bit too much of a hothead for me. Trent was still a hothead, but he wasn't nearly as bad as Travis. Travis let a lot of his anger dictate his actions, where Trent was a bit more subdued. I liked that about Trent. He was calculated and didn't fly off the handle like his brother unless he felt it was necessary. (Which was usually in defense of Cami.) Trent isn't perfect though. He made some choices that have me shaking my head at him, but I shouldn't be surprised coming from a Maddox boy. What I love most about Trent his is dedication. He is extremely loyal to those he cares about and would do anything for them. We see this tenfold with his father and it just made him that much more endearing to me. He is persistent in his pursuit of Cami and it's amusing how undeterred by her boyfriend he is. However, when a Maddox boy falls, he falls hard and we really see that with both Trent and Travis in this book.I liked Cami, but she frustrated me a little bit. I didn't understand why she would stay with this boyfriend who can't make her a priority and make time for her. What is the point in even being in that relationship? I know, I know. She loves him. When you're in love, you don't always think rationally and when you remember how you felt when it was all shiny and new, you don't want to let go of that feeling. Trent coming into her life makes her question those feelings and she has to do some soul searching to find out what she really wants. She is pretty resistant to Trent and is determined to keep him at arm's length, even despite his boyish charms and persistence.She's spunky and fun and I really enjoyed seeing her give it back to Trent. She doesn't have the best family situation, and I really felt my heart go out to her because of how dysfunctional her family was. Being the oldest, she takes a lot of the blame and shoulders a lot more burden from her brothers than she should.In addition to seeing Travis, we get some great new side characters. Raegan, Jason, Kody, Olive, Hazel, and Cal all helped fuel the storyline and I liked how their interactions with Trent and Cami played such a vital role. I really do feel like I know these characters after reading this book and I like that McGuire didn't let them fall by the wayside.Final Thoughts: I enjoyed this one, but I did call the big twist at the end. My overly analytical brain couldn't quite wrap around the HOW's and the WHY's of the twist though. There were too many other questions flooding my brain and I still am not sure they were answered. The ending was very creative on McGuire's part, but I almost wish it didn't end with the line it did, because of all the questions it raised. Fans of the series should definitely pick this one up, as they will fall in love with Trent and Cami's love story- it's messy and complicated at times, but it really is beautiful to watch these two finally get it together and just let themselves fall and experience that something greater they were both unconsciously searching for. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5242, 5256)",1,0.0,False -1471133524,books,own,story,own,set,a4e8493f60b9714254f72dc0cff9a66d,4268b050ede31804c6e124eba0717e91,Does the characters own their set of histories?,2,1.0,True,943b388411b711ce8b818e499fd783da,"When I first heard the Maddox brothers were getting their own books, I was really excited. I completely fell head over heels with those boys in Beautiful Disaster and I knew each of them would have their own story to tell and that it would be a wild ride to see who would capture these fun-loving, family oriented boys' hearts. We were briefly introduced to Trent and Cami in Travis's story, so we were already somewhat familiar with their characters.Pacing: I felt Beautiful Oblivion moved along at a good pace. I was engaged from the start and couldn't stop reading! We also have a slower building relationship between Trent and Cami and I really liked that we saw their friendship first. Their flirtatious banter was sweet, sexy, and fun and it really made you root for them that much more upon seeing how well they complemented one another.Storyline: I really enjoyed Trent and Cami's love story. It isn't cut and dry and it's actually quite complicated. Cami and Trent grew up in the same town, having attended the same schools, and are both aware of who the other is. Cami bartends at the Red Door bar, where Trent and his brother Travis frequent, but she is not on the market. Trying to make a long distance relationship work is difficult as it is, but to be constantly put on the backburner because their job is more important than you? Talk about a rough time. Cami knew going in that it would be hard and that their time together would be limited, but still she wants to make it work. How many disappointments can one endure before they just can't anymore? Trent saunters into Cami's life and refuses to be pushed away. This begins a rollercoaster ride of a friendship riddled with conflicting emotions and extreme sexual tension, as well as the threat of something greater that could ruin everything these two have built....It's also worth noting that the story takes place along the same timeline as Beautiful Disaster, so we do see several events coincide from that story only from Trent and Cami's point of view. It was interesting to see Travis go through his range of highs and lows with Abby and see it from an outsider's perspective.Characters: I enjoyed Trent's character a lot more than I did Travis's. Travis was a bit too much of a hothead for me. Trent was still a hothead, but he wasn't nearly as bad as Travis. Travis let a lot of his anger dictate his actions, where Trent was a bit more subdued. I liked that about Trent. He was calculated and didn't fly off the handle like his brother unless he felt it was necessary. (Which was usually in defense of Cami.) Trent isn't perfect though. He made some choices that have me shaking my head at him, but I shouldn't be surprised coming from a Maddox boy. What I love most about Trent his is dedication. He is extremely loyal to those he cares about and would do anything for them. We see this tenfold with his father and it just made him that much more endearing to me. He is persistent in his pursuit of Cami and it's amusing how undeterred by her boyfriend he is. However, when a Maddox boy falls, he falls hard and we really see that with both Trent and Travis in this book.I liked Cami, but she frustrated me a little bit. I didn't understand why she would stay with this boyfriend who can't make her a priority and make time for her. What is the point in even being in that relationship? I know, I know. She loves him. When you're in love, you don't always think rationally and when you remember how you felt when it was all shiny and new, you don't want to let go of that feeling. Trent coming into her life makes her question those feelings and she has to do some soul searching to find out what she really wants. She is pretty resistant to Trent and is determined to keep him at arm's length, even despite his boyish charms and persistence.She's spunky and fun and I really enjoyed seeing her give it back to Trent. She doesn't have the best family situation, and I really felt my heart go out to her because of how dysfunctional her family was. Being the oldest, she takes a lot of the blame and shoulders a lot more burden from her brothers than she should.In addition to seeing Travis, we get some great new side characters. Raegan, Jason, Kody, Olive, Hazel, and Cal all helped fuel the storyline and I liked how their interactions with Trent and Cami played such a vital role. I really do feel like I know these characters after reading this book and I like that McGuire didn't let them fall by the wayside.Final Thoughts: I enjoyed this one, but I did call the big twist at the end. My overly analytical brain couldn't quite wrap around the HOW's and the WHY's of the twist though. There were too many other questions flooding my brain and I still am not sure they were answered. The ending was very creative on McGuire's part, but I almost wish it didn't end with the line it did, because of all the questions it raised. Fans of the series should definitely pick this one up, as they will fall in love with Trent and Cami's love story- it's messy and complicated at times, but it really is beautiful to watch these two finally get it together and just let themselves fall and experience that something greater they were both unconsciously searching for. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5242, 5256)",2,0.0,False -1439102767,books,capable,people,graphic,description,6525c80b3f206700e4f15903a45d037f,cb2f36c4a4cb4812508a15734d844b08,How are the descriptions?,5,0.0,False,4476798c5d62a052e68340d37173a8ac,"Jodi Picoult's The Storyteller is a fictional account of a young woman-Sage- who befriends an older gentleman-Josef- she meets at a grief group. Both Sage and Josef are lonely and seeking companionship, and both are stuggling to cope with secrets that have led them to the therapy group. As the novel progresses, Josef reveals to Sage that he was a member of the SS who held a high position at Auschwitz- the largest death camp in all of Europe during WWII. Josef has hidden his secret for many years by hiding in plain sight. He is an upstanding member of the community and a beloved neighbor, teacher and friend. As he nears the end of his life he seeks forgiveness for the atrocities he committed during the war. Sage, the grandaughter of an Auschwitz survivor, grapples with the idea of forgivness throughout the text.In the seven years I have spent as a classroom teacher, it never fails that my students ask me the following questions: How did normal citizens become Nazis? Why would any person allow such horrors to happen? Over the years, my answer to them has evolved. I have come to believe that all people are capable of both good and evil, depending on their environment. It is interesting fodder for a debate on nature vs. nurture that always sparks their interest. The Storyteller also zeros in on this idea. Is someone that commits unspeakably evil acts a monster? Can one ever be forgiven for such things? Told multiple perspectives, Picoult has obviously done her research. Wrapped within the stories of the characters is also an allegory written by Sage's grandmother as a young woman. Essentially Picoult has written two novels in one in a way that is absolutely masterful.I have read many pieces of Holocaust Literature- both fiction and non-fiction. It is a genre that I feel absolutely compelled to read. Though it did have a few minor flaws, this particular piece was especially well done. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Jodi Picoult 's The Storyteller,"(0, 30)",5,0.0,False -1439102767,books,capable,people,graphic,description,6525c80b3f206700e4f15903a45d037f,cb2f36c4a4cb4812508a15734d844b08,How are the descriptions?,1,0.0,False,4476798c5d62a052e68340d37173a8ac,"Jodi Picoult's The Storyteller is a fictional account of a young woman-Sage- who befriends an older gentleman-Josef- she meets at a grief group. Both Sage and Josef are lonely and seeking companionship, and both are stuggling to cope with secrets that have led them to the therapy group. As the novel progresses, Josef reveals to Sage that he was a member of the SS who held a high position at Auschwitz- the largest death camp in all of Europe during WWII. Josef has hidden his secret for many years by hiding in plain sight. He is an upstanding member of the community and a beloved neighbor, teacher and friend. As he nears the end of his life he seeks forgiveness for the atrocities he committed during the war. Sage, the grandaughter of an Auschwitz survivor, grapples with the idea of forgivness throughout the text.In the seven years I have spent as a classroom teacher, it never fails that my students ask me the following questions: How did normal citizens become Nazis? Why would any person allow such horrors to happen? Over the years, my answer to them has evolved. I have come to believe that all people are capable of both good and evil, depending on their environment. It is interesting fodder for a debate on nature vs. nurture that always sparks their interest. The Storyteller also zeros in on this idea. Is someone that commits unspeakably evil acts a monster? Can one ever be forgiven for such things? Told multiple perspectives, Picoult has obviously done her research. Wrapped within the stories of the characters is also an allegory written by Sage's grandmother as a young woman. Essentially Picoult has written two novels in one in a way that is absolutely masterful.I have read many pieces of Holocaust Literature- both fiction and non-fiction. It is a genre that I feel absolutely compelled to read. Though it did have a few minor flaws, this particular piece was especially well done. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1926, 1940)",1,0.0,False -0857521012,books,predictable,end,obvious,plot,2584a336822b2a0956497b8cd42ff5e9,8baf00ca876ef4e3fa65e34a592ab621,What do you think about plot?,1,0.0,False,9abe1fbe7550e11b7633c9d12aaac0d0,"I cannot understand why so many people thought this was a good book. It has very little to do with life on an island taking care of a lighthouse. It has everything to do with the difficult decisions human beings may make and the painful consequences that may ensue. The idea for the plot is an interesting one. But, the characters were poorly developed, too cookie-cutter, eventually just annoying. The writing style was simple and went on and on and on. Don't good editors exist anymore? The ending was predictable. Blah! ANSWERNOTFOUND",The idea for the plot is an interesting one,"(266, 309)",1,0.5,False -0857521012,books,predictable,end,obvious,plot,2584a336822b2a0956497b8cd42ff5e9,8baf00ca876ef4e3fa65e34a592ab621,What do you think about plot?,1,0.0,False,9abe1fbe7550e11b7633c9d12aaac0d0,"I cannot understand why so many people thought this was a good book. It has very little to do with life on an island taking care of a lighthouse. It has everything to do with the difficult decisions human beings may make and the painful consequences that may ensue. The idea for the plot is an interesting one. But, the characters were poorly developed, too cookie-cutter, eventually just annoying. The writing style was simple and went on and on and on. Don't good editors exist anymore? The ending was predictable. Blah! ANSWERNOTFOUND",The idea for the plot is an interesting one,"(266, 309)",1,0.5,False -0578141809,books,important,thing,more,question,a7012736e2969eea9f705ade9a403438,c93d80a4feefad312e739e20c36c206a,What question do you have regarding this book?,1,0.0,False,6030f8597570ca2e0400f1033c00a7aa,"Soooo, let me start this review by saying that wherever I put the word “duck,” I mean a similar word! I don’t think I’ve ever said the word “duck” so much while reading a book in my entire life as I did while reading Bang. It went from “what the duck am I reading?” to “why the duck am I reading this?” to then just one word “duckkkkkkkkkk!” Duck is seriously the best word to describe this book.The synopsis for Bang is quite vague and that had me seriously intrigued. And, the cover definitely had me interested. And, while those things are important to me when choosing what book to read, the content is by far the star. It was unexpected, took me by surprise and had my mind all over the place.“They say when you take revenge against another you lose your innocence. But I’m not innocent.”Right from the beginning, the reader is warned that this book is about revenge and the loss of innocence. The events that led up to Nina plotting her revenge are completely deplorable. I was actually gasping while reading certain parts of her story. And, while some of it may seem extreme because this is a work of fiction, I kept telling myself to remember, “this isn’t too far-fetched because there are some sick ducks out here in real life.”Bang is dark, twisted, and a complete mind duck. I have so many passages highlighted on my kindle, but I refuse to post any spoilers. This is not a happy-go-lucky book. I only had a warm, fuzzy feeling maybe once or twice. This book is as advertised with it being a psychological thriller. If you are a sensitive person, then let this serve as your disclaimer that this may not be the book for you.Bang will not leave you happy. Bang will not make you smile. I have absolutely no idea what could have been going through E.K. Blair’s head when she writing, but Bang in a very sick way is a masterpiece and it truly goes out with a BIG BANG!!! ANSWERNOTFOUND",so much while reading a book,"(183, 211)",1,0.2,False -0578141809,books,important,thing,more,question,a7012736e2969eea9f705ade9a403438,c93d80a4feefad312e739e20c36c206a,What question do you have regarding this book?,5,0.0,False,6030f8597570ca2e0400f1033c00a7aa,"Soooo, let me start this review by saying that wherever I put the word “duck,” I mean a similar word! I don’t think I’ve ever said the word “duck” so much while reading a book in my entire life as I did while reading Bang. It went from “what the duck am I reading?” to “why the duck am I reading this?” to then just one word “duckkkkkkkkkk!” Duck is seriously the best word to describe this book.The synopsis for Bang is quite vague and that had me seriously intrigued. And, the cover definitely had me interested. And, while those things are important to me when choosing what book to read, the content is by far the star. It was unexpected, took me by surprise and had my mind all over the place.“They say when you take revenge against another you lose your innocence. But I’m not innocent.”Right from the beginning, the reader is warned that this book is about revenge and the loss of innocence. The events that led up to Nina plotting her revenge are completely deplorable. I was actually gasping while reading certain parts of her story. And, while some of it may seem extreme because this is a work of fiction, I kept telling myself to remember, “this isn’t too far-fetched because there are some sick ducks out here in real life.”Bang is dark, twisted, and a complete mind duck. I have so many passages highlighted on my kindle, but I refuse to post any spoilers. This is not a happy-go-lucky book. I only had a warm, fuzzy feeling maybe once or twice. This book is as advertised with it being a psychological thriller. If you are a sensitive person, then let this serve as your disclaimer that this may not be the book for you.Bang will not leave you happy. Bang will not make you smile. I have absolutely no idea what could have been going through E.K. Blair’s head when she writing, but Bang in a very sick way is a masterpiece and it truly goes out with a BIG BANG!!! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1993, 2007)",5,0.0,False -0805098542,books,interesting,history,accurate,history,1f02bf6f4c6c36c8045a69a6db18cd6a,623e1efbcac8b5c4a7a4c05201ff3349,Is this history told in the book good?,2,0.6000000000000001,True,e48d566cd70f7f74fdd63712f7a94a58,"I found the history of the Roman empire were interesting and in line with what else I have read about it. The overall story was good, but not really intriguing to me. Killing Lincoln, and Killing Kennedy were much better reads. And there were quotes in Killing Jesus that I wonder who kept a record of them! Overall it was really just another stating of what we know through history reading and learning in schools and catechism.Overall , I expected more after reading Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy. ANSWERNOTFOUND","The overall story was good , but not really intriguing to me","(106, 165)",2,0.3333333333333333,False -0805098542,books,interesting,history,accurate,history,1f02bf6f4c6c36c8045a69a6db18cd6a,623e1efbcac8b5c4a7a4c05201ff3349,Is this history told in the book good?,1,0.6000000000000001,True,e48d566cd70f7f74fdd63712f7a94a58,"I found the history of the Roman empire were interesting and in line with what else I have read about it. The overall story was good, but not really intriguing to me. Killing Lincoln, and Killing Kennedy were much better reads. And there were quotes in Killing Jesus that I wonder who kept a record of them! Overall it was really just another stating of what we know through history reading and learning in schools and catechism.Overall , I expected more after reading Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The overall story was good,"(106, 132)",1,0.30000000000000004,False -0316017922,books,time worth,book,little,interest,df1cac2d80e94c4490c288343c3cb28a,1a7f65d13a2b844290da423f46025bc4,What do you think about interest?,2,0.0,False,42a07dfa8c2faf67dc94cac1729283d9,"This was an exceptional book. The book dealt with the attitudes behind what makes someone successful in life. Typically, one believes that success is the result of amazing talent and ability. One believe that those who are successful have been given a special gift of talent or ability. Gladwell refutes this concept by introducing some key principles that lead to people becoming successful. He studies the ideas of 10,000 hour rule, family background, plain luck, and family history. Success is the accumulation of events that lead to the breakout. The book is a wonderful read. Gladwell is an amazing writer. The book is interesting and worth the time invested. If someone is looking for an informative read that is inspiring and interesting, this is an excellent book. It is one of the best books that I have read in the last little while. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(855, 869)",2,0.0,False -0316017922,books,time worth,book,little,interest,df1cac2d80e94c4490c288343c3cb28a,1a7f65d13a2b844290da423f46025bc4,What do you think about interest?,1,0.0,False,42a07dfa8c2faf67dc94cac1729283d9,"This was an exceptional book. The book dealt with the attitudes behind what makes someone successful in life. Typically, one believes that success is the result of amazing talent and ability. One believe that those who are successful have been given a special gift of talent or ability. Gladwell refutes this concept by introducing some key principles that lead to people becoming successful. He studies the ideas of 10,000 hour rule, family background, plain luck, and family history. Success is the accumulation of events that lead to the breakout. The book is a wonderful read. Gladwell is an amazing writer. The book is interesting and worth the time invested. If someone is looking for an informative read that is inspiring and interesting, this is an excellent book. It is one of the best books that I have read in the last little while. ANSWERNOTFOUND",inspiring and interesting this is an excellent book,"(729, 781)",1,0.8333333333333334,True -0141039280,books,full,life,wonderful,way,ffb363b106092b85928fe7b018ff3ca1,57cbd4bf959cbd36ec48f76a1adc7f45,What is her way of writing?,5,0.0,False,f5e0f7b10c57d9ac5cc49b1a2ac82dc3,"I was rating this book five stars while it was still downloading from Audible.com. It is not only that I has such a good feeling about it and of course knew that the debut novel by a lady who grew up in a family with colored help in Mississippi enjoyed mostly rave reviews and undeniable success (there is now a movie, too!). No, I read a couple of quotes and heard a short audio abstract. I knew I would fall in love with the narrative, and yes m'am, I sure did.""Ever morning, until you dead in the ground, you gone have to make this decision. You gone have to ask yourself, ""Am I gone believe what them fools say about me today?"" asks Constantine the maid, and Skeeter, her employees white baby, learns to tiny-tiny value herself.""...and that's when I get to wondering, what would happen if I told her she something good, ever day?"" wonders Aibeleen, another maid, looking at Mae Mobly covered in baby-fat and non-attention, bordering with pure disgust, of her mother.These simple women, whose life is full of remembering their places, keeping their tongues behind their teeth and taking care of white employees and their own homes, husbands and children have huge hearts and have time and emotion to share. Children, who see with their hearts, feel it, know it, love them their nannies. The blissful babyhood isn't infinite. The time comes, and, inevitably, they hear and see and pick up the attitude that rains in the South in order to fit in safely with their families and their surroundings. ""I want to yell so loud that Baby Girl can hear me that dirty ain't a color, disease ain't the Negro side a town. I want to stop that moment from coming - and it come in ever white child's life - when they start to think that colored folks ain't as good as whites. ... I pray that wasn't her moment, Pray I still got time.""Being accepted, being like everybody else around is the survivor instinct. White upper class ladies of Missisipi, even most of those who did treat their help nicely, had to survive, and I cannot really blame them, even though I really want to. Prejudices' run their roots deep into a person's mind and heart. Rarely is the Soul so big and watchful as to have enough power to weed them in time, like it happened, blissfully, with Miss Skeeter, the young girl who started gathering stories from the lives of maids and editing them. The rest of them, white ladies, just looks up to the ""Queen Bee"" of the most popular girl: ""Miss Leefolt sigh, hang up the phone like she just don't know how her brain gone operate without Miss Hilly coming over to push the Think buttons.""There are many factors for Miss Skeeter to turn out the way she is, and I live it up to you to discover. But the true purpose for writing the book became: ""For women to realize, we are just two people. Not much separates us. Not nearly as much as I thought."" For Jackson, Mississippi during the early 1960s, it is a revelation.I really want you, dear reader of my review, to get a taste of the language and the message of this thoughtful and enjoyable book. If you can, do purchase the Audible edition, the narration is so, so, so unbelievably REAL and wonderful!""I worked for Miss Margaret thirty-eight years. She had her a baby girl with the colic and the only thing that stopped the hurting was to hold her. So I made me a wrap. I tied her up on my waist, toted her around all day with me for a entire year. That baby like to break my back. Put ice packs on it ever night and still do. But I loved that girl. And I loved Miss Margaret.Miss Margaret always made me put my hair up in a rag, say she know coloreds don't wash their hair. Counted ever piece a silver after I done the polishing. When Miss Margaret die of the lady problems thirty years later, I go to the funeral. Her husband hug me, cry on my shoulder. When it's over, he give me a envelope. Inside a letter from Miss Margaret reading, 'Thank you. For making my baby stop hurting. I never forgot it.'Callie takes off her black-rimmed glasses, wipes her eyes.If any white lady reads my story, that's what I want them to know. Saying thank you, when you really mean it, when you remember what someone done for you-she shakes her head, stares down at the scratched table-it's so good.""There are moments that will make you laugh, moments that will make you angry and moments that will make your eyes shiny with tears. It is a book about Life and about our place in it and about choices we are to make every day: how to behave, what to accept and what to try to change.And once you have done all that you felt you should have, not much is left but to pick up the traces of your life and go on following your heart: ""You got nothing left here but enemies in the Junior League and a mama that's gonna drive you to drink. You done burned ever bridge there is. And you ain't never gone get another boyfriend in this town and everbody know it. So don't walk your white butt to New York, run it.""Run your butt to get the Audible copy of the book. I says so.Victoria Evangelina Belyavskaya ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5033, 5047)",5,0.0,False -0141039280,books,full,life,wonderful,way,ffb363b106092b85928fe7b018ff3ca1,57cbd4bf959cbd36ec48f76a1adc7f45,What is her way of writing?,1,0.0,False,f5e0f7b10c57d9ac5cc49b1a2ac82dc3,"I was rating this book five stars while it was still downloading from Audible.com. It is not only that I has such a good feeling about it and of course knew that the debut novel by a lady who grew up in a family with colored help in Mississippi enjoyed mostly rave reviews and undeniable success (there is now a movie, too!). No, I read a couple of quotes and heard a short audio abstract. I knew I would fall in love with the narrative, and yes m'am, I sure did.""Ever morning, until you dead in the ground, you gone have to make this decision. You gone have to ask yourself, ""Am I gone believe what them fools say about me today?"" asks Constantine the maid, and Skeeter, her employees white baby, learns to tiny-tiny value herself.""...and that's when I get to wondering, what would happen if I told her she something good, ever day?"" wonders Aibeleen, another maid, looking at Mae Mobly covered in baby-fat and non-attention, bordering with pure disgust, of her mother.These simple women, whose life is full of remembering their places, keeping their tongues behind their teeth and taking care of white employees and their own homes, husbands and children have huge hearts and have time and emotion to share. Children, who see with their hearts, feel it, know it, love them their nannies. The blissful babyhood isn't infinite. The time comes, and, inevitably, they hear and see and pick up the attitude that rains in the South in order to fit in safely with their families and their surroundings. ""I want to yell so loud that Baby Girl can hear me that dirty ain't a color, disease ain't the Negro side a town. I want to stop that moment from coming - and it come in ever white child's life - when they start to think that colored folks ain't as good as whites. ... I pray that wasn't her moment, Pray I still got time.""Being accepted, being like everybody else around is the survivor instinct. White upper class ladies of Missisipi, even most of those who did treat their help nicely, had to survive, and I cannot really blame them, even though I really want to. Prejudices' run their roots deep into a person's mind and heart. Rarely is the Soul so big and watchful as to have enough power to weed them in time, like it happened, blissfully, with Miss Skeeter, the young girl who started gathering stories from the lives of maids and editing them. The rest of them, white ladies, just looks up to the ""Queen Bee"" of the most popular girl: ""Miss Leefolt sigh, hang up the phone like she just don't know how her brain gone operate without Miss Hilly coming over to push the Think buttons.""There are many factors for Miss Skeeter to turn out the way she is, and I live it up to you to discover. But the true purpose for writing the book became: ""For women to realize, we are just two people. Not much separates us. Not nearly as much as I thought."" For Jackson, Mississippi during the early 1960s, it is a revelation.I really want you, dear reader of my review, to get a taste of the language and the message of this thoughtful and enjoyable book. If you can, do purchase the Audible edition, the narration is so, so, so unbelievably REAL and wonderful!""I worked for Miss Margaret thirty-eight years. She had her a baby girl with the colic and the only thing that stopped the hurting was to hold her. So I made me a wrap. I tied her up on my waist, toted her around all day with me for a entire year. That baby like to break my back. Put ice packs on it ever night and still do. But I loved that girl. And I loved Miss Margaret.Miss Margaret always made me put my hair up in a rag, say she know coloreds don't wash their hair. Counted ever piece a silver after I done the polishing. When Miss Margaret die of the lady problems thirty years later, I go to the funeral. Her husband hug me, cry on my shoulder. When it's over, he give me a envelope. Inside a letter from Miss Margaret reading, 'Thank you. For making my baby stop hurting. I never forgot it.'Callie takes off her black-rimmed glasses, wipes her eyes.If any white lady reads my story, that's what I want them to know. Saying thank you, when you really mean it, when you remember what someone done for you-she shakes her head, stares down at the scratched table-it's so good.""There are moments that will make you laugh, moments that will make you angry and moments that will make your eyes shiny with tears. It is a book about Life and about our place in it and about choices we are to make every day: how to behave, what to accept and what to try to change.And once you have done all that you felt you should have, not much is left but to pick up the traces of your life and go on following your heart: ""You got nothing left here but enemies in the Junior League and a mama that's gonna drive you to drink. You done burned ever bridge there is. And you ain't never gone get another boyfriend in this town and everbody know it. So don't walk your white butt to New York, run it.""Run your butt to get the Audible copy of the book. I says so.Victoria Evangelina Belyavskaya ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5033, 5047)",1,0.0,False -0307582884,books,intriguing,plot,full,plot,9c786258ff3494c55493fe53e61019a1,b3b35ff9c5017dde4f4412568edb5405,Is plot ready?,1,0.5,False,701944dee08df57d9225814f52b3b255,"Just the word ""maze"" incites an instant mental picture of adventure, mystery, danger, and bravery. James Dashner's, The Maze Runner, has screamed at me from bookshelves for the past six months. At last, when I found an extra $9.99 in my pocket, I purchased it.The story follows a teenage boy named Thomas who wakes up in what seems to be a never-ending pitch-black elevator that deposits him into the center of a maze--a maze that's kept over 50 boys prisoner for several years. With a faulty memory and determination to find answers, Thomas seeks knowledge in every nook and cranny of the hundred-foot walls surrounding the only safe square to live in--the Glade.He has a rough entry into the created Glade culture, where boys take little pity on newcomers and everyone has accepted the fate of what seems to be an unsolvable maze. Every Glader has a duty--farming, cooking, healing, etc. Thomas wants to be a Runner--an explorer of the maze who spends all day seeking answers. Instead of welcoming him with open arms, the Gladers suspect him when things start to change. Boys remember him, but they don't know why. A girl shows up in the elevator-box (the first one ever). A message is received from the Creators. And Thomas somehow has bravery and answers no one else has seen before.When the ""end"" is triggered, the boys are forced to fight for their lives, their friends, and their sanity against the dreaded enemies called ""The Grievers"". Time is running out and escape options dwindle like a trickling waterfall.This book was a quick read--took me less than a week, which is saying a lot in my busy schedule. The plot was intriguing and many of the character emotions were deep and believable. I felt confused with Thomas and frustrated with his fleeting memories. The adventure is constant and page-turning, but a little on the darker side. Many children die over the course of the book and there are other things like sacrifices and torturing sickness.The end was rather dark and a little depressing. Not a lot of hope is left or achieved. The ""last battle"" of sorts is graphic, sad, and slightly disturbing with the knowledge that all the screams and deaths are those of teenage children. Throughout the novel, I found Thomas's lack of compassion in certain situations disturbing, like when a boy is sacrificed to the Maze.The plot had a lot of potential. It built and built and built to something I hoped would be great, but turned out to be predictable. It didn't feel unique, which then didn't seem to match the rest of the book. Once I discovered the answers behind the existence and purpose of the maze, I was sorely disappointed. It wasn't believable to me. It kept the imagination-cogs turning through the novel, but in the end weakened the story.The characters came off sadly bland and inconsistent. Thomas in particular seemed lacking in emotions and somehow managed to succeed at most of what he tried. While the reader wanted to see the characters eventually succeed, I felt a lack of inner conflict. Thomas just had a lot of outer conflict that was ""conquered"" with just a little average thinking.The ""culture"" created in the Maze lacked hope and compassion and the only clear theme running throughout the novel was ""never give up."" But once we reached the end, no hope was reached. The book had so much potential--cool title, catching first chapter, and who doesn't like the idea of a giant creepy maze? Overall, I found the read interesting, but mediocre. It's doubtful I'd read it again. ANSWERNOTFOUND","Just the word maze "" incites an instant","(0, 39)",1,0.6666666666666666,True -0307582884,books,intriguing,plot,full,plot,9c786258ff3494c55493fe53e61019a1,b3b35ff9c5017dde4f4412568edb5405,Is plot ready?,2,0.5,False,701944dee08df57d9225814f52b3b255,"Just the word ""maze"" incites an instant mental picture of adventure, mystery, danger, and bravery. James Dashner's, The Maze Runner, has screamed at me from bookshelves for the past six months. At last, when I found an extra $9.99 in my pocket, I purchased it.The story follows a teenage boy named Thomas who wakes up in what seems to be a never-ending pitch-black elevator that deposits him into the center of a maze--a maze that's kept over 50 boys prisoner for several years. With a faulty memory and determination to find answers, Thomas seeks knowledge in every nook and cranny of the hundred-foot walls surrounding the only safe square to live in--the Glade.He has a rough entry into the created Glade culture, where boys take little pity on newcomers and everyone has accepted the fate of what seems to be an unsolvable maze. Every Glader has a duty--farming, cooking, healing, etc. Thomas wants to be a Runner--an explorer of the maze who spends all day seeking answers. Instead of welcoming him with open arms, the Gladers suspect him when things start to change. Boys remember him, but they don't know why. A girl shows up in the elevator-box (the first one ever). A message is received from the Creators. And Thomas somehow has bravery and answers no one else has seen before.When the ""end"" is triggered, the boys are forced to fight for their lives, their friends, and their sanity against the dreaded enemies called ""The Grievers"". Time is running out and escape options dwindle like a trickling waterfall.This book was a quick read--took me less than a week, which is saying a lot in my busy schedule. The plot was intriguing and many of the character emotions were deep and believable. I felt confused with Thomas and frustrated with his fleeting memories. The adventure is constant and page-turning, but a little on the darker side. Many children die over the course of the book and there are other things like sacrifices and torturing sickness.The end was rather dark and a little depressing. Not a lot of hope is left or achieved. The ""last battle"" of sorts is graphic, sad, and slightly disturbing with the knowledge that all the screams and deaths are those of teenage children. Throughout the novel, I found Thomas's lack of compassion in certain situations disturbing, like when a boy is sacrificed to the Maze.The plot had a lot of potential. It built and built and built to something I hoped would be great, but turned out to be predictable. It didn't feel unique, which then didn't seem to match the rest of the book. Once I discovered the answers behind the existence and purpose of the maze, I was sorely disappointed. It wasn't believable to me. It kept the imagination-cogs turning through the novel, but in the end weakened the story.The characters came off sadly bland and inconsistent. Thomas in particular seemed lacking in emotions and somehow managed to succeed at most of what he tried. While the reader wanted to see the characters eventually succeed, I felt a lack of inner conflict. Thomas just had a lot of outer conflict that was ""conquered"" with just a little average thinking.The ""culture"" created in the Maze lacked hope and compassion and the only clear theme running throughout the novel was ""never give up."" But once we reached the end, no hope was reached. The book had so much potential--cool title, catching first chapter, and who doesn't like the idea of a giant creepy maze? Overall, I found the read interesting, but mediocre. It's doubtful I'd read it again. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3514, 3528)",3,0.0,False -1478295856,books,poor,write,silly,character,f468ca5a5e3e9b60e3a006051b3df5ea,c346cd3208c21a3474715b4750494ccd,Why is the character dumb?,5,0.5,False,2869d2886863c3cd8d28fc808ff4ed6d,"I tried this book because it averaged well and it was free, well that was a mistake. The writing was choppy and poor and the characters were never really defined. I also felt that the authors style of writing was that of a high schooler. At first I kept reading because I thought it was exciting but I quickly grew irritated with how the author tried to portray the characters and situations by telling you how to feel ex) so and so said this in an exasperated tone... the situation in the book should portray that tone without the author telling you . anyways I tried to keep going but I just can't put in any more effort to read such poor quality. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the characters were never really defined,"(121, 161)",5,0.2,False -1478295856,books,poor,write,silly,character,f468ca5a5e3e9b60e3a006051b3df5ea,c346cd3208c21a3474715b4750494ccd,Why is the character dumb?,1,0.5,False,2869d2886863c3cd8d28fc808ff4ed6d,"I tried this book because it averaged well and it was free, well that was a mistake. The writing was choppy and poor and the characters were never really defined. I also felt that the authors style of writing was that of a high schooler. At first I kept reading because I thought it was exciting but I quickly grew irritated with how the author tried to portray the characters and situations by telling you how to feel ex) so and so said this in an exasperated tone... the situation in the book should portray that tone without the author telling you . anyways I tried to keep going but I just can't put in any more effort to read such poor quality. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(652, 666)",1,0.0,False -1481948997,books,wonderful,writing style,successful,career,2b8c0f3892b0aca60caca258b4fce303,b2237aae4a4203537f6bb74968b8369b,Does the eldest is good at the career?,1,0.6000000000000001,True,9503a6cbd22c371e45f104d15fb2bf17,"Dirty Red by Tarryn Fisher did not disappoint! Somehow Ms. Fisher makes reading about a vicious character work; and that is a first for me! With that being said, I will now backpedal to the story line.Dirty Red is the second book in the Love Me with Lies series. The first book The Opportunist is told in Olivia's perspective. This book is told in Leah's perspective. And I believe there is a third book told in Caleb's perspective (release date unknown). Leah is a malicious, self-absorbed, narcissistic, delusional, spiteful, and cruel person. I could find more derogatory words but I think I made my point. This book starts around nine months after the last one ends. Leah has just given birth to a healthy baby girl, who Caleb names Estella. She hates being a mother instantaneously, and becomes jealous of the relationship between her daughter and Caleb. She makes bad decisions based on self interest that effect not only Estella, but her relationship with Caleb. Caleb notices the lack of motherly love, and becomes angry and distant. His anger makes it possible for there to be no sex scenes in this book for which I was eternally grateful. I don't know if I could have handled that. The past is told intermittently with the present similar to the first book. It is here that some questions are answered, and some new ones posed. We get introduced to Sam, Cammie's cousin in this book. He is a likable character, and puts Leah in her place, often. He will probably be in the next book. And, of course we also get to know Leah better, ugh. Her inner dialogue is worse than her actions, and that is hard to grasp. She is plain wicked! I don't know if Ms. Fisher is trying to make you understand why she is the way she is by explaining her dysfunctional upbringing, or she is just telling her story. Because many people have a dysfunctional upbringing and do not end up like her. Therefore, I have little pity for her character.Unlike Olivia, I could not relate on any level to Leah. I could see compassion in Olivia, where none was present in Leah. She blamed everyone else for the problems in her life that she herself created. She plays on Caleb's compassion, and uses guilt to make him stay with her. Leah does not truly love Caleb, she is simply obsessed with him. She could not possibly love him and treat him, and their daughter, so poorly.Whereas the first book made me feel enchanted, perplexed, and then heartbroken; this one left me feeling angry, bitter, and distressed, but hopeful. Both are a roller coaster ride worth taking. Worth taking because the story line and writing style are wonderful, and Caleb is still so yummy! I highly recommend reading this book directly after The Opportunist. If you haven't read The Opportunist recently, I would re-read it before embarking upon this book. I will definitely be re-reading both again in the near future. In addition, I would read anything that this author writes. She is truly talented. <3December 27, 2012 ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3011, 3025)",1,0.0,False -1481948997,books,wonderful,writing style,successful,career,2b8c0f3892b0aca60caca258b4fce303,b2237aae4a4203537f6bb74968b8369b,Does the eldest is good at the career?,1,0.6000000000000001,True,9503a6cbd22c371e45f104d15fb2bf17,"Dirty Red by Tarryn Fisher did not disappoint! Somehow Ms. Fisher makes reading about a vicious character work; and that is a first for me! With that being said, I will now backpedal to the story line.Dirty Red is the second book in the Love Me with Lies series. The first book The Opportunist is told in Olivia's perspective. This book is told in Leah's perspective. And I believe there is a third book told in Caleb's perspective (release date unknown). Leah is a malicious, self-absorbed, narcissistic, delusional, spiteful, and cruel person. I could find more derogatory words but I think I made my point. This book starts around nine months after the last one ends. Leah has just given birth to a healthy baby girl, who Caleb names Estella. She hates being a mother instantaneously, and becomes jealous of the relationship between her daughter and Caleb. She makes bad decisions based on self interest that effect not only Estella, but her relationship with Caleb. Caleb notices the lack of motherly love, and becomes angry and distant. His anger makes it possible for there to be no sex scenes in this book for which I was eternally grateful. I don't know if I could have handled that. The past is told intermittently with the present similar to the first book. It is here that some questions are answered, and some new ones posed. We get introduced to Sam, Cammie's cousin in this book. He is a likable character, and puts Leah in her place, often. He will probably be in the next book. And, of course we also get to know Leah better, ugh. Her inner dialogue is worse than her actions, and that is hard to grasp. She is plain wicked! I don't know if Ms. Fisher is trying to make you understand why she is the way she is by explaining her dysfunctional upbringing, or she is just telling her story. Because many people have a dysfunctional upbringing and do not end up like her. Therefore, I have little pity for her character.Unlike Olivia, I could not relate on any level to Leah. I could see compassion in Olivia, where none was present in Leah. She blamed everyone else for the problems in her life that she herself created. She plays on Caleb's compassion, and uses guilt to make him stay with her. Leah does not truly love Caleb, she is simply obsessed with him. She could not possibly love him and treat him, and their daughter, so poorly.Whereas the first book made me feel enchanted, perplexed, and then heartbroken; this one left me feeling angry, bitter, and distressed, but hopeful. Both are a roller coaster ride worth taking. Worth taking because the story line and writing style are wonderful, and Caleb is still so yummy! I highly recommend reading this book directly after The Opportunist. If you haven't read The Opportunist recently, I would re-read it before embarking upon this book. I will definitely be re-reading both again in the near future. In addition, I would read anything that this author writes. She is truly talented. <3December 27, 2012 ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3011, 3025)",1,0.0,False -0060010800,books,normal,life,strong,feel,1566b81ae84a08add112423ed14416c8,a2d0ecf6a01ed2d7e969d1e8654205e3,How does this make you feel?,1,0.0,False,b7b4cdc03b82702139d668a41c319669,"This was a really odd book, but wonderfully so. It's a story about two people really, Richard Mayhew and Lady Door. Richard has a fairly normal life in London. That is until he stops to help a girl named Door, who he finds bleeding on the street. This small act of kindness on Richard's part launches him into the world of London Below where all the people that fall through the cracks of London Above reside. Richard must now figure out how to survive in this place of darkness and monsters. He seeks out the one person he knows from London Below, Lady Door, to help him. But, she's on her own quest to determine who murdered her family and sent assassins after her. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(675, 689)",1,0.0,False -0060010800,books,normal,life,strong,feel,1566b81ae84a08add112423ed14416c8,a2d0ecf6a01ed2d7e969d1e8654205e3,How does this make you feel?,1,0.0,False,b7b4cdc03b82702139d668a41c319669,"This was a really odd book, but wonderfully so. It's a story about two people really, Richard Mayhew and Lady Door. Richard has a fairly normal life in London. That is until he stops to help a girl named Door, who he finds bleeding on the street. This small act of kindness on Richard's part launches him into the world of London Below where all the people that fall through the cracks of London Above reside. Richard must now figure out how to survive in this place of darkness and monsters. He seeks out the one person he knows from London Below, Lady Door, to help him. But, she's on her own quest to determine who murdered her family and sent assassins after her. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(675, 689)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,compelling,character,multidimensional,character,0197e11b3365c4fad8dcc8dd3585aa30,90e0928d584692ee83e8b6048169228e,Why is the character multidimensional?,2,0.0,False,300c57d7f12d4191f083cea2bff8a137,"More than a thousand people have already reviewed the book, leaving me nothing new to say. I am a science fiction fan who usually dislikes dystopia & post apocolypse themed novels, but I couldn't put this one down. It is the first book in months to keep me up past bedtime. The premise is implausible, but the characters are compelling and the action so suspenseful one doesn't mind. The story is very violent and is not appropriate for many younger tweens and teens who may wish to read it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(495, 509)",2,0.0,False -0439023483,books,compelling,character,multidimensional,character,0197e11b3365c4fad8dcc8dd3585aa30,90e0928d584692ee83e8b6048169228e,Why is the character multidimensional?,2,0.0,False,300c57d7f12d4191f083cea2bff8a137,"More than a thousand people have already reviewed the book, leaving me nothing new to say. I am a science fiction fan who usually dislikes dystopia & post apocolypse themed novels, but I couldn't put this one down. It is the first book in months to keep me up past bedtime. The premise is implausible, but the characters are compelling and the action so suspenseful one doesn't mind. The story is very violent and is not appropriate for many younger tweens and teens who may wish to read it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(495, 509)",2,0.0,False -031604461X,books,interesting,cover,different,cover,3b5d3f2471c0fb24c46366e2907e6e51,ec1b7ae4855c916f8681e1d8f5d7281c,How is the cover of the book written by Barbara Erskine?,1,0.0,False,e60ce67ccc52c5febb220a45c4162f04,"I've been reading this series from the first month the first book hit the shelf. I thought the cover was interesting the idea was unique. Yet, I always believed that the books were not as huge and wonderful as everyone made them out to be. They were okay and interesting, but that's it. Now, reading all the reviews I have to laugh. You've only noticed where this was going now? You haven't picked up on all the inappropriate propaganda until now? Ooookaaaay.What got me with this book was how it started off with the baby vampires. I was getting flashbacks to ""Salem's Lot"" by King. You know, that scene where they remove the floorboard to find the young couple with the baby vampire in their arms. Ewww! There are some places where you just shouldn't go and messing with babies is one of them. Jake's imprinting on Nessie didn't bother me so much. It was explained that the werewolf would be whatever his intended needed him to be. And if it means a caregiver when they are infants and children, then that is what he will be. What did bother me was the get married and need sex at 18 aspect. Very juvenile. Other than that it was good, not great, but good--like all the others. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1196, 1210)",1,0.0,False -031604461X,books,interesting,cover,different,cover,3b5d3f2471c0fb24c46366e2907e6e51,ec1b7ae4855c916f8681e1d8f5d7281c,How is the cover of the book written by Barbara Erskine?,1,0.0,False,e60ce67ccc52c5febb220a45c4162f04,"I've been reading this series from the first month the first book hit the shelf. I thought the cover was interesting the idea was unique. Yet, I always believed that the books were not as huge and wonderful as everyone made them out to be. They were okay and interesting, but that's it. Now, reading all the reviews I have to laugh. You've only noticed where this was going now? You haven't picked up on all the inappropriate propaganda until now? Ooookaaaay.What got me with this book was how it started off with the baby vampires. I was getting flashbacks to ""Salem's Lot"" by King. You know, that scene where they remove the floorboard to find the young couple with the baby vampire in their arms. Ewww! There are some places where you just shouldn't go and messing with babies is one of them. Jake's imprinting on Nessie didn't bother me so much. It was explained that the werewolf would be whatever his intended needed him to be. And if it means a caregiver when they are infants and children, then that is what he will be. What did bother me was the get married and need sex at 18 aspect. Very juvenile. Other than that it was good, not great, but good--like all the others. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the cover was interesting the idea was unique,"(92, 137)",1,0.75,True -0316098329,books,different,situation,little,girl,4cbd809e7d6cd7dfdd1c3722db8b4257,4be2ad8ef463c960615c0dc1157fc7e9,Is there a girl?,4,0.0,False,13f1eb8d8a00aa0740d7ad0684d616d1,"Another book that I delayed reading due to all the hype that preceded its release and after the release. I am glad I waited, but absolutely thrilled that the ladies of one of my book clubs picked this book out to read this year. I didn't read any of the reviews before diving in.Now onto my review - A heart wrenching tale of a mother who is trying with all her might to protect her son from her kidnapper, but at the same time keeping him from knowing what is in the outside world that he is missing. Esentially she has made a world for him so he doesn't understand that his situation is different from anyone else's ""normal."" Some may think this weird of her - I find her to be heroic to not expose her son to the reality of the world they are trapped in while making sure that is enjoying their current status.Without spoiling the ending for those of you who have not had the opportunity to pick this one up - the second half is very different from the first. I am still struggling as to which half I enjoyed more.Because this book is written from Jack's perspective, the story is much easier to handle. At times I had a difficulty understanding what he was describing because I couldn't always get his 5 year old mind set and language. As I don't have children, I may not react to this book as my mom and sister will, but I think both groups should read and will enjoy this one. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1383, 1397)",4,0.0,False -0316098329,books,different,situation,little,girl,4cbd809e7d6cd7dfdd1c3722db8b4257,4be2ad8ef463c960615c0dc1157fc7e9,Is there a girl?,2,0.0,False,13f1eb8d8a00aa0740d7ad0684d616d1,"Another book that I delayed reading due to all the hype that preceded its release and after the release. I am glad I waited, but absolutely thrilled that the ladies of one of my book clubs picked this book out to read this year. I didn't read any of the reviews before diving in.Now onto my review - A heart wrenching tale of a mother who is trying with all her might to protect her son from her kidnapper, but at the same time keeping him from knowing what is in the outside world that he is missing. Esentially she has made a world for him so he doesn't understand that his situation is different from anyone else's ""normal."" Some may think this weird of her - I find her to be heroic to not expose her son to the reality of the world they are trapped in while making sure that is enjoying their current status.Without spoiling the ending for those of you who have not had the opportunity to pick this one up - the second half is very different from the first. I am still struggling as to which half I enjoyed more.Because this book is written from Jack's perspective, the story is much easier to handle. At times I had a difficulty understanding what he was describing because I couldn't always get his 5 year old mind set and language. As I don't have children, I may not react to this book as my mom and sister will, but I think both groups should read and will enjoy this one. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1383, 1397)",2,0.0,False -0439023483,books,original,premise,imaginative,plot,bc9c99f94f588e686b71c7647ea2eade,f1aee58fb242e0ce313524f4456083a9,What is the quality of plot?,1,0.0,False,890f35ea029f17dde5324f6a125c8d30,"For me, this was a ""can't put it down book"". The premise is original and well developed. The descriptions are both rich and brutal. The ending was cruel because I wanted more and had to immediately download the next book. I have to say this first book of the trilogy was great, the other two, not so much, especially the second one - full of teenage angst and over-thinking by the main character. They might be more appropriate for younger readers than me. Others have said it well in the reviews of the other two books. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(527, 541)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,original,premise,imaginative,plot,bc9c99f94f588e686b71c7647ea2eade,f1aee58fb242e0ce313524f4456083a9,What is the quality of plot?,1,0.0,False,890f35ea029f17dde5324f6a125c8d30,"For me, this was a ""can't put it down book"". The premise is original and well developed. The descriptions are both rich and brutal. The ending was cruel because I wanted more and had to immediately download the next book. I have to say this first book of the trilogy was great, the other two, not so much, especially the second one - full of teenage angst and over-thinking by the main character. They might be more appropriate for younger readers than me. Others have said it well in the reviews of the other two books. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(527, 541)",1,0.0,False -0060098902,books,different,take,different,cover,110c535c17a8cb962ed500be21a6f9cd,2b901f418a758726d1898c12325c0c5c,How is the cover of the book written by Barbara Erskine?,4,0.0,False,20778744fcb66ab5e3576f77c5720d59,"I read Great Gatsby back in Junior High and my only real memories were that it was boring and the characters were unloveable/unredeemable.Finally getting around to re-reading it with more literature behind me, I have a much different take. While still not a favorite read of mine, I found it more entertaining than I remember and I actually came away engaged in the story and the characters.Reading it this time, I was more distinctly aware of the prohibition era in which these characters were revolving and the extent to which that directed some of their actions. The drinking/partying took on a new aspect. It also gave me a greater perception into Gatsby's character and his relation to society as a whole and the society he was trying to 'break into' (Daisy's).There was still plenty of superficiality to the characters...but that doesn't mean these characters are flat. On the contrary, I saw a lot more depth this time around than in my early teens. I was very impressed by the way Fitzgerald added so much depth to these characters while at the same time providing them with so little substance.I enjoyed looking more closely at the interactions between Gatsby and Daisy and the way the various relationships worked. Now that I've actually dated and married, I viewed the relationships in a different light and could better understand the tension, jealousy and hypocritical behavior going on.I would like to have seen more development of the pseudo-relationship between Nick and Jordan, but I think leaving it vague throughout and then ending it abruptly allows for more in-depth thinking than if Nick and Jordan had happily escaped the tragedy surrounding them.I seem to remember there being significant discussion about the East/West geography in my Junior High English class...but reading it this time, I just didn't see that as a main motif. Sure, we had ""West Egg"" and ""East Egg"" and various New York parties and excursions. But when you get down to it, the East/West thing didn't work...partly because all of the main characters are just transplanted anyway (they all came from the west/midwest) and partly because the culture around them felt contrived anyway rather than some high culture that would be representative of the ""true culture"" of established Eastern money or whatever.I had forgotten some of the details of the climax and the ending and so was a little taken off guard when everything unraveled. Parts of the climax scenes felt a little rushed or underdeveloped, but still provided a satisfying turn of events to the story arc, even if the end of the book left me a little unsettled (which is part of the intent, I believe).My initial rating from my Junior High memories was 2 out of 5 stars. With a more mature perspective on reading and having read a whole lot more and learned a whole lot more, I can give a better rating and say that I can see now why this book is held up as a classic. It's not the action packed thriller or adventure novel that I may have wanted as a young teenager, but it is a thought provoking and engaging narrative exploring class and relationships in a turbulent world.****4 stars ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3150, 3164)",4,0.0,False -0060098902,books,different,take,different,cover,110c535c17a8cb962ed500be21a6f9cd,2b901f418a758726d1898c12325c0c5c,How is the cover of the book written by Barbara Erskine?,5,0.0,False,20778744fcb66ab5e3576f77c5720d59,"I read Great Gatsby back in Junior High and my only real memories were that it was boring and the characters were unloveable/unredeemable.Finally getting around to re-reading it with more literature behind me, I have a much different take. While still not a favorite read of mine, I found it more entertaining than I remember and I actually came away engaged in the story and the characters.Reading it this time, I was more distinctly aware of the prohibition era in which these characters were revolving and the extent to which that directed some of their actions. The drinking/partying took on a new aspect. It also gave me a greater perception into Gatsby's character and his relation to society as a whole and the society he was trying to 'break into' (Daisy's).There was still plenty of superficiality to the characters...but that doesn't mean these characters are flat. On the contrary, I saw a lot more depth this time around than in my early teens. I was very impressed by the way Fitzgerald added so much depth to these characters while at the same time providing them with so little substance.I enjoyed looking more closely at the interactions between Gatsby and Daisy and the way the various relationships worked. Now that I've actually dated and married, I viewed the relationships in a different light and could better understand the tension, jealousy and hypocritical behavior going on.I would like to have seen more development of the pseudo-relationship between Nick and Jordan, but I think leaving it vague throughout and then ending it abruptly allows for more in-depth thinking than if Nick and Jordan had happily escaped the tragedy surrounding them.I seem to remember there being significant discussion about the East/West geography in my Junior High English class...but reading it this time, I just didn't see that as a main motif. Sure, we had ""West Egg"" and ""East Egg"" and various New York parties and excursions. But when you get down to it, the East/West thing didn't work...partly because all of the main characters are just transplanted anyway (they all came from the west/midwest) and partly because the culture around them felt contrived anyway rather than some high culture that would be representative of the ""true culture"" of established Eastern money or whatever.I had forgotten some of the details of the climax and the ending and so was a little taken off guard when everything unraveled. Parts of the climax scenes felt a little rushed or underdeveloped, but still provided a satisfying turn of events to the story arc, even if the end of the book left me a little unsettled (which is part of the intent, I believe).My initial rating from my Junior High memories was 2 out of 5 stars. With a more mature perspective on reading and having read a whole lot more and learned a whole lot more, I can give a better rating and say that I can see now why this book is held up as a classic. It's not the action packed thriller or adventure novel that I may have wanted as a young teenager, but it is a thought provoking and engaging narrative exploring class and relationships in a turbulent world.****4 stars ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3150, 3164)",5,0.0,False -0439023483,books,not bad,book,low,expectation,37155a31000d1bd7d1ea2a548e47ca0f,ead550c14f9131f9d73f3c8d88e4ba86,Do you have good expectations about the movie?,2,0.6000000000000001,True,99e3e9718845b0312e01627558066c34,"This book has so many reviews, I didn't intend to write one. As it is, I'll skip the plot introduction and setup and go straight to my thoughts.Without a doubt, this book is a page-turner. Indeed, the same is true of the whole trilogy; I blew through all three books in a weekend. And it was a great ride. I liked Katniss well enough, and while I was reading I was certainly invested in the tale.In retrospect, though, this trilogy was compelling to me mostly because it's so fast-paced and action-driven. Not that that's the only thing it has going for it: Collins does a good job of developing the society, there are some intriguing plot elements and I liked the angle the book takes with the romance (in the first book, at least). And I liked that the book doesn't make out-of-place references to our current society or give infodumps on what happened between the modern day and its futuristic setting. But already, looking back on the trilogy I'm underwhelmed. So, a few of the problems:- The characterization is a bit iffy. I liked Katniss, but she didn't ever feel like a real teenager (except maybe in the third book). Peeta is sometimes sweet, but way too perfect. Gale seemed interesting, but we never saw much of him. The secondary characters aren't awful, but there just isn't much here that's memorable.- The premise seems specially created to give the characters serious moral dilemmas. Only, the book neatly avoids those dilemmas. The setup seems to require Katniss to kill basically nice people in order to survive.... the actual plot sidesteps that.- Speaking of the plot: a bit too gimmicky for my taste. I'd like less reliance on monsters and magical obstacle courses and such, and more conflict arising from the characters themselves. Your mileage may vary. The first book isn't too bad about this, but there's more and more of it as the trilogy continues.- And speaking of the setup. I simply never bought that forcing a couple dozen randomly-selected teenage (and younger) boys and girls to kill each other on national TV would be a good PR move for any government. Especially with all the efforts to humanize them--the pre-Games interviews, having viewers witness every moment of their struggles, strength and suffering, interviewing their families and friends, and so on. I bought that the Districts had to accept this because they were oppressed. I didn't buy the people in the Capitol thinking this was all good fun.- Finally, I could never figure out why, when there are so few people left in the world, they'd confine themselves to such small areas. District 12 only has 8000 people (the size of a small town) and seems to be the only settlement in all of Appalachia. So, why does everyone live within a fenced-in area as if this was a zombie book? Wild animals (the reason given in the book) didn't necessitate such a drastic response from either the Native Americans or the original European settlers, so I assumed it was a political ploy to keep the people under control.... but that didn't make a lot of sense either. With such abundant land and natural resources, why would the government want to keep the population small, starving and with little to lose when it could instead take credit for a growing population and improved standards of living as they made use of the surrounding area? And would controlling a wider area really be a problem for a government that already exercises such tight control over such vast distances? Presumably they're already capable of controlling it, or dissenters would just run off into the wilderness and create their own societies? This is simply never addressed.Anyway, this trilogy is entertaining enough, but if somebody asked me to recommend an exciting series about teenagers fighting a bad government, I'd recommend Marsden's Tomorrow series before I'd recommend this. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3845, 3859)",2,0.0,False -0439023483,books,not bad,book,low,expectation,37155a31000d1bd7d1ea2a548e47ca0f,ead550c14f9131f9d73f3c8d88e4ba86,Do you have good expectations about the movie?,1,0.6000000000000001,True,99e3e9718845b0312e01627558066c34,"This book has so many reviews, I didn't intend to write one. As it is, I'll skip the plot introduction and setup and go straight to my thoughts.Without a doubt, this book is a page-turner. Indeed, the same is true of the whole trilogy; I blew through all three books in a weekend. And it was a great ride. I liked Katniss well enough, and while I was reading I was certainly invested in the tale.In retrospect, though, this trilogy was compelling to me mostly because it's so fast-paced and action-driven. Not that that's the only thing it has going for it: Collins does a good job of developing the society, there are some intriguing plot elements and I liked the angle the book takes with the romance (in the first book, at least). And I liked that the book doesn't make out-of-place references to our current society or give infodumps on what happened between the modern day and its futuristic setting. But already, looking back on the trilogy I'm underwhelmed. So, a few of the problems:- The characterization is a bit iffy. I liked Katniss, but she didn't ever feel like a real teenager (except maybe in the third book). Peeta is sometimes sweet, but way too perfect. Gale seemed interesting, but we never saw much of him. The secondary characters aren't awful, but there just isn't much here that's memorable.- The premise seems specially created to give the characters serious moral dilemmas. Only, the book neatly avoids those dilemmas. The setup seems to require Katniss to kill basically nice people in order to survive.... the actual plot sidesteps that.- Speaking of the plot: a bit too gimmicky for my taste. I'd like less reliance on monsters and magical obstacle courses and such, and more conflict arising from the characters themselves. Your mileage may vary. The first book isn't too bad about this, but there's more and more of it as the trilogy continues.- And speaking of the setup. I simply never bought that forcing a couple dozen randomly-selected teenage (and younger) boys and girls to kill each other on national TV would be a good PR move for any government. Especially with all the efforts to humanize them--the pre-Games interviews, having viewers witness every moment of their struggles, strength and suffering, interviewing their families and friends, and so on. I bought that the Districts had to accept this because they were oppressed. I didn't buy the people in the Capitol thinking this was all good fun.- Finally, I could never figure out why, when there are so few people left in the world, they'd confine themselves to such small areas. District 12 only has 8000 people (the size of a small town) and seems to be the only settlement in all of Appalachia. So, why does everyone live within a fenced-in area as if this was a zombie book? Wild animals (the reason given in the book) didn't necessitate such a drastic response from either the Native Americans or the original European settlers, so I assumed it was a political ploy to keep the people under control.... but that didn't make a lot of sense either. With such abundant land and natural resources, why would the government want to keep the population small, starving and with little to lose when it could instead take credit for a growing population and improved standards of living as they made use of the surrounding area? And would controlling a wider area really be a problem for a government that already exercises such tight control over such vast distances? Presumably they're already capable of controlling it, or dissenters would just run off into the wilderness and create their own societies? This is simply never addressed.Anyway, this trilogy is entertaining enough, but if somebody asked me to recommend an exciting series about teenagers fighting a bad government, I'd recommend Marsden's Tomorrow series before I'd recommend this. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3845, 3859)",1,0.0,False -0316055433,books,complicated,character,authentic,character,0fdf54c6854ee7f6eae0e301cce2fad2,f5e41d6b72e401cae0bf579f3197d8ed,Is the character interpreted for a man or a woman?,5,0.0,False,34e554c7eb863e7333bb73632da22810,"I'll start by saying this book is LONG. But the further I read, the harder it was to put down. The characters are complicated and developed fully. The painting is at the center of the story, but really only as the backdrop that determines Theo's actions and personality. I found the people to be sad, damaged, and very believable. I would definitely recommend this book. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(376, 390)",5,0.0,False -0316055433,books,complicated,character,authentic,character,0fdf54c6854ee7f6eae0e301cce2fad2,f5e41d6b72e401cae0bf579f3197d8ed,Is the character interpreted for a man or a woman?,5,0.0,False,34e554c7eb863e7333bb73632da22810,"I'll start by saying this book is LONG. But the further I read, the harder it was to put down. The characters are complicated and developed fully. The painting is at the center of the story, but really only as the backdrop that determines Theo's actions and personality. I found the people to be sad, damaged, and very believable. I would definitely recommend this book. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(376, 390)",5,0.0,False -0451419707,books,fun,part,easy,character,e5795a3aa28bc79eb7fbceb6348c5023,8026f5ff41a6b6601ff70fe602767e55,What was character like?,1,0.0,False,01f5bd80ea4e485c400d6dbccf375449,"Though parts were fun to read I found it very predictable and still feeling almost young adult. Even though it contained swearing and sex the style just had that feel. I gave it 3 stars for entertaining me, but it also reminded me to steer clear of romances. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(260, 274)",1,0.0,False -0451419707,books,fun,part,easy,character,e5795a3aa28bc79eb7fbceb6348c5023,8026f5ff41a6b6601ff70fe602767e55,What was character like?,1,0.0,False,01f5bd80ea4e485c400d6dbccf375449,"Though parts were fun to read I found it very predictable and still feeling almost young adult. Even though it contained swearing and sex the style just had that feel. I gave it 3 stars for entertaining me, but it also reminded me to steer clear of romances. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(260, 274)",1,0.0,False -0375831002,books,tender,story,good,lesson,6fb65d575c9f834a564d8e122ba7492c,6fdda0435e343ada7d1c1039c380bdac,When do books give you lessons?,1,0.0,False,0b9fc70d63770101196685fc5713cc4e,This is now in my top 10 favorites. I could not put the book down. Told through the voice of death as he watches a young girl live during the holocaust in Nazi Germany. The story takes you to a level of understanding that moves the soul. Even though the subject of course is sad the story is so tender and loving. There is just no good way to say how wonderful this book is. You just have to read it. I read the library copy and had to buy it. It is the kind of book you read more than once and you share with friends. It does have some language in it...but considering the time and what is happening it has it's place. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(620, 634)",1,0.0,False -0375831002,books,tender,story,good,lesson,6fb65d575c9f834a564d8e122ba7492c,6fdda0435e343ada7d1c1039c380bdac,When do books give you lessons?,1,0.0,False,0b9fc70d63770101196685fc5713cc4e,This is now in my top 10 favorites. I could not put the book down. Told through the voice of death as he watches a young girl live during the holocaust in Nazi Germany. The story takes you to a level of understanding that moves the soul. Even though the subject of course is sad the story is so tender and loving. There is just no good way to say how wonderful this book is. You just have to read it. I read the library copy and had to buy it. It is the kind of book you read more than once and you share with friends. It does have some language in it...but considering the time and what is happening it has it's place. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(620, 634)",1,0.0,False -0316036919,books,slow,begin,different,plot,4c2cbfcdfe61ca46267fe8c0213efc2f,673be709796990a047fcd1f994043e4f,What is the paper to plot a big plane?,5,0.1,False,6568c7ec5c45a75cb129d2ce874fd857,I was worried at first as the beginning of the book was slow & I was 'taken' with it as I was with Twilight series. Meyer definitely has a way with romance and creating a character and the emotion surrounding them. It didn't take long for me to get into the story & engaged as to the next event.It's no Twilight but definitely an interesting & engaging story. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(360, 374)",5,0.0,False -0316036919,books,slow,begin,different,plot,4c2cbfcdfe61ca46267fe8c0213efc2f,673be709796990a047fcd1f994043e4f,What is the paper to plot a big plane?,1,0.1,False,6568c7ec5c45a75cb129d2ce874fd857,I was worried at first as the beginning of the book was slow & I was 'taken' with it as I was with Twilight series. Meyer definitely has a way with romance and creating a character and the emotion surrounding them. It didn't take long for me to get into the story & engaged as to the next event.It's no Twilight but definitely an interesting & engaging story. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(360, 374)",1,0.0,False -1940026016,books,excellent,character,solid,character,f8d25a2c883f029c87e00a8ceaaf8564,9b6ba3315869e5a0a876a47fd308c877,What do you think about character?,1,0.0,False,33a346fb47432c557886cb93ec1fa8bb,"A very good story that appealed to my senses of right and wrong;good and bad. I think I really enjoyed the intense difference in the theme. Not the same old story in a different version and there was no way for me to figure anything out ahead of time. The characters are excellent and their personalities are very individual. Like the raw humans that we are, most of us can't leave well enough alone;and there is always someone wanting to rule the whole world. I look forward to the sequel and will be one of the first buyers. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters are excellent and their personalities are very individual,"(255, 327)",1,0.76,True -1940026016,books,excellent,character,solid,character,f8d25a2c883f029c87e00a8ceaaf8564,9b6ba3315869e5a0a876a47fd308c877,What do you think about character?,5,0.0,False,33a346fb47432c557886cb93ec1fa8bb,"A very good story that appealed to my senses of right and wrong;good and bad. I think I really enjoyed the intense difference in the theme. Not the same old story in a different version and there was no way for me to figure anything out ahead of time. The characters are excellent and their personalities are very individual. Like the raw humans that we are, most of us can't leave well enough alone;and there is always someone wanting to rule the whole world. I look forward to the sequel and will be one of the first buyers. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(530, 544)",5,0.0,False -0439023483,books,interesting,plot line,engaging,character,1aa0a4269b42d5ab53e9a86adcd4f54c,d3fd78ca086b5725e45f07e87ae6a4ab,What is character?,1,0.0,False,c048586e419ca379888e92552aaa277c,I was hooked on the book immediately. I could not put it down. The plot line is so intense and interesting that you never want the book to end. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(144, 158)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,interesting,plot line,engaging,character,1aa0a4269b42d5ab53e9a86adcd4f54c,d3fd78ca086b5725e45f07e87ae6a4ab,What is character?,4,0.0,False,c048586e419ca379888e92552aaa277c,I was hooked on the book immediately. I could not put it down. The plot line is so intense and interesting that you never want the book to end. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(144, 158)",4,0.0,False -0062294776,books,perfect,amount,intense,romance,7f33d310f4811b6db2af8e829234fa27,ceae636649ed28ccfdd3e8be6d63ffc3,How are the romance series?,2,0.0,False,154c05acb7271b063454962a84fc7898,"I totally enjoyed Wait for You and it’s exactly the perfect book if you are in between reads. What you can expect from J. Lynn (a.k.a Jennifer L. Armentrout) is solid writing, a great push and pull between Cam and Avery, witty banter and a touching story. However, even though I love J. Lynn and I hate to say this…the story is not unique. It’s been done before. It’s predictable and there’s nothing wrong with that but I wanted her to WOW me like she has in the past. Now, before everyone starts throwing tomatoes at me, I will reiterate that I enjoyed this book!This is a very sweet story about overcoming your past and allowing yourself to fall in love. What’s not to love about Cam? He was perfection and there was nothing he could say that would make me do an eye-roll. Between him making her breakfast, baking cookies and calling her sweetheart…I was all warm and fuzzy throughout this entire story!Where do I start with Avery? She had a tough little exterior but not really and all she wanted was to overcome her past. Who helps her do that?? You guessed it, Cam! There is no insta-love which I very much appreciated and their friendship turned into much, much more but it happened gradually. Cam asked her out every dang day and the way he would make her laugh would make anyone overcome their past!! Clearly, all I’m doing is writing about Cam but he made a huge impact on me.This is a brief review about a book that will make you feel good and put a smile on your face. It’s the kind of book that has the perfect amount of angst, great dialogue and amazing chemistry. You will fall in love with Cam and that makes this book worth reading! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1719, 1733)",1,0.0,False -0062294776,books,perfect,amount,intense,romance,7f33d310f4811b6db2af8e829234fa27,ceae636649ed28ccfdd3e8be6d63ffc3,How are the romance series?,1,0.0,False,154c05acb7271b063454962a84fc7898,"I totally enjoyed Wait for You and it’s exactly the perfect book if you are in between reads. What you can expect from J. Lynn (a.k.a Jennifer L. Armentrout) is solid writing, a great push and pull between Cam and Avery, witty banter and a touching story. However, even though I love J. Lynn and I hate to say this…the story is not unique. It’s been done before. It’s predictable and there’s nothing wrong with that but I wanted her to WOW me like she has in the past. Now, before everyone starts throwing tomatoes at me, I will reiterate that I enjoyed this book!This is a very sweet story about overcoming your past and allowing yourself to fall in love. What’s not to love about Cam? He was perfection and there was nothing he could say that would make me do an eye-roll. Between him making her breakfast, baking cookies and calling her sweetheart…I was all warm and fuzzy throughout this entire story!Where do I start with Avery? She had a tough little exterior but not really and all she wanted was to overcome her past. Who helps her do that?? You guessed it, Cam! There is no insta-love which I very much appreciated and their friendship turned into much, much more but it happened gradually. Cam asked her out every dang day and the way he would make her laugh would make anyone overcome their past!! Clearly, all I’m doing is writing about Cam but he made a huge impact on me.This is a brief review about a book that will make you feel good and put a smile on your face. It’s the kind of book that has the perfect amount of angst, great dialogue and amazing chemistry. You will fall in love with Cam and that makes this book worth reading! ANSWERNOTFOUND",is solid writing,"(165, 181)",1,0.1,False -0307352145,books,helpful,section,great,information,05ce079dd650dce48b0a337339e2d940,4cbf6d3fa0786dccf1be161dfb7ab6c1,How great is the information in this book?,1,0.75,True,5e9d599fa83c2667398b2a5b04d22d22,"Our culture does not appreciate quiet. We tend to equate social power with social prowess. The outspoken people seen are as the leaders in our culture. Susan Cain, however, seeks to dispel this notion that people with a quiet nature cannot be major influencers or leaders. She opens her book Quiet by discussing one of the most influential figures in the civil rights movement. Rosa Parks made an impact in the civil rights movement through her quietness. She chose to take a quiet stand instead of being outspoken. In doing so, she became a symbol of strength in the movement. This is the first of many examples of introverts that Cain offers to show the power of quiet in a world that likes to talk.Quiet is Cain's attempt to prove that, despite America's preference to extroversion, introverts can be extremely successful and influential in our culture. She begins by discussing the ""Extroverted Ideal."" Since the time that Andrew Carnegie taught us how to win friends and influence people, the ideal personality has be extroverted. In the world of business and leadership, the way to get ahead is to speak up and stand out. Cain visits Harvard Business School to understand how they teach students to succeed in business. It becomes very clear that Harvard teaches their students to speak up or they won't succeed. The issue that Cain finds, however, is that in all their talking, people aren't listening. In this first part of the book, Cain poses the question of whether or not the extroverted ideal is really ideal. What she finds is people being trained to talk the most, whether they are educated or not, in order to get ahead. Businesses promote group brainstorming which tends to favor the outspoken. Cain instead shows that often people who quietly, by themselves, and are allowed to think through the problems are more productive and effective that people working together in groups where people are fighting for attention. While the outspoken standout, they are not always bringing success and are often times talking over those who can give good ideas.The next part of here book looks at the biology and psychology behind introversion. Cain seeks to discover if introversion genetic. This section is much different that the first part of the book, but still interesting. I found this section of the book personally interesting because I read through it going, ""Oh, That's why I am like that."" Introversion and extroversion seems to be built into our brain functions even from birth. It effects the way we think and process information.The third part of Cain's book compares our culture with Asian cultures to see if the Extroverted ideal is apparent in all cultures. Cain shows that there are major differences between the two cultures. America sees extroversion as ideal, while Asian cultures see introversion as ideal. One of the primary differences is how success is achieved. Introverted cultures tend to succeed through persistence and perseverance, while extroverted cultures succeed but speaking over others and getting your ideas heard. Cain uses this to show the some of the people we see as successful succeeded because of persistence instead of outspokenness.Last, Cain discusses living as an introvert and with introverts. She applies what she's discussed in previous sections to having relationships, working in an extroverted culture, and raising introverted children. This section is a good balance to the rest of the book which is trying to show that extroversion is not the ideal. Cain reminds her readers that sometimes introverts do need to speak up, but should also not lose the good qualities that introversion brings. She also offers very good practical information on how to live in introvert-extrovert relationships and how to raise introvert children.Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking is a great book. Susan Cain does a good job of presenting how our culture favors extroversion and looks down on introverts. It may seem at first that Cain is trying to say that introverts are better than extroverts, but reading through the whole work she does a wonderful job of challenging introverts to grow in certain areas. She also challenges extroverts to consider the benefits that introverts are able bring. As an introvert myself I most appreciated the second and fourth sections of the book. I was very interested to learn about myself and why I am the way I am. The second section does a good job of explaining many the biological factors of introversion and extroversion. The fourth section is very helpful because of the helpful advice for living with extroverts and raising and teaching introverted children.I would recommend this book to just about anyone. If you are an introverted, you will find this book very helpful and encouraging. If you are an extrovert, you can learn why your introverted friends are the way they are and how to best interact with them. I would highly recommend this book to anyone in a business situation, this book can be really helpful in learning how to get the most out of the introverts in your office. I would also recommend it to my friends in the ministry along with Adam S. McHugh's bookIntroverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture. I hope that Cain's book will help people change their understanding of introversion. Introversion is not a weakness. There may be areas where introverts are weak, but there are always areas where introverts tend to be stronger than extroverts.I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5689, 5703)",1,0.0,False -0307352145,books,helpful,section,great,information,05ce079dd650dce48b0a337339e2d940,4cbf6d3fa0786dccf1be161dfb7ab6c1,How great is the information in this book?,2,0.75,True,5e9d599fa83c2667398b2a5b04d22d22,"Our culture does not appreciate quiet. We tend to equate social power with social prowess. The outspoken people seen are as the leaders in our culture. Susan Cain, however, seeks to dispel this notion that people with a quiet nature cannot be major influencers or leaders. She opens her book Quiet by discussing one of the most influential figures in the civil rights movement. Rosa Parks made an impact in the civil rights movement through her quietness. She chose to take a quiet stand instead of being outspoken. In doing so, she became a symbol of strength in the movement. This is the first of many examples of introverts that Cain offers to show the power of quiet in a world that likes to talk.Quiet is Cain's attempt to prove that, despite America's preference to extroversion, introverts can be extremely successful and influential in our culture. She begins by discussing the ""Extroverted Ideal."" Since the time that Andrew Carnegie taught us how to win friends and influence people, the ideal personality has be extroverted. In the world of business and leadership, the way to get ahead is to speak up and stand out. Cain visits Harvard Business School to understand how they teach students to succeed in business. It becomes very clear that Harvard teaches their students to speak up or they won't succeed. The issue that Cain finds, however, is that in all their talking, people aren't listening. In this first part of the book, Cain poses the question of whether or not the extroverted ideal is really ideal. What she finds is people being trained to talk the most, whether they are educated or not, in order to get ahead. Businesses promote group brainstorming which tends to favor the outspoken. Cain instead shows that often people who quietly, by themselves, and are allowed to think through the problems are more productive and effective that people working together in groups where people are fighting for attention. While the outspoken standout, they are not always bringing success and are often times talking over those who can give good ideas.The next part of here book looks at the biology and psychology behind introversion. Cain seeks to discover if introversion genetic. This section is much different that the first part of the book, but still interesting. I found this section of the book personally interesting because I read through it going, ""Oh, That's why I am like that."" Introversion and extroversion seems to be built into our brain functions even from birth. It effects the way we think and process information.The third part of Cain's book compares our culture with Asian cultures to see if the Extroverted ideal is apparent in all cultures. Cain shows that there are major differences between the two cultures. America sees extroversion as ideal, while Asian cultures see introversion as ideal. One of the primary differences is how success is achieved. Introverted cultures tend to succeed through persistence and perseverance, while extroverted cultures succeed but speaking over others and getting your ideas heard. Cain uses this to show the some of the people we see as successful succeeded because of persistence instead of outspokenness.Last, Cain discusses living as an introvert and with introverts. She applies what she's discussed in previous sections to having relationships, working in an extroverted culture, and raising introverted children. This section is a good balance to the rest of the book which is trying to show that extroversion is not the ideal. Cain reminds her readers that sometimes introverts do need to speak up, but should also not lose the good qualities that introversion brings. She also offers very good practical information on how to live in introvert-extrovert relationships and how to raise introvert children.Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking is a great book. Susan Cain does a good job of presenting how our culture favors extroversion and looks down on introverts. It may seem at first that Cain is trying to say that introverts are better than extroverts, but reading through the whole work she does a wonderful job of challenging introverts to grow in certain areas. She also challenges extroverts to consider the benefits that introverts are able bring. As an introvert myself I most appreciated the second and fourth sections of the book. I was very interested to learn about myself and why I am the way I am. The second section does a good job of explaining many the biological factors of introversion and extroversion. The fourth section is very helpful because of the helpful advice for living with extroverts and raising and teaching introverted children.I would recommend this book to just about anyone. If you are an introverted, you will find this book very helpful and encouraging. If you are an extrovert, you can learn why your introverted friends are the way they are and how to best interact with them. I would highly recommend this book to anyone in a business situation, this book can be really helpful in learning how to get the most out of the introverts in your office. I would also recommend it to my friends in the ministry along with Adam S. McHugh's bookIntroverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture. I hope that Cain's book will help people change their understanding of introversion. Introversion is not a weakness. There may be areas where introverts are weak, but there are always areas where introverts tend to be stronger than extroverts.I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. ANSWERNOTFOUND",I found this section of the book personally interesting,"(2287, 2342)",2,0.5,False -1492976423,books,beautiful,love story,beautiful,character,7713e42d656d9d5bb9b26a2d16ecf8c6,63919edaa634be1af782bdc7a72e4456,How many characters should we have?,1,0.5,False,376d2525985e7a38e7b0b93b196fb7cc,"This book will touch your heart and leave you in a different frame of mind. There is a lot of loss in this story and if you have lost someone you will understand the feelings that these characters go through, it may even help you with your own grief. Make you look at the loss in a whole new light.The love story was beautiful, the characters loveable. It's a must read. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the characters loveable,"(328, 351)",1,0.0,False -1492976423,books,beautiful,love story,beautiful,character,7713e42d656d9d5bb9b26a2d16ecf8c6,63919edaa634be1af782bdc7a72e4456,How many characters should we have?,5,0.5,False,376d2525985e7a38e7b0b93b196fb7cc,"This book will touch your heart and leave you in a different frame of mind. There is a lot of loss in this story and if you have lost someone you will understand the feelings that these characters go through, it may even help you with your own grief. Make you look at the loss in a whole new light.The love story was beautiful, the characters loveable. It's a must read. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(371, 385)",5,0.0,False -0141027592,books,worth to read,book,better,way,c6139a1ee4661bdb737cfa714611688a,84a2f750d68f38d979fbbf4f0d7db272,Is one way great?,1,0.75,True,e00165e3706fc0e1a84afc6508fef8bb,"This book goes where few books go in terms of both depth of thought and spiritual insight.Aiuthor Eckart Tolle provides thoughtful perspective on the ultimate questions about life. The book describes how to connect with your true conscious, or essentially God, by rising above the stream of thoughts that occupy our minds.I read the book very slowly. Usually I just read one section, 1-2 pages a day, so I could reflect on what was said.On the negative side, I felt that the book spent too much time covering the ego, and its negative aspects. I felt it got a little repetitive.However, there are so many brilliant nuggets in the book, that it's easy to overlook this minor flaw.As I flip through the book and revisit some of the parts I underlined, some of the best quotes include:-heaven is not a location but refers to the inner realm of consciousness-everything is not only connected with everything else, but also with the Source of all life out of which it came-medical treatment is the third-leading cause of death-not what you do but how you do what you do determines whether you are fulfilling your destiny-make sure your vision or goal is not an inflated image of yourself and therefore a concealed form of ego, such as wanting to be a movie star, a famous writer, or a wealthy entrepreneur. Instead see your self inspiring countless people with your work and enriching their lives. (Yikes! As a writer that one hit home with me.)Living in the present is a key component of Tolle's philosophy. As Indian spiritual teacher J. Krishnamurti said ""This is my secret, I don't mind what happens."" He was in alignment with the present moment no matter what it was.Overall, if you are looking for answers to the big questions in life, or just some really good food for thought, this book is well worth reading.Other recommended reading:Create Your Own Reality - The Ancient Wisdom ANSWERNOTFOUND",this book is well worth reading,"(1780, 1811)",1,0.1,False -0141027592,books,worth to read,book,better,way,c6139a1ee4661bdb737cfa714611688a,84a2f750d68f38d979fbbf4f0d7db272,Is one way great?,1,0.75,True,e00165e3706fc0e1a84afc6508fef8bb,"This book goes where few books go in terms of both depth of thought and spiritual insight.Aiuthor Eckart Tolle provides thoughtful perspective on the ultimate questions about life. The book describes how to connect with your true conscious, or essentially God, by rising above the stream of thoughts that occupy our minds.I read the book very slowly. Usually I just read one section, 1-2 pages a day, so I could reflect on what was said.On the negative side, I felt that the book spent too much time covering the ego, and its negative aspects. I felt it got a little repetitive.However, there are so many brilliant nuggets in the book, that it's easy to overlook this minor flaw.As I flip through the book and revisit some of the parts I underlined, some of the best quotes include:-heaven is not a location but refers to the inner realm of consciousness-everything is not only connected with everything else, but also with the Source of all life out of which it came-medical treatment is the third-leading cause of death-not what you do but how you do what you do determines whether you are fulfilling your destiny-make sure your vision or goal is not an inflated image of yourself and therefore a concealed form of ego, such as wanting to be a movie star, a famous writer, or a wealthy entrepreneur. Instead see your self inspiring countless people with your work and enriching their lives. (Yikes! As a writer that one hit home with me.)Living in the present is a key component of Tolle's philosophy. As Indian spiritual teacher J. Krishnamurti said ""This is my secret, I don't mind what happens."" He was in alignment with the present moment no matter what it was.Overall, if you are looking for answers to the big questions in life, or just some really good food for thought, this book is well worth reading.Other recommended reading:Create Your Own Reality - The Ancient Wisdom ANSWERNOTFOUND",On side,"(437, 457)",1,0.0,False -0307913090,books,multidimensional,character,distinct,character,f6580b602416aa46e0c24d3bf744ceb9,be8b5463f755b5208776d8f7b1a533c3,Do you want all the characters in the play or something different?,5,0.6,True,642e3f5c6197754bcacdaf81a269557b,"I am a sci-fi and fantasy novel skeptic. Books of castles and dragons or spaceships and aliens usually don't entertain me (with their weak plots and single dimensional characters). So it is a rare treat indeed to find myself unable to put down a book filled with knights, castles and, yes, a few dragons. ""Game of Thrones"" is simply excellent reading. The first book in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, this novel is much more than just another fantasy book. The plot is beautifully complex and developed to an amazing degree leaving the reader constantly hooked. The characters are multidimensional and leap to life off the page. But, be warned, this is no children's fairytale. If you like all things to end well, then this book will leave you frustrated. ""Thrones"" is fantasy story based on a medieval realism with the heroes and villains not always what they seem. I can not wait to move on to this novel's sequel. It is truly that good. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(956, 970)",5,0.0,False -0307913090,books,multidimensional,character,distinct,character,f6580b602416aa46e0c24d3bf744ceb9,be8b5463f755b5208776d8f7b1a533c3,Do you want all the characters in the play or something different?,1,0.6,True,642e3f5c6197754bcacdaf81a269557b,"I am a sci-fi and fantasy novel skeptic. Books of castles and dragons or spaceships and aliens usually don't entertain me (with their weak plots and single dimensional characters). So it is a rare treat indeed to find myself unable to put down a book filled with knights, castles and, yes, a few dragons. ""Game of Thrones"" is simply excellent reading. The first book in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, this novel is much more than just another fantasy book. The plot is beautifully complex and developed to an amazing degree leaving the reader constantly hooked. The characters are multidimensional and leap to life off the page. But, be warned, this is no children's fairytale. If you like all things to end well, then this book will leave you frustrated. ""Thrones"" is fantasy story based on a medieval realism with the heroes and villains not always what they seem. I can not wait to move on to this novel's sequel. It is truly that good. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(956, 970)",1,0.0,False -0143123238,books,superficial,character,hard,character,bce3575bc82ce713b1be9ae4eb5f2b7f,d5c92dac2364010c92bb00ea42bfd6a8,What's your favourite character?,1,0.0,False,c5611e411898a492bd2d44cf85907d95,"I have no idea what book the other reviewers read, but I sure didn't read the same one because I thought this book was horrible. The Silent Wife: A Novel was amateurish, seemingly written by a high school student, and devoid of the depth necessary to make the characters interesting.The story itself was appealing because I thought it was going to be a mystery of sorts. Sure, you know the main storyline from the book description, but I figured there would be some energy or plots twists to make it exciting. Instead, I quickly got bored of Todd and Jodi and didn't care what happened in their relationship. Especially since the title is misleading - Todd and Jodi are not married so Jodi is not a silent ""wife.""One of the main reasons for my dislike of this book was the needless introduction of flashback of Jodi's therapy sessions with Gerard. That side story goes absolutely nowhere and doesn't really fit into the overall plot. It just wastes pages and detracts from the plot. Yes, there is somewhat of a revelation at the end of the book that has to do with Jodi's therapy sessions, but that has nothing to do with the way she behaves in the story and doesn't shed light on anything at all. Also, some of the conversations in the book are ludicrous! For example, Todd (one of the main characters) gets into an argument with his best friend, Dean, and Dean calls Todd a ""blockhead"" and a ""stinking turd."" Now remember, these characters are in their late 40s. Who the heck calls someone a blockhead or a stinking turd unless they are still in elementary school?? At another point in the book, the author says, ""Jodi's brother Ryan was 6 yrs younger and a boy."" Uh - duh!! You just wrote ""Jodi's brother,"" that by definition means Ryan is a boy. And another time, the author writes about Jodi's ""disuse of chambers of her heart."" What the heck??? Such language is just plain silly.And then, unless you are a high school student, you would know that there is no way in the world characters in their 40s who have been together for 20 yrs would act so stupidly. The only person in the book whose actions seemed to make sense were Natasha's and that's because she was in her early 20s and still in college. The other characters were just too stupid to be believable - especially since Jodi has a doctorate degree and is a psychotherapist. I felt like I was reading a movie script for a tween television show that would be aired on ABC right after some so-called ""drama"" like Pretty Little Liars! That's not a good thing.It's true that the switching back and forth between the point of view of Jodi and the perspective of Todd does add a neat feature to the book, but it's definitely not enough to justify paying more than $0.99 for this book.I just cannot recommend ""The Silent Wife"" by A.S.A. Harrison. The characters are superficial, the story is contrived, and the writing is sloppy. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2887, 2901)",1,0.0,False -0143123238,books,superficial,character,hard,character,bce3575bc82ce713b1be9ae4eb5f2b7f,d5c92dac2364010c92bb00ea42bfd6a8,What's your favourite character?,1,0.0,False,c5611e411898a492bd2d44cf85907d95,"I have no idea what book the other reviewers read, but I sure didn't read the same one because I thought this book was horrible. The Silent Wife: A Novel was amateurish, seemingly written by a high school student, and devoid of the depth necessary to make the characters interesting.The story itself was appealing because I thought it was going to be a mystery of sorts. Sure, you know the main storyline from the book description, but I figured there would be some energy or plots twists to make it exciting. Instead, I quickly got bored of Todd and Jodi and didn't care what happened in their relationship. Especially since the title is misleading - Todd and Jodi are not married so Jodi is not a silent ""wife.""One of the main reasons for my dislike of this book was the needless introduction of flashback of Jodi's therapy sessions with Gerard. That side story goes absolutely nowhere and doesn't really fit into the overall plot. It just wastes pages and detracts from the plot. Yes, there is somewhat of a revelation at the end of the book that has to do with Jodi's therapy sessions, but that has nothing to do with the way she behaves in the story and doesn't shed light on anything at all. Also, some of the conversations in the book are ludicrous! For example, Todd (one of the main characters) gets into an argument with his best friend, Dean, and Dean calls Todd a ""blockhead"" and a ""stinking turd."" Now remember, these characters are in their late 40s. Who the heck calls someone a blockhead or a stinking turd unless they are still in elementary school?? At another point in the book, the author says, ""Jodi's brother Ryan was 6 yrs younger and a boy."" Uh - duh!! You just wrote ""Jodi's brother,"" that by definition means Ryan is a boy. And another time, the author writes about Jodi's ""disuse of chambers of her heart."" What the heck??? Such language is just plain silly.And then, unless you are a high school student, you would know that there is no way in the world characters in their 40s who have been together for 20 yrs would act so stupidly. The only person in the book whose actions seemed to make sense were Natasha's and that's because she was in her early 20s and still in college. The other characters were just too stupid to be believable - especially since Jodi has a doctorate degree and is a psychotherapist. I felt like I was reading a movie script for a tween television show that would be aired on ABC right after some so-called ""drama"" like Pretty Little Liars! That's not a good thing.It's true that the switching back and forth between the point of view of Jodi and the perspective of Todd does add a neat feature to the book, but it's definitely not enough to justify paying more than $0.99 for this book.I just cannot recommend ""The Silent Wife"" by A.S.A. Harrison. The characters are superficial, the story is contrived, and the writing is sloppy. ANSWERNOTFOUND",these characters are in their late 40s,"(1425, 1463)",1,0.6,True -1476755604,books,much,chemistry,strong,pull,00bd49be7a8d20019d91675ede50133b,174b3c5617175e856c2700234a17d39b,What is pull?,1,0.0,False,43311289881e44bdedb0d8894abf541a,"** ARC provided by author in exchange of honest review**"When everything's meant to be broken, I just want you to know who I am..." ~Iris, Goo Goo DollsMINE picks off where it last left off in Real . Brooke Dumas is finally back in the arms of Remington "The Riptide" Tate and starts his first fight of the season. Remy has been training with a vengeance, preparing to face his re-match against Scorpion after throwing the championship last season. While Remy tries to fights his way to the championship, Brooke's insecurities and jealousy plays a major factor in their hot steamy relationship.Remy is still the strong Alpha male fighter we saw in Real but in Mine, readers get to see a more vulnerable, stronger, deeper side to him. In Real, Remy was a man of few words and communicated and expressed his feelings through the songs on his Ipod but in this book he begins to communicate and show his love for Brooke. He still lets his tunes express his thoughts and emotions. When this man opens up his heart, he fully lets you in. His love for his friends and Brooke is so deep and strong that he will fight and protect what he cherishes most at whatever cost. This is a man who has been hurt and abandoned by his parents and yet he keeps fighting and surviving. As strong as Remy is, the only person who can shake his world to the core, is no other than Brooke.Brooke undeniably loves Remy so much. He belongs to her. She belongs to him. But somewhere along the way, Brooke's insecurities and jealousy creeps in. She was constantly in need of reaffirmation from him to profess his love for her. Although it was getting to the point of annoying, I do admire the fact that she truly saw the real Remy . She saw a man who was physically strong and beautiful on the outside as well as inside. She loves the "blue" or "black" Remy. She loves the man who is her lion, her protector, the man who stole her heart. Brooke really lives and breathes for Remy, her entire identity is swallowed up by what she can be for him. The relationship of Remy and Brooke is still as hot and steamy as ever. These two have so much passion and sexual chemistry that most of their deepest and heartfelt connections were often in bed.My Thoughts:Did I like MINE? Yes, but I did not love it. I would have given this book a 4.5~5 star rating but Brooke's insecurities and jealousy throughout the book was the downfall. Her constant need for Remy to reassure her that she's the only one in his life was getting annoying. How many times does Remy need to tell that she's his? She belongs to him and vice versa. Remy, on the other hand was amazing. He was able to balance his work life and his relationship with Brooke. I adored the way he worshiped, loved, and reassured her. Lastly, I Ioved Brooke's love letter at the end of the book. It was a PERFECT way to end the book. Overall, fans of Remington "THE RIPTIDE" Tate and Brooke Dumas will be happy with continuation of their love story. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3003, 3017)",1,0.0,False -1476755604,books,much,chemistry,strong,pull,00bd49be7a8d20019d91675ede50133b,174b3c5617175e856c2700234a17d39b,What is pull?,1,0.0,False,43311289881e44bdedb0d8894abf541a,"** ARC provided by author in exchange of honest review**"When everything's meant to be broken, I just want you to know who I am..." ~Iris, Goo Goo DollsMINE picks off where it last left off in Real . Brooke Dumas is finally back in the arms of Remington "The Riptide" Tate and starts his first fight of the season. Remy has been training with a vengeance, preparing to face his re-match against Scorpion after throwing the championship last season. While Remy tries to fights his way to the championship, Brooke's insecurities and jealousy plays a major factor in their hot steamy relationship.Remy is still the strong Alpha male fighter we saw in Real but in Mine, readers get to see a more vulnerable, stronger, deeper side to him. In Real, Remy was a man of few words and communicated and expressed his feelings through the songs on his Ipod but in this book he begins to communicate and show his love for Brooke. He still lets his tunes express his thoughts and emotions. When this man opens up his heart, he fully lets you in. His love for his friends and Brooke is so deep and strong that he will fight and protect what he cherishes most at whatever cost. This is a man who has been hurt and abandoned by his parents and yet he keeps fighting and surviving. As strong as Remy is, the only person who can shake his world to the core, is no other than Brooke.Brooke undeniably loves Remy so much. He belongs to her. She belongs to him. But somewhere along the way, Brooke's insecurities and jealousy creeps in. She was constantly in need of reaffirmation from him to profess his love for her. Although it was getting to the point of annoying, I do admire the fact that she truly saw the real Remy . She saw a man who was physically strong and beautiful on the outside as well as inside. She loves the "blue" or "black" Remy. She loves the man who is her lion, her protector, the man who stole her heart. Brooke really lives and breathes for Remy, her entire identity is swallowed up by what she can be for him. The relationship of Remy and Brooke is still as hot and steamy as ever. These two have so much passion and sexual chemistry that most of their deepest and heartfelt connections were often in bed.My Thoughts:Did I like MINE? Yes, but I did not love it. I would have given this book a 4.5~5 star rating but Brooke's insecurities and jealousy throughout the book was the downfall. Her constant need for Remy to reassure her that she's the only one in his life was getting annoying. How many times does Remy need to tell that she's his? She belongs to him and vice versa. Remy, on the other hand was amazing. He was able to balance his work life and his relationship with Brooke. I adored the way he worshiped, loved, and reassured her. Lastly, I Ioved Brooke's love letter at the end of the book. It was a PERFECT way to end the book. Overall, fans of Remington "THE RIPTIDE" Tate and Brooke Dumas will be happy with continuation of their love story. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3003, 3017)",1,0.0,False -0307277674,books,full,character,simple,character,d8c22e879d012e283f398cabdbff4acf,a263e390cb98ba9d76814e53fd9141e0,Are those characters simple?,1,0.35714285714285715,False,e6377d6098a732ed2595704b01ffa96d,"Older novels seek to develop depth and substance in the characters in the books. Consider the works of Charles Dickens. His characters are full of life and substance. As you read, you are drawn into the issues of the novel and experience them for yourself. You have to think and contemplate. Reading an older novel is an educational experience.Not so with Brown's ""The Da Vinci Code."" Like much of the newer genre of novel writing, Brown builds interest in his work through mystery and action. That can be entertaining and fun, but the educational value is limited. You may ""experience"" the drama with the characters in a newer novel, the action, excitement and violence, but you aren't stirred deeply inside beyond the thrill of the moment.I enjoyed reading The Da Vinci Code, but was disappointed with historical inaccuracies, theological inaccuracies, and the constant barrage against the Catholic Church (and I'm not Catholic). A great irony concerning the secret societies in the church is that in ""real life,"" most of the secret societies that work ill will against church and society work outside of any church.Another great irony is the concern for the ""bloodline"" of Jesus. The Pharisees in Jesus day laid great stress upon bloodlines. ""We know who we are descended from - Abraham."" Jesus changed the stress from bloodline to that of the Spirit. Could we search as diligently for the ""Spirit"" of Christ, that Spirit which led him to give his life as a ransom for many?One character, Teabing, sees our current cultural shift as being away from the thought control and dominance of religions telling us how to live. Now, we are moving into a new age, ""the Age of Aquarius - the water bearer - whose ideals claim that man will learn the truth and be able to think for himself."" (P.289-90). Many today are abandoning our 2,000 year religious heritage rooted in Christ, including his ethic of personal integrity and service. Is society any better for that abandonment? We'll see! ANSWERNOTFOUND",His characters are full of life and substance,"(121, 166)",1,0.55,True -0307277674,books,full,character,simple,character,d8c22e879d012e283f398cabdbff4acf,a263e390cb98ba9d76814e53fd9141e0,Are those characters simple?,1,0.35714285714285715,False,e6377d6098a732ed2595704b01ffa96d,"Older novels seek to develop depth and substance in the characters in the books. Consider the works of Charles Dickens. His characters are full of life and substance. As you read, you are drawn into the issues of the novel and experience them for yourself. You have to think and contemplate. Reading an older novel is an educational experience.Not so with Brown's ""The Da Vinci Code."" Like much of the newer genre of novel writing, Brown builds interest in his work through mystery and action. That can be entertaining and fun, but the educational value is limited. You may ""experience"" the drama with the characters in a newer novel, the action, excitement and violence, but you aren't stirred deeply inside beyond the thrill of the moment.I enjoyed reading The Da Vinci Code, but was disappointed with historical inaccuracies, theological inaccuracies, and the constant barrage against the Catholic Church (and I'm not Catholic). A great irony concerning the secret societies in the church is that in ""real life,"" most of the secret societies that work ill will against church and society work outside of any church.Another great irony is the concern for the ""bloodline"" of Jesus. The Pharisees in Jesus day laid great stress upon bloodlines. ""We know who we are descended from - Abraham."" Jesus changed the stress from bloodline to that of the Spirit. Could we search as diligently for the ""Spirit"" of Christ, that Spirit which led him to give his life as a ransom for many?One character, Teabing, sees our current cultural shift as being away from the thought control and dominance of religions telling us how to live. Now, we are moving into a new age, ""the Age of Aquarius - the water bearer - whose ideals claim that man will learn the truth and be able to think for himself."" (P.289-90). Many today are abandoning our 2,000 year religious heritage rooted in Christ, including his ethic of personal integrity and service. Is society any better for that abandonment? We'll see! ANSWERNOTFOUND",the characters in the books,"(52, 79)",1,0.0,False -0307277674,books,correct,fact,interesting,material,e652179f39246fe0538638ba67eaada9,696a5949f14305c17388da87a7b987dd,What is your impressions about the material of the book?,1,0.0,False,df9ca6a4aa13043d87a3feab01bd4a2d,"It was time to see what the big deal was. For ages, all I've been hearing about is this book, and after some procrastinating I finally settled down to read what was adored by some and reviled by others, to decide for myself how good Dan Brown's famous work really was.Professor Robert Langdon (previously appearing in Brown's earlier novel ""Angels and Demons"") is called into the Louvre Museum by the French authorities - acting under the orders of the intimidating Captain Fache - to answer some questions about a murder. The highly esteemed curator of the museum, Jacques Sauniere, has been found shot to death in the most bizarre crime-scene imaginable. He is found spread-eagled, naked and with messages scrawled around and on him (in both blood and florescent ink), all of which is his own doing, and which Langdon believes is a series of cryptic clues that point to the killer.However, unbeknownst to Langdon he is the police's main suspect, though it is not until he is joined by French cryptologist Sophie Neveu (beautiful, confident and green-eyed, of course), that he realises the trouble he's in. From this meeting stems the discovery of several ingenious clues concealed by the dead man that take the two of them on a whirl-wind treasure hunt in search of - what else? - the Holy Grail. On the run from both the authorities and sinister agents of a church-sect, Langdon and Neveu gradually begin to fully understand the importance of the quest they have found themselves on.Thrown into a big melting pot of intrigue and conspiracy are factors such as the Knights Templar, Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, the Mona Lisa, Goddess cults, Mary Magdalene, the Priory of Scion, the Freemasons - heck, according to Brown even Walt Disney was in on the cover-up. This range of clues and hints have Langdon and Neveu delving into the depths of history, manuscripts and symbology as well as racing around Paris and London from one pit stop to the next, much like contestants in ""The Amazing Race"". However, the treasure hunt that Brown creates for his characters is undeniably clever in its instigation of both ancient and ultra-modern implements, and the clues themselves have double, even triple meanings, sustaining the two seekers almost to the end of the novel. It may take a stretch of credibility that a respectable (and innocent!) professor would take a complete stranger's advice in fleeing a crime-scene and remain on the run, but once the ball gets rolling it's one heck of a roller coaster ride.But the leaps of logic aren't the only thing that has caused criticism. During the course of Langdon and Neveu's adventure, the core-conspiracy that lies at the heart of the story (that is, the humanity and blood-line of Jesus Christ) is explored by establishing certain ""facts"" shared between characters in discussions that are meant to strengthen - even prove - the existence of a church cover-up. The problem is that these facts are seldom correct. One could take the `hey, it's just fiction', stance and that's fair enough, but Brown seems to expect the reader to take his information as truth and even provides a disclaimer at the beginning of the novel that declares a series of ""Facts"", including ""all descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents and secret rituals in this novel are accurate."" This statement, to put it simply, is not true.I'm no historian, but even I could spot gaps in his research, including an incorrect date on the finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls. And when information is lacking, Brown simply fills in the gaps as it suits him; as when he quotes the Gospel of Philip: ""Christ loved her (Mary Magdalene) more than all the disciples and used to kiss her often on the mouth."" Don't quote me on this, but I believe in actuality, the original document is damaged and the word ""mouth"" indecipherable as a result. The word *could* be mouth...but it could also be feet, forehead, hand, cheek or any other part of the body.These are only two examples off the top of my head; rest assured there are many more and a simple internet-search will access many websites that highlight other moments of fabrication or subversion in Brown's research. Of course, most readers will understand this for themselves as they read through the book; yet the problem lies with readers who are happy to take Brown's word for it all. Rest assured, ""The Da Vinci Code's"" historical context needs to be read with a grain of salt.And yet this is not the end of the controversy. There are claims that the book takes a negative view of the Catholic Church, demonising its teachings and its people. Although I can see the point of this claim, I also believe there may be some overreaction at work. On the whole Brown steers clear of anti-religious hysteria. Although that may sound like an odd thing to say considering the most blatant villain is a religious fanatic, Brown is careful to accommodate the existence of faithful, decent and worthy religious individuals and organisations. Personally, I found it more offensive that the afore-mentioned villain is portrayed as an albino, with the suggestion that this condition is the cause of his near-insane persona. And the fact that he is described as having red eyes is truly irritating; albinos do NOT have red eyes - that is a complete myth; they usually have grey or green eyes.The length of time I spent in this review on discussing the controversy surrounding the book rather than the book itself may be an indicator of where its popularity truly lies! I for one, found ""The Da Vinci Code"" to be a good, exciting, interesting read and I enjoyed it. However, it can certainly *not* be described as ""literature"", and is possibly not entirely deserving of the worldwide hype and publicity that it's been receiving. Though the conspiracy theory it deals with is a legitimate one (and by that I mean it is not simply invented by the author, but was a theory, however flimsy, in existence before publication), many of its historical facts and figures are hopelessly incorrect and/or misleading. Though the two lead protagonists are pleasant enough people, they are can hardly be considered three-dimensional characters (though again, they technically don't really need to be) and the action-sequences are suspenseful and nerve-wracking. And despite some who will undoubtedly take Brown's claims for granted, surely it can only be considered a good thing if some readers who would otherwise not do so find themselves looking more into history as a result of reading his book. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(6534, 6548)",1,0.0,False -0307277674,books,correct,fact,interesting,material,e652179f39246fe0538638ba67eaada9,696a5949f14305c17388da87a7b987dd,What is your impressions about the material of the book?,2,0.0,False,df9ca6a4aa13043d87a3feab01bd4a2d,"It was time to see what the big deal was. For ages, all I've been hearing about is this book, and after some procrastinating I finally settled down to read what was adored by some and reviled by others, to decide for myself how good Dan Brown's famous work really was.Professor Robert Langdon (previously appearing in Brown's earlier novel ""Angels and Demons"") is called into the Louvre Museum by the French authorities - acting under the orders of the intimidating Captain Fache - to answer some questions about a murder. The highly esteemed curator of the museum, Jacques Sauniere, has been found shot to death in the most bizarre crime-scene imaginable. He is found spread-eagled, naked and with messages scrawled around and on him (in both blood and florescent ink), all of which is his own doing, and which Langdon believes is a series of cryptic clues that point to the killer.However, unbeknownst to Langdon he is the police's main suspect, though it is not until he is joined by French cryptologist Sophie Neveu (beautiful, confident and green-eyed, of course), that he realises the trouble he's in. From this meeting stems the discovery of several ingenious clues concealed by the dead man that take the two of them on a whirl-wind treasure hunt in search of - what else? - the Holy Grail. On the run from both the authorities and sinister agents of a church-sect, Langdon and Neveu gradually begin to fully understand the importance of the quest they have found themselves on.Thrown into a big melting pot of intrigue and conspiracy are factors such as the Knights Templar, Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, the Mona Lisa, Goddess cults, Mary Magdalene, the Priory of Scion, the Freemasons - heck, according to Brown even Walt Disney was in on the cover-up. This range of clues and hints have Langdon and Neveu delving into the depths of history, manuscripts and symbology as well as racing around Paris and London from one pit stop to the next, much like contestants in ""The Amazing Race"". However, the treasure hunt that Brown creates for his characters is undeniably clever in its instigation of both ancient and ultra-modern implements, and the clues themselves have double, even triple meanings, sustaining the two seekers almost to the end of the novel. It may take a stretch of credibility that a respectable (and innocent!) professor would take a complete stranger's advice in fleeing a crime-scene and remain on the run, but once the ball gets rolling it's one heck of a roller coaster ride.But the leaps of logic aren't the only thing that has caused criticism. During the course of Langdon and Neveu's adventure, the core-conspiracy that lies at the heart of the story (that is, the humanity and blood-line of Jesus Christ) is explored by establishing certain ""facts"" shared between characters in discussions that are meant to strengthen - even prove - the existence of a church cover-up. The problem is that these facts are seldom correct. One could take the `hey, it's just fiction', stance and that's fair enough, but Brown seems to expect the reader to take his information as truth and even provides a disclaimer at the beginning of the novel that declares a series of ""Facts"", including ""all descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents and secret rituals in this novel are accurate."" This statement, to put it simply, is not true.I'm no historian, but even I could spot gaps in his research, including an incorrect date on the finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls. And when information is lacking, Brown simply fills in the gaps as it suits him; as when he quotes the Gospel of Philip: ""Christ loved her (Mary Magdalene) more than all the disciples and used to kiss her often on the mouth."" Don't quote me on this, but I believe in actuality, the original document is damaged and the word ""mouth"" indecipherable as a result. The word *could* be mouth...but it could also be feet, forehead, hand, cheek or any other part of the body.These are only two examples off the top of my head; rest assured there are many more and a simple internet-search will access many websites that highlight other moments of fabrication or subversion in Brown's research. Of course, most readers will understand this for themselves as they read through the book; yet the problem lies with readers who are happy to take Brown's word for it all. Rest assured, ""The Da Vinci Code's"" historical context needs to be read with a grain of salt.And yet this is not the end of the controversy. There are claims that the book takes a negative view of the Catholic Church, demonising its teachings and its people. Although I can see the point of this claim, I also believe there may be some overreaction at work. On the whole Brown steers clear of anti-religious hysteria. Although that may sound like an odd thing to say considering the most blatant villain is a religious fanatic, Brown is careful to accommodate the existence of faithful, decent and worthy religious individuals and organisations. Personally, I found it more offensive that the afore-mentioned villain is portrayed as an albino, with the suggestion that this condition is the cause of his near-insane persona. And the fact that he is described as having red eyes is truly irritating; albinos do NOT have red eyes - that is a complete myth; they usually have grey or green eyes.The length of time I spent in this review on discussing the controversy surrounding the book rather than the book itself may be an indicator of where its popularity truly lies! I for one, found ""The Da Vinci Code"" to be a good, exciting, interesting read and I enjoyed it. However, it can certainly *not* be described as ""literature"", and is possibly not entirely deserving of the worldwide hype and publicity that it's been receiving. Though the conspiracy theory it deals with is a legitimate one (and by that I mean it is not simply invented by the author, but was a theory, however flimsy, in existence before publication), many of its historical facts and figures are hopelessly incorrect and/or misleading. Though the two lead protagonists are pleasant enough people, they are can hardly be considered three-dimensional characters (though again, they technically don't really need to be) and the action-sequences are suspenseful and nerve-wracking. And despite some who will undoubtedly take Brown's claims for granted, surely it can only be considered a good thing if some readers who would otherwise not do so find themselves looking more into history as a result of reading his book. 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Stop saving everyone else and save himself. And Charlie. Holy baggage claim. I didn't think wed ever get to the bottom of her craptastic life with Sam. It seemed to never end. The guy just wouldn't let her go. The author does an amazing job of reeling you in throughout the whole story just to spit you back out. Gotta love it! Just an amazing story! I love the way it ended!! ANSWERNOTFOUND",Stop saving everyone,"(718, 738)",1,0.0,False -1476740496,books,full,one,present,character,698e672aa349df83eba46d0d6ea6375f,a4225869f5952c6c983d793edf6cd9b2,Is it a good character?,2,0.6000000000000001,True,801544062d7f433de3228d40d1e12577,"I keep thinking the stories for this group of friends couldn't possibly get any better. Any more involved it beautiful. And each time I eat my words! Don't ever ask me to pick a favorite bc I don't think I can. I love this series. I love that each one is so completely full of drama you find yourself wondering if love can conquer all. Can these people possibly make it out of these scenarios alive, unscathed. Just when you think there's no way out, your kicked back and realize you were wrong all along. I'm so glad Cain finally found his happiness. I'm so glad he finally found love. I found myself pulling for him from book one. There was just something about him that makes you want him to save himself for once. Stop saving everyone else and save himself. And Charlie. Holy baggage claim. I didn't think wed ever get to the bottom of her craptastic life with Sam. It seemed to never end. The guy just wouldn't let her go. The author does an amazing job of reeling you in throughout the whole story just to spit you back out. Gotta love it! Just an amazing story! I love the way it ended!! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1095, 1109)",2,0.0,False -0007444117,books,important,point,true,prediction,3ae8edddca195977ac566ed3a9d83d8a,f4327f900f75d117a28eb4c414182a26,How can I see the prediction of my letter?,1,0.0,False,a98ee6ac84ba6ec7d57bf67d10557804,"I probably need to say that this review will probably be a jumbled mess. Bear with me please. I don't normally feel the need to state this, but with all of the controversy surrounding this book, I want to make sure you know this review is spoiler free.I’m sure you all have seen tons of press about Allegiant. This was probably the most anticipated book of the year for most people. It definitely was for me. So I’m sure you saw the Allegiant countdown widgets on everyone’s blogs. I’m sure you saw dozens of Waiting on Wednesday posts about this. There was a mishap with some supplier somewhere and some people got copies super early, which means spoilers were leaked. And then release date finally came. Now normally, I go to my local book store and pick up books that I’m highly anticipating so that I can have them on release day, but the last one I bought was almost half price on Amazon compared to my local book store on release day. (Yeah, yeah, Amazon’s the devil. Well not to me. I heart Amazon.) And so this time I preordered Allegiant through Amazon instead of picking it up on release day. This meant that tons of people got their hands on Allegiant a couple of days before me. Enough time for spoilers to begin amassing, comments to begin piling up, and opinions began to be formed.And well, I say all of that to say that I was extremely nervous going in to Allegiant. I’m not normally one of those people who dreads reading the last book in a series just in case it doesn’t go the way I want it to. I’m more of the type that dives in head first because I can’t wait to experience it whether good or bad. But all of the hype and comments had me stressed to the max about this book. Let me be clear, I didn’t read any spoilers, but I did read some where others had read spoilers and based off the spoilers decided not to even pick up the book. All of this buzz and conflict had me a bundle of nerves. (Didn’t help that I was already having some anxiety over some real life things as well.)Ultimately I picked up and finished Allegiant. The beginning was going just fine. I wondered to myself “what are all of these people complaining about?” And then I hit the middle and I started getting frustrated with these characters *clears throat and cuts eyes* (**FOUR!!!!!). I really wanted to pop them him over the head. And I don’t know if it was the negative hype, my personal frustrations with characters making some really dumb decisions especially when those characters are supposed to be smart, or if it was my general anxiety, but during this part of the book, I really just wanted to throw the thing across the room. The ending wasn't the part that frustrated me the most. It was the middle. But nevertheless, I moved passed the frustrating middle business and things got better for me. And then the ending happened. I probably would have been frustrated with it had I not been warned that many people hated it, and therefore I lowered my expectations. But the ending really just wasn’t that big of a deal for me as far as getting angry or upset. It made me sad. I teared up, but I found the ending to be solid and acceptable.Four and Tris start off Allegiant in a rocky kind of place. She lied to him about several things in Insurgent, and so he’s got some trust issues based off that. But they have a talk about how they both need to do a better job being honest with each other, and so things get better. They find themselves on more stable ground.My favorite relationship oriented quotes:“We’re not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.” - Four“I Feel the urge, familiar now, to wrench myself from my body and speak directly into her mind. It is the same urge, I realize, that makes me want to kiss her every time I see her, because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.” - FourI was as I mentioned above extremely frustrated with Four at one point. He made a decision that was contradictory to a conversation that he and Tris had. Then he semi-rectifies it and talks about it with her. But he doesn’t listen to her. Turns out she was right. I know that’s a sticky place to be—situated between your own judgment and the judgment of someone else that you highly respect and trust. Truthfully I felt like the Four from Allegiant, and even Insurgent really, wasn’t the same person from Divergent. He felt like a completely different person. His mannerism. His speech. His attitude. His decisions. They all felt like they were coming from two different people. Maybe that was supposed to be the difference between him being Four and him being Tobias (I hate that name by the way). But I would think that Tobias would be a more complete person and Four would be just one side of himself—just the Dauntless side. But that wasn’t the case at all. Maybe the Tobias part is the part that carries the baggage from his past which weighs him down and causes him to question and doubt. Whatever the cause, and not just because of the name, but Four is a much more likable and understandable character than Tobias for me.One of my favorite aspects of Allegiant, and something that I don’t point out in books that I read enough, was the quotable moments that seem more like life lessons. Here are a couple of examples:“I need to deny them the power to control me. I need to know that I am stronger than they are.” – Four, discussing his fears.“And as I stare out at the land, I think that this, if nothing else, is compelling evidence for my parents’ God, that our world is so massive that it is completely out of our control, that we cannot possibly be as large as we feel.” – Tris, which makes me think of Romans 1:20 (NKJV) – “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.”“I feel like what I have become is halfway between my mother and my father, violent and impulsive and desperately afraid. I feel like I have lost control of what I have become.” - Four“So how can I hold Tobias’s desperation against him, like I’m better than him, like I’ve never let my own brokenness blind me?” – Tris, forgiveness—something this world could use a little more of.“I used to think that when people fell in love, they just landed where they landed, and they had no choice in the matter afterward. And maybe that’s true of beginnings, but it’s not true of this, now. I fell in love with him. But I don’t just stay with him by default as if there’s no one else available to me. I stay with him because I choose to, every day that I wake up, every day that we fight or lie to each other or disappoint each other. I choose him over and over again, and he chooses me.” – Tris, love isn’t just about how someone makes me feel, it’s more, it’s deeper, it’s harder than just that. Yet it is utterly simply at the same time.Other memorable quotes:“I sigh. I may like to run, but I hate climbing stairs.” –Tris, a throwback to the Abnegation days of climbing to the choosing ceremony from the very beginning of Divergent.“There’s no need to giggle...” – Caleb (you need the context to find this funny)“Be brave.” - FourUltimately I think that the Divergent series reminds me a lot of The Hunger Games series not just in concept, but in how I felt about both series as a whole. I LOVED the games. And I LOVED the Dauntless initiation process. But I hated the political part of both of these series. I disliked the whole war idea and taking down the corrupt government. While I do really love the idea of how much one person can make a difference, this side of the series—the war and politics—wasn’t what I fell in love with. I wanted more initiation. I wanted more Dauntless. While I love Tris and Four, I think I would have been happier with the series if we’d followed other characters through their initiation process rather than follow Tris and Four through the rise and fall of multiple corrupt governments. Whereas with The Hunger Games series, I loved both The Hunger Games and Catching Fire because both of these had a the games in them, I didn’t really like Mockingjay as much because it focused on the politics. Unfortunately for the Divergent series, Divergent itself was the only book in the series that focused on the initiation process. And therefore, both Insurgent and Allegiant felt lacking to me. I don’t typically read reviews before I write my own, but I broke my own rule in this case and I can’t think of a better way to describe this than she did. Jen from YA Romantics said in her review of Allegiant on Goodreads that Divergent felt more Dauntless and Allegiant felt more Abnegation. That’s the perfect way of describing these two books.The ending of Allegiant was very Abnegation—true Abnegation. I strongly wish I could discuss this is greater detail with you guys, but I can’t spoil it for anyone who hasn’t read it. I’m surprised I haven’t spoiled anything in this review as it is.Anyway, I think Allegiant gets 4 Stars. It’s still a well written book. It still sparked emotion within me—even if mostly anxiety. Have you read Allegiant? If so, what did you think? (Please keep comments spoiler free!)**I refuse to call him "Tobias" except when referring to the differences in his personality. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(9857, 9871)",1,0.0,False -0007444117,books,important,point,true,prediction,3ae8edddca195977ac566ed3a9d83d8a,f4327f900f75d117a28eb4c414182a26,How can I see the prediction of my letter?,5,0.0,False,a98ee6ac84ba6ec7d57bf67d10557804,"I probably need to say that this review will probably be a jumbled mess. Bear with me please. I don't normally feel the need to state this, but with all of the controversy surrounding this book, I want to make sure you know this review is spoiler free.I’m sure you all have seen tons of press about Allegiant. This was probably the most anticipated book of the year for most people. It definitely was for me. So I’m sure you saw the Allegiant countdown widgets on everyone’s blogs. I’m sure you saw dozens of Waiting on Wednesday posts about this. There was a mishap with some supplier somewhere and some people got copies super early, which means spoilers were leaked. And then release date finally came. Now normally, I go to my local book store and pick up books that I’m highly anticipating so that I can have them on release day, but the last one I bought was almost half price on Amazon compared to my local book store on release day. (Yeah, yeah, Amazon’s the devil. Well not to me. I heart Amazon.) And so this time I preordered Allegiant through Amazon instead of picking it up on release day. This meant that tons of people got their hands on Allegiant a couple of days before me. Enough time for spoilers to begin amassing, comments to begin piling up, and opinions began to be formed.And well, I say all of that to say that I was extremely nervous going in to Allegiant. I’m not normally one of those people who dreads reading the last book in a series just in case it doesn’t go the way I want it to. I’m more of the type that dives in head first because I can’t wait to experience it whether good or bad. But all of the hype and comments had me stressed to the max about this book. Let me be clear, I didn’t read any spoilers, but I did read some where others had read spoilers and based off the spoilers decided not to even pick up the book. All of this buzz and conflict had me a bundle of nerves. (Didn’t help that I was already having some anxiety over some real life things as well.)Ultimately I picked up and finished Allegiant. The beginning was going just fine. I wondered to myself “what are all of these people complaining about?” And then I hit the middle and I started getting frustrated with these characters *clears throat and cuts eyes* (**FOUR!!!!!). I really wanted to pop them him over the head. And I don’t know if it was the negative hype, my personal frustrations with characters making some really dumb decisions especially when those characters are supposed to be smart, or if it was my general anxiety, but during this part of the book, I really just wanted to throw the thing across the room. The ending wasn't the part that frustrated me the most. It was the middle. But nevertheless, I moved passed the frustrating middle business and things got better for me. And then the ending happened. I probably would have been frustrated with it had I not been warned that many people hated it, and therefore I lowered my expectations. But the ending really just wasn’t that big of a deal for me as far as getting angry or upset. It made me sad. I teared up, but I found the ending to be solid and acceptable.Four and Tris start off Allegiant in a rocky kind of place. She lied to him about several things in Insurgent, and so he’s got some trust issues based off that. But they have a talk about how they both need to do a better job being honest with each other, and so things get better. They find themselves on more stable ground.My favorite relationship oriented quotes:“We’re not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.” - Four“I Feel the urge, familiar now, to wrench myself from my body and speak directly into her mind. It is the same urge, I realize, that makes me want to kiss her every time I see her, because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.” - FourI was as I mentioned above extremely frustrated with Four at one point. He made a decision that was contradictory to a conversation that he and Tris had. Then he semi-rectifies it and talks about it with her. But he doesn’t listen to her. Turns out she was right. I know that’s a sticky place to be—situated between your own judgment and the judgment of someone else that you highly respect and trust. Truthfully I felt like the Four from Allegiant, and even Insurgent really, wasn’t the same person from Divergent. He felt like a completely different person. His mannerism. His speech. His attitude. His decisions. They all felt like they were coming from two different people. Maybe that was supposed to be the difference between him being Four and him being Tobias (I hate that name by the way). But I would think that Tobias would be a more complete person and Four would be just one side of himself—just the Dauntless side. But that wasn’t the case at all. Maybe the Tobias part is the part that carries the baggage from his past which weighs him down and causes him to question and doubt. Whatever the cause, and not just because of the name, but Four is a much more likable and understandable character than Tobias for me.One of my favorite aspects of Allegiant, and something that I don’t point out in books that I read enough, was the quotable moments that seem more like life lessons. Here are a couple of examples:“I need to deny them the power to control me. I need to know that I am stronger than they are.” – Four, discussing his fears.“And as I stare out at the land, I think that this, if nothing else, is compelling evidence for my parents’ God, that our world is so massive that it is completely out of our control, that we cannot possibly be as large as we feel.” – Tris, which makes me think of Romans 1:20 (NKJV) – “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.”“I feel like what I have become is halfway between my mother and my father, violent and impulsive and desperately afraid. I feel like I have lost control of what I have become.” - Four“So how can I hold Tobias’s desperation against him, like I’m better than him, like I’ve never let my own brokenness blind me?” – Tris, forgiveness—something this world could use a little more of.“I used to think that when people fell in love, they just landed where they landed, and they had no choice in the matter afterward. And maybe that’s true of beginnings, but it’s not true of this, now. I fell in love with him. But I don’t just stay with him by default as if there’s no one else available to me. I stay with him because I choose to, every day that I wake up, every day that we fight or lie to each other or disappoint each other. I choose him over and over again, and he chooses me.” – Tris, love isn’t just about how someone makes me feel, it’s more, it’s deeper, it’s harder than just that. Yet it is utterly simply at the same time.Other memorable quotes:“I sigh. I may like to run, but I hate climbing stairs.” –Tris, a throwback to the Abnegation days of climbing to the choosing ceremony from the very beginning of Divergent.“There’s no need to giggle...” – Caleb (you need the context to find this funny)“Be brave.” - FourUltimately I think that the Divergent series reminds me a lot of The Hunger Games series not just in concept, but in how I felt about both series as a whole. I LOVED the games. And I LOVED the Dauntless initiation process. But I hated the political part of both of these series. I disliked the whole war idea and taking down the corrupt government. While I do really love the idea of how much one person can make a difference, this side of the series—the war and politics—wasn’t what I fell in love with. I wanted more initiation. I wanted more Dauntless. While I love Tris and Four, I think I would have been happier with the series if we’d followed other characters through their initiation process rather than follow Tris and Four through the rise and fall of multiple corrupt governments. Whereas with The Hunger Games series, I loved both The Hunger Games and Catching Fire because both of these had a the games in them, I didn’t really like Mockingjay as much because it focused on the politics. Unfortunately for the Divergent series, Divergent itself was the only book in the series that focused on the initiation process. And therefore, both Insurgent and Allegiant felt lacking to me. I don’t typically read reviews before I write my own, but I broke my own rule in this case and I can’t think of a better way to describe this than she did. Jen from YA Romantics said in her review of Allegiant on Goodreads that Divergent felt more Dauntless and Allegiant felt more Abnegation. That’s the perfect way of describing these two books.The ending of Allegiant was very Abnegation—true Abnegation. I strongly wish I could discuss this is greater detail with you guys, but I can’t spoil it for anyone who hasn’t read it. I’m surprised I haven’t spoiled anything in this review as it is.Anyway, I think Allegiant gets 4 Stars. It’s still a well written book. It still sparked emotion within me—even if mostly anxiety. Have you read Allegiant? If so, what did you think? (Please keep comments spoiler free!)**I refuse to call him "Tobias" except when referring to the differences in his personality. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(9857, 9871)",5,0.0,False -0439023483,books,as good,sequel,great,lot,cccda8c1205767c0992b394e7d1487e4,d77aed69d37870330b8fac072c722376,What is lot?,5,0.0,False,f03df9669e381aa64a7a41911b34e077,"Not only could I not put it down but I had extreme whip lash from the constant ACTION! This is normally a book that I would not read but when a coworker of mine demanded that I read it, I gave in and am so glad that I did. I understand people's comparisons of the plot to some other books, I will agree that the idea of a game where the opponants have to kill each other in order to win is not a new one but the character detail and the romance and the things that they have to do, not just for the preservation of their own lives, but for the lives of their families is breath taking! CATCHING FIRE the sequel to THE HUNGER GAMES is equally as good and I am waiting with baited breath for MOCKINGJAY in 21 days! A MUST MUST READ. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(735, 749)",5,0.0,False -0439023483,books,as good,sequel,great,lot,cccda8c1205767c0992b394e7d1487e4,d77aed69d37870330b8fac072c722376,What is lot?,5,0.0,False,f03df9669e381aa64a7a41911b34e077,"Not only could I not put it down but I had extreme whip lash from the constant ACTION! This is normally a book that I would not read but when a coworker of mine demanded that I read it, I gave in and am so glad that I did. I understand people's comparisons of the plot to some other books, I will agree that the idea of a game where the opponants have to kill each other in order to win is not a new one but the character detail and the romance and the things that they have to do, not just for the preservation of their own lives, but for the lives of their families is breath taking! CATCHING FIRE the sequel to THE HUNGER GAMES is equally as good and I am waiting with baited breath for MOCKINGJAY in 21 days! A MUST MUST READ. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(735, 749)",5,0.0,False -030758836X,books,interesting,thing,own,way,9a4b1382a0dc03ca2386927abd22054a,a6a0da09c6dc0471251149d759fb5b5a,What is the way to go for the character?,1,0.0,False,4805b532d25b4a5a1f8db13ce6712535,"Despite the language (is it really necessary to use the f-word so often?), I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Suspenseful and well-written, Gone Girl is a real page turner. I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened next, but as I neared the last pages, I didn't want it to end. And then when I read the last word, I thought, ""Huh? Is that it? Are we to believe that this couple is going to stay together? Or wait, maybe Amy has something up her sleeve. Or maybe the pair from the Ozarks will arrive and throw a monkey wrench into everything.""On the surface, the novel appears to be a boy-meets-girl story in which the characters are going to live happily ever after. They're both nice looking, educated, employed, and in love. But soon the reader learns that there's trouble in paradise and that things aren't always what they appear to be. They lose their jobs and move back to hubby's hometown to help care for his parents, her with cancer and him with Alzheimer's. That's when things really get interesting, and the reader doesn't know what to believe. Is Amy really an angel in disguise? Is Nick a cad? How can Amy be so callous in her thoughts about her parents, the people who have spent their adult lives writing about her and elevating her to fame?Gillain Flynn is masterful in creating such a suspenseful thriller. Seriously, up until the very last page the reader is wondering what's going to happen next. The scene setting, the character development, the plot twists, and the dialogue are all superb. I did wonder about a few things such as why no one listened to Desi's mother or what happened to Andie. Those are minor questions in the grand scheme of things, however.It's a powerful book, especially for those interested in the inner workings in the mind of a sociopath. You'll never see the people around you in the same way again, not even those whom you think you know best. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1898, 1912)",1,0.0,False -030758836X,books,interesting,thing,own,way,9a4b1382a0dc03ca2386927abd22054a,a6a0da09c6dc0471251149d759fb5b5a,What is the way to go for the character?,1,0.0,False,4805b532d25b4a5a1f8db13ce6712535,"Despite the language (is it really necessary to use the f-word so often?), I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Suspenseful and well-written, Gone Girl is a real page turner. I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened next, but as I neared the last pages, I didn't want it to end. And then when I read the last word, I thought, ""Huh? Is that it? Are we to believe that this couple is going to stay together? Or wait, maybe Amy has something up her sleeve. Or maybe the pair from the Ozarks will arrive and throw a monkey wrench into everything.""On the surface, the novel appears to be a boy-meets-girl story in which the characters are going to live happily ever after. They're both nice looking, educated, employed, and in love. But soon the reader learns that there's trouble in paradise and that things aren't always what they appear to be. They lose their jobs and move back to hubby's hometown to help care for his parents, her with cancer and him with Alzheimer's. That's when things really get interesting, and the reader doesn't know what to believe. Is Amy really an angel in disguise? Is Nick a cad? How can Amy be so callous in her thoughts about her parents, the people who have spent their adult lives writing about her and elevating her to fame?Gillain Flynn is masterful in creating such a suspenseful thriller. Seriously, up until the very last page the reader is wondering what's going to happen next. The scene setting, the character development, the plot twists, and the dialogue are all superb. I did wonder about a few things such as why no one listened to Desi's mother or what happened to Andie. Those are minor questions in the grand scheme of things, however.It's a powerful book, especially for those interested in the inner workings in the mind of a sociopath. You'll never see the people around you in the same way again, not even those whom you think you know best. ANSWERNOTFOUND","the character development , the plot twists , and the dialogue are all superb","(1441, 1516)",1,1.0,True -0316206849,books,one dimensional,character,wooden,character,48debc4ff4349fda3757458e479447bb,0a3e881b13a4be86a68124beefd62e3c,What kind of characters has the author created?,5,0.9,True,1a46ca7ae3f1b29db1626b7edc1b82fa,Rather pedestrian plot and writing. It didn't really hold my interest and I found the characters to be one-dimensional and rather dull. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(137, 151)",5,0.0,False -0316206849,books,one dimensional,character,wooden,character,48debc4ff4349fda3757458e479447bb,0a3e881b13a4be86a68124beefd62e3c,What kind of characters has the author created?,1,0.9,True,1a46ca7ae3f1b29db1626b7edc1b82fa,Rather pedestrian plot and writing. It didn't really hold my interest and I found the characters to be one-dimensional and rather dull. ANSWERNOTFOUND,I found the characters to be one,"(75, 107)",1,0.0,False -1476741182,books,wonderful,humor,perfect,length,a4ae7eff3936670232b997c79442e1ca,a198ae13bdf32e909d2dc2258361d9c3,How did you like the length?,1,0.0,False,d8284b99c84750e590ce2839a9398192,I found this book to be both entertaining and humorous. It was one of those books I could not put down. I can't wait to read other Alice Clayton books. The romance and humor that she puts in her stories is wonderful. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(219, 233)",1,0.0,False -1476741182,books,wonderful,humor,perfect,length,a4ae7eff3936670232b997c79442e1ca,a198ae13bdf32e909d2dc2258361d9c3,How did you like the length?,1,0.0,False,d8284b99c84750e590ce2839a9398192,I found this book to be both entertaining and humorous. It was one of those books I could not put down. I can't wait to read other Alice Clayton books. The romance and humor that she puts in her stories is wonderful. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(219, 233)",1,0.0,False -0385340990,books,delightful,character,lively,character,a5971867ca1b36815a9c5e1a3be3a0e5,e0349b46de7d91eea2e52055b5ba0da9,How do you classify the performance of the animated characters?,1,0.0,False,2775eee4800b68711ac5edef1786fc98,"Best book I've read in a long time. My kind of love story!The history was interesting and new to me. The characters were delightful, both the main character and all the others. Because of the number of characters and how they were presented, I did have a little trouble remembering some of the minor characters. I like the way the story line was slowly revealed and the end result was unfolded.And it was absolutely my kind of love story. To explain: I am not fond of ""love at first sight stories"", or the ""war and peace love stories (they fight until they fall in love)"" or the ""forbidden love"" kind. All those formulas have not appeal to me. But this one had three potential lovers, two with very good prospects. Then they were both eliminated as prospects and the winner was slowly revealed. And it all tied up nicely at the end. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(843, 857)",1,0.0,False -0385340990,books,delightful,character,lively,character,a5971867ca1b36815a9c5e1a3be3a0e5,e0349b46de7d91eea2e52055b5ba0da9,How do you classify the performance of the animated characters?,1,0.0,False,2775eee4800b68711ac5edef1786fc98,"Best book I've read in a long time. My kind of love story!The history was interesting and new to me. The characters were delightful, both the main character and all the others. Because of the number of characters and how they were presented, I did have a little trouble remembering some of the minor characters. I like the way the story line was slowly revealed and the end result was unfolded.And it was absolutely my kind of love story. To explain: I am not fond of ""love at first sight stories"", or the ""war and peace love stories (they fight until they fall in love)"" or the ""forbidden love"" kind. All those formulas have not appeal to me. But this one had three potential lovers, two with very good prospects. Then they were both eliminated as prospects and the winner was slowly revealed. And it all tied up nicely at the end. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters were delightful,"(103, 133)",1,1.0,True -1499611552,books,interesting,narrative,different,outcome,2213663cb0fb5912c29eb3411515801c,ff1e91a0fed28928b42a00a5fe0c50ea,How is the outcome of the voices?,1,0.0,False,2103b2b55e2a9050343ffb10aa0d1960,"Imagine living during the middle 19th century as a free man in New York State with a wonderful family and having the talent to play the fiddle so well that you are requested to play numerous venues for pay. This is the true story written by Solomon Northrup who was tricked into accompanying two men out of the North on the pretense of playing his fiddle for a job. Although there are very graphic descriptions of Mr. Northrup's experiences as a slave in Louisiana, his narrative is very interesting. This is a very personal story written by a talented man who never really planned to write a book. Therefore, there is not an urgency to read in order to find out what is going to happen. Instead, the urgency is to find out what actually did happen to him, how he survived and how he returned to the North and his family where he wrote his story. Remember that today an average person who has an extraordinary life experience usually narrates the story to another person who is an experienced writer, a collaborator. With this in mind one will be pleasantly surprised at how well Mr. Northrup describes details of his experiences and his surroundings during his twelve years as a slave. Some scenes will be difficult for the squeamish but necessary because they are truthful experiences. I particularly liked his very detailed descriptions of how things were made, used, and built on plantations in Louisiana.This is a great primary source and of interest to any one who wants to know about life in this very dark period of American history. I was intrigued by Solomon's resiliency, attitude and his dignity throughout his twelve year ordeal. We are so fortunate that he was willing to share his story. We are also fortunate that Steve McQueen and his wonderful cast made this book into a movie which tells the story. Whether or not you saw the movie and liked it or not, you should read the book. Even though it is a difficult topic and tragic situation Solomon and Bass prove humanity and resilience prevail when people choose the higher ground. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Imagine living during the middle 19th century as a free man,"(0, 59)",1,0.4,False -1499611552,books,interesting,narrative,different,outcome,2213663cb0fb5912c29eb3411515801c,ff1e91a0fed28928b42a00a5fe0c50ea,How is the outcome of the voices?,2,0.0,False,2103b2b55e2a9050343ffb10aa0d1960,"Imagine living during the middle 19th century as a free man in New York State with a wonderful family and having the talent to play the fiddle so well that you are requested to play numerous venues for pay. This is the true story written by Solomon Northrup who was tricked into accompanying two men out of the North on the pretense of playing his fiddle for a job. Although there are very graphic descriptions of Mr. Northrup's experiences as a slave in Louisiana, his narrative is very interesting. This is a very personal story written by a talented man who never really planned to write a book. Therefore, there is not an urgency to read in order to find out what is going to happen. Instead, the urgency is to find out what actually did happen to him, how he survived and how he returned to the North and his family where he wrote his story. Remember that today an average person who has an extraordinary life experience usually narrates the story to another person who is an experienced writer, a collaborator. With this in mind one will be pleasantly surprised at how well Mr. Northrup describes details of his experiences and his surroundings during his twelve years as a slave. Some scenes will be difficult for the squeamish but necessary because they are truthful experiences. I particularly liked his very detailed descriptions of how things were made, used, and built on plantations in Louisiana.This is a great primary source and of interest to any one who wants to know about life in this very dark period of American history. I was intrigued by Solomon's resiliency, attitude and his dignity throughout his twelve year ordeal. We are so fortunate that he was willing to share his story. We are also fortunate that Steve McQueen and his wonderful cast made this book into a movie which tells the story. Whether or not you saw the movie and liked it or not, you should read the book. Even though it is a difficult topic and tragic situation Solomon and Bass prove humanity and resilience prevail when people choose the higher ground. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2051, 2065)",2,0.0,False -0307913090,books,rich,description,fascinating,set,1ff6e0bd6b79ace56ec77b69eb5f00b0,968155fc58235f369ed1bbbd2f5ee3bf,Does the exotic setting of the novel is fascinating?,1,0.925,True,6684168700e50c74f586c1c91cfd8117,"This is the second time I read this book and it's still my all time favorite epic fantasy book. I read it again to refresh my memory and keep up with the story plot once I get the 5th one, A Dance with Dragons. I did watch the HBO adaptation of this book and they did a fantastic job I think. If you like epic fantasy this series of books are a must read.The story is great, full of surprises and rich and complex characters. Some of the Lannisters, being the antagonists, give me the creeps, although I do like somewhat the King Slayer, Jaime Lannister. I'm not that crazy about her sister, the Queen, neither her son. The Imp is a wonderful character also, full of surprises and wit.You'll enjoy the development and growth of characters as Daenerys from House Targaryen; Arya Stark, quite a clever and feisty little girl; and Jon Snow, her half brother among many others. The descriptions of places and events are so rich you can perfectly imagine the characters expressions, feelings, mood, etc. In summary, you have it all, the dragons, the knights in shiny armor, the villains, the heroes and heroines, kings and queens, the supernatural and evil forces; the adventure and the unexpected. A real page turner, I fully recommend it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1236, 1250)",1,0.0,False -0307913090,books,rich,description,fascinating,set,1ff6e0bd6b79ace56ec77b69eb5f00b0,968155fc58235f369ed1bbbd2f5ee3bf,Does the exotic setting of the novel is fascinating?,1,0.925,True,6684168700e50c74f586c1c91cfd8117,"This is the second time I read this book and it's still my all time favorite epic fantasy book. I read it again to refresh my memory and keep up with the story plot once I get the 5th one, A Dance with Dragons. I did watch the HBO adaptation of this book and they did a fantastic job I think. If you like epic fantasy this series of books are a must read.The story is great, full of surprises and rich and complex characters. Some of the Lannisters, being the antagonists, give me the creeps, although I do like somewhat the King Slayer, Jaime Lannister. I'm not that crazy about her sister, the Queen, neither her son. The Imp is a wonderful character also, full of surprises and wit.You'll enjoy the development and growth of characters as Daenerys from House Targaryen; Arya Stark, quite a clever and feisty little girl; and Jon Snow, her half brother among many others. The descriptions of places and events are so rich you can perfectly imagine the characters expressions, feelings, mood, etc. In summary, you have it all, the dragons, the knights in shiny armor, the villains, the heroes and heroines, kings and queens, the supernatural and evil forces; the adventure and the unexpected. A real page turner, I fully recommend it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1236, 1250)",1,0.0,False -0373210493,books,rounded,character,develop,plot,d14c49155b7f2a4872193b460fbcf8ed,ece39cc19cfc1c94236e9148a376e41a,Where does the plot become good?,2,0.6000000000000001,True,08a94c473ee066bd4ca3bd3a363c3e3d,"I generally don't, for the most part, enjoy YA books and try to steer clear of them. Too much high school, too much hormonal angst, too many feelings close to the surface. Pushing the Limits turned out to be an exception to the rule for me. I enjoyed it enormously! In fact, I bought and sent a Kindle copy to a friend when I found the book wasn't Lending Enabled. I have a feeling she'll enjoy the book also. When I had only a few more chapters to read I went back to Amazon and looked to see if the author had any other books published, since I enjoyed this one so much. It appears the answer at this time is no, but a couple are due out this year. The book itself is well written and edited (a plus in any book these days) and the characters are well rounded. The story line for me was fresh, and the pacing was good. I am famous for making it to the halfway point of a book, losing interest and flipping to the end to read the last few pages and then calling it a day, never to go back and read the rest of it. Such was not the case here and I was sad to come to the end knowing I'll have to wait for the next books to be published. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1145, 1159)",2,0.0,False -0373210493,books,rounded,character,develop,plot,d14c49155b7f2a4872193b460fbcf8ed,ece39cc19cfc1c94236e9148a376e41a,Where does the plot become good?,1,0.6000000000000001,True,08a94c473ee066bd4ca3bd3a363c3e3d,"I generally don't, for the most part, enjoy YA books and try to steer clear of them. Too much high school, too much hormonal angst, too many feelings close to the surface. Pushing the Limits turned out to be an exception to the rule for me. I enjoyed it enormously! In fact, I bought and sent a Kindle copy to a friend when I found the book wasn't Lending Enabled. I have a feeling she'll enjoy the book also. When I had only a few more chapters to read I went back to Amazon and looked to see if the author had any other books published, since I enjoyed this one so much. It appears the answer at this time is no, but a couple are due out this year. The book itself is well written and edited (a plus in any book these days) and the characters are well rounded. The story line for me was fresh, and the pacing was good. I am famous for making it to the halfway point of a book, losing interest and flipping to the end to read the last few pages and then calling it a day, never to go back and read the rest of it. Such was not the case here and I was sad to come to the end knowing I'll have to wait for the next books to be published. ANSWERNOTFOUND","When I had only a few more chapters to read I went back to Amazon and looked to see if the author had any other books published , since I enjoyed this one so much","(414, 575)",1,0.4107142857142857,False -1612186009,books,entertain,character,enjoyable,character,37b8168eba13cba881d90e4cb13c9761,bb8010a2d6e851a6c1b3e170cb3a6361,How are the characters in the book?,2,0.0,False,de1e9b61010260b7e767789e3a2b1e7d,This was a fun read. I couldn't put it down. The characters were entertaining and the banter was witty and hilarious. I found myself laughing out loud many times throughout the book. Great summer book! ANSWERNOTFOUND,The characters were entertaining and the banter was witty and hilarious,"(45, 116)",2,0.9,True -1612186009,books,entertain,character,enjoyable,character,37b8168eba13cba881d90e4cb13c9761,bb8010a2d6e851a6c1b3e170cb3a6361,How are the characters in the book?,2,0.0,False,de1e9b61010260b7e767789e3a2b1e7d,This was a fun read. I couldn't put it down. The characters were entertaining and the banter was witty and hilarious. I found myself laughing out loud many times throughout the book. Great summer book! ANSWERNOTFOUND,The characters were entertaining,"(45, 77)",2,0.7,True -014241591X,books,much,sympathy,pregnant,woman,305913ac03b8161f49058f804fc35339,92f6f855b665c28688291f0520b53c89,How are but i also have a pregnant woman?,1,0.5,False,4003113bf6b333c2368fd174f3ee3563,"I was expecting to be blown away, and I really wasn't. That's not to say this isn't a good book, because I did enjoy it.I read this book fairly quickly, because it was intriguing. And I thoroughly enjoyed this bright new world Cashore opened for us. Initially I found myself really enjoying the broad spectrum of unique and authentic characters as I had in Graceling, as well as the story. Overall it was a good read and I don't regret reading it. However, towards the end I lost some respect for Fire and my interest in the story started to wane a bit. Fire just kind of punked out toward the end of the book in my opinion. She proved that she wasn't made of very strong stuff after all and I got tired of her whining. I also thought Archer was about the biggest tool ever, so I didn't have too much sympathy for that whole situation to begin with. I understand they were childhood friends and that would suck for her but, still, he was not a great guy just because he happened to be the only one around to befriend her as a kid. I would have liked to see more of Garan and Clara and even Murgda.I also really wanted to see A LOT more of Fire and Brigan's relationship and I was extremely disappointed with the way that turned out. I understand they could feel what each other were feeling and communicate privately but, as the reader, even though I knew what was happening between them and that their feelings toward each other were growing, I wanted to see more growth there and I wanted to see them interact. As it was it just left me cold. The Kings court drama and the political intrigue was interesting, but I don't think there needed to be quite so much of it. It slowed the plot down a little too much at times.Overall Fire was interesting and enjoyable, but not amazing. I'm glad I read it, and I'll definitely still read Bitterblue, but I probably won't read Fire again.[...] ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1887, 1901)",1,0.0,False -014241591X,books,much,sympathy,pregnant,woman,305913ac03b8161f49058f804fc35339,92f6f855b665c28688291f0520b53c89,How are but i also have a pregnant woman?,1,0.5,False,4003113bf6b333c2368fd174f3ee3563,"I was expecting to be blown away, and I really wasn't. That's not to say this isn't a good book, because I did enjoy it.I read this book fairly quickly, because it was intriguing. And I thoroughly enjoyed this bright new world Cashore opened for us. Initially I found myself really enjoying the broad spectrum of unique and authentic characters as I had in Graceling, as well as the story. Overall it was a good read and I don't regret reading it. However, towards the end I lost some respect for Fire and my interest in the story started to wane a bit. Fire just kind of punked out toward the end of the book in my opinion. She proved that she wasn't made of very strong stuff after all and I got tired of her whining. I also thought Archer was about the biggest tool ever, so I didn't have too much sympathy for that whole situation to begin with. I understand they were childhood friends and that would suck for her but, still, he was not a great guy just because he happened to be the only one around to befriend her as a kid. I would have liked to see more of Garan and Clara and even Murgda.I also really wanted to see A LOT more of Fire and Brigan's relationship and I was extremely disappointed with the way that turned out. I understand they could feel what each other were feeling and communicate privately but, as the reader, even though I knew what was happening between them and that their feelings toward each other were growing, I wanted to see more growth there and I wanted to see them interact. As it was it just left me cold. The Kings court drama and the political intrigue was interesting, but I don't think there needed to be quite so much of it. It slowed the plot down a little too much at times.Overall Fire was interesting and enjoyable, but not amazing. I'm glad I read it, and I'll definitely still read Bitterblue, but I probably won't read Fire again.[...] ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1887, 1901)",1,0.0,False -0307277674,books,personal,interest,strong,interest,4702d1924048281b44972c571f102a7c,e4797c881447c17398acc488f8e65bd8,What is your interest in cooking?,1,0.0,False,67147bc62d3aeb1ebb9d45605f6a4551,"Dan Brown's book includes a good deal of information about a world that has been hidden in plain sight for a very long time. To a greater or lesser extent depending on the denomination, Christian religious practices include many pagan rites and rituals. The most obvious center on pagan holidays such as Samhain (Halloween = hallowed eve of All Saints Day) or the example in Brown's book that involves the rites of spring. Those with art history and/or comparative religion backgrounds will be familiar with most of the `occult' information Brown shares (if you can find it in books I guess it isn't too well hidden).However, it is important to keep in mind that Brown's tale is a work of fiction, and as such, the comments and thoughts of the protagonist (Robert) and other characters may or may not be accurate. For example, the purported millions of people burned at the stake for ""witchcraft"" is exaggerated as are the assertions that they were all women and the Roman Catholic church was responsible for all the deaths. Research conducted in the 1990s shows: 1) The numbers of ""witches"" burned at the stake was much lower than previously thought; 2) Many of those executed for ""witchcraft"" met their fate in Germany, Denmark, and Scotland (nominally Protestant countries at the time of the witch burnings); and most of those executed were not killed by church or secular authorities, but by apparently hysterical illiterate villagers who were both Catholic and Protestant (i.e. Salem in the New World). Perhaps as a result, Italy-a nominally Catholic country-is purported to be the home of the ""evil eye"" and many modern witches. (Raven Grimassi, a hereditary Italian witch, has written extensively on this topic).Fiction versus non-fiction aside, my one irritation with Brown's storytelling is that he pulls his punches in the denouement-probably because the editors wanted to increase book sales. I can't say more without giving away the plot-but this book is not THE NAME OF THE ROSE.While I admit to reading the book non-stop, I wasn't ""scared"" after the first few pages. I read on because I found Brown's weaving of occult information, art history, pagan lore, technology, Templars, Masons, and Paris fascinating. I have a personal interest in the machinations of Rome and the Knights Templar. My grandfather was a very high ranking Mason (as have been most of the male members of my mother's family) and my grandmother was a member of the Eastern Star (as have been most of the female members of my mother's family). On the other hand, I was raised Roman Catholic because my father was RC (and a Knight of Columbus). To say I absorbed a good deal of conflicting information during my growing up years is an understatement. I could really identify with Sophia. ANSWERNOTFOUND",personal interest,"(2237, 2254)",1,0.3,False -0307277674,books,personal,interest,strong,interest,4702d1924048281b44972c571f102a7c,e4797c881447c17398acc488f8e65bd8,What is your interest in cooking?,1,0.0,False,67147bc62d3aeb1ebb9d45605f6a4551,"Dan Brown's book includes a good deal of information about a world that has been hidden in plain sight for a very long time. To a greater or lesser extent depending on the denomination, Christian religious practices include many pagan rites and rituals. The most obvious center on pagan holidays such as Samhain (Halloween = hallowed eve of All Saints Day) or the example in Brown's book that involves the rites of spring. Those with art history and/or comparative religion backgrounds will be familiar with most of the `occult' information Brown shares (if you can find it in books I guess it isn't too well hidden).However, it is important to keep in mind that Brown's tale is a work of fiction, and as such, the comments and thoughts of the protagonist (Robert) and other characters may or may not be accurate. For example, the purported millions of people burned at the stake for ""witchcraft"" is exaggerated as are the assertions that they were all women and the Roman Catholic church was responsible for all the deaths. Research conducted in the 1990s shows: 1) The numbers of ""witches"" burned at the stake was much lower than previously thought; 2) Many of those executed for ""witchcraft"" met their fate in Germany, Denmark, and Scotland (nominally Protestant countries at the time of the witch burnings); and most of those executed were not killed by church or secular authorities, but by apparently hysterical illiterate villagers who were both Catholic and Protestant (i.e. Salem in the New World). Perhaps as a result, Italy-a nominally Catholic country-is purported to be the home of the ""evil eye"" and many modern witches. (Raven Grimassi, a hereditary Italian witch, has written extensively on this topic).Fiction versus non-fiction aside, my one irritation with Brown's storytelling is that he pulls his punches in the denouement-probably because the editors wanted to increase book sales. I can't say more without giving away the plot-but this book is not THE NAME OF THE ROSE.While I admit to reading the book non-stop, I wasn't ""scared"" after the first few pages. I read on because I found Brown's weaving of occult information, art history, pagan lore, technology, Templars, Masons, and Paris fascinating. I have a personal interest in the machinations of Rome and the Knights Templar. My grandfather was a very high ranking Mason (as have been most of the male members of my mother's family) and my grandmother was a member of the Eastern Star (as have been most of the female members of my mother's family). On the other hand, I was raised Roman Catholic because my father was RC (and a Knight of Columbus). To say I absorbed a good deal of conflicting information during my growing up years is an understatement. I could really identify with Sophia. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2776, 2790)",1,0.0,False -149539090X,books,perfect,character,mature,character,83b1c785e3c928c72d5d6d4ff2a4dd98,e2ee916db6dc58d1d6dfb68e9cbdf051,Is the character mature?,1,0.1,False,e1fbf92e1a905ef39463c541410d09cc,"Wow!!!!!! Such and amazing book! I couldn't put it down. The setting and characters are perfect! Worth the read, just try it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",characters are perfect,"(73, 95)",1,1.0,True -149539090X,books,perfect,character,mature,character,83b1c785e3c928c72d5d6d4ff2a4dd98,e2ee916db6dc58d1d6dfb68e9cbdf051,Is the character mature?,2,0.1,False,e1fbf92e1a905ef39463c541410d09cc,"Wow!!!!!! Such and amazing book! I couldn't put it down. The setting and characters are perfect! Worth the read, just try it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(126, 140)",5,0.0,False -0385537859,books,believable,plot,plausible,plot,3388d99c350f2efc75bd606c4f32f61e,bfb401595f7dc1a6a3d20052e6f7169d,What is the plot of the movie?,5,0.0,False,cdb20fe832a65ecb4744117273f9afad,"It appears to me that Dan Brown has passed his high water mark with The DaVinci Code. Both Inferno and The Lost Symbol are clearly inferior in terms of believability, pacing and scope.Inferno reads like an Italian tourist infomercial, complete with all types of sidebars about the historical significance of various landmarks and events. Unfortunately, most of these revelations take place when the protagonists are supposed to be fleeing for their lives. Who takes the time to engage in long, sober, drawn out dialogue when running from what appears to be a trained, determined group of killers?Brown's winning formula of tapping into conspiracies of worldwide scope only works if the plot is believable. This one simply isn't, and the limp-wristed ending leaves one with an empty feeling. In fact, the final turns and twists are so ham-handedly done that it made me laugh, and not for a good reason.I'm very glad that a friend allowed me to read the book before making the decision whether to buy it, or not. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1011, 1025)",5,0.0,False -0385537859,books,believable,plot,plausible,plot,3388d99c350f2efc75bd606c4f32f61e,bfb401595f7dc1a6a3d20052e6f7169d,What is the plot of the movie?,1,0.0,False,cdb20fe832a65ecb4744117273f9afad,"It appears to me that Dan Brown has passed his high water mark with The DaVinci Code. Both Inferno and The Lost Symbol are clearly inferior in terms of believability, pacing and scope.Inferno reads like an Italian tourist infomercial, complete with all types of sidebars about the historical significance of various landmarks and events. Unfortunately, most of these revelations take place when the protagonists are supposed to be fleeing for their lives. Who takes the time to engage in long, sober, drawn out dialogue when running from what appears to be a trained, determined group of killers?Brown's winning formula of tapping into conspiracies of worldwide scope only works if the plot is believable. This one simply isn't, and the limp-wristed ending leaves one with an empty feeling. In fact, the final turns and twists are so ham-handedly done that it made me laugh, and not for a good reason.I'm very glad that a friend allowed me to read the book before making the decision whether to buy it, or not. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1011, 1025)",1,0.0,False -0062024027,books,great,pace,female,character,b9811021e3c6417c436d4c913d7500af,494972df808ac2ba8e0fec72246a5de4,Was the female leader character good enough?,5,0.4222222222222222,False,82db098b787d34a82dd852c7e14e25d2,"Divergent has gotten a fair amount of buzz and, as a fan of dystopian fiction, I was eager to read it.The book's premise is fascinating. Set in future Chicago, society has divided into five groups. Each of these factions promotes a different virtue: courage, honesty, intelligence, peacefulness, and self-sacrifice. At the age of 16, everyone is given an aptitude test and then must make the irrevocable choice of which faction to join. But not everyone can be neatly slotted into this utopia. Beatrice ""Tris"" Prior's ambiguous test results identify her as a potentially dangerous divergent.I have mixed reactions to Divergent so, if you will indulge me, I shall present my thoughts in three parts.THE GOOD:The story is penned in first person present tense and quickly grabbed my attention. This may be Veronica Roth's first novel, but she writes like a pro, telling her tale with confidence and delivering plenty of suspense along the way.Tris is a likable character, a mix of recklessness and introspection. There are some wonderful moments where she ponders the true meanings of courage and abnegation. Her struggles to find where she truly belongs will likely resonate with readers young and old.THE BAD:The world-building is a bit sketchy for my taste. I wanted to know more about the factions. Also, I felt the Chicago setting wasn't used to its full potential - but since I reside in the greater Chicago area, I am undoubtedly biased.The pre-requisite ""unexpected"" romance is nothing special and certainly not a surprise.The book's ending is way too rushed. After roughly 400 pages detailing Tris' initiation into her chosen faction, a very pivotal, life-altering event is given cursory treatment.THE UGLY:This book has a lot of violence. I'm talking brutal, in your face cruelty. The initiation rituals described are downright sadistic. Aside from shock value, I don't see what purpose the inclusion of such repetitive and unrelenting violence served. I found it off-putting.To summarise, Divergent had the potential to be a thought-provoking examination of human nature, but fell short. Instead, it glorified thrill-seeking and brutality. The book does has a great premise and a page-turning pace. Lots of people are going to absolutely love it. But I just didn't care for it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2306, 2320)",5,0.0,False -0062024027,books,great,pace,female,character,b9811021e3c6417c436d4c913d7500af,494972df808ac2ba8e0fec72246a5de4,Was the female leader character good enough?,1,0.4222222222222222,False,82db098b787d34a82dd852c7e14e25d2,"Divergent has gotten a fair amount of buzz and, as a fan of dystopian fiction, I was eager to read it.The book's premise is fascinating. Set in future Chicago, society has divided into five groups. Each of these factions promotes a different virtue: courage, honesty, intelligence, peacefulness, and self-sacrifice. At the age of 16, everyone is given an aptitude test and then must make the irrevocable choice of which faction to join. But not everyone can be neatly slotted into this utopia. Beatrice ""Tris"" Prior's ambiguous test results identify her as a potentially dangerous divergent.I have mixed reactions to Divergent so, if you will indulge me, I shall present my thoughts in three parts.THE GOOD:The story is penned in first person present tense and quickly grabbed my attention. This may be Veronica Roth's first novel, but she writes like a pro, telling her tale with confidence and delivering plenty of suspense along the way.Tris is a likable character, a mix of recklessness and introspection. There are some wonderful moments where she ponders the true meanings of courage and abnegation. Her struggles to find where she truly belongs will likely resonate with readers young and old.THE BAD:The world-building is a bit sketchy for my taste. I wanted to know more about the factions. Also, I felt the Chicago setting wasn't used to its full potential - but since I reside in the greater Chicago area, I am undoubtedly biased.The pre-requisite ""unexpected"" romance is nothing special and certainly not a surprise.The book's ending is way too rushed. After roughly 400 pages detailing Tris' initiation into her chosen faction, a very pivotal, life-altering event is given cursory treatment.THE UGLY:This book has a lot of violence. I'm talking brutal, in your face cruelty. The initiation rituals described are downright sadistic. Aside from shock value, I don't see what purpose the inclusion of such repetitive and unrelenting violence served. I found it off-putting.To summarise, Divergent had the potential to be a thought-provoking examination of human nature, but fell short. Instead, it glorified thrill-seeking and brutality. The book does has a great premise and a page-turning pace. Lots of people are going to absolutely love it. But I just didn't care for it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2306, 2320)",1,0.0,False -1452854343,books,unbelievable,character,silly,character,5df8031d74754074303d68c9b09c33c5,f9db5776b40e9a394b6ea1895a60d29d,Why is the character dumb?,1,0.5,False,4c871331946bc6d6dfea817e5e64e58d,"This book has many problems. The characters are completely unbelievable in their roles. The profiler (Kyle) is a felon and psychiatric patient but is trusted with sensitive information and allowed to lead a police investigation. The lead detective (Nicole) is totally inept as a police officer and has more than a few loose screws. She seems not to understand investigative or police procedure. Along with the other law officers they display all the ineptitude of the Keystone Cops but none of the humor. Both Kyle and Nicole are emotionally immature and mentally unstable (although the author attempts to portray them as 'misunderstood'). Their relationship is not at all believable. The plot begins reasonably enough -- a serial killer preys on women and takes a trophy -- but turns bizarre and then ridiculous. I suppose that is the word I would use to sum this book: 'ridiculous'.The author has enormous flights of fancy unconstrained by matters of law, psychology, or medicine. The novel belies the lack of fact checking. For example, scenes in the book break many rules of police procedure with regard to crime scene investigation, chain of evidence, and apprehension and questioning of suspects. One example of another type of error is when a police officer shows a picture of a woman who has a ""split lip"" after being beat up. The police officer states that it took 27 stitches to close the lip. That's quite a ""split lip"". Sutures average about 5 stitches to the inch; slightly more for the face. An incision requiring 27 stitches would be about 5 inches long, and that is longer than a lip. It's about the circumference of the mouth. Another medical misstep occurs when the author states that Kyle had his blood drawn every hour to be tested for mad cow disease. First, there is no blood test for mad cow disease. Second, one would not check blood every hour for any infectious disease -- it simply isn't useful. Apparently the author thought that 27 stitches or testing blood every hour sounded extreme and so used them. However, these (and many other things in the book) are beyond extreme: they're ridiculous. A bit of research would have prevented such bizarre errors.As another reviewer stated, there's a reason this book is self-published: no reputable publisher would have printed it. Too bad a reviewer can't give zero stars: I would have. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters are completely unbelievable in their roles,"(29, 86)",1,1.0,True -1452854343,books,unbelievable,character,silly,character,5df8031d74754074303d68c9b09c33c5,f9db5776b40e9a394b6ea1895a60d29d,Why is the character dumb?,3,0.5,False,4c871331946bc6d6dfea817e5e64e58d,"This book has many problems. The characters are completely unbelievable in their roles. The profiler (Kyle) is a felon and psychiatric patient but is trusted with sensitive information and allowed to lead a police investigation. The lead detective (Nicole) is totally inept as a police officer and has more than a few loose screws. She seems not to understand investigative or police procedure. Along with the other law officers they display all the ineptitude of the Keystone Cops but none of the humor. Both Kyle and Nicole are emotionally immature and mentally unstable (although the author attempts to portray them as 'misunderstood'). Their relationship is not at all believable. The plot begins reasonably enough -- a serial killer preys on women and takes a trophy -- but turns bizarre and then ridiculous. I suppose that is the word I would use to sum this book: 'ridiculous'.The author has enormous flights of fancy unconstrained by matters of law, psychology, or medicine. The novel belies the lack of fact checking. For example, scenes in the book break many rules of police procedure with regard to crime scene investigation, chain of evidence, and apprehension and questioning of suspects. One example of another type of error is when a police officer shows a picture of a woman who has a ""split lip"" after being beat up. The police officer states that it took 27 stitches to close the lip. That's quite a ""split lip"". Sutures average about 5 stitches to the inch; slightly more for the face. An incision requiring 27 stitches would be about 5 inches long, and that is longer than a lip. It's about the circumference of the mouth. Another medical misstep occurs when the author states that Kyle had his blood drawn every hour to be tested for mad cow disease. First, there is no blood test for mad cow disease. Second, one would not check blood every hour for any infectious disease -- it simply isn't useful. Apparently the author thought that 27 stitches or testing blood every hour sounded extreme and so used them. However, these (and many other things in the book) are beyond extreme: they're ridiculous. A bit of research would have prevented such bizarre errors.As another reviewer stated, there's a reason this book is self-published: no reputable publisher would have printed it. Too bad a reviewer can't give zero stars: I would have. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2358, 2372)",3,0.0,False -0061985848,books,special,ability,pretty,cover,9d86d546cdde45853c3e093def0d9f4f,30f78f03e0e81a14159fb71e2f4e45db,Why do I have a pretty cover?,1,1.0,True,789e33934188d93022cbd18ba3f67f31,"OMFG I LOVED this book!! It was amazing!! Can someone please tell me why I didn't read this book sooner?! LolSo Evie has this special ability of seeing through glamours, which basically Means that she can tell paranormals from...well, normal humans. She was found when she was only a toddler and she was being chased by a vampire. Ever since, she has been with IPCA (International Paranormal Containment Agency) helping them track down and tag all sorts of paranormal creatures...it's kind of like a job.But things start getting weird (or weirder, I should say) when a shape shifter breaks into the agency. Turns out, there has been a whole bunch of killings (all paranormals) and the shape shifter (Lend) was there to find out why. He thought that IPCA would be able to help, but they have no idea what been going on either.What Evie and Lend soon realize is that Evie has something to do with all this...*cue dramatic music* Oh and so are the faeries. ..never really liked faeries in the first place...So Evie and Lend help each other, trying to figure out this mystery, while at the same time Evie starts having feelings for Lend. And at the same time she's trying push back feelings he had about his ex-boyfriend (and faery) Reth, and actually, trying to avoid him altogether.I don't really like Reth, he is such a creep! Lend on the other hand...*sigh* I really liked him ;) And Evie...loved her!! I mean, how can you not love someone who carries around a pink Taser. Can you say badass?! LolI cannot wait for the next book!!! I loved watching Lend and Evie's relationship develop and bloom. I'd really like to see how they continue to grow and how Evie handles school...with her fascination and all with the lockers, lol ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1727, 1741)",1,0.0,False -0061985848,books,special,ability,pretty,cover,9d86d546cdde45853c3e093def0d9f4f,30f78f03e0e81a14159fb71e2f4e45db,Why do I have a pretty cover?,1,1.0,True,789e33934188d93022cbd18ba3f67f31,"OMFG I LOVED this book!! It was amazing!! Can someone please tell me why I didn't read this book sooner?! LolSo Evie has this special ability of seeing through glamours, which basically Means that she can tell paranormals from...well, normal humans. She was found when she was only a toddler and she was being chased by a vampire. Ever since, she has been with IPCA (International Paranormal Containment Agency) helping them track down and tag all sorts of paranormal creatures...it's kind of like a job.But things start getting weird (or weirder, I should say) when a shape shifter breaks into the agency. Turns out, there has been a whole bunch of killings (all paranormals) and the shape shifter (Lend) was there to find out why. He thought that IPCA would be able to help, but they have no idea what been going on either.What Evie and Lend soon realize is that Evie has something to do with all this...*cue dramatic music* Oh and so are the faeries. ..never really liked faeries in the first place...So Evie and Lend help each other, trying to figure out this mystery, while at the same time Evie starts having feelings for Lend. And at the same time she's trying push back feelings he had about his ex-boyfriend (and faery) Reth, and actually, trying to avoid him altogether.I don't really like Reth, he is such a creep! Lend on the other hand...*sigh* I really liked him ;) And Evie...loved her!! I mean, how can you not love someone who carries around a pink Taser. Can you say badass?! LolI cannot wait for the next book!!! I loved watching Lend and Evie's relationship develop and bloom. I'd really like to see how they continue to grow and how Evie handles school...with her fascination and all with the lockers, lol ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1727, 1741)",1,0.0,False -0373210493,books,great,write,fair,share,fc3ff43dc6a0bd72a81df27cab38500d,a0257cf3a0e7d3671672cb6cf3733cfa,What is the method to share?,5,0.0,False,1605c9b74cd5317447c56d1515b54a94,"Pushing the Limits was an enjoyable book, filled with emotion, family drama, and romance. I thought that the story was good and enjoyable. The storyline wasn't very creative or unique: a good girl causing a bad boy to turn good for her and a what-should-have-been cute little love story being ruined by bad/dramatic home lives. The main ideas in this story have been done before for sure, but that doesn't mean that this book wasn't enjoyable. It was. I thought that McGarry did a very good job and her writing was great as well.The story is told in alternating POVs between Echo and Noah. I actually preferred Noah's narrations better for some reason. This is weird for me, because I typically prefer reading from a female's perspective rather than a male's (since I am a female). Noah is an endearing young man. He has home-life issues that have ultimately turned him into a girl-using, non-caring, stoner -- at least, on the outside. Throughout the book, we discover the real Noah and how caring he actually is, especially when it comes to his love for his brothers. Echo is similar in some ways. There was an incident in her past that caused her to lose her popularity at school and to become more of a loner herself. But, she still manages to keep up her grades and be an all-around good girl. Therefore, in many ways, these two are meant for each other, as they both are understanding about having not-so-perfect home lives.I would recommend this book to all you romance lovers out there, as there is plenty of lovey-dovey content. It is also more than just a simple love story, though, as you will see once you pick the book up and begin to delve into the lives of Noah and Echo. I enjoyed it and think that you would too! Although I really liked this novel, it's not one of those books that will leave me missing and yearning for the characters; I can leave Noah and Echo in my past without screaming out for more.Read more of my reviews on my blog: SIK Book Reviews ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1991, 2005)",5,0.0,False -0373210493,books,great,write,fair,share,fc3ff43dc6a0bd72a81df27cab38500d,a0257cf3a0e7d3671672cb6cf3733cfa,What is the method to share?,1,0.0,False,1605c9b74cd5317447c56d1515b54a94,"Pushing the Limits was an enjoyable book, filled with emotion, family drama, and romance. I thought that the story was good and enjoyable. The storyline wasn't very creative or unique: a good girl causing a bad boy to turn good for her and a what-should-have-been cute little love story being ruined by bad/dramatic home lives. The main ideas in this story have been done before for sure, but that doesn't mean that this book wasn't enjoyable. It was. I thought that McGarry did a very good job and her writing was great as well.The story is told in alternating POVs between Echo and Noah. I actually preferred Noah's narrations better for some reason. This is weird for me, because I typically prefer reading from a female's perspective rather than a male's (since I am a female). Noah is an endearing young man. He has home-life issues that have ultimately turned him into a girl-using, non-caring, stoner -- at least, on the outside. Throughout the book, we discover the real Noah and how caring he actually is, especially when it comes to his love for his brothers. Echo is similar in some ways. There was an incident in her past that caused her to lose her popularity at school and to become more of a loner herself. But, she still manages to keep up her grades and be an all-around good girl. Therefore, in many ways, these two are meant for each other, as they both are understanding about having not-so-perfect home lives.I would recommend this book to all you romance lovers out there, as there is plenty of lovey-dovey content. It is also more than just a simple love story, though, as you will see once you pick the book up and begin to delve into the lives of Noah and Echo. I enjoyed it and think that you would too! Although I really liked this novel, it's not one of those books that will leave me missing and yearning for the characters; I can leave Noah and Echo in my past without screaming out for more.Read more of my reviews on my blog: SIK Book Reviews ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1991, 2005)",1,0.0,False -0316055433,books,great,depth,such,character,b8efd6e0273c7c1913f9352f90a69bba,5b001ac41f821eb43a738f8332604ecd,Does have a such good characters?,1,0.55,True,bf96240453b18b7d2a103be093df42ab,I am an art lover and this book is a story of a stolen piece of art and the mystery surrounding the people involved. The book has great depth and requires you to figure out how the characters are related and involved. I stayed up far too late at night because I couldn't put the book down. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(291, 305)",1,0.0,False -0316055433,books,great,depth,such,character,b8efd6e0273c7c1913f9352f90a69bba,5b001ac41f821eb43a738f8332604ecd,Does have a such good characters?,1,0.55,True,bf96240453b18b7d2a103be093df42ab,I am an art lover and this book is a story of a stolen piece of art and the mystery surrounding the people involved. The book has great depth and requires you to figure out how the characters are related and involved. I stayed up far too late at night because I couldn't put the book down. ANSWERNOTFOUND,the characters are related and involved,"(178, 217)",1,0.4,False -0425266745,books,write,character,easy,character,1fae60ae65d61ddde4ccea63419df4fa,97d68d09e26de412fda3e84125fff142,What was character like?,1,0.0,False,7d49b98e3034186d034b10b4fff1508c,Absolutely loved this story. I even recommended it to my mother! The characters are memorable and well written. The plot is great (even though I guessed the secret rather early on) and I was anticipating what would happen next. Highly recommend this if you are in the mood for a wonderful love story! ANSWERNOTFOUND,The characters are memorable and well written,"(65, 110)",1,1.0,True -0425266745,books,write,character,easy,character,1fae60ae65d61ddde4ccea63419df4fa,97d68d09e26de412fda3e84125fff142,What was character like?,1,0.0,False,7d49b98e3034186d034b10b4fff1508c,Absolutely loved this story. I even recommended it to my mother! The characters are memorable and well written. The plot is great (even though I guessed the secret rather early on) and I was anticipating what would happen next. Highly recommend this if you are in the mood for a wonderful love story! ANSWERNOTFOUND,The are memorable,"(65, 93)",1,1.0,True -0345803485,books,uninteresting,character,one dimensional,character,99e6e04912593e4c1efed599cf5e0696,9b27087501f66a5cf0d829c74cef1779,How would you describe the main character?,1,0.3333333333333333,False,cab2d945a5f86bd4dc51a8869df5110b,"I was excited to read these books due to all the hype. But to be honest after reading the whole trilogy I have got to ask where they hype came from. I did not find the first book interesting at all but decided to really give it a shot and read all three. It was like reading the same awful book three times in a row.1) Characters:The characters are uninteresting and boring. They are taken directly from twilight but made worse. It was almost laughable how much the characters were like their twilight counterparts. But on top of that the hero is abusive. I am not sure why anyone would find him a heart throb. The heroine is a wimp.2) PlotThere is none. Simple as that. I will admit in the second and third books there is a bit more plot but in the first book there is absolutely no plot at all.3) SexWhile I admit the first couple of sex scenes were kind of fun by the end of the first book I was so tired of reading them they just got plain boring. It was the same sex scene over and over again with just a small twist. But they became predictable. The reader knew exactly what would happen, what would he say, what would she say etc... and this does not change for three books. Not to mention the characters have sex like 5 times a day every day. I was begging for them to stop having sex and have a plot but this does not happen. (If I ever hear the phrase inner goddess again...)I honestly could not recommend this book or book series to anyone. There was nothing interesting. Please save your time and $ if you plan on buying these. At least I got mine from the library but that doesn't help the fact that I wasted so much time reading these books. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1657, 1671)",1,0.0,False -0345803485,books,uninteresting,character,one dimensional,character,99e6e04912593e4c1efed599cf5e0696,9b27087501f66a5cf0d829c74cef1779,How would you describe the main character?,1,0.3333333333333333,False,cab2d945a5f86bd4dc51a8869df5110b,"I was excited to read these books due to all the hype. But to be honest after reading the whole trilogy I have got to ask where they hype came from. I did not find the first book interesting at all but decided to really give it a shot and read all three. It was like reading the same awful book three times in a row.1) Characters:The characters are uninteresting and boring. They are taken directly from twilight but made worse. It was almost laughable how much the characters were like their twilight counterparts. But on top of that the hero is abusive. I am not sure why anyone would find him a heart throb. The heroine is a wimp.2) PlotThere is none. Simple as that. I will admit in the second and third books there is a bit more plot but in the first book there is absolutely no plot at all.3) SexWhile I admit the first couple of sex scenes were kind of fun by the end of the first book I was so tired of reading them they just got plain boring. It was the same sex scene over and over again with just a small twist. But they became predictable. The reader knew exactly what would happen, what would he say, what would she say etc... and this does not change for three books. Not to mention the characters have sex like 5 times a day every day. I was begging for them to stop having sex and have a plot but this does not happen. (If I ever hear the phrase inner goddess again...)I honestly could not recommend this book or book series to anyone. There was nothing interesting. Please save your time and $ if you plan on buying these. At least I got mine from the library but that doesn't help the fact that I wasted so much time reading these books. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Characters : The characters are uninteresting and boring,"(320, 374)",1,1.0,True -014242899X,books,good,way,different,way,35fd3190af8b5833cb2fa48a20b844a9,0e672dd5b52cd26aacf68c8b17fa2685,How was the Japanese way of life?,2,0.0,False,494f0b5603943c22e4975c3bef85db31,"This review originally appeared on my blog.Wow! I listened to this in 2 days. It was so good. Much better than I expected. I kind of want to listen to it again (and I still have 12 days before it's due back at the library, so I might). I don't know why I didn't try it earlier. The title kept popping up everywhere (blogs, goodreads, etc), but for some reason I thought it was about something else. Maybe there is another book or movie with this title (or similar title) that I was confusing it with.I was looking for audio book at the digital library and I particularly wanted an MP3 so it could play on my phone. There are not many MP3 files at my library, but I saw this one and after reading the description and discovering it was YA, I added it to my list. Of course it became available the week on my vacation and along with the other 2 audio books on my waiting list. It actually came a couple days after my other audio book, which I had started. But once I listened to the beginning of Across the Universe on the way home from my parents' house I couldn't stop. I almost didn't want to go to bed, but I knew I would fall asleep and miss something.I was a little worried that it would be a bit too science fictiony for me. But outside of a few made up words and a some technological advances (which weren't that more advance than what we have in real life) there really wasn't much science fiction to it. When the book started, it reminded me of Animal Farm by George Orwell. Not that there were animals running the space ship, but in its political overtones. Across the Universe explores the question of obtaining peace, but at what cost? I wonder if the author set out to address socio-political issues or if she was just setting up a backdrop for the romance. Maybe I will contact the author and ask her (maybe I can get her to write a guest post; that would be cool).Across the Universe made me think, but not in that preachy, in your face, way. But more in the way of how a way of life might sound good on paper, but in reality there are many problems. There is a bit of mystery in this book that even I didn't figure out until the end. Things are wrapped up pretty nicely, but you are left with questions of What now? Will things work out? I didn't notice that my goodreads.com listing had it labeled as Book 1, until I went to move it to the read shelf. I'm so glad that a sequel is planned (for 2012). Hmm. I wonder if I can get an advance copy?I recommend this book to everyone. I think it appeals on a wider range than just to sci-fi or romance lovers. If you have a kid that didn't want to read Animal Farm, see if they will read Across the Universe as I think they will get a similar take home message. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2722, 2736)",2,0.0,False -014242899X,books,good,way,different,way,35fd3190af8b5833cb2fa48a20b844a9,0e672dd5b52cd26aacf68c8b17fa2685,How was the Japanese way of life?,5,0.0,False,494f0b5603943c22e4975c3bef85db31,"This review originally appeared on my blog.Wow! I listened to this in 2 days. It was so good. Much better than I expected. I kind of want to listen to it again (and I still have 12 days before it's due back at the library, so I might). I don't know why I didn't try it earlier. The title kept popping up everywhere (blogs, goodreads, etc), but for some reason I thought it was about something else. Maybe there is another book or movie with this title (or similar title) that I was confusing it with.I was looking for audio book at the digital library and I particularly wanted an MP3 so it could play on my phone. There are not many MP3 files at my library, but I saw this one and after reading the description and discovering it was YA, I added it to my list. Of course it became available the week on my vacation and along with the other 2 audio books on my waiting list. It actually came a couple days after my other audio book, which I had started. But once I listened to the beginning of Across the Universe on the way home from my parents' house I couldn't stop. I almost didn't want to go to bed, but I knew I would fall asleep and miss something.I was a little worried that it would be a bit too science fictiony for me. But outside of a few made up words and a some technological advances (which weren't that more advance than what we have in real life) there really wasn't much science fiction to it. When the book started, it reminded me of Animal Farm by George Orwell. Not that there were animals running the space ship, but in its political overtones. Across the Universe explores the question of obtaining peace, but at what cost? I wonder if the author set out to address socio-political issues or if she was just setting up a backdrop for the romance. Maybe I will contact the author and ask her (maybe I can get her to write a guest post; that would be cool).Across the Universe made me think, but not in that preachy, in your face, way. But more in the way of how a way of life might sound good on paper, but in reality there are many problems. There is a bit of mystery in this book that even I didn't figure out until the end. Things are wrapped up pretty nicely, but you are left with questions of What now? Will things work out? I didn't notice that my goodreads.com listing had it labeled as Book 1, until I went to move it to the read shelf. I'm so glad that a sequel is planned (for 2012). Hmm. I wonder if I can get an advance copy?I recommend this book to everyone. I think it appeals on a wider range than just to sci-fi or romance lovers. If you have a kid that didn't want to read Animal Farm, see if they will read Across the Universe as I think they will get a similar take home message. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2722, 2736)",5,0.0,False -0373210515,books,full,story,full,journey,566542b8d60111ea0e3b08163f9121f7,9943137e2de9eab4869404bfab1fe6b6,Do you enjoy journey?,1,0.5,False,448ab6e7da469d372129e35b04ad404d,"This is going to be a short review b/c I've been a little generous with my time for these lately! I really enjoyed this book, I am a huge fan of the vampire themed stories, and this was really just a great read. Kagawa sucks you in from page one with an eerie, disturbing setting for this story, and I liked that we get to know Allie as a human before all of the action starts. Her life pretty much just sucks, and when her decision to lead her friends out in unsafe lands for food leaves her alone and dying, her saving grace is a vamp that can turn her. If she chooses it. So, she becomes what she hates in order to survive, and her world will never be the same. Kanin, her sire, trains her in the life of a vampire, then she sets off on her own into the outer lands, where the rabids roam free and kill anything in their path. There she meets up with a group of humans that are traveling to find Eden, a rumored city where they will be safe from the rabids. Allie has to hide what she is from these humans if she wants to survive, but with nosy Ruth hating her and a mutual attraction for the steamy Zeke, it may not be easy.This story was full of action and twists, it was virtually non-stop thrills or drama once Allie is in the outlands. I loved that Allie was totally bad-ass, even though she tended to be a little selfish before she met up with the humans. I was upset with how she put Kanin in grave danger and then just left, but I'm hopeful that she can redeem herself later!! She grows so much throughout the story, putting the needs of others before hers and really owning what she has become. There were so many upsetting moments in the story, characters I grew to care about losing their lives or suffering. But the journey they take was exciting and an absolute blast to read, and I actually like the way things wrapped up. Nothing's set in stone, yet we don't get that 'happily ever after' feel since there's so much more of the story to come. Will be looking forward to the next book in this series!! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2019, 2033)",1,0.0,False -0373210515,books,full,story,full,journey,566542b8d60111ea0e3b08163f9121f7,9943137e2de9eab4869404bfab1fe6b6,Do you enjoy journey?,1,0.5,False,448ab6e7da469d372129e35b04ad404d,"This is going to be a short review b/c I've been a little generous with my time for these lately! I really enjoyed this book, I am a huge fan of the vampire themed stories, and this was really just a great read. Kagawa sucks you in from page one with an eerie, disturbing setting for this story, and I liked that we get to know Allie as a human before all of the action starts. Her life pretty much just sucks, and when her decision to lead her friends out in unsafe lands for food leaves her alone and dying, her saving grace is a vamp that can turn her. If she chooses it. So, she becomes what she hates in order to survive, and her world will never be the same. Kanin, her sire, trains her in the life of a vampire, then she sets off on her own into the outer lands, where the rabids roam free and kill anything in their path. There she meets up with a group of humans that are traveling to find Eden, a rumored city where they will be safe from the rabids. Allie has to hide what she is from these humans if she wants to survive, but with nosy Ruth hating her and a mutual attraction for the steamy Zeke, it may not be easy.This story was full of action and twists, it was virtually non-stop thrills or drama once Allie is in the outlands. I loved that Allie was totally bad-ass, even though she tended to be a little selfish before she met up with the humans. I was upset with how she put Kanin in grave danger and then just left, but I'm hopeful that she can redeem herself later!! She grows so much throughout the story, putting the needs of others before hers and really owning what she has become. There were so many upsetting moments in the story, characters I grew to care about losing their lives or suffering. But the journey they take was exciting and an absolute blast to read, and I actually like the way things wrapped up. Nothing's set in stone, yet we don't get that 'happily ever after' feel since there's so much more of the story to come. Will be looking forward to the next book in this series!! ANSWERNOTFOUND",the journey they take was exciting,"(1727, 1761)",1,0.8,True -1455121924,books,new,book,strong,power,6d41e4b4ad943787a417ac901de95a1e,a4408ac79d44c9ea8cfd703fca5950ff,How strong is the power in the descriptive?,1,0.7333333333333333,True,f83460a28302e0d00aa2ccfa19e8bdb4,"You will gasp and get upset at times when you read this book!You will suddenly find the answers to your questions and realize what is to blame!This book is very easy to read and written in a fun way!I highly recommend it.I have not read the whole book yet... but I am sure I some day soon will.Honestly it is the book that the GMO inventors would not want you to read.Get it while you can, you will never look back and cutting out the wheat suddenly becomes a must and is easier to do than you ever imagined!My books were new and shipped directly from Amazon and arrived within a week!Thanks! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(593, 607)",1,0.0,False -1455121924,books,new,book,strong,power,6d41e4b4ad943787a417ac901de95a1e,a4408ac79d44c9ea8cfd703fca5950ff,How strong is the power in the descriptive?,1,0.7333333333333333,True,f83460a28302e0d00aa2ccfa19e8bdb4,"You will gasp and get upset at times when you read this book!You will suddenly find the answers to your questions and realize what is to blame!This book is very easy to read and written in a fun way!I highly recommend it.I have not read the whole book yet... but I am sure I some day soon will.Honestly it is the book that the GMO inventors would not want you to read.Get it while you can, you will never look back and cutting out the wheat suddenly becomes a must and is easier to do than you ever imagined!My books were new and shipped directly from Amazon and arrived within a week!Thanks! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(593, 607)",1,0.0,False -0007386648,books,remarkable,story,stranger,truth,36f3868a2217c0e194496669c84d02ed,681a0d1672589a25075fe656ff597676,Is the truth strange?,1,0.15,False,075d7786bdd17a518bdaed72ac9a8ea0,"Like everyone else who read it, I loved ""Seabiscuit"". Loved it. I found this surprising given the fact that I had never had any interest in horses or horse racing before. But from the first sentence, the prose in that book is as beautiful and engaging as prose can be.""Unbroken"" is not ""Seabiscuit"". Don't get me wrong, the story is remarkable, and it's exhaustively researched. You can't sneeze at 397 endnotes. But Laura Hillenbrand's writing in this outing is less like poetry and more like reporting. Jammed with details, the book reads like the world's longest New Yorker article.The topic is hardly new. WWII has been pretty exhaustively covered, and this particular story has been told before. The hero of the book, Louis Zamperini, published his own memoirs only a few years ago. The hardships of war and the cruelty of the Japanese come as no surprise.Louie's story is so remarkable and so detailed that, frankly, it strains the limits of credulity. I'm not challenging the facts; I'm just saying that it's a lot to remember. Personally, I wouldn't even want to. I wouldn't have lasted 10 minutes drifting in that life raft. I would have eaten all the chocolate and stuck my head in a shark. How anyone could remember the ordeal in hour-by-hour detail is beyond me.Ultimately, I couldn't finish the book. I feel bad that I didn't have the strength to read the experiences someone else had to live, but I gave up on about my third POW camp. Starvation, deprivation, cruelty, disease, humiliation, I got the picture. Repeated cycles don't necessarily make for a great story; it just makes for a tedious narrative.Which made me ponder the purpose of the book. As a moving story, it's too detailed to carry a theme. As reporting, it's redundant and profoundly out of date. What's the take-away message supposed to be?I tried to skip to the end, but the `redemption' part just didn't grab me. It's not hard to believe that someone who lived this life would be scarred forever. I practically got PTSD just reading it. It's also not hard to believe someone who got that scarred would find religion. But, redemption? In don't know.Sometimes people just go on living, and there's no telling why. ANSWERNOTFOUND",who But Laura Hillenbrand writing who who,"(19, 2086)",1,0.0,False -0007386648,books,remarkable,story,stranger,truth,36f3868a2217c0e194496669c84d02ed,681a0d1672589a25075fe656ff597676,Is the truth strange?,1,0.15,False,075d7786bdd17a518bdaed72ac9a8ea0,"Like everyone else who read it, I loved ""Seabiscuit"". Loved it. I found this surprising given the fact that I had never had any interest in horses or horse racing before. But from the first sentence, the prose in that book is as beautiful and engaging as prose can be.""Unbroken"" is not ""Seabiscuit"". Don't get me wrong, the story is remarkable, and it's exhaustively researched. You can't sneeze at 397 endnotes. But Laura Hillenbrand's writing in this outing is less like poetry and more like reporting. Jammed with details, the book reads like the world's longest New Yorker article.The topic is hardly new. WWII has been pretty exhaustively covered, and this particular story has been told before. The hero of the book, Louis Zamperini, published his own memoirs only a few years ago. The hardships of war and the cruelty of the Japanese come as no surprise.Louie's story is so remarkable and so detailed that, frankly, it strains the limits of credulity. I'm not challenging the facts; I'm just saying that it's a lot to remember. Personally, I wouldn't even want to. I wouldn't have lasted 10 minutes drifting in that life raft. I would have eaten all the chocolate and stuck my head in a shark. How anyone could remember the ordeal in hour-by-hour detail is beyond me.Ultimately, I couldn't finish the book. I feel bad that I didn't have the strength to read the experiences someone else had to live, but I gave up on about my third POW camp. Starvation, deprivation, cruelty, disease, humiliation, I got the picture. Repeated cycles don't necessarily make for a great story; it just makes for a tedious narrative.Which made me ponder the purpose of the book. As a moving story, it's too detailed to carry a theme. As reporting, it's redundant and profoundly out of date. What's the take-away message supposed to be?I tried to skip to the end, but the `redemption' part just didn't grab me. It's not hard to believe that someone who lived this life would be scarred forever. I practically got PTSD just reading it. It's also not hard to believe someone who got that scarred would find religion. But, redemption? In don't know.Sometimes people just go on living, and there's no telling why. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Like everyone,"(0, 13)",1,0.0,False -0425266745,books,great,writing style,smart,character,7a54457d8b248e7c66717eb9a2cc64f3,3a28d4524e917ffddf956e9c265a191b,How is an intelligent character?,2,0.9,True,d11c97fa34f4c53bb82b458d15bd8680,"When Jacqueline follows her high school sweetheart, Kennedy, to the college of his dreams she thinks that they are the perfect couple but just months later he tears her heart out by breaking up with her and she falls into a deep depression. After two weeks of wallowing she knows it is time to start rebuilding her life again, she needs to start having fun and making new friends and she needs to catch up on her classes before she is kicked out of college. After a party one night she is attacked by someone she thought she could trust, saved by a stranger she just wants to forget about everything that happened but when her attacker starts making threats she realises that she has to stand up for herself. As she grows closer to the boy who saved her she begins to re-build her confidence but what kind of future can they have if she discovers the secrets he is keeping from her?I'd heard a lot of great things about Tammara Webber's debut novel Easy so when I was offered a review copy I jumped at the chance of reading it. I have been loving the recent influx of new adult books and Easy is up there with the best that I have read. The author doesn't shy away from tackling sensitive topics such as attempted rape but she does it with sensitivity. The scenes where Jacqueline was attacked made for difficult reading, you felt her fear, shock and horror right along with her and I think most women will be able to identify how weak she felt because she was unable to fight her attacker off on her own. As horrific as the incident was Jacqueline was lucky that Lucas came along at the right time to save her. Unfortunately a lot of other women don't have a rescuer so one of the things I appreciated most was the way the author included tips on how to avoid getting into that situation. Yes, a lot of the things mentioned are pretty obvious when you think about it but I'd be willing to bet that most of us have put ourselves into a dangerous situation at some point in our lives (I know I did as a teen and probably even have as an adult), even if we were lucky enough not to have anything happen to us. Using common sense doesn't guarantee your safety but it does make it less likely you'll find yourself in Jacqueline's situation. I think it's important to raise the issue that rape isn't just something that happens amongst strangers, it could be the boy next door, your best friend's boyfriend or even the boy you are dating. Of course not all men are potential rapists but that doesn't mean women and girls don't need to be careful and aware of their surroundings. I also think that self defence classes are something that should be compulsory for teenagers - I wish I'd taken a class like the one Jacqueline joined. In fact, if I could find one locally I'd join it now!As much as Jacqueline's attack was an important part of the story I don't want to make it sound like this was a depressing read because it really wasn't. It was about Jacqueline's journey to find herself, she had built her dreams around those of her boyfriend and when he dumped her she had to remember what she really wanted from her life. Jacqueline had her moments of depression but overall she was a strong woman and she refused to let her attacker intimidate her even after he started a campaign against her. The attacker was one of the most vile characters I've come across in a long time so I was pleased to see him get what he deserved. Another thing I loved was the fact that Jacqueline's best friend Erin was so supportive, she never once questioned that Jacqueline was telling the truth about her attack and she stood up for her friend even though it cost her. An important message to take from the book is that if you are attacked it isn't your fault, there is no such thing as ""asking for it"" and there is NEVER an excuse for anyone (male or female) to attack someone else. One of my favourite lines in the book was ""I could blame the alcohol . . . but no. Alcohol removed inhibitions. It doesn't trigger criminal violence where there was none before."" I think that was one of the most sensible things that Jacqueline said!I can't write this review without telling you how much I loved Lucas, he was incredibly sweet and protective but at the same time he didn't want to smother Jacqueline - he wanted to empower her so that she was able to protect herself and I think that was what I appreciated most about him. Yes, he would do anything to save her pain but he wanted to make sure she was safe even when he wasn't around. The back story with Lucas just about broke my heart, he had been through so much and deserved to find happiness as much as Jacqueline did. I had guessed part of his secret fairly early on but that didn't spoil my enjoyment of the story in the slightest even though I was practically begging him to open up and tell her the truth.In case you haven't already gathered Easy is a book that I would highly recommend to any fan of the new adult genre. Tammara Webber has a great writing style that will suck you in from the beginning and this isn't your standard romance. These characters are three dimensional and so real to me I felt like I was losing friends when I finished the book. I can't wait to get started on Tammara's Between the Lines series - I'm pretty sure I've found myself another favourite author! ANSWERNOTFOUND",Jacqueline,"(5, 15)",2,0.0,False -0425266745,books,great,writing style,smart,character,7a54457d8b248e7c66717eb9a2cc64f3,3a28d4524e917ffddf956e9c265a191b,How is an intelligent character?,5,0.9,True,d11c97fa34f4c53bb82b458d15bd8680,"When Jacqueline follows her high school sweetheart, Kennedy, to the college of his dreams she thinks that they are the perfect couple but just months later he tears her heart out by breaking up with her and she falls into a deep depression. After two weeks of wallowing she knows it is time to start rebuilding her life again, she needs to start having fun and making new friends and she needs to catch up on her classes before she is kicked out of college. After a party one night she is attacked by someone she thought she could trust, saved by a stranger she just wants to forget about everything that happened but when her attacker starts making threats she realises that she has to stand up for herself. As she grows closer to the boy who saved her she begins to re-build her confidence but what kind of future can they have if she discovers the secrets he is keeping from her?I'd heard a lot of great things about Tammara Webber's debut novel Easy so when I was offered a review copy I jumped at the chance of reading it. I have been loving the recent influx of new adult books and Easy is up there with the best that I have read. The author doesn't shy away from tackling sensitive topics such as attempted rape but she does it with sensitivity. The scenes where Jacqueline was attacked made for difficult reading, you felt her fear, shock and horror right along with her and I think most women will be able to identify how weak she felt because she was unable to fight her attacker off on her own. As horrific as the incident was Jacqueline was lucky that Lucas came along at the right time to save her. Unfortunately a lot of other women don't have a rescuer so one of the things I appreciated most was the way the author included tips on how to avoid getting into that situation. Yes, a lot of the things mentioned are pretty obvious when you think about it but I'd be willing to bet that most of us have put ourselves into a dangerous situation at some point in our lives (I know I did as a teen and probably even have as an adult), even if we were lucky enough not to have anything happen to us. Using common sense doesn't guarantee your safety but it does make it less likely you'll find yourself in Jacqueline's situation. I think it's important to raise the issue that rape isn't just something that happens amongst strangers, it could be the boy next door, your best friend's boyfriend or even the boy you are dating. Of course not all men are potential rapists but that doesn't mean women and girls don't need to be careful and aware of their surroundings. I also think that self defence classes are something that should be compulsory for teenagers - I wish I'd taken a class like the one Jacqueline joined. In fact, if I could find one locally I'd join it now!As much as Jacqueline's attack was an important part of the story I don't want to make it sound like this was a depressing read because it really wasn't. It was about Jacqueline's journey to find herself, she had built her dreams around those of her boyfriend and when he dumped her she had to remember what she really wanted from her life. Jacqueline had her moments of depression but overall she was a strong woman and she refused to let her attacker intimidate her even after he started a campaign against her. The attacker was one of the most vile characters I've come across in a long time so I was pleased to see him get what he deserved. Another thing I loved was the fact that Jacqueline's best friend Erin was so supportive, she never once questioned that Jacqueline was telling the truth about her attack and she stood up for her friend even though it cost her. An important message to take from the book is that if you are attacked it isn't your fault, there is no such thing as ""asking for it"" and there is NEVER an excuse for anyone (male or female) to attack someone else. One of my favourite lines in the book was ""I could blame the alcohol . . . but no. Alcohol removed inhibitions. It doesn't trigger criminal violence where there was none before."" I think that was one of the most sensible things that Jacqueline said!I can't write this review without telling you how much I loved Lucas, he was incredibly sweet and protective but at the same time he didn't want to smother Jacqueline - he wanted to empower her so that she was able to protect herself and I think that was what I appreciated most about him. Yes, he would do anything to save her pain but he wanted to make sure she was safe even when he wasn't around. The back story with Lucas just about broke my heart, he had been through so much and deserved to find happiness as much as Jacqueline did. I had guessed part of his secret fairly early on but that didn't spoil my enjoyment of the story in the slightest even though I was practically begging him to open up and tell her the truth.In case you haven't already gathered Easy is a book that I would highly recommend to any fan of the new adult genre. Tammara Webber has a great writing style that will suck you in from the beginning and this isn't your standard romance. These characters are three dimensional and so real to me I felt like I was losing friends when I finished the book. I can't wait to get started on Tammara's Between the Lines series - I'm pretty sure I've found myself another favourite author! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5326, 5340)",5,0.0,False -0345533666,books,one dimensional,character,more,character,f4e53a928d863500d8ae2a7f6afe90ad,361d65cc7fe90dada10e1145668d3ada,How much character do the characters have?,5,0.2,False,2322f2689647e6f2116623924cf2b733,"I don't usually read mysteries or thrillers, but I started this one and came across this great quote in the first few pages:I do not believe in the court system, at least I do not think it is especially good at finding the truth. No lawyer does. We have all seen too many mistakes, too may bad results. The jury verdict is just a guess--a well-intentioned guess, generally, but you simply cannot tell fact from fiction by taking a vote. And yet, despite all that, I do believe in the power of the ritual. I believe in the religious symbolism, the black robes, the marble-columned courthouses like Greek temples. When we hold a trial, we are saying a mass. We are praying together to do what is right and to be protected from danger, and that is worth doing whether or not our prayers are actually answered.Wow, right!? I assumed the rest of the book would be full of similar kinds of insightful metaphors, but I was mistaken. It is a compelling read, one you hate to put down, but in the end, that just wasn't enough for me. The characters are all one-dimensional and flat. By page 200, the story had become a Lifetime Movie with caricatures instead of complicated and complex characters. It was a good story and an interesting premise, but the story telling itself left much to be desired. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1291, 1305)",5,0.0,False -0345533666,books,one dimensional,character,more,character,f4e53a928d863500d8ae2a7f6afe90ad,361d65cc7fe90dada10e1145668d3ada,How much character do the characters have?,1,0.2,False,2322f2689647e6f2116623924cf2b733,"I don't usually read mysteries or thrillers, but I started this one and came across this great quote in the first few pages:I do not believe in the court system, at least I do not think it is especially good at finding the truth. No lawyer does. We have all seen too many mistakes, too may bad results. The jury verdict is just a guess--a well-intentioned guess, generally, but you simply cannot tell fact from fiction by taking a vote. And yet, despite all that, I do believe in the power of the ritual. I believe in the religious symbolism, the black robes, the marble-columned courthouses like Greek temples. When we hold a trial, we are saying a mass. We are praying together to do what is right and to be protected from danger, and that is worth doing whether or not our prayers are actually answered.Wow, right!? I assumed the rest of the book would be full of similar kinds of insightful metaphors, but I was mistaken. It is a compelling read, one you hate to put down, but in the end, that just wasn't enough for me. The characters are all one-dimensional and flat. By page 200, the story had become a Lifetime Movie with caricatures instead of complicated and complex characters. It was a good story and an interesting premise, but the story telling itself left much to be desired. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Movie with caricatures instead of complicated and complex characters,"(1119, 1187)",1,0.7,True -0743566572,books,interesting,thing,close,character,3b8d9c823ff4979fab6d76914062e6ae,82250f37728ecad8de5075f6cf7692d7,What do you feel about this character?,2,0.0,False,e020cb338affa7084be00d25e473c054,"Nothing like a little clubbing in New York to change your forever.Fifteen year old Clary was thrilled to get an evening at the happening club Pandemonium, hanging out with her best friend Simon. Dancing and a good time was definitely on the agenda... witnessing a murder was not. Yet Clary is unnerved when she witnesses three teenage boys commit a murder that no one seems to notice but her, and then the body disappears into the air without leaving behind even a trace of a struggle.Into the air!Shortly there after Clary takes a call from her mom telling her not to come home but to go anywhere else and then she hears her mom being attached. By the time she does arrive at the house it is ransacked and her mom is nowhere to be found.Welcome to the world of the Shadowhunters, a group of warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. When a Shadowhunter close to her own age named Jace comes to her rescue, things become interesting. Clary is introduced to a while new world she never knew existed.... one of fighting for justice, and filled with weapons... and apparently, good looking guys.As Jace, as well as his close friends Alex and Isabelle, come to help Clary find out what happened to her mom, they all discover that Clary's meet up with the Shadowhunters was less of a coincidence than one may think. Clary is connected to these people more than anyone had realized...and that puts her in a dangerous position.City of Bones was pretty much what I expected, an interesting paranormal YA genre of these Shadowhunters who fight demons among us every day human types who really don't have a clue of what is going on around us. The Shadowhunters use something they call ""glitter"" that makes us everyday humans not be able to see them as they truly are, but instead they blend right into wherever they are: an elderly gentleman making his way down a hospital corridor, a businessman walking hurriedly through the streets of New York... if you were wondering how Clary seen them... well, that I can't give away.While I found City of Bones to be interesting and well written, I don't see myself diving into the rest of the series. It was good, but didnt hook me to the point I need to go and get the second book right now! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2245, 2259)",2,0.0,False -0743566572,books,interesting,thing,close,character,3b8d9c823ff4979fab6d76914062e6ae,82250f37728ecad8de5075f6cf7692d7,What do you feel about this character?,5,0.0,False,e020cb338affa7084be00d25e473c054,"Nothing like a little clubbing in New York to change your forever.Fifteen year old Clary was thrilled to get an evening at the happening club Pandemonium, hanging out with her best friend Simon. Dancing and a good time was definitely on the agenda... witnessing a murder was not. Yet Clary is unnerved when she witnesses three teenage boys commit a murder that no one seems to notice but her, and then the body disappears into the air without leaving behind even a trace of a struggle.Into the air!Shortly there after Clary takes a call from her mom telling her not to come home but to go anywhere else and then she hears her mom being attached. By the time she does arrive at the house it is ransacked and her mom is nowhere to be found.Welcome to the world of the Shadowhunters, a group of warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. When a Shadowhunter close to her own age named Jace comes to her rescue, things become interesting. Clary is introduced to a while new world she never knew existed.... one of fighting for justice, and filled with weapons... and apparently, good looking guys.As Jace, as well as his close friends Alex and Isabelle, come to help Clary find out what happened to her mom, they all discover that Clary's meet up with the Shadowhunters was less of a coincidence than one may think. Clary is connected to these people more than anyone had realized...and that puts her in a dangerous position.City of Bones was pretty much what I expected, an interesting paranormal YA genre of these Shadowhunters who fight demons among us every day human types who really don't have a clue of what is going on around us. The Shadowhunters use something they call ""glitter"" that makes us everyday humans not be able to see them as they truly are, but instead they blend right into wherever they are: an elderly gentleman making his way down a hospital corridor, a businessman walking hurriedly through the streets of New York... if you were wondering how Clary seen them... well, that I can't give away.While I found City of Bones to be interesting and well written, I don't see myself diving into the rest of the series. It was good, but didnt hook me to the point I need to go and get the second book right now! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2245, 2259)",5,0.0,False -0373210493,books,sweet,romance,good,romance,994441142606acb1841acc40bda5a3da,189aa6987b96b9757d866e72a557cbc1,What romance so little good?,1,0.55,True,a793191cfb0e5aecdd12dc1077373b7c,"I have to admit, I had reservations about this book. The cover and the title made it seem a bit cheesy and the synopsis didn't really grab my attention. I'm not a huge fan of contemporary romance anyway so initially I decided to pass this one up. Then I saw some super early reactions from bloggers whose opinions I generally tend to agree with and I decided to go ahead and give it a shot. For being a book I wasn't even interested in trying at first I was really blown away. The story was not cheesy in the least, the characters were dynamic and interesting and the drama sucked me right in. I fell in love with Echo and Noah and found myself devouring this story. Best of all, the book had real depth and the romance was not the least bit one dimensional. I loved this book!LIKES:Story is told from both Noah's and Echo's perspectives: I really love it when stories are told from multiple perspectives. It really adds to the reader's understanding of a story and makes it feel more dynamic. Echo and Noah each had their own unique voice and their own story to tell and it was really great to be able to understand Noah's view on the evolution of their relationship and not just Echo's. I think this writing style makes you more attached to the secondary characters as well and therefore more invested in the story as a whole.McGarry shows the humanity of all characters, even the ""villains"": I was a little worried when I first started this book that the author would focus on the short-comings of Echo's parents and ignore the fact that their life experiences and concern for their children influenced their parenting decisions (this is a common pitfall in a good portion of YA literature). McGarry left me pleasantly surprised when she really delved into why Echo's dad (along with other secondary characters) acted the way he did and why he made the, sometimes wrong, decisions that he made.Realistic romance, not star-crossed lovers: Echo and Noah are from different worlds and they certainly don't seem like they are meant for each other at the beginning of the book. Their relationship is tumultuous and they have completely different personalities. I was very happy that instead of a perfect, simplistic ""bad boy falls in love with good girl"" romance they had a real connection and realistic arguments about their relationship. I didn't feel like their love story was over-idealized. Their issues and fights were all the more heart-wrenching because of this realism and it allowed for an even bigger pay-off.DISLIKES:An abundance of f-bombs: If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times: don't overuse the f-bomb. Whenever you use a word over and over it takes away its meaning and impact. This is especially true with ""shocking language"". After awhile it just gets old reading ""eff this, eff that"" constantly. For me, it isn't a matter of offensiveness, it's a matter of creativity.Not enough closure: I felt like there wasn't quite enough resolution with Echo's mother. I would have liked to see that explored and settled more. Then again, I suppose that was on purpose.I am so happy I gave this one a shot. There is enough suspense and drama to keep everyone interested but the romance is realistic and sweet. Even if you don't love contemporary romance I would definitely pick this book up. You won't regret it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3361, 3375)",1,0.0,False -0373210493,books,sweet,romance,good,romance,994441142606acb1841acc40bda5a3da,189aa6987b96b9757d866e72a557cbc1,What romance so little good?,2,0.55,True,a793191cfb0e5aecdd12dc1077373b7c,"I have to admit, I had reservations about this book. The cover and the title made it seem a bit cheesy and the synopsis didn't really grab my attention. I'm not a huge fan of contemporary romance anyway so initially I decided to pass this one up. Then I saw some super early reactions from bloggers whose opinions I generally tend to agree with and I decided to go ahead and give it a shot. For being a book I wasn't even interested in trying at first I was really blown away. The story was not cheesy in the least, the characters were dynamic and interesting and the drama sucked me right in. I fell in love with Echo and Noah and found myself devouring this story. Best of all, the book had real depth and the romance was not the least bit one dimensional. I loved this book!LIKES:Story is told from both Noah's and Echo's perspectives: I really love it when stories are told from multiple perspectives. It really adds to the reader's understanding of a story and makes it feel more dynamic. Echo and Noah each had their own unique voice and their own story to tell and it was really great to be able to understand Noah's view on the evolution of their relationship and not just Echo's. I think this writing style makes you more attached to the secondary characters as well and therefore more invested in the story as a whole.McGarry shows the humanity of all characters, even the ""villains"": I was a little worried when I first started this book that the author would focus on the short-comings of Echo's parents and ignore the fact that their life experiences and concern for their children influenced their parenting decisions (this is a common pitfall in a good portion of YA literature). McGarry left me pleasantly surprised when she really delved into why Echo's dad (along with other secondary characters) acted the way he did and why he made the, sometimes wrong, decisions that he made.Realistic romance, not star-crossed lovers: Echo and Noah are from different worlds and they certainly don't seem like they are meant for each other at the beginning of the book. Their relationship is tumultuous and they have completely different personalities. I was very happy that instead of a perfect, simplistic ""bad boy falls in love with good girl"" romance they had a real connection and realistic arguments about their relationship. I didn't feel like their love story was over-idealized. Their issues and fights were all the more heart-wrenching because of this realism and it allowed for an even bigger pay-off.DISLIKES:An abundance of f-bombs: If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times: don't overuse the f-bomb. Whenever you use a word over and over it takes away its meaning and impact. This is especially true with ""shocking language"". After awhile it just gets old reading ""eff this, eff that"" constantly. For me, it isn't a matter of offensiveness, it's a matter of creativity.Not enough closure: I felt like there wasn't quite enough resolution with Echo's mother. I would have liked to see that explored and settled more. Then again, I suppose that was on purpose.I am so happy I gave this one a shot. There is enough suspense and drama to keep everyone interested but the romance is realistic and sweet. Even if you don't love contemporary romance I would definitely pick this book up. You won't regret it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",had real depth and the romance was not the least bit one dimensional,"(696, 764)",2,0.35000000000000003,False -0451419707,books,fabulous,character,not perfect,character,9b8971da804bc4fe064ba1d0df0b3fbd,f2c378e1832b5b6c0e37b543045bee75,How do you like the character?,1,0.0,False,11b22826fc5de05226a6da380286de67,"I loved every second of this entire novel! Enough said! No really, the characters are fabulous and addictive. I felt the heartbreaking tale of Joss' loss and subsequent lifestyle. I loved every step of her journey. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the characters are fabulous and addictive I loved every step of her journey,"(67, 213)",1,0.9,True -0451419707,books,fabulous,character,not perfect,character,9b8971da804bc4fe064ba1d0df0b3fbd,f2c378e1832b5b6c0e37b543045bee75,How do you like the character?,1,0.0,False,11b22826fc5de05226a6da380286de67,"I loved every second of this entire novel! Enough said! No really, the characters are fabulous and addictive. I felt the heartbreaking tale of Joss' loss and subsequent lifestyle. I loved every step of her journey. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the characters are fabulous and addictive,"(67, 108)",1,0.95,True -0425266745,books,likable,character,write,character,9e877aee84f7e51512fdd75dfe9e09ed,5f0e913224c2dfaf3c6fd13fbe3e363c,How are the characters of the writer?,3,0.0,False,59381da814a58693485b7aaf6916d616,"I really like this book - the character were likable, it was a good length, there wasn't too much angst and it was engaging until the end. I'm definitely looking forward to Landon's story and would definitely recommend reading 'Easy' first. ANSWERNOTFOUND",character were likable,"(30, 52)",1,0.5,False -0425266745,books,likable,character,write,character,9e877aee84f7e51512fdd75dfe9e09ed,5f0e913224c2dfaf3c6fd13fbe3e363c,How are the characters of the writer?,1,0.0,False,59381da814a58693485b7aaf6916d616,"I really like this book - the character were likable, it was a good length, there wasn't too much angst and it was engaging until the end. I'm definitely looking forward to Landon's story and would definitely recommend reading 'Easy' first. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the character were likable,"(26, 52)",1,0.5,False -0316055433,books,two dimensional,character,be,character,68e7e9249cd06aabedd0fb9598b0a63c,2dde49205427aa5d3fb28755e88ed5f7,What character is more interesting?,5,0.5,False,b2aef5fec0e30a66505fadfe8155a139,"I will preface this to say I have always been a fan of Donna Tartt and I wish she could write a new novel more than once per decade, only because her pace means I will probably only get to read 5 to 7 Tartt novels in my lifetime.I loved this book and became immersed in Theo's world. The thing some of the negative reviewers need to think about is that if the female characters are two dimensional, if actions aren't always sensical, and if you don't find a character's voice believable, that is because this is how Theo's mind is processing all of these things. Women are either his idealized dead mother, his very idealized companion in tragedy Pippa, or they are just there for his pleasure or convenience, and he doesn't care to know them more than that.Perhaps the actual painting The Goldfinch can't live up to the glowing (literally) descriptions in this book. Of course it can't. None of will have the experience with the painting Theo had.And sometimes the world through Theo's eyes doesn't make sense, or doesn't look or sound like the world the rest of us live in. Perphaps that is because we're not opioid addicts (I hope) or survivors of catastrophes.I'm not feeling so strict about timelines either. I figure the book's timeline goes into the future, because the Las Vegas of Theo's early teen years sounds a lot like post-2008 Vegas.The reason I choose not to nitpick the details is that I loved the experience of reading this book. The characters were real to me. I felt Theo's heartbreak and confusion and paranoia. I felt his love for Boris and Hobie and Popchik. And both Theo and I knew that Theo was neither perfect nor correct about everything.This is the kind of book that colors your world for a few days or even weeks, and makes it hard to go back to a regular novel.Maybe I will re-read some Dickens. Or just start reading Goldfinch again. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1869, 1883)",5,0.0,False -0316055433,books,two dimensional,character,be,character,68e7e9249cd06aabedd0fb9598b0a63c,2dde49205427aa5d3fb28755e88ed5f7,What character is more interesting?,1,0.5,False,b2aef5fec0e30a66505fadfe8155a139,"I will preface this to say I have always been a fan of Donna Tartt and I wish she could write a new novel more than once per decade, only because her pace means I will probably only get to read 5 to 7 Tartt novels in my lifetime.I loved this book and became immersed in Theo's world. The thing some of the negative reviewers need to think about is that if the female characters are two dimensional, if actions aren't always sensical, and if you don't find a character's voice believable, that is because this is how Theo's mind is processing all of these things. Women are either his idealized dead mother, his very idealized companion in tragedy Pippa, or they are just there for his pleasure or convenience, and he doesn't care to know them more than that.Perhaps the actual painting The Goldfinch can't live up to the glowing (literally) descriptions in this book. Of course it can't. None of will have the experience with the painting Theo had.And sometimes the world through Theo's eyes doesn't make sense, or doesn't look or sound like the world the rest of us live in. Perphaps that is because we're not opioid addicts (I hope) or survivors of catastrophes.I'm not feeling so strict about timelines either. I figure the book's timeline goes into the future, because the Las Vegas of Theo's early teen years sounds a lot like post-2008 Vegas.The reason I choose not to nitpick the details is that I loved the experience of reading this book. The characters were real to me. I felt Theo's heartbreak and confusion and paranoia. I felt his love for Boris and Hobie and Popchik. And both Theo and I knew that Theo was neither perfect nor correct about everything.This is the kind of book that colors your world for a few days or even weeks, and makes it hard to go back to a regular novel.Maybe I will re-read some Dickens. Or just start reading Goldfinch again. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1869, 1883)",1,0.0,False -0857521012,books,lovely,write,beautiful,description,0bc62832daaed5394f9ab38f0967b620,eaeb27d400c9e1aae665dda80880e8ec,Why do I have a description beautiful?,1,1.0,True,46ef5da53aabe33ff5b6b9d787e4c4a2,"What do you do if a baby washes ashore on a remote island? What if its father is dead beside it in the boat in which they sailed? Can you safely presume both parents have perished, or is the mother alive and well, searching desperately for her child?This is the very predicament that husband and wife Tom and Isabel Sherbourne face in M.L. Stedman's debut novel ""The Light Between Oceans"". Set in the fictional locales of Janus Rock and Point Partageuse, Australia, the story begins in 1918 and ends somewhere beyond the conclusion of WWII, nearly each character within its pages irrevocably changed.The book has a less-than-stellar beginning, the first 20-odd pages following its prologue a bit of a bore. Stedman offers the reader unnecessary detail; how Tom acquired his lighthouse keeping job could've been narrowed down to just a few pages. The story of how Tom and Isabel meet isn't all that interesting either, making it hard to understand why Isabel romantically pursues him. The dawdling pace in this section makes it seem as if this portion of the book was written by someone else.Once a reader moves past this part, however, the story develops an unrelenting intensity, the moral dilemma at the heart of it never failing to wrench the heartstrings. On one end, you have a childless couple who have endured two miscarriages and a stillbirth. On the other, you have a woman who lost the love of her life and her infant daughter, their fates assumed rather than known. The reader will undoubtedly sympathize with and root for both sides at different points, Stedman spinning the moral compass of her characters in such a way that no one is sure in the end where the arrow of rationale may point.Though bound to one another through love and shared adversity, the foundling drives a wedge between Tom and Isabel, sowing seeds of acrimony and anguish once certain events come to pass. Tom is of impeccable moral standing but his love for his wife and the misfortune that has befallen them both has him making decisions contrary to his beliefs. His mild and reticent nature can be frustrating; I felt the same dissatisfaction Isabel did of his refusal to discuss his past. Isabel is his opposite, impetuous and determined, qualities that throughout the story serve to cultivate a selfish streak that will stun. She knows only of her own suffering and the foundling is the means to a much-desired end. This facet of Isabel's character can turn some readers off but I loved that Stedman gifted her story with such a deeply flawed woman, one that made me uncomfortable and angry but also worthy of my sympathies.Hannah Roennfeldt deserves the most commiseration, her plight the result of terribly unfortunate circumstance. I appreciated how Stedman enabled the reader to experience her husband Frank's benevolence and liberality through her reminiscences of him and how she honored his memory in the end. The rest of the characters are thoughtfully drawn despite their limited roles in the narrative; I even sensed quite an effervescent personality from Lucy-Grace (the foundling of the story) in the little dialogue she has in the book's closing chapters.Stedman's writing is lovely, emotive, and eloquent. Her pacing (other than what I noted above) is efficient, immersing the reader in the gravity of the plot and rarely anchoring them to a comfortable spot. Many of the happier moments that she gives to her main characters are bittersweet. Tom and Isabel's love is tainted by sadness, as is Tom's affection for Lucy; he loves the child at arm's length, his guilty conscience not allowing his heart to embrace her completely. Even when a wrong is put right, the resulting state of affairs is worse than the one before it and many characters struggle even further to come to terms with their situation. The finale is also bittersweet, leaving a sort of what-might-have-been stigma attached to it. This is not a light read - those who find such ethically profound stories too weighty for their sensibilities and/or want a happy ending for all will not enjoy this.This is a stellar debut from Stedman and I highly recommend it. If not for the slow start, it would've been a 5-star book for me. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4220, 4234)",1,0.0,False -0857521012,books,lovely,write,beautiful,description,0bc62832daaed5394f9ab38f0967b620,eaeb27d400c9e1aae665dda80880e8ec,Why do I have a description beautiful?,1,1.0,True,46ef5da53aabe33ff5b6b9d787e4c4a2,"What do you do if a baby washes ashore on a remote island? What if its father is dead beside it in the boat in which they sailed? Can you safely presume both parents have perished, or is the mother alive and well, searching desperately for her child?This is the very predicament that husband and wife Tom and Isabel Sherbourne face in M.L. Stedman's debut novel ""The Light Between Oceans"". Set in the fictional locales of Janus Rock and Point Partageuse, Australia, the story begins in 1918 and ends somewhere beyond the conclusion of WWII, nearly each character within its pages irrevocably changed.The book has a less-than-stellar beginning, the first 20-odd pages following its prologue a bit of a bore. Stedman offers the reader unnecessary detail; how Tom acquired his lighthouse keeping job could've been narrowed down to just a few pages. The story of how Tom and Isabel meet isn't all that interesting either, making it hard to understand why Isabel romantically pursues him. The dawdling pace in this section makes it seem as if this portion of the book was written by someone else.Once a reader moves past this part, however, the story develops an unrelenting intensity, the moral dilemma at the heart of it never failing to wrench the heartstrings. On one end, you have a childless couple who have endured two miscarriages and a stillbirth. On the other, you have a woman who lost the love of her life and her infant daughter, their fates assumed rather than known. The reader will undoubtedly sympathize with and root for both sides at different points, Stedman spinning the moral compass of her characters in such a way that no one is sure in the end where the arrow of rationale may point.Though bound to one another through love and shared adversity, the foundling drives a wedge between Tom and Isabel, sowing seeds of acrimony and anguish once certain events come to pass. Tom is of impeccable moral standing but his love for his wife and the misfortune that has befallen them both has him making decisions contrary to his beliefs. His mild and reticent nature can be frustrating; I felt the same dissatisfaction Isabel did of his refusal to discuss his past. Isabel is his opposite, impetuous and determined, qualities that throughout the story serve to cultivate a selfish streak that will stun. She knows only of her own suffering and the foundling is the means to a much-desired end. This facet of Isabel's character can turn some readers off but I loved that Stedman gifted her story with such a deeply flawed woman, one that made me uncomfortable and angry but also worthy of my sympathies.Hannah Roennfeldt deserves the most commiseration, her plight the result of terribly unfortunate circumstance. I appreciated how Stedman enabled the reader to experience her husband Frank's benevolence and liberality through her reminiscences of him and how she honored his memory in the end. The rest of the characters are thoughtfully drawn despite their limited roles in the narrative; I even sensed quite an effervescent personality from Lucy-Grace (the foundling of the story) in the little dialogue she has in the book's closing chapters.Stedman's writing is lovely, emotive, and eloquent. Her pacing (other than what I noted above) is efficient, immersing the reader in the gravity of the plot and rarely anchoring them to a comfortable spot. Many of the happier moments that she gives to her main characters are bittersweet. Tom and Isabel's love is tainted by sadness, as is Tom's affection for Lucy; he loves the child at arm's length, his guilty conscience not allowing his heart to embrace her completely. Even when a wrong is put right, the resulting state of affairs is worse than the one before it and many characters struggle even further to come to terms with their situation. The finale is also bittersweet, leaving a sort of what-might-have-been stigma attached to it. This is not a light read - those who find such ethically profound stories too weighty for their sensibilities and/or want a happy ending for all will not enjoy this.This is a stellar debut from Stedman and I highly recommend it. If not for the slow start, it would've been a 5-star book for me. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4220, 4234)",1,0.0,False -1455548987,books,believable,development,old,character,4b2ab163401a11465d2b13245659429d,297722bf1519d53f7953f389ebf2bf40,Which is your favourite character?,1,0.0,False,099e02aa3445f60ab11efeb39dfef46f,"It's rare that a book makes me literally laugh out loud and/or sob my eyes out... this author accomplishes that more than once in this remarkably told story. Perfect development of the characters - the bond they build is palpable, believable and quite beautiful. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(263, 277)",1,0.0,False -1455548987,books,believable,development,old,character,4b2ab163401a11465d2b13245659429d,297722bf1519d53f7953f389ebf2bf40,Which is your favourite character?,1,0.0,False,099e02aa3445f60ab11efeb39dfef46f,"It's rare that a book makes me literally laugh out loud and/or sob my eyes out... this author accomplishes that more than once in this remarkably told story. Perfect development of the characters - the bond they build is palpable, believable and quite beautiful. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Perfect development of the characters,"(158, 195)",1,1.0,True -0345440757,books,good,advice,great,information,af1a1d587c2d0bdb30790b0a36f69f38,322aee65a1c56ffa8ea873a5830fd7e3,How great is the information in this book?,1,0.75,True,edd14915e9b0e7bed3c002f88c41ffed,"This book has some good, reasonable advice. It is primarily about how, very generally, to take care of your baby. (It offers little advice for sicknesses, etc.)However, it's not worth buying. It's one of those books where you get the impression that the author had about 10-20 pages worth of stuff to say, but spread it out over a whole book instead. Skim through it in a bookstore rather than buy it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",This book has some good,"(0, 23)",1,0.6000000000000001,True -0345440757,books,good,advice,great,information,af1a1d587c2d0bdb30790b0a36f69f38,322aee65a1c56ffa8ea873a5830fd7e3,How great is the information in this book?,1,0.75,True,edd14915e9b0e7bed3c002f88c41ffed,"This book has some good, reasonable advice. It is primarily about how, very generally, to take care of your baby. (It offers little advice for sicknesses, etc.)However, it's not worth buying. It's one of those books where you get the impression that the author had about 10-20 pages worth of stuff to say, but spread it out over a whole book instead. Skim through it in a bookstore rather than buy it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",This book has some good,"(0, 23)",1,0.6000000000000001,True -0316010669,books,true,part,interesting,journey,59f2b222558e775fb47f184b1aaab719,a70810c9e72c45f5bd6cf665e228619a,How could you describe the journey of the book?,1,0.0,False,80fddc4ebf1030890eab878a0865e987,"Ironically, my first instinct seeing this book was that it would probably be a collection of subjectitvely picked research to back some unconvincing hypothesis of overstated importance. Well of course part of that was true, after all Gladwell is a journalist and not a scientist. However, in general, he does a great job in describing the research and its relevance to our everday lives.Blink focuses on 2 seperate but related concepts. The first is that of ""time slicing"", which demonstrates how important information can be encoded in a very short period of time. Most of Gladwell's examples are socioloical, and the most striking of which was research which aimed to predict whether married couples would get divorced after analyzing a single conversation with them.The other concept is how the brain acts subconsciously to certain stimulus. Gladwell's proposal is that if we can recognize this power of the brain we'd make the world a much better place and all sorts of other grand things. So, although not perfect, this is a good and interesting book. ANSWERNOTFOUND",my first instinct seeing this book was that it would probably be a collection of subjectitvely picked research to back some unconvincing hypothesis of overstated importance,"(12, 184)",1,0.16666666666666666,False -0316010669,books,true,part,interesting,journey,59f2b222558e775fb47f184b1aaab719,a70810c9e72c45f5bd6cf665e228619a,How could you describe the journey of the book?,1,0.0,False,80fddc4ebf1030890eab878a0865e987,"Ironically, my first instinct seeing this book was that it would probably be a collection of subjectitvely picked research to back some unconvincing hypothesis of overstated importance. Well of course part of that was true, after all Gladwell is a journalist and not a scientist. However, in general, he does a great job in describing the research and its relevance to our everday lives.Blink focuses on 2 seperate but related concepts. The first is that of ""time slicing"", which demonstrates how important information can be encoded in a very short period of time. Most of Gladwell's examples are socioloical, and the most striking of which was research which aimed to predict whether married couples would get divorced after analyzing a single conversation with them.The other concept is how the brain acts subconsciously to certain stimulus. Gladwell's proposal is that if we can recognize this power of the brain we'd make the world a much better place and all sorts of other grand things. So, although not perfect, this is a good and interesting book. ANSWERNOTFOUND","The first is that of "" time slicing "" which demonstrates how important information can be encoded in a very short period of time The other concept is how the brain acts subconsciously to certain stimulus","(440, 847)",1,0.5339523809523811,True -0739474812,books,wonderful,set,beautiful,set,a7c43276b142401ed6798c7850452c16,81794537094743dc5e7c116725f50009,How did you like the set?,2,0.0,False,810dd148fcb968dd31b3fc05318e054a,"This is the third TWIN story I've read in as many weeks! But okay, it's still good. And if you like language and books about books and mysteries and wonderful writing--stick around. Some of the twists at the end seemed contrived to me, however I still kept turning the page. The setting is wonderful and the family (however strange) will keep you riveted. For a story about a girl who must choose between the woman who wants to adopt her and the mother who abandoned her, check out my first novel, RETURNABLE GIRL. Or come visit me at my web site: [...] ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(554, 568)",2,0.0,False -0739474812,books,wonderful,set,beautiful,set,a7c43276b142401ed6798c7850452c16,81794537094743dc5e7c116725f50009,How did you like the set?,1,0.0,False,810dd148fcb968dd31b3fc05318e054a,"This is the third TWIN story I've read in as many weeks! But okay, it's still good. And if you like language and books about books and mysteries and wonderful writing--stick around. Some of the twists at the end seemed contrived to me, however I still kept turning the page. The setting is wonderful and the family (however strange) will keep you riveted. For a story about a girl who must choose between the woman who wants to adopt her and the mother who abandoned her, check out my first novel, RETURNABLE GIRL. Or come visit me at my web site: [...] ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(554, 568)",1,0.0,False -147674355X,books,special,relationship,perfect,timing,f0d968d948b1abc763c0f7a783d15b5e,996ac6c6859f7f914f49055763bb5a28,How can I sing so that the timing of my voice is perfect?,1,1.0,True,d7ba83e54a04b9d8dd1ee523993cf194,"I had the amazing fate to meet Colleen on a cruise and through our conversation, she invited me to read her book. I was blown away! I was already a huge fan, based on Slammed and Point of Retreat, and was eagerly awaiting her standalone. Hopeless is amazing. It is heartbreaking, and hopeful...sweet and devastating. The content is incredibly heavy, but it is unfortunately a relevant topic in our society.Sky has lived a sheltered life, but thanks to her best friend/neighbor Six, she knows about boys and is heading off to public school after being homeschooled her whole life. She already has a reputation, but she has such a strong, resilient personality that she just laughs it off. Enter Holder, a boy with a reputation of his own. From the first time they meet, there is something between them, and he feels the need to protect her from her reputation. The relationship they share is so special, and they will soon discover why.I will not put anymore here, because I want you to see for yourself. Colleen is such a talented writer and tells such a sad story in a beautiful way. My words cannot do justice to Hopeless. I am in awe of this book. Thank you Colleen...for ANOTHER great read! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1195, 1209)",1,0.0,False -147674355X,books,special,relationship,perfect,timing,f0d968d948b1abc763c0f7a783d15b5e,996ac6c6859f7f914f49055763bb5a28,How can I sing so that the timing of my voice is perfect?,1,1.0,True,d7ba83e54a04b9d8dd1ee523993cf194,"I had the amazing fate to meet Colleen on a cruise and through our conversation, she invited me to read her book. I was blown away! I was already a huge fan, based on Slammed and Point of Retreat, and was eagerly awaiting her standalone. Hopeless is amazing. It is heartbreaking, and hopeful...sweet and devastating. The content is incredibly heavy, but it is unfortunately a relevant topic in our society.Sky has lived a sheltered life, but thanks to her best friend/neighbor Six, she knows about boys and is heading off to public school after being homeschooled her whole life. She already has a reputation, but she has such a strong, resilient personality that she just laughs it off. Enter Holder, a boy with a reputation of his own. From the first time they meet, there is something between them, and he feels the need to protect her from her reputation. The relationship they share is so special, and they will soon discover why.I will not put anymore here, because I want you to see for yourself. Colleen is such a talented writer and tells such a sad story in a beautiful way. My words cannot do justice to Hopeless. I am in awe of this book. Thank you Colleen...for ANOTHER great read! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1195, 1209)",1,0.0,False -0307277674,books,correct,fact,interesting,material,d5957221c2db0b0221abf830be05f0ae,696a5949f14305c17388da87a7b987dd,What is your impressions about the material of the book?,1,0.0,False,109f60781b55ec504cccb4e788a12dba,Dan Brown has the ability of combining fiction and reality resulting in an interesting blend of suspense and intrigue.The book is filled with facts about ancient artifacts and their coded meanings that really keeps the reader interested.Whether his facts are correct or not it really dosen't matter. It's just a fun read and a book I feel is a must read. ANSWERNOTFOUND,It 's just a fun read and a book I feel is a must read,"(302, 355)",1,0.2,False -0307277674,books,correct,fact,interesting,material,d5957221c2db0b0221abf830be05f0ae,696a5949f14305c17388da87a7b987dd,What is your impressions about the material of the book?,1,0.0,False,109f60781b55ec504cccb4e788a12dba,Dan Brown has the ability of combining fiction and reality resulting in an interesting blend of suspense and intrigue.The book is filled with facts about ancient artifacts and their coded meanings that really keeps the reader interested.Whether his facts are correct or not it really dosen't matter. It's just a fun read and a book I feel is a must read. ANSWERNOTFOUND,It 's just a fun read and a book I feel is a must read,"(302, 355)",1,0.2,False -0142429112,books,other,book,dull,plot,5f6bac5877aa9662e75c76504f916e16,88a509be03debae496dbcb53cd7b00ec,How do you esteem the film plot?,1,0.0,False,7aabfbeefa0433328d807ecbca22c7bc,"I think this is the most underrated book on Amazon! But I think I know why the bad reviews were created.The book is amazing, and I would definately would have given it 5 stars but for certain aspects of the book, but I think parts of the book made some people, especially men, uncomfortable given the extremely detailed romantic impulses and actions of the female protagonist and her lover. OTHER THAN THAT this book was the best book I have read in YEARS and thoroughly enjoyed it. In most of the incredible fiction books I have read the romance and feelings of possession of the main characters stops at a certain point and is not a featured part of the book, but this book definately may make you hate that friend you have that might be obsessed with her boyfriend and vice versa.However, this book kind of reminded my of a super-upgraded version of Twilight, and was so glad it was longand there are two more books on the way! After reading a lot of disappointing novels in the past few years andtoo many that were aimed at young adults, this was a welcome change! I just think a lot of adults might think vampire novels like Anne Rice novels are more mature, and the feelings of the protagonist could have been minimized and more action in the story could have been involved in the place of the feelings of possessiveness/and or romantic obsession. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1354, 1368)",1,0.0,False -0142429112,books,other,book,dull,plot,5f6bac5877aa9662e75c76504f916e16,88a509be03debae496dbcb53cd7b00ec,How do you esteem the film plot?,2,0.0,False,7aabfbeefa0433328d807ecbca22c7bc,"I think this is the most underrated book on Amazon! But I think I know why the bad reviews were created.The book is amazing, and I would definately would have given it 5 stars but for certain aspects of the book, but I think parts of the book made some people, especially men, uncomfortable given the extremely detailed romantic impulses and actions of the female protagonist and her lover. OTHER THAN THAT this book was the best book I have read in YEARS and thoroughly enjoyed it. In most of the incredible fiction books I have read the romance and feelings of possession of the main characters stops at a certain point and is not a featured part of the book, but this book definately may make you hate that friend you have that might be obsessed with her boyfriend and vice versa.However, this book kind of reminded my of a super-upgraded version of Twilight, and was so glad it was longand there are two more books on the way! After reading a lot of disappointing novels in the past few years andtoo many that were aimed at young adults, this was a welcome change! I just think a lot of adults might think vampire novels like Anne Rice novels are more mature, and the feelings of the protagonist could have been minimized and more action in the story could have been involved in the place of the feelings of possessiveness/and or romantic obsession. ANSWERNOTFOUND",uncomfortable given the extremely detailed romantic impulses and actions the female protagonist and her lover,"(277, 389)",2,0.6041666666666666,True -1468161660,books,real,romance,fantastic,character,0f87fe228bdadc9159625f16eb898d58,bd0bf46c7eecd46d4c61b116eaa85e14,How are the characters?,5,0.0,False,fc77f6429f0ccf7c3214011bb30085f9,"7 out of 5 starsI almost put this book down.But I picked it up againthinking maybe there was moreand there was so much morethan I ever, ever expected.Ok guys, I usually don't gush in my reviews. I usually pick up one thing I loved about a book and write a review based on that thing I loved most and assume that other readers, as well as the author, can see what the book meant to me. Turns out that isn't always the case and this book in particular- I want to write the review it deserves.Clarity has become extremely important to me this morning, after having finished Slammed. Maybe none of this will mean anything to anyone else, but me and Colleen Hoover, but you are welcome to read, because this book blew me apart.It's true, I almost put it down. I started reading and after 100 pages or so, I thought it was going to be just a story about a hot guy who lived across the street. It was a nice story, but it didn't grab me by the throat. The length of the story was daunting too: 1112 pages on my ereader, I think. I put it down for a couple of months and then, recently, I realized I've gotten into a pattern of doing just that - not giving stories a chance if they don't drag me into them immediately. I'm sure it's Sponge Bob Syndrome.But I made a decision to finish the books that hadn't quite pulled me in right away and this was the first. And I'm sorry now that it took me so long to make the decision. Hoover's written one of the best damn stories I've read in a long time, one of those books that moved me and inspired me and reduced me to tears.Once I picked it up again, I got to around page 200, or maybe it was even 250, and found out that the romance was not what I expected at all. There was a fascinating twist that not only grabbed me by the throat, but dragged me through the book in less than a day. I read while cooking dinner, eating dinner, standing, sitting, throwing the ball for the dogs, in between homework with the kids. This book consumed me.Years ago I almost lost my father, then almost lost my mother within the span of the same year. They both made it, but I was so close to losing them that it changed me forever after. Hoover's book relived some of that in me, healed some of it, and reiterated to me how books seem to be completely inspired. I mean that they find you and speak directly to you and say things that would never be said between strangers otherwise. This one spoke to me and resonated my soul like a tuning fork. When I neared 1007 pages, the length of the novel suddenly seemed too short.The romance in this book was stunning, real, and beautifully written. The enormous metaphor of finding a love that can also teach you about yourself and about life was mind-blowingly well done and the careful treatment of death and how we deal with it was heartbreaking and complete and amazing. The poetry is incredible and artful on it's own and within its placement in the book. The small details in the Halloween costumes and the carving pumpkins and the crazy categorizing...all of it made me cry and hurt and heal and call my parents to tell them again that I love them. It made me reach out and touch my husband's feet when he came to bed and it insisted that I get up in the early, early morning and go kiss my children before they woke.This book made me cry.And this book made me feel alive.Colleen Hoover and I don't know each other. But I feel like I've met her through her book and that she's told me a few things about life that will become part of the way I handle it, as do all the books and movies and people and situations that impact us in our lives.That is the magic of books.And that is the powerful story you get with Slammed.I highly recommend you grab yourself some of that magic. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3773, 3787)",5,0.0,False -1468161660,books,real,romance,fantastic,character,0f87fe228bdadc9159625f16eb898d58,bd0bf46c7eecd46d4c61b116eaa85e14,How are the characters?,1,0.0,False,fc77f6429f0ccf7c3214011bb30085f9,"7 out of 5 starsI almost put this book down.But I picked it up againthinking maybe there was moreand there was so much morethan I ever, ever expected.Ok guys, I usually don't gush in my reviews. I usually pick up one thing I loved about a book and write a review based on that thing I loved most and assume that other readers, as well as the author, can see what the book meant to me. Turns out that isn't always the case and this book in particular- I want to write the review it deserves.Clarity has become extremely important to me this morning, after having finished Slammed. Maybe none of this will mean anything to anyone else, but me and Colleen Hoover, but you are welcome to read, because this book blew me apart.It's true, I almost put it down. I started reading and after 100 pages or so, I thought it was going to be just a story about a hot guy who lived across the street. It was a nice story, but it didn't grab me by the throat. The length of the story was daunting too: 1112 pages on my ereader, I think. I put it down for a couple of months and then, recently, I realized I've gotten into a pattern of doing just that - not giving stories a chance if they don't drag me into them immediately. I'm sure it's Sponge Bob Syndrome.But I made a decision to finish the books that hadn't quite pulled me in right away and this was the first. And I'm sorry now that it took me so long to make the decision. Hoover's written one of the best damn stories I've read in a long time, one of those books that moved me and inspired me and reduced me to tears.Once I picked it up again, I got to around page 200, or maybe it was even 250, and found out that the romance was not what I expected at all. There was a fascinating twist that not only grabbed me by the throat, but dragged me through the book in less than a day. I read while cooking dinner, eating dinner, standing, sitting, throwing the ball for the dogs, in between homework with the kids. This book consumed me.Years ago I almost lost my father, then almost lost my mother within the span of the same year. They both made it, but I was so close to losing them that it changed me forever after. Hoover's book relived some of that in me, healed some of it, and reiterated to me how books seem to be completely inspired. I mean that they find you and speak directly to you and say things that would never be said between strangers otherwise. This one spoke to me and resonated my soul like a tuning fork. When I neared 1007 pages, the length of the novel suddenly seemed too short.The romance in this book was stunning, real, and beautifully written. The enormous metaphor of finding a love that can also teach you about yourself and about life was mind-blowingly well done and the careful treatment of death and how we deal with it was heartbreaking and complete and amazing. The poetry is incredible and artful on it's own and within its placement in the book. The small details in the Halloween costumes and the carving pumpkins and the crazy categorizing...all of it made me cry and hurt and heal and call my parents to tell them again that I love them. It made me reach out and touch my husband's feet when he came to bed and it insisted that I get up in the early, early morning and go kiss my children before they woke.This book made me cry.And this book made me feel alive.Colleen Hoover and I don't know each other. But I feel like I've met her through her book and that she's told me a few things about life that will become part of the way I handle it, as do all the books and movies and people and situations that impact us in our lives.That is the magic of books.And that is the powerful story you get with Slammed.I highly recommend you grab yourself some of that magic. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3773, 3787)",1,0.0,False -0425263924,books,good,interest,more,question,a40bb37cb5740933f92950b4cbc2fa7a,eca5e24cbe0a10bea787323033ddf7c6,What question do you have regarding this book?,1,0.0,False,8763b6a1926956533b10f04afcf3153e,"Okay so, I was one of the angry reviewers that could not believe that this Trilogy was suddenly turning into a five part series. I am revising my previous angry review because Sylvia has reached out to her fans and explained the circumstances behind the changes. Sometimes dealing with publishers is not all that great. I wish Sylvia the best, but I would like to suggest that she does not work with this publisher once her contract is up. They obviously did not have her best interest at heart.With that said I loved all of the twists and turns that this book has taken. I cannot wait for Gideon and Eva to find their happily ever after (they soo deserve it). I think that the suspense in this book is what makes it so great. Keep them coming please (HOPEFULLY NOT 6 MONTHS FROM NOW) ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(791, 805)",1,0.0,False -0425263924,books,good,interest,more,question,a40bb37cb5740933f92950b4cbc2fa7a,eca5e24cbe0a10bea787323033ddf7c6,What question do you have regarding this book?,2,0.0,False,8763b6a1926956533b10f04afcf3153e,"Okay so, I was one of the angry reviewers that could not believe that this Trilogy was suddenly turning into a five part series. I am revising my previous angry review because Sylvia has reached out to her fans and explained the circumstances behind the changes. Sometimes dealing with publishers is not all that great. I wish Sylvia the best, but I would like to suggest that she does not work with this publisher once her contract is up. They obviously did not have her best interest at heart.With that said I loved all of the twists and turns that this book has taken. I cannot wait for Gideon and Eva to find their happily ever after (they soo deserve it). I think that the suspense in this book is what makes it so great. Keep them coming please (HOPEFULLY NOT 6 MONTHS FROM NOW) ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(791, 805)",2,0.0,False -1455548987,books,beautiful,love story,beautiful,character,31ed37462107f467a174e94cbd826b87,680d9fa6ec027eef29a00e86ac7bff56,How many characters should we have?,1,0.5,False,11f17e95351abe8d5a77ef796cbcacf4,"Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales.Quick & Dirty: A beautiful love story full of fate, steamy romance, heartbreak, and hope. I loved every minute of this book and would highly recommend it to any fans of NA contemporary books.Opening Sentence: Natalie has been twirling that same lock of hair for the past ten minutes and it's starting to drive me nuts.The Review:Have you ever felt like you didn't belong in your own life? That every day you do your ordinary routine is a day you have wasted. That is how 20 year old Camryn Bennett feels. Over the last few years everything that she ever cared about was destroyed. The love of her life died in a car accident, her parents got divorced, her brother went to jail, and to top it off her best friend just stopped talking to her because of a stupid boy. Cam decides that she needs a change and she needs it now. She spontaneously goes to the Greyhound bus station and buys a ticket to the first place she thinks of, Idaho. At first the excitement of doing the unexpected lifts her spirits tremendously, but then the fear of having no plan and nowhere to go starts to settle in until she meets Andrew.Andrew's father is dying of cancer and he really doesn't want to have to deal with it. His brothers said it is getting close and if he wants to say goodbye he needs to come now. Andrew needs time to think, so instead of flying to Wyoming he decides to take the bus. At first he starts to regret taking the bus, but then he meets the beautiful Camryn and his life changes forever. Andrew didn't know that he had a big hole in his life until Camryn filled it. As the two travel the country together they discover that some things are just meant to be, and love comes when you're not expecting it.The story is told from a dual point of view between Cam and Andrew. First you meet Cam, she is a very depressed young woman that can't seem to get out of a rut. Everything in her life seems to be unraveling at the seams and she needs to get away from it all. Cam was easy to connect with, because I feel that most people are in her shoes at one point or another in their lives. They feel stuck and don't really know how to go forward. The great thing about Cam is she finally does something about it. She takes a step in the right direction, even if it's not the most safe or realistic thing to do, at least she is doing something. She is a very passionate girl that doesn't want to open her heart to anyone ever again. But as her relationship with Andrew develops you slowly see her change and become a whole new better person. She is shy to be herself because she is afraid that others won't accept her, but with Andrew's help she is able to overcome her fears. I loved that she could be so honest and open with Andrew about anything and everything. She discovers so much about herself on her journey. I loved Cam, she was relatable in so many ways and her story is encouraging.Andrew is very different from Cam. He is confidant, charming and of course gorgeous. His story is very heartbreaking as well, his father has cancer and the end is coming. Andrew has always looked up to his father, he taught him to be a strong person and to never let others tear you down. You don't let others see your emotions and you never give up. Andrew has a lot of anger in him and he doesn't know how to express himself very well. He has a quick temper and he is very protective. Once he notices Cam, he is instantly intrigued by her. His relationship with Cam makes him come to peace with a lot of things in his life. She fills holes he never knew existed, and she is a constant strength in the hard times he is experiencing. Andrew is very sweet and I adored him. He and Cam complete each other and together they make each other a better person.In The Edge of Never you have two young people who felt completely lost until fate brings them together and they become complete. This book was so beautifully done; it is hard to put into words how wonderful it was. There were moments that made me blush, moments that made me laugh, moments that made me cry, but best of all, it gave me a resounding sense of hope. No matter what the situation is you're going through in life you can always get through it if you have the right people to help you. The love story was beautiful and watching it unfold through the pages was an unforgettable experience. The characters were amazing and I can't wait to see where there journey takes them in the sequel to this great book. So suffice to say, I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it to fans of NA Contemporary books.FTC Advisory: Forever/Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group provided me with a copy of The Edge of Never. No goody bags, sponsorships, ""material connections,"" or bribes were exchanged for my review. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4848, 4862)",1,0.0,False -1455548987,books,beautiful,love story,beautiful,character,31ed37462107f467a174e94cbd826b87,680d9fa6ec027eef29a00e86ac7bff56,How many characters should we have?,4,0.5,False,11f17e95351abe8d5a77ef796cbcacf4,"Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales.Quick & Dirty: A beautiful love story full of fate, steamy romance, heartbreak, and hope. I loved every minute of this book and would highly recommend it to any fans of NA contemporary books.Opening Sentence: Natalie has been twirling that same lock of hair for the past ten minutes and it's starting to drive me nuts.The Review:Have you ever felt like you didn't belong in your own life? That every day you do your ordinary routine is a day you have wasted. That is how 20 year old Camryn Bennett feels. Over the last few years everything that she ever cared about was destroyed. The love of her life died in a car accident, her parents got divorced, her brother went to jail, and to top it off her best friend just stopped talking to her because of a stupid boy. Cam decides that she needs a change and she needs it now. She spontaneously goes to the Greyhound bus station and buys a ticket to the first place she thinks of, Idaho. At first the excitement of doing the unexpected lifts her spirits tremendously, but then the fear of having no plan and nowhere to go starts to settle in until she meets Andrew.Andrew's father is dying of cancer and he really doesn't want to have to deal with it. His brothers said it is getting close and if he wants to say goodbye he needs to come now. Andrew needs time to think, so instead of flying to Wyoming he decides to take the bus. At first he starts to regret taking the bus, but then he meets the beautiful Camryn and his life changes forever. Andrew didn't know that he had a big hole in his life until Camryn filled it. As the two travel the country together they discover that some things are just meant to be, and love comes when you're not expecting it.The story is told from a dual point of view between Cam and Andrew. First you meet Cam, she is a very depressed young woman that can't seem to get out of a rut. Everything in her life seems to be unraveling at the seams and she needs to get away from it all. Cam was easy to connect with, because I feel that most people are in her shoes at one point or another in their lives. They feel stuck and don't really know how to go forward. The great thing about Cam is she finally does something about it. She takes a step in the right direction, even if it's not the most safe or realistic thing to do, at least she is doing something. She is a very passionate girl that doesn't want to open her heart to anyone ever again. But as her relationship with Andrew develops you slowly see her change and become a whole new better person. She is shy to be herself because she is afraid that others won't accept her, but with Andrew's help she is able to overcome her fears. I loved that she could be so honest and open with Andrew about anything and everything. She discovers so much about herself on her journey. I loved Cam, she was relatable in so many ways and her story is encouraging.Andrew is very different from Cam. He is confidant, charming and of course gorgeous. His story is very heartbreaking as well, his father has cancer and the end is coming. Andrew has always looked up to his father, he taught him to be a strong person and to never let others tear you down. You don't let others see your emotions and you never give up. Andrew has a lot of anger in him and he doesn't know how to express himself very well. He has a quick temper and he is very protective. Once he notices Cam, he is instantly intrigued by her. His relationship with Cam makes him come to peace with a lot of things in his life. She fills holes he never knew existed, and she is a constant strength in the hard times he is experiencing. Andrew is very sweet and I adored him. He and Cam complete each other and together they make each other a better person.In The Edge of Never you have two young people who felt completely lost until fate brings them together and they become complete. This book was so beautifully done; it is hard to put into words how wonderful it was. There were moments that made me blush, moments that made me laugh, moments that made me cry, but best of all, it gave me a resounding sense of hope. No matter what the situation is you're going through in life you can always get through it if you have the right people to help you. The love story was beautiful and watching it unfold through the pages was an unforgettable experience. The characters were amazing and I can't wait to see where there journey takes them in the sequel to this great book. So suffice to say, I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it to fans of NA Contemporary books.FTC Advisory: Forever/Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group provided me with a copy of The Edge of Never. No goody bags, sponsorships, ""material connections,"" or bribes were exchanged for my review. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4848, 4862)",5,0.0,False -0439023483,books,enough,depth,same,plot,978ce1747539e4d6690246925edfef42,97e5edea57b0b4c89ce6e9566593b911,Do you want a long or short plot?,1,0.35,False,cd13464097a6443ca3940877684eca72,"I read the entire book in one night.Brutal in so many ways, yet without causing damage to the reader, and certainly no dwelling on pain, suffering, or violence just for the sake of it.Compelling, cool story, solid character development, and well-constructed plot. Not the most original concept for a story, but certainly has enough angles, twists, and depth in and of itself to make for a very worthwhile read. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and enjoyed the pure escapism it offered. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(483, 497)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,enough,depth,same,plot,978ce1747539e4d6690246925edfef42,97e5edea57b0b4c89ce6e9566593b911,Do you want a long or short plot?,1,0.35,False,cd13464097a6443ca3940877684eca72,"I read the entire book in one night.Brutal in so many ways, yet without causing damage to the reader, and certainly no dwelling on pain, suffering, or violence just for the sake of it.Compelling, cool story, solid character development, and well-constructed plot. Not the most original concept for a story, but certainly has enough angles, twists, and depth in and of itself to make for a very worthwhile read. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and enjoyed the pure escapism it offered. ANSWERNOTFOUND",well - constructed plot,"(241, 262)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,spectacular,book,perfect,plot,370b9795faadefbc3e2951a0135b8302,e588797101558d5ddf672e82a8024fd2,What type of plot does this movie have?,1,0.0,False,ae4fdf5e72761b27a34ead4763cd6cd2,"I understand why some people may not find this book anything but disturbing. I couldn't disagree more. Accusations of ""ripoffs"" aside, I think this book is spectacular.The emotional rollercoaster you feel while you embark on this journey with Katniss Everdeen is undeniable. I feel the triumphs and sorrows accurately depict the many feelings of war. One step forward, two steps back.The entire trilogy is a reminder that power corrupts, war creates death, and that one person can influence the world. Yes, parts of this book are disturbing, but not too much to handle. The intricate storytelling keeps the reader on the edge of their seat through the entire series. I finished all three books in two days, unable to put down my kindle.Even the supporting characters have deep stories behind them, and every character has a poignant role to play. The different ""districts"" and the ""capitol"" that the author has dreamed up are thorough, colorful, and they come to life in your mind in full detail as you read. The details are imaginative and genius.There are no loose ends left hanging as the series wraps up, and I haven't been this pleased with a series in a very long time.What a thrilling, horrifying, yet beautiful concept. Kudos to the author. I would love to see this made into a movie series. I will be picking up her other works! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1350, 1364)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,spectacular,book,perfect,plot,370b9795faadefbc3e2951a0135b8302,e588797101558d5ddf672e82a8024fd2,What type of plot does this movie have?,1,0.0,False,ae4fdf5e72761b27a34ead4763cd6cd2,"I understand why some people may not find this book anything but disturbing. I couldn't disagree more. Accusations of ""ripoffs"" aside, I think this book is spectacular.The emotional rollercoaster you feel while you embark on this journey with Katniss Everdeen is undeniable. I feel the triumphs and sorrows accurately depict the many feelings of war. One step forward, two steps back.The entire trilogy is a reminder that power corrupts, war creates death, and that one person can influence the world. Yes, parts of this book are disturbing, but not too much to handle. The intricate storytelling keeps the reader on the edge of their seat through the entire series. I finished all three books in two days, unable to put down my kindle.Even the supporting characters have deep stories behind them, and every character has a poignant role to play. The different ""districts"" and the ""capitol"" that the author has dreamed up are thorough, colorful, and they come to life in your mind in full detail as you read. The details are imaginative and genius.There are no loose ends left hanging as the series wraps up, and I haven't been this pleased with a series in a very long time.What a thrilling, horrifying, yet beautiful concept. Kudos to the author. I would love to see this made into a movie series. I will be picking up her other works! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1350, 1364)",1,0.0,False -1940026016,books,solid,story,solid,character,8e8aaf0c48dd71a1a0873abdc8f8598a,9b6ba3315869e5a0a876a47fd308c877,What do you think about character?,1,0.0,False,31b4a9c664554b0a878e31522f839199,"I found the debut novel "The Atlantis Gene" by A.G. Riddle thanks to the Amazon Editors blog post about their new authors. This book is a Science Fiction thriller that combines elements of conspiracy, alien technology, the lost city of Atlantis, and Nazis.The premise revolves around the human race on the brink of extinction at some point in the past and then for some unexplained reason, humans made a giant leap forward in the evolutionary ladder that allowed them to not only survive, but to take control of Earth. Dr. Kate Warner is an expert on human evolution. She is living in Jakarta Indonesia studying and seeking a cure for autism. One day while working on a new treatment with a pair of her autistic children, armored soldiers move in, ransack the facility, and steal the children. Shortly thereafter, agent David Vale shows up on the scene and he and Kate are sucked into a worldwide race against time to save not only themselves and the children, but quite possibly the whole world.The story is solid, but not really different from a James Rollins book. But that changes around the middle of the book, Riddle starts to separate his book from other authors. The plot thickens, the characters start to develop, and the story starts to turn.The end of this book is pretty fantastic. There are twists that I never saw coming, and characters that I thought were token players that emerge near the end to change everything. After spending much of the first half of the book setting everything up, Riddle flips the switch towards the end and the book starts, and the action and story become intense. The book ends with a refreshingly satisfying cliffhanger - just the right balance of closure versus setup for the next book.Riddle's first novel is not perfect. The first half of the book should have been cut down some. There are places where the story drags just a little bit. I'm certain that those are minor issues that Riddle will get worked out as he continues to write. All in all, he has given himself a very solid foundation to build from, and I feel certain that his popularity will only grow after this first very solid effort. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2158, 2172)",1,0.0,False -1940026016,books,solid,story,solid,character,8e8aaf0c48dd71a1a0873abdc8f8598a,9b6ba3315869e5a0a876a47fd308c877,What do you think about character?,1,0.0,False,31b4a9c664554b0a878e31522f839199,"I found the debut novel "The Atlantis Gene" by A.G. Riddle thanks to the Amazon Editors blog post about their new authors. This book is a Science Fiction thriller that combines elements of conspiracy, alien technology, the lost city of Atlantis, and Nazis.The premise revolves around the human race on the brink of extinction at some point in the past and then for some unexplained reason, humans made a giant leap forward in the evolutionary ladder that allowed them to not only survive, but to take control of Earth. Dr. Kate Warner is an expert on human evolution. She is living in Jakarta Indonesia studying and seeking a cure for autism. One day while working on a new treatment with a pair of her autistic children, armored soldiers move in, ransack the facility, and steal the children. Shortly thereafter, agent David Vale shows up on the scene and he and Kate are sucked into a worldwide race against time to save not only themselves and the children, but quite possibly the whole world.The story is solid, but not really different from a James Rollins book. But that changes around the middle of the book, Riddle starts to separate his book from other authors. The plot thickens, the characters start to develop, and the story starts to turn.The end of this book is pretty fantastic. There are twists that I never saw coming, and characters that I thought were token players that emerge near the end to change everything. After spending much of the first half of the book setting everything up, Riddle flips the switch towards the end and the book starts, and the action and story become intense. The book ends with a refreshingly satisfying cliffhanger - just the right balance of closure versus setup for the next book.Riddle's first novel is not perfect. The first half of the book should have been cut down some. There are places where the story drags just a little bit. I'm certain that those are minor issues that Riddle will get worked out as he continues to write. All in all, he has given himself a very solid foundation to build from, and I feel certain that his popularity will only grow after this first very solid effort. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2158, 2172)",1,0.0,False -030758836X,books,lame,plot,fetched,plot,c8e35c9febbd4eb4d18d25d8fb605fb6,84df223627cf3248ba55c4a5037d327c,How do you like the plot of her new work?,1,0.4545454545454545,False,bceb424eb2cf89488ed8412a72087658,This was a very disappointing mystery/thriller. The entire plot was lame only to be surpassed by a terrible ending. It was a total waste of time and money. ANSWERNOTFOUND,The entire plot was lame,"(48, 72)",1,0.6875,True -030758836X,books,lame,plot,fetched,plot,c8e35c9febbd4eb4d18d25d8fb605fb6,84df223627cf3248ba55c4a5037d327c,How do you like the plot of her new work?,1,0.4545454545454545,False,bceb424eb2cf89488ed8412a72087658,This was a very disappointing mystery/thriller. The entire plot was lame only to be surpassed by a terrible ending. It was a total waste of time and money. ANSWERNOTFOUND,The entire plot was lame only to be surpassed by a terrible ending,"(48, 114)",1,0.84375,True -0575081384,books,interesting,begin,interesting,background,1ce18e8811456ddd57c89667876fbd0c,54ed5e7a7c125a9710de70e0b29e1841,How do you like the background?,2,0.0,False,7259e9b3bd810185656bed7fca19577f,"The beginning was interesting. I was pulled in right from the start and I wasn't as annoyed with the story telling as I thought I would. Thankfully, our main character Kvothe remembered to take realistic breaks here and there to remind the reader, me, that he was telling a story, his story.Kvothe is a fascinating yet incredibly irritating character. He is suppose to be this amazing genius, yet he spends far too much time slumming it on the streets, yea, I know, he was in emotional shock, but still... he didn't utilize any of his teachings until he got to the University. From there it was a huge Harry Potter fiasco.The part that absolutely drove me nuts is the girl. The elusive Dana, I think I'm remembering the name correctly, was always in the picture yet never really there. Besides her being the reason why Kvothe accomplished ONE of his famed deeds, I don't understand his love/obsession with her. Especially, since she's always running from guy's outstretched hand to the next. I just feel that she had no real role in this book, but as Kvothe stated, the first book was just the first day of a three day story to set the stage for the meat of the story.And dear lord, there had better be something worth biting into in the next book because this book really just did not cut it for me. The writing was beautiful. The world was unoriginal, however it didn't bore me. It was just a little tiresome. So I guess Kvothe and I will simply have to settle for this love-hate relationship because honestly, if it wasn't for the fact that I was reading this book with friends, I probably would have set it down as a Did Not Finish (DNF). But I will admit that I'm glad I read it because, if this is just a substantially long prologue to real story, then I can't wait to get my hands on the next book in this series. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1821, 1835)",2,0.0,False -0575081384,books,interesting,begin,interesting,background,1ce18e8811456ddd57c89667876fbd0c,54ed5e7a7c125a9710de70e0b29e1841,How do you like the background?,1,0.0,False,7259e9b3bd810185656bed7fca19577f,"The beginning was interesting. I was pulled in right from the start and I wasn't as annoyed with the story telling as I thought I would. Thankfully, our main character Kvothe remembered to take realistic breaks here and there to remind the reader, me, that he was telling a story, his story.Kvothe is a fascinating yet incredibly irritating character. He is suppose to be this amazing genius, yet he spends far too much time slumming it on the streets, yea, I know, he was in emotional shock, but still... he didn't utilize any of his teachings until he got to the University. From there it was a huge Harry Potter fiasco.The part that absolutely drove me nuts is the girl. The elusive Dana, I think I'm remembering the name correctly, was always in the picture yet never really there. Besides her being the reason why Kvothe accomplished ONE of his famed deeds, I don't understand his love/obsession with her. Especially, since she's always running from guy's outstretched hand to the next. I just feel that she had no real role in this book, but as Kvothe stated, the first book was just the first day of a three day story to set the stage for the meat of the story.And dear lord, there had better be something worth biting into in the next book because this book really just did not cut it for me. The writing was beautiful. The world was unoriginal, however it didn't bore me. It was just a little tiresome. So I guess Kvothe and I will simply have to settle for this love-hate relationship because honestly, if it wasn't for the fact that I was reading this book with friends, I probably would have set it down as a Did Not Finish (DNF). But I will admit that I'm glad I read it because, if this is just a substantially long prologue to real story, then I can't wait to get my hands on the next book in this series. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The beginning was interesting,"(0, 29)",1,0.5,False -0316206849,books,bore,story,more,character,686587d9c6a7c7a74037dc6cd45bac11,5e2f2e879e6bab6169e8c843a1596009,What about character ?,1,0.0,False,9ff385ae65f4b57db3b997986a440f5d,It took half the book to develop the main character. Story was slow and boring. I felt this was a waste of my time!! ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(117, 131)",1,0.0,False -0316206849,books,bore,story,more,character,686587d9c6a7c7a74037dc6cd45bac11,5e2f2e879e6bab6169e8c843a1596009,What about character ?,1,0.0,False,9ff385ae65f4b57db3b997986a440f5d,It took half the book to develop the main character. Story was slow and boring. I felt this was a waste of my time!! ANSWERNOTFOUND,It took half the book to develop the main character,"(0, 51)",1,0.25,False -0385660065,books,readable,story,contrived,plot,d23e60cafccd488a965be833dc55f467,0b3a9e7e17f2943aad8d0657538278a4,What is the best plot invented last year?,5,0.18333333333333326,False,d1c9894f76cee81fded7e2111b668535,"'The Kite Runner' is certainly an interesting read. It is written as if were a memoir by a man recounting his boyhood in Kabul in the 1970s and how his past catches up with him twenty years later while living in California. So convincing is this memoir format that I had to keep reminding myself 'The Kite Runner' is indeed fiction. Although the story itself is immensely readable and oftentimes heartwarming, tragic or downright horrific, ultimately the author overcooks it a bit; the story grows to become somewhat unrealistic. On the other hand the author does a masterful job in describing life in Kabul during very turbulent years and he educates the reader on various Afghan customs and prejudices.Bottom line: entertaining and educational. Strongly recommended. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(774, 788)",5,0.0,False -0385660065,books,readable,story,contrived,plot,d23e60cafccd488a965be833dc55f467,0b3a9e7e17f2943aad8d0657538278a4,What is the best plot invented last year?,1,0.18333333333333326,False,d1c9894f76cee81fded7e2111b668535,"'The Kite Runner' is certainly an interesting read. It is written as if were a memoir by a man recounting his boyhood in Kabul in the 1970s and how his past catches up with him twenty years later while living in California. So convincing is this memoir format that I had to keep reminding myself 'The Kite Runner' is indeed fiction. Although the story itself is immensely readable and oftentimes heartwarming, tragic or downright horrific, ultimately the author overcooks it a bit; the story grows to become somewhat unrealistic. On the other hand the author does a masterful job in describing life in Kabul during very turbulent years and he educates the reader on various Afghan customs and prejudices.Bottom line: entertaining and educational. Strongly recommended. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(774, 788)",1,0.0,False -1442359315,books,interesting to read,book,interesting,journey,b718f8257f25c2e73efe7b5fc59e107a,f94e83467ee699707f9b59ca84d8173b,How could you describe the journey of the book?,2,0.0,False,342a7ca75f854c9747acd5f60d538485,This book was interesting to read but I was disappointing in the subject matter. I was expecting to have more of a medical explanation of the near death experience - since this occurred to a neuro surgeon. One good thing I received from the book - other than the standard explanation for the NDE was the referral to the book "Irreducible Mind" - which I since purchased and this is more of the material I was looking for on NDE's. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(441, 455)",2,0.0,False -1442359315,books,interesting to read,book,interesting,journey,b718f8257f25c2e73efe7b5fc59e107a,f94e83467ee699707f9b59ca84d8173b,How could you describe the journey of the book?,1,0.0,False,342a7ca75f854c9747acd5f60d538485,This book was interesting to read but I was disappointing in the subject matter. I was expecting to have more of a medical explanation of the near death experience - since this occurred to a neuro surgeon. One good thing I received from the book - other than the standard explanation for the NDE was the referral to the book "Irreducible Mind" - which I since purchased and this is more of the material I was looking for on NDE's. ANSWERNOTFOUND,This book was interesting,"(0, 25)",1,0.5,False -1455548987,books,few,book,wonderful,way,35b8d53e74cc94484e8dd6c5856ab8eb,348fe18eadc7e1e9a8e7c2724b998458,What is her way of writing?,5,0.0,False,570ecace18322bca796a2fa7c8953ea3,"I don't think I was expecting what I got when I read the sample but I took a leap of faith and bought the book. The author has a few books that leave a lot to be desired so I was a bit skeptical about this one but I got what I wanted and then some. Great storyline, great character development and just the right amount of everything that makes a good book good and makes you want to keep turning the page to read to the end. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(426, 440)",5,0.0,False -1455548987,books,few,book,wonderful,way,35b8d53e74cc94484e8dd6c5856ab8eb,348fe18eadc7e1e9a8e7c2724b998458,What is her way of writing?,2,0.0,False,570ecace18322bca796a2fa7c8953ea3,"I don't think I was expecting what I got when I read the sample but I took a leap of faith and bought the book. The author has a few books that leave a lot to be desired so I was a bit skeptical about this one but I got what I wanted and then some. Great storyline, great character development and just the right amount of everything that makes a good book good and makes you want to keep turning the page to read to the end. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(426, 440)",2,0.0,False -147674355X,books,fabulous,write,brilliant,character,a4c18dc27f23a330776dfac4f0a56e47,fe8e7e92ab530f9412fc5f3a0267b370,What character is?,1,0.0,False,32136d22078e943653d65fc6791793f3,"OH MY GOD, MY HEART HURTS. 5++++++++++++ stars!I really don't know where to start after finishing this whirlwind... this is one of the few books I've read lately that I simply was unable to take a break from. I read it almost straight through, and it's one that I wish I could wipe from my memory and read over. and. over. and. over. again. for the very first time.Sky thinks she's got it all figured out. She feels comfortable with who she is and her only complaint is that she has a hard time with feelings and lust. She has no shortage of options to hook-up with, thanks to her semi-slutty (but awesome) best friend, Six, who lives next door. But, even when she can acknowledge the attractiveness of a guy she is with, SHE is not attracted. She doesn't experience the heart-racing, gotta-have-it lust. She zones out when things get too real, and she'd rather stare at her bedroom ceiling than get lost in the moment... until she meets Holder. A stranger, even though they've lived near each other for years, who seems to think he knows her... Holder brings out new parts of Sky that she never knew existed. She feels when she's around him. They are inexplicably drawn to each other.Sky, my god... she is such an incredible character. She has a great heart, but she's stubborn and sarcastic and hilarious. She is so strong and brave. She is the type of character that I think girls can look up to and strive to be more like. I know I wish I could have a little bit more of her strength and character. Then... there's Dean Holder. :) A little bit of a bad boy with a seemingly terrible temper... but also, lickable dimples, a crooked smile and an enormous sense of loyalty, protectiveness and heart. The two of them together was just... wow.HE HATES THESE CANS!I wish the book had more Six and Breckin in it!! It sort of made me sad that Six left the country and sort of broke off that friendship from the get-go. I loved the dynamic between Sky and Six... it made me miss my teenage/young adult best friends and those friendships. & Breckin... I loved him to death. He was hilarious right off the bat, and he was just what Sky needed in leu of Six. <3Anyway, if you haven't read this book... READ IT!! Many parts of the book are incredibly serious and emotionally-charged, and I definitely can admit to crying more than once, but other times, you'll break out into a smile, a full-blown unattractive laugh. I had many suspicions about what was going on, and some were right and some were wrong... but it came together BEAUTIFULLY at the end.I love love LOVED it, and it's definitely going down as one of my favorites. :) thank you, Colleen Hoover, for a new favorite book. I will follow miss Hoover wherever she goes from here! Her writing was fabulous, and this book is beyond amazing. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2792, 2806)",1,0.0,False -147674355X,books,fabulous,write,brilliant,character,a4c18dc27f23a330776dfac4f0a56e47,fe8e7e92ab530f9412fc5f3a0267b370,What character is?,5,0.0,False,32136d22078e943653d65fc6791793f3,"OH MY GOD, MY HEART HURTS. 5++++++++++++ stars!I really don't know where to start after finishing this whirlwind... this is one of the few books I've read lately that I simply was unable to take a break from. I read it almost straight through, and it's one that I wish I could wipe from my memory and read over. and. over. and. over. again. for the very first time.Sky thinks she's got it all figured out. She feels comfortable with who she is and her only complaint is that she has a hard time with feelings and lust. She has no shortage of options to hook-up with, thanks to her semi-slutty (but awesome) best friend, Six, who lives next door. But, even when she can acknowledge the attractiveness of a guy she is with, SHE is not attracted. She doesn't experience the heart-racing, gotta-have-it lust. She zones out when things get too real, and she'd rather stare at her bedroom ceiling than get lost in the moment... until she meets Holder. A stranger, even though they've lived near each other for years, who seems to think he knows her... Holder brings out new parts of Sky that she never knew existed. She feels when she's around him. They are inexplicably drawn to each other.Sky, my god... she is such an incredible character. She has a great heart, but she's stubborn and sarcastic and hilarious. She is so strong and brave. She is the type of character that I think girls can look up to and strive to be more like. I know I wish I could have a little bit more of her strength and character. Then... there's Dean Holder. :) A little bit of a bad boy with a seemingly terrible temper... but also, lickable dimples, a crooked smile and an enormous sense of loyalty, protectiveness and heart. The two of them together was just... wow.HE HATES THESE CANS!I wish the book had more Six and Breckin in it!! It sort of made me sad that Six left the country and sort of broke off that friendship from the get-go. I loved the dynamic between Sky and Six... it made me miss my teenage/young adult best friends and those friendships. & Breckin... I loved him to death. He was hilarious right off the bat, and he was just what Sky needed in leu of Six. <3Anyway, if you haven't read this book... READ IT!! Many parts of the book are incredibly serious and emotionally-charged, and I definitely can admit to crying more than once, but other times, you'll break out into a smile, a full-blown unattractive laugh. I had many suspicions about what was going on, and some were right and some were wrong... but it came together BEAUTIFULLY at the end.I love love LOVED it, and it's definitely going down as one of my favorites. :) thank you, Colleen Hoover, for a new favorite book. I will follow miss Hoover wherever she goes from here! Her writing was fabulous, and this book is beyond amazing. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2792, 2806)",5,0.0,False -0316055433,books,excellent,character development,terrific,character,816c4ea7d102a4b2699c260966b96cd1,634362d545c43fa00f72f8aa03062d0a,Is the character matched with the actor ?,1,0.0,False,ce898fa7d0c314ede66b370ec1ada3aa,"This character has a very disturbing life. It was hard to read some of this, but the character development was excellent. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(123, 137)",1,0.0,False -0316055433,books,excellent,character development,terrific,character,816c4ea7d102a4b2699c260966b96cd1,634362d545c43fa00f72f8aa03062d0a,Is the character matched with the actor ?,1,0.0,False,ce898fa7d0c314ede66b370ec1ada3aa,"This character has a very disturbing life. It was hard to read some of this, but the character development was excellent. ANSWERNOTFOUND","It was hard to read some of this , but the character development was excellent","(44, 121)",1,0.7708333333333333,True -0007442920,books,detailed,world,fresh,plot,3bda2229d42b206b35c6810185f8d2d2,4e5ff57e7413c0a562c2b2fcbda8970b,Is the plot fresh?,2,0.5,False,47f90bfad10b84f67a895c9b35489b0a,"I highly recommend any readers who enjoy dystopian novels to READ THIS NOW if you have read DIVERGENT(it picks up immediately after the end of Divergent), AND immediately follow it up with the final book ALLEGIANT.Do NOT look at SPOILERS for the books, and read the books for yourself and make up your mind with regard to them! If you enjoy the Dystopian Genre, these are the best of the best!!!There are so many reviews here, that I'm not sure adding my voice will make a difference. But Tris continues making a difference when she was one person in a conflict of many and so I'm going to share just my general thoughts.Again, the author's done an amazing job of world building in dystopian Chicago. Tris & Four/Tobias join the Abnegation survivors at the Amity farms. Later they visit the Candor HQ. So now we have visited the 5 factions, & we end up getting more familiar with the factionless as well, and the world is incredibly detailed and again believable.Tris, in the 'calm' after the storm of the Erudite simulation resulting in the murders of half of the Abnegation, is reeling from the deaths of her parents. Recognizing that they sacrificed themselves because they loved her, she feels guilt over having left them along with PTSD dealing with aftereffects of seeing them killed. Even more troubling, Tris is engulfed in guilt and PTSD from having shot and killed her friend Will while he was in the simulation.Tris is keeping secrets, especially the depths of her distress and is making it very hard for Four/Tobias to be a good boyfriend. Four/Tobias has been keeping a BIG secret of his own and as secrets are revealed back and forth the fledgling relationship between them suffers. They still are drawn to one another and love each other, but their trust is being taxed and their reliance on the strengths of the other is not assured. Motivated by guilt, depression and trauma, Tris makes some destructive decisions, is betrayed by someone you will never suspect, and is helped by the person you least expect.The reasons will be revealed for Erudite's 'hunting' of Divergent's, the attack on Abnegation, and their ongoing pursuit of power.The huge twist at the end of Insurgent is shocking to the people of all factions (and to the readers). It makes them question everything they have ever known and opens their world to completely different possibilities and problems.I believe that I enjoyed Insurgent even more than Divergent, which I wouldn't have thought possible. I was frustrated by the secrets and tension between Tris and Four/Tobias, was captivated by the action and twists and turns throughout the book, and I still was rooting for Tris throughout the whole book. I was also rooting for Tris and Four/Tobias to work out thier issues.Do not stop after reading this book.... immediately move on to Allegiant for the surprising and action packed final book in the series. ANSWERNOTFOUND",They still are drawn to one another,"(1705, 1740)",2,0.0,False -0007442920,books,detailed,world,fresh,plot,3bda2229d42b206b35c6810185f8d2d2,4e5ff57e7413c0a562c2b2fcbda8970b,Is the plot fresh?,1,0.5,False,47f90bfad10b84f67a895c9b35489b0a,"I highly recommend any readers who enjoy dystopian novels to READ THIS NOW if you have read DIVERGENT(it picks up immediately after the end of Divergent), AND immediately follow it up with the final book ALLEGIANT.Do NOT look at SPOILERS for the books, and read the books for yourself and make up your mind with regard to them! If you enjoy the Dystopian Genre, these are the best of the best!!!There are so many reviews here, that I'm not sure adding my voice will make a difference. But Tris continues making a difference when she was one person in a conflict of many and so I'm going to share just my general thoughts.Again, the author's done an amazing job of world building in dystopian Chicago. Tris & Four/Tobias join the Abnegation survivors at the Amity farms. Later they visit the Candor HQ. So now we have visited the 5 factions, & we end up getting more familiar with the factionless as well, and the world is incredibly detailed and again believable.Tris, in the 'calm' after the storm of the Erudite simulation resulting in the murders of half of the Abnegation, is reeling from the deaths of her parents. Recognizing that they sacrificed themselves because they loved her, she feels guilt over having left them along with PTSD dealing with aftereffects of seeing them killed. Even more troubling, Tris is engulfed in guilt and PTSD from having shot and killed her friend Will while he was in the simulation.Tris is keeping secrets, especially the depths of her distress and is making it very hard for Four/Tobias to be a good boyfriend. Four/Tobias has been keeping a BIG secret of his own and as secrets are revealed back and forth the fledgling relationship between them suffers. They still are drawn to one another and love each other, but their trust is being taxed and their reliance on the strengths of the other is not assured. Motivated by guilt, depression and trauma, Tris makes some destructive decisions, is betrayed by someone you will never suspect, and is helped by the person you least expect.The reasons will be revealed for Erudite's 'hunting' of Divergent's, the attack on Abnegation, and their ongoing pursuit of power.The huge twist at the end of Insurgent is shocking to the people of all factions (and to the readers). It makes them question everything they have ever known and opens their world to completely different possibilities and problems.I believe that I enjoyed Insurgent even more than Divergent, which I wouldn't have thought possible. I was frustrated by the secrets and tension between Tris and Four/Tobias, was captivated by the action and twists and turns throughout the book, and I still was rooting for Tris throughout the whole book. I was also rooting for Tris and Four/Tobias to work out thier issues.Do not stop after reading this book.... immediately move on to Allegiant for the surprising and action packed final book in the series. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2908, 2922)",1,0.0,False -0062004018,books,exciting,romance,good,romance,ddd185372918d040e6b2405c3978f4da,9ec4c5fa448b735f76bb03409dc791d1,What romance so little good?,2,0.55,True,546dc0705256e2c1b4a00cf6bb427c12,"This book was amazing, it really didn't take many hours to finish because it was just so difficult to put down! So my husband was ignored and the housework was forgotten because I was Kate and I was in Paris with the revenants (being a Kate myself certainly helped with that idea!).In the story Kate, along with her sister Georgia, has moved to Paris from America to live with her grandparents after her parents were killed in an accident. Kate is a quiet girl who spends a lot of time alone reading and is still coming to terms with the loss of her parents. Georgia, however, deals with things in a different way - she is outgoing and has a great social life. It is Georgia who suggests that Kate should leave the house to do her reading so that she might actually meet people, when Kate takes her advice and meets the handsome Vincent she has no idea how much her life is about to change.I absolutely loved the revenant/immortal idea, it was so different to other books I've read and it made a refreshing change to the vampire and werewolf stories I read a lot of.The romance between Kate and Vincent was enchanting and exciting, you can really feel their connection as you read through the book. There is also something that I can't quite put my finger on about Jules (one of Vincent's fellow revenants) - he flirts with Kate a lot and I have a hopeful feeling that something more might be revealed in the books to come. I really liked all the characters in this story, except the bad guys of course, and I look forward to finding out more about them as the trilogy continues.Speaking of bad guys, the ones in this book are seriously dark and sly. I particularly enjoyed reading the action scenes in this story, I could picture them so vividly and it's a good job I can handle a bit of blood and gore as there is plenty of that involved.This is a fantastic book that had me gripped from the first to the last word. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1925, 1939)",2,0.0,False -0062004018,books,exciting,romance,good,romance,ddd185372918d040e6b2405c3978f4da,9ec4c5fa448b735f76bb03409dc791d1,What romance so little good?,5,0.55,True,546dc0705256e2c1b4a00cf6bb427c12,"This book was amazing, it really didn't take many hours to finish because it was just so difficult to put down! So my husband was ignored and the housework was forgotten because I was Kate and I was in Paris with the revenants (being a Kate myself certainly helped with that idea!).In the story Kate, along with her sister Georgia, has moved to Paris from America to live with her grandparents after her parents were killed in an accident. Kate is a quiet girl who spends a lot of time alone reading and is still coming to terms with the loss of her parents. Georgia, however, deals with things in a different way - she is outgoing and has a great social life. It is Georgia who suggests that Kate should leave the house to do her reading so that she might actually meet people, when Kate takes her advice and meets the handsome Vincent she has no idea how much her life is about to change.I absolutely loved the revenant/immortal idea, it was so different to other books I've read and it made a refreshing change to the vampire and werewolf stories I read a lot of.The romance between Kate and Vincent was enchanting and exciting, you can really feel their connection as you read through the book. There is also something that I can't quite put my finger on about Jules (one of Vincent's fellow revenants) - he flirts with Kate a lot and I have a hopeful feeling that something more might be revealed in the books to come. I really liked all the characters in this story, except the bad guys of course, and I look forward to finding out more about them as the trilogy continues.Speaking of bad guys, the ones in this book are seriously dark and sly. I particularly enjoyed reading the action scenes in this story, I could picture them so vividly and it's a good job I can handle a bit of blood and gore as there is plenty of that involved.This is a fantastic book that had me gripped from the first to the last word. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1925, 1939)",5,0.0,False -0439023483,books,good,stuff,great,lot,c09193121db0d77c65a7074bc97994e3,d77aed69d37870330b8fac072c722376,What is lot?,1,0.0,False,c4645c6288d3d7ea4e5563b683c30568,"I know so many people who have read THE HUNGER GAMES and loved it, that when I picked it up I was kind of nervous about not loving it. It's more common that, if the general public loved it, I'll love it too, but I was still worried.I was most surprised by how much ""before the Hunger Games"" there was: the reaping, the parade, the training, etc. I expected it to get to the Games pretty quickly. The before stuff was still good, it really gave us a good chance to see the Capitol as a whole and the role that they played in the story. It was also a great time to lay character foundations. I think that the whole first half of the book is evidence that THE HUNGER GAMES is not a stand-alone novel. There's just too much setting up for it to get far enough into the story that it'll be done at the end of 374 pages.The fact that Collins did spend so much time in character and plot development really is a plus. It definitely gives the reader time to connect to the characters. Even though we don't see Gale for long, we know that he's the most loyal best friend there is. And through the things Katniss remembers about Prim and her mother, we can definitely see what kind of people they are. Other characters like Haymitch and Cinna all add their own elements to the story.Katniss herself was a very strong female lead. Her main goal is to stay alive, and you can't have any flimsy girly-girl in an arena with 23 other tributes, fighting for her life. Katniss was the perfect heroine. Peeta was a great character, too. Although he seems half-useless in the Games, you can also tell he's a really great guy. What I loved about him was how he cared so deeply, and seemed like a genuine human being throughout the novel. No matter what the Capitol, or anyone else, threw at him I always felt like he was an honest, caring person.Since the majority of the book was about Katniss fighting for her life, there really wasn't a chance to develop much romance. It's constantly in the undercurrent because of their strategy, but any real romantic connection between Katniss and Peeta seems improbable and far-fetched. But I understand that. Either way, I'd almost like to announce myself as Team Peeta, but I feel like we aren't far enough into the love story to make any definitive conclusions ;).Overall, THE HUNGER GAMES is a whirlwind of a story that takes you on the incredible journey of a girl fighting to live. Although the pacing makes it evident that this novel is the first in a series, there is a lot that happens. It's definitely the perfect beginning to a series. I'm pretty excited to see how the story is going to continue. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2630, 2644)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,good,stuff,great,lot,c09193121db0d77c65a7074bc97994e3,d77aed69d37870330b8fac072c722376,What is lot?,1,0.0,False,c4645c6288d3d7ea4e5563b683c30568,"I know so many people who have read THE HUNGER GAMES and loved it, that when I picked it up I was kind of nervous about not loving it. It's more common that, if the general public loved it, I'll love it too, but I was still worried.I was most surprised by how much ""before the Hunger Games"" there was: the reaping, the parade, the training, etc. I expected it to get to the Games pretty quickly. The before stuff was still good, it really gave us a good chance to see the Capitol as a whole and the role that they played in the story. It was also a great time to lay character foundations. I think that the whole first half of the book is evidence that THE HUNGER GAMES is not a stand-alone novel. There's just too much setting up for it to get far enough into the story that it'll be done at the end of 374 pages.The fact that Collins did spend so much time in character and plot development really is a plus. It definitely gives the reader time to connect to the characters. Even though we don't see Gale for long, we know that he's the most loyal best friend there is. And through the things Katniss remembers about Prim and her mother, we can definitely see what kind of people they are. Other characters like Haymitch and Cinna all add their own elements to the story.Katniss herself was a very strong female lead. Her main goal is to stay alive, and you can't have any flimsy girly-girl in an arena with 23 other tributes, fighting for her life. Katniss was the perfect heroine. Peeta was a great character, too. Although he seems half-useless in the Games, you can also tell he's a really great guy. What I loved about him was how he cared so deeply, and seemed like a genuine human being throughout the novel. No matter what the Capitol, or anyone else, threw at him I always felt like he was an honest, caring person.Since the majority of the book was about Katniss fighting for her life, there really wasn't a chance to develop much romance. It's constantly in the undercurrent because of their strategy, but any real romantic connection between Katniss and Peeta seems improbable and far-fetched. But I understand that. Either way, I'd almost like to announce myself as Team Peeta, but I feel like we aren't far enough into the love story to make any definitive conclusions ;).Overall, THE HUNGER GAMES is a whirlwind of a story that takes you on the incredible journey of a girl fighting to live. Although the pacing makes it evident that this novel is the first in a series, there is a lot that happens. It's definitely the perfect beginning to a series. I'm pretty excited to see how the story is going to continue. ANSWERNOTFOUND",too much setting up,"(711, 730)",1,0.2,False -0743597923,books,detailed,character,large,cast,6d85d660b4f5bc228716b239a9054fd3,a6ddecdaa3b9f8fa6500c97fda3946bb,How large is the cast?,1,0.42857142857142855,False,c0e76e9ad87e71982bb0a31110329692,"Let's get one thing straight. I am a huge fan of Stephen King. I became a fan of horror because of his books. He is by far one of the greatest writers of our time and his books are extremely detailed. He has inspired myself to write my own books as well.Under the Dome was a painful book to read. I don't really believe any book of Stephen King deserves less than four stars yet this book was way too long. The story could of been told in 300 pages or less, not the 1,100 pages which the book contains. The characters are very detailed but I think too many personalities were continually reinforced when there was really no need to do so. I think we all understood Junior and his father Jim Renney were very bad guys taking advantage of the system but its the painful process of having it hit over our heads over and over for 1,100 pages that really made this book drag on.Let me put it to you this way. Pablo Picasso was one of the greatest painters of our time. He could make one of the greatest works of art with only a few strokes of his brush. I place Stephen King right up there in the same category yet Under the Dome he seems to want to brush over and over again covering his masterful piece of work. There is no need for this.The story itself started off very good. Just the idea of having a dome over a small village is most intriguing. The problem is, this idea fades fast and the story really could of taken us down another path. I was truly disappointed with the ending.My suggestion is to read one of the many other books from Stephen King and skip this one. Yes, he is the master but I couldn't recommend this one to anyone when he has so many other wonderful books. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1683, 1697)",1,0.0,False -0743597923,books,detailed,character,large,cast,6d85d660b4f5bc228716b239a9054fd3,a6ddecdaa3b9f8fa6500c97fda3946bb,How large is the cast?,5,0.42857142857142855,False,c0e76e9ad87e71982bb0a31110329692,"Let's get one thing straight. I am a huge fan of Stephen King. I became a fan of horror because of his books. He is by far one of the greatest writers of our time and his books are extremely detailed. He has inspired myself to write my own books as well.Under the Dome was a painful book to read. I don't really believe any book of Stephen King deserves less than four stars yet this book was way too long. The story could of been told in 300 pages or less, not the 1,100 pages which the book contains. The characters are very detailed but I think too many personalities were continually reinforced when there was really no need to do so. I think we all understood Junior and his father Jim Renney were very bad guys taking advantage of the system but its the painful process of having it hit over our heads over and over for 1,100 pages that really made this book drag on.Let me put it to you this way. Pablo Picasso was one of the greatest painters of our time. He could make one of the greatest works of art with only a few strokes of his brush. I place Stephen King right up there in the same category yet Under the Dome he seems to want to brush over and over again covering his masterful piece of work. There is no need for this.The story itself started off very good. Just the idea of having a dome over a small village is most intriguing. The problem is, this idea fades fast and the story really could of taken us down another path. I was truly disappointed with the ending.My suggestion is to read one of the many other books from Stephen King and skip this one. Yes, he is the master but I couldn't recommend this one to anyone when he has so many other wonderful books. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1683, 1697)",5,0.0,False -0316055433,books,detailed,description,excellent,description,6634a04825fe5169841e9a982d215708,c3dfbbf12c30f81754753e8ae5b74798,Does the product have the description?,5,0.0,False,b632891fc89c4523998e31344689d18b,"I picked up this book simply because I was looking for something new to read on the same day I happened to hear it won the Pulitzer. I'm glad I did, however, because it was exactly what I was looking for. Engaging, well-paced (especially for its length), with interesting and (mostly) well-rounded characters. I took me a bit to get into it, but once I did I was hooked entirely--often reading it when I really should have been doing other things. Tartt excels as exhibiting Theo's journey so naturally and seemlessly, that every action he takes makes complete sense for his character. You completely understand why he gravitates to the people he does, why he needs to self-medicate the way he does, why he follows the path he follows. Many authors tend to shoehorn these details into their characters in order to further their plot, but with Theo, his causes and effects made perfect sense.My problems with the book, while I adored most of it (particularly Theo's youth), the last bit--the ending--felt off. There was a lot of exposition, which the reader needed for closure, but it came off as quite the ""info-dump"". The last scene with Boris, followed immediately by the last scene with Hobie--it was very much one character telling us everything we needed to know, while Theo stood in for the reader asking the questions we had in a very ""so then what happened?"" manner. Yes, we got our answers, but given how great the book had been, I was just hoping for it to play out a bit differently.Also, there were time where the lengthy descriptions of unnecessary things (furniture, for example) got so detailed that it would take you out of the book; I'd find myself skipping paragraphs a time and losing nothing from the story. The book probably could have been 200 pages shorter if an editor had simply trimmed some of the superfluous descriptions down.Lastly, I didn't find any of the female characters to be as fully fleshed out as I had hoped. Each of the more prominent ones seemed to filling a very particular place hold in Theo's life, but I knew very little about any of them outside of that role. In turn, you look at characters like Boris and Hobie, who also hold specific roles in Theo's life, but yet their characters also stand on their own two feet outside of Theo. I would have loved that for more of the females.Enjoyed the book on the whole, however. Would recommend. ANSWERNOTFOUND",some of the superfluous descriptions down,"(1813, 1854)",5,0.2888888888888889,False -0316055433,books,detailed,description,excellent,description,6634a04825fe5169841e9a982d215708,c3dfbbf12c30f81754753e8ae5b74798,Does the product have the description?,1,0.0,False,b632891fc89c4523998e31344689d18b,"I picked up this book simply because I was looking for something new to read on the same day I happened to hear it won the Pulitzer. I'm glad I did, however, because it was exactly what I was looking for. Engaging, well-paced (especially for its length), with interesting and (mostly) well-rounded characters. I took me a bit to get into it, but once I did I was hooked entirely--often reading it when I really should have been doing other things. Tartt excels as exhibiting Theo's journey so naturally and seemlessly, that every action he takes makes complete sense for his character. You completely understand why he gravitates to the people he does, why he needs to self-medicate the way he does, why he follows the path he follows. Many authors tend to shoehorn these details into their characters in order to further their plot, but with Theo, his causes and effects made perfect sense.My problems with the book, while I adored most of it (particularly Theo's youth), the last bit--the ending--felt off. There was a lot of exposition, which the reader needed for closure, but it came off as quite the ""info-dump"". The last scene with Boris, followed immediately by the last scene with Hobie--it was very much one character telling us everything we needed to know, while Theo stood in for the reader asking the questions we had in a very ""so then what happened?"" manner. Yes, we got our answers, but given how great the book had been, I was just hoping for it to play out a bit differently.Also, there were time where the lengthy descriptions of unnecessary things (furniture, for example) got so detailed that it would take you out of the book; I'd find myself skipping paragraphs a time and losing nothing from the story. The book probably could have been 200 pages shorter if an editor had simply trimmed some of the superfluous descriptions down.Lastly, I didn't find any of the female characters to be as fully fleshed out as I had hoped. Each of the more prominent ones seemed to filling a very particular place hold in Theo's life, but I knew very little about any of them outside of that role. In turn, you look at characters like Boris and Hobie, who also hold specific roles in Theo's life, but yet their characters also stand on their own two feet outside of Theo. I would have loved that for more of the females.Enjoyed the book on the whole, however. Would recommend. ANSWERNOTFOUND",lengthy descriptions of unnecessary things,"(1527, 1569)",1,0.9,True -0316206849,books,real,talent,outstanding,character,97edd1efd1d0a7f850a9ae3c67bd7641,26961a54104ca9c845c683387955db1f,How is that character so exceptional?,1,1.0,True,e905132fc2fa7674fe05bba50da8f505,"OK, I do believe that JK can really write. She is no Stephenie Meyer; she is the real deal. Therefore, I could not rate this less than three stars and still live with myself.My primary issue with her writing is prose and style. For my taste, her prose is far too stylish and flowery. Her sentences just drag on and on with commas and semi colons. I found myself catching a deep breath after finishing some of those monster sentences. She has a very long-winded style of writing that I find superfluous.I think it would serve JK well to go and read some John MacDonald novels and study his efficient, hard-hitting prose that is short, clean, and unfettered with flowery adverbs. That is, if she wants to continue this series and stay in this genre; which by all indication, she will.Again, the story seemed to have promise, had I kept reading. I can see that she has real talent. Her success sorta speaks for itself, doesn't it. But I think her style better fits the fantasy and mysticism genre for which she previously wrote so prolifically. I don't think it translates as well in the crime/mystery/suspense genres. Again, MacDonald is the most perfect example.I apologize to her most hard-core fans for this heart-felt, honest criticism. Again, I couldn't finish the book, and so I returned to one of my favorites: Stephen King. It was like a home coming for me. The prose was suddenly flowing again, with ease. As if I had taken a stool softener. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1449, 1463)",1,0.0,False -0316206849,books,real,talent,outstanding,character,97edd1efd1d0a7f850a9ae3c67bd7641,26961a54104ca9c845c683387955db1f,How is that character so exceptional?,1,1.0,True,e905132fc2fa7674fe05bba50da8f505,"OK, I do believe that JK can really write. She is no Stephenie Meyer; she is the real deal. Therefore, I could not rate this less than three stars and still live with myself.My primary issue with her writing is prose and style. For my taste, her prose is far too stylish and flowery. Her sentences just drag on and on with commas and semi colons. I found myself catching a deep breath after finishing some of those monster sentences. She has a very long-winded style of writing that I find superfluous.I think it would serve JK well to go and read some John MacDonald novels and study his efficient, hard-hitting prose that is short, clean, and unfettered with flowery adverbs. That is, if she wants to continue this series and stay in this genre; which by all indication, she will.Again, the story seemed to have promise, had I kept reading. I can see that she has real talent. Her success sorta speaks for itself, doesn't it. But I think her style better fits the fantasy and mysticism genre for which she previously wrote so prolifically. I don't think it translates as well in the crime/mystery/suspense genres. Again, MacDonald is the most perfect example.I apologize to her most hard-core fans for this heart-felt, honest criticism. Again, I couldn't finish the book, and so I returned to one of my favorites: Stephen King. It was like a home coming for me. The prose was suddenly flowing again, with ease. As if I had taken a stool softener. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1449, 1463)",1,0.0,False -0789746344,books,easy to understand,book,great,section,9495dcdb6a2434d5d83c64665fabf63e,46ad7885330f772a9f165870065caa57,Why is the section A closed?,5,0.1,False,557501884565414bf3396ea866efb3c0,"I recently was asked to assist my 4 wheel drive club update its website. We decided on using Wordpress due to its ease of use...or so we thought! We hired a company to do the basic layout for us and design some of the more technical aspects of the site. From there, it was passed back to us to update and manage the content. Several of us have been making edits but we always seem to find issues with formatting or changing menus, etc... I had the opportunity to try two different Wordpress books that seemed to offer two different ways of learning. This review is about ""Using Wordpress"".This was the second book I started using in my quest to learn Wordpress. Between playing around with Wordpress on my own for a long time and using ""teach Yourself Visually Worpress"" book, I was confident in my abilities at getting around the basic features or Wordpress. However, there were a handful of items that we couldn't get right with the site so I started reading this book.Like other books, it does a great job walking through what Wordpress is, how to setup and establish and account and also walks through the upsides and downsides of where to install the software (depends on who your host servicer is and what you want to be able to customize). It was a lot of stuff I didn't have to worry about but I found it interesting nonetheless.Since I was interested in very specific questions, I turned to the index to look up some key words. My first one was customizing menus. So I found the menu section and began reading, in detail, about how to customize menus and (the part I really needed to know) how to create drop down menus. We had been pulling our hair out trying to get drop down menus and no plugins were working. The book has a great section that gives you the code to add so drop down menus appear. We also learned that certain themes don't support all features so we ended up having to make some minor changes (which this book also walks you through in great detail).The difference between this book and the other book I mentioned is the detail. This book goes into a lot of detail IF YOU NEED IT on how to do just about everything. You can just skim through it as well and get valuable information but I enjoyed reading about the writers specific examples of problems they had with their own blogs/sites and how they were corrected. Also, I appreciate the writing style as it is written in a way that feels more like a conversation with someone that is explaining it. Step by step guides can be helpful but having real life stories and examples work better for my train of thought.The one area that this book is lacking is in the illustrations. The book uses black and white photos rather than large detailed photos like the other book I have so I've found those to less useful. However, when you get this book, it also gives you access to online tutorials that allow to you to ""follow the bouncing ball"" or the step by step guide that a lot for people like. This is a nice add on feature to the book and possibly a good way to introduce updates to the book if the writer chooses to do so. I am not a huge fan of having information like this in two places (one in the book and one online) as I am usually looking for instant gratification but its good to know that if I get stuck, I can refer to the online area.Overall, this book is a very easy to understand for beginners yet detailed enough for advanced users of Wordpress. I highly recommend this book for those of you looking to go beyond a basic blog or website and want more control and customization features within Wordpress. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3614, 3628)",5,0.0,False -0789746344,books,easy to understand,book,great,section,9495dcdb6a2434d5d83c64665fabf63e,46ad7885330f772a9f165870065caa57,Why is the section A closed?,5,0.1,False,557501884565414bf3396ea866efb3c0,"I recently was asked to assist my 4 wheel drive club update its website. We decided on using Wordpress due to its ease of use...or so we thought! We hired a company to do the basic layout for us and design some of the more technical aspects of the site. From there, it was passed back to us to update and manage the content. Several of us have been making edits but we always seem to find issues with formatting or changing menus, etc... I had the opportunity to try two different Wordpress books that seemed to offer two different ways of learning. This review is about ""Using Wordpress"".This was the second book I started using in my quest to learn Wordpress. Between playing around with Wordpress on my own for a long time and using ""teach Yourself Visually Worpress"" book, I was confident in my abilities at getting around the basic features or Wordpress. However, there were a handful of items that we couldn't get right with the site so I started reading this book.Like other books, it does a great job walking through what Wordpress is, how to setup and establish and account and also walks through the upsides and downsides of where to install the software (depends on who your host servicer is and what you want to be able to customize). It was a lot of stuff I didn't have to worry about but I found it interesting nonetheless.Since I was interested in very specific questions, I turned to the index to look up some key words. My first one was customizing menus. So I found the menu section and began reading, in detail, about how to customize menus and (the part I really needed to know) how to create drop down menus. We had been pulling our hair out trying to get drop down menus and no plugins were working. The book has a great section that gives you the code to add so drop down menus appear. We also learned that certain themes don't support all features so we ended up having to make some minor changes (which this book also walks you through in great detail).The difference between this book and the other book I mentioned is the detail. This book goes into a lot of detail IF YOU NEED IT on how to do just about everything. You can just skim through it as well and get valuable information but I enjoyed reading about the writers specific examples of problems they had with their own blogs/sites and how they were corrected. Also, I appreciate the writing style as it is written in a way that feels more like a conversation with someone that is explaining it. Step by step guides can be helpful but having real life stories and examples work better for my train of thought.The one area that this book is lacking is in the illustrations. The book uses black and white photos rather than large detailed photos like the other book I have so I've found those to less useful. However, when you get this book, it also gives you access to online tutorials that allow to you to ""follow the bouncing ball"" or the step by step guide that a lot for people like. This is a nice add on feature to the book and possibly a good way to introduce updates to the book if the writer chooses to do so. I am not a huge fan of having information like this in two places (one in the book and one online) as I am usually looking for instant gratification but its good to know that if I get stuck, I can refer to the online area.Overall, this book is a very easy to understand for beginners yet detailed enough for advanced users of Wordpress. I highly recommend this book for those of you looking to go beyond a basic blog or website and want more control and customization features within Wordpress. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3614, 3628)",5,0.0,False -0385660065,books,real,story,raw,character,3e655a8e7879cdc0c75d91676a797799,7cac4b9e92073668f95418f47a7cd2f3,How do you like the character?,1,0.0,False,cee772eac7660f24066426bcd2e9d115,"Without a doubt, this is one the best books I have ever read. Although the author is a medical doctor, he possesses a special talent in writing. The story was very absorbing, engrossing, and riveting. I started the book one day around noon and I could not put it aside. I felt a strong urge to finish it as soon as possible and the next day, the book was over.The story in this book is so real as if somebody has gone through all these and is writing them. You can find all basic human emotions here together, love, hate, fear, friendship, betrayal, loyalty, selfishness, generosity, honor, piety, arrogance, deception etc.The two main characters in the story, Hassan and Amir, happen to be close friends, yet they have really distinct and different personalities. The one, who is more advantageous from almost all aspects over the other, Amir, is a superficial, unfaithful, coward boy. In my opinion, at the age of 38, he actually becomes a real man, i.e. a man of honor, righteousness and loyalty. The other character, Hassan, is genuinely, perhaps, the most decent human being you can ever come across out there. If you ever happened to have a friend like him, stick to him like you have no one in the World. He possesses all the good qualities that a human being may have, i.e. loyalty, courage, diligence, decency, integrity, faithfulness, you name it!This book is able to unearth all the humane feelings you might ever have lost and will enable you, by all means, to learn the meaning of being a genuine human being again. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The two main characters in the story really distinct and different personalities,"(623, 763)",1,0.4111111111111112,False -0385660065,books,real,story,raw,character,3e655a8e7879cdc0c75d91676a797799,7cac4b9e92073668f95418f47a7cd2f3,How do you like the character?,1,0.0,False,cee772eac7660f24066426bcd2e9d115,"Without a doubt, this is one the best books I have ever read. Although the author is a medical doctor, he possesses a special talent in writing. The story was very absorbing, engrossing, and riveting. I started the book one day around noon and I could not put it aside. I felt a strong urge to finish it as soon as possible and the next day, the book was over.The story in this book is so real as if somebody has gone through all these and is writing them. You can find all basic human emotions here together, love, hate, fear, friendship, betrayal, loyalty, selfishness, generosity, honor, piety, arrogance, deception etc.The two main characters in the story, Hassan and Amir, happen to be close friends, yet they have really distinct and different personalities. The one, who is more advantageous from almost all aspects over the other, Amir, is a superficial, unfaithful, coward boy. In my opinion, at the age of 38, he actually becomes a real man, i.e. a man of honor, righteousness and loyalty. The other character, Hassan, is genuinely, perhaps, the most decent human being you can ever come across out there. If you ever happened to have a friend like him, stick to him like you have no one in the World. He possesses all the good qualities that a human being may have, i.e. loyalty, courage, diligence, decency, integrity, faithfulness, you name it!This book is able to unearth all the humane feelings you might ever have lost and will enable you, by all means, to learn the meaning of being a genuine human being again. ANSWERNOTFOUND","Hassan , is genuinely , perhaps , the most decent human being you can ever come across out there","(1021, 1114)",1,0.44166666666666665,False -0812979680,books,valuable,insight,compelling,argument,ba83841bb6d60da5b0fd3c953e78b810,e48629d5bf62d92beced8b58991829d5,What sort of arguments are in this creationist book?,2,0.0,False,5e4bf6bd3a2c7ce9413c13357e44c3de,"Unfortunately since his first book Nassim Taleb has become more and more unbearable from my perspective. The original insights given in Fooled by Randomness were valuable as people often mistake noise for signals (the Signal and Noise is an excellent book on this which was published before anti-fragile). But with each subsequent book the content goes into greater philosophical rambling and deterioration of content. The author goes to great lengths to insult academics and those in the business community and to elevate himself in a one sided dialogue with the reader. Its baffling and childish. Antifragile is about things which gain in strength from volatility (or more broadly do well from uncertainty). The author argues that people generally misevaluate the distribution of outcomes and as a result unerappreciate the uncertainty we face and put themselves in positions that are brittle to change. That in itself is a relatively useful insight, though it is not original despite the author constantly trying to convince everyone he is the only person who understands this idea.The author seems to spend 95% of his time reading classics rather than what people in the modern world write and research and seems to have had some horrible interpersonal relationships with his former colleagues in the bank and in academics (probably because he can't articulate his points properly and doesnt have a logical process when making arguments). The result is that he spends a lot of time insulting people on his perception of their beliefs when in fact most people appreciate all of his points and have made the same arguments a long time ago. The author is not mathematical but tries to make out that he is and talks about the non-linearities of phenomenon which any literate person knows is not linear and claims these are very insightful ideas. For example much time is spent about dropping objects from small heights multiple times vs dropping the same object from a great height and the fragility of the object is non-linear. Ideas like this are trivial and a function of kinetic energy, among other things, which, yes, is non linear with respect to velocity. To lecture and insult technical people about a high school physics idea and claim no one gets it is beyond unimpressive. The author constantly tells the reader his professors were all fools who didnt understand what they were teaching because they only think in the context of their fields. He talks about how he fooled his business school professors by using language they didnt understand. He talks about how he knew the same things as Mandelbrot despite never reading it (which reinforces the fact that perhaps the author is less informed than he realizes). He talks about how no one gets it (when they do because the points are simple). I try to be an avid reader and even works where the authors tone was condescending I try to look through it to measure the content. This is the first time I found it almost unbearable to finish. If you want the best overview of what this book is about read the few page article by Taleb in This Explains Everything. There are some important ideas in this book, relying on models creates risk biases which create fragility. Distributions of outcomes for social sciences are poorly understood, hence trying to be formulaic can be naive. But overall these ideas have other more articulate authors (Knight, Minsky, Hayek, Keynes, Mandelbrot, Shiller to name a few) who have less anger towards everyone. Something has happened to the author in the last few years and it is very unhealthy... ANSWERNOTFOUND",Nassim Taleb has become more and more unbearable from my perspective,"(35, 103)",2,0.5,False -0812979680,books,valuable,insight,compelling,argument,ba83841bb6d60da5b0fd3c953e78b810,e48629d5bf62d92beced8b58991829d5,What sort of arguments are in this creationist book?,1,0.0,False,5e4bf6bd3a2c7ce9413c13357e44c3de,"Unfortunately since his first book Nassim Taleb has become more and more unbearable from my perspective. The original insights given in Fooled by Randomness were valuable as people often mistake noise for signals (the Signal and Noise is an excellent book on this which was published before anti-fragile). But with each subsequent book the content goes into greater philosophical rambling and deterioration of content. The author goes to great lengths to insult academics and those in the business community and to elevate himself in a one sided dialogue with the reader. Its baffling and childish. Antifragile is about things which gain in strength from volatility (or more broadly do well from uncertainty). The author argues that people generally misevaluate the distribution of outcomes and as a result unerappreciate the uncertainty we face and put themselves in positions that are brittle to change. That in itself is a relatively useful insight, though it is not original despite the author constantly trying to convince everyone he is the only person who understands this idea.The author seems to spend 95% of his time reading classics rather than what people in the modern world write and research and seems to have had some horrible interpersonal relationships with his former colleagues in the bank and in academics (probably because he can't articulate his points properly and doesnt have a logical process when making arguments). The result is that he spends a lot of time insulting people on his perception of their beliefs when in fact most people appreciate all of his points and have made the same arguments a long time ago. The author is not mathematical but tries to make out that he is and talks about the non-linearities of phenomenon which any literate person knows is not linear and claims these are very insightful ideas. For example much time is spent about dropping objects from small heights multiple times vs dropping the same object from a great height and the fragility of the object is non-linear. Ideas like this are trivial and a function of kinetic energy, among other things, which, yes, is non linear with respect to velocity. To lecture and insult technical people about a high school physics idea and claim no one gets it is beyond unimpressive. The author constantly tells the reader his professors were all fools who didnt understand what they were teaching because they only think in the context of their fields. He talks about how he fooled his business school professors by using language they didnt understand. He talks about how he knew the same things as Mandelbrot despite never reading it (which reinforces the fact that perhaps the author is less informed than he realizes). He talks about how no one gets it (when they do because the points are simple). I try to be an avid reader and even works where the authors tone was condescending I try to look through it to measure the content. This is the first time I found it almost unbearable to finish. If you want the best overview of what this book is about read the few page article by Taleb in This Explains Everything. There are some important ideas in this book, relying on models creates risk biases which create fragility. Distributions of outcomes for social sciences are poorly understood, hence trying to be formulaic can be naive. But overall these ideas have other more articulate authors (Knight, Minsky, Hayek, Keynes, Mandelbrot, Shiller to name a few) who have less anger towards everyone. Something has happened to the author in the last few years and it is very unhealthy... ANSWERNOTFOUND",greater philosophical rambling and deterioration of content,"(360, 419)",1,0.25,False -1940026016,books,fantastic,pace,imaginative,plot,db054600630091347e3d888d38a845cd,abe21dd5d0f5f2c39fc7eb6da20eb01e,What is the quality of plot?,1,0.0,False,9b04a22d84dfd8ed8f707def4c2d7c98,"With explosion in new authors I have taken to reading lots of highly rated new authors... AG Riddle has written a great book. The pace of the story towards the end was fantastic, I could not put it down... The story is very clever with lots of twists and turns.. actually I did find it a little confusing at times.. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(316, 330)",1,0.0,False -1940026016,books,fantastic,pace,imaginative,plot,db054600630091347e3d888d38a845cd,abe21dd5d0f5f2c39fc7eb6da20eb01e,What is the quality of plot?,5,0.0,False,9b04a22d84dfd8ed8f707def4c2d7c98,"With explosion in new authors I have taken to reading lots of highly rated new authors... AG Riddle has written a great book. The pace of the story towards the end was fantastic, I could not put it down... The story is very clever with lots of twists and turns.. actually I did find it a little confusing at times.. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(316, 330)",5,0.0,False -1492121169,books,good,heart,fantastic,character,286b2b825ce761ec7202a5b3470e6d66,33122038e849316fdb8c4cb394a170c7,How are the characters?,1,0.0,False,f2d9fb6851674c0daedb62b47e190001,"So beautifully written, so uplifting, I am so happy that I gave this book a chance.Thank you Rachel Van Dyken for such an inspiring and amazing story of love and courage.I love Wes. He is wise beyond his years and has such a good heart. He is definitely at the top of the list for best book boyfriend.To all my fellow readers please give this book a chance. You will not be sorry. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(381, 395)",1,0.0,False -1492121169,books,good,heart,fantastic,character,286b2b825ce761ec7202a5b3470e6d66,33122038e849316fdb8c4cb394a170c7,How are the characters?,1,0.0,False,f2d9fb6851674c0daedb62b47e190001,"So beautifully written, so uplifting, I am so happy that I gave this book a chance.Thank you Rachel Van Dyken for such an inspiring and amazing story of love and courage.I love Wes. He is wise beyond his years and has such a good heart. He is definitely at the top of the list for best book boyfriend.To all my fellow readers please give this book a chance. You will not be sorry. ANSWERNOTFOUND","So beautifully written , so uplifting , I am so happy that I gave this book a chance","(0, 82)",1,1.0,True -031613399X,books,excellent,world building,mysterious,character,ceecfb10b4a7e74b2a5d6429137d3a0e,75bb052184abf9ef1c0610562261f83a,What is the personality of the character?,1,0.0,False,a1a85ff04070da7454ac3aff8cea5150,"Absolutely spellbinding! I read this book through in one day because I could not put it down. The writing was, simply put, brilliant. The setting was well detailed and pulled me into the world without becoming bogged down by unnecessary description. Still, it is the characterization that really shines. Karou literally came alive off the pages, and I could practically feel the pain that Akiva was suffering. Though there is an underlying romance to the story, it is secondary to the plot and is not even introduced until more than halfway through.Karou doesn't know who she really is. She was raised by Brimstone and three other chimaera. Brimstone trades wishes for teeth; what he does with those teeth is a mystery to Karou (and the reader). Though they look like monsters, they are her family. When black handprints appear on doorways around the world, Karou comes face-to-face with a Seraph and learns that a secret and deadly war is about to reach a climax - and bring her world tumbling down. The plot is complex and interesting, and the world-building is excellent. Familiar elements are cleverly crafted into a completely unique and wondrous world where a vicious, unseen war rages between two races and a pair of star-crossed lovers are caught between them.Though there are some predictable plot threads, and this book has the same YA cliche wherein the male love interest is inhumanly ""beautiful,"" overall the book was fantastic. I almost deducted a star for the cliffhanger ending (I did growl aloud in frustration), but just couldn't. I was swept away by the story, fell in love with the characters, and continue to think about the book long after finishing it. You can't get any more five star than that. Highly recommended. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1754, 1768)",1,0.0,False -031613399X,books,excellent,world building,mysterious,character,ceecfb10b4a7e74b2a5d6429137d3a0e,75bb052184abf9ef1c0610562261f83a,What is the personality of the character?,5,0.0,False,a1a85ff04070da7454ac3aff8cea5150,"Absolutely spellbinding! I read this book through in one day because I could not put it down. The writing was, simply put, brilliant. The setting was well detailed and pulled me into the world without becoming bogged down by unnecessary description. Still, it is the characterization that really shines. Karou literally came alive off the pages, and I could practically feel the pain that Akiva was suffering. Though there is an underlying romance to the story, it is secondary to the plot and is not even introduced until more than halfway through.Karou doesn't know who she really is. She was raised by Brimstone and three other chimaera. Brimstone trades wishes for teeth; what he does with those teeth is a mystery to Karou (and the reader). Though they look like monsters, they are her family. When black handprints appear on doorways around the world, Karou comes face-to-face with a Seraph and learns that a secret and deadly war is about to reach a climax - and bring her world tumbling down. The plot is complex and interesting, and the world-building is excellent. Familiar elements are cleverly crafted into a completely unique and wondrous world where a vicious, unseen war rages between two races and a pair of star-crossed lovers are caught between them.Though there are some predictable plot threads, and this book has the same YA cliche wherein the male love interest is inhumanly ""beautiful,"" overall the book was fantastic. I almost deducted a star for the cliffhanger ending (I did growl aloud in frustration), but just couldn't. I was swept away by the story, fell in love with the characters, and continue to think about the book long after finishing it. You can't get any more five star than that. Highly recommended. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1754, 1768)",5,0.0,False -030758836X,books,great,writing style,smart,character,5ca42a43e63ebae154cc504dc2378a1d,09ea20578cd87858581441b31a4823db,How is an intelligent character?,2,0.9,True,a493b122b8b4f99277b553cfdea177f1,"Right from the very start I was hooked by Gone Girl and as is the way with a good mystery, you can never assume that you know where it's going because it's filled with twists and turns that will keep you moving from one page to the next. Gillian Flynn has a great writing style and her characters are perfectly and realistically twisted. A real page turner. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(358, 372)",2,0.0,False -030758836X,books,great,writing style,smart,character,5ca42a43e63ebae154cc504dc2378a1d,09ea20578cd87858581441b31a4823db,How is an intelligent character?,1,0.9,True,a493b122b8b4f99277b553cfdea177f1,"Right from the very start I was hooked by Gone Girl and as is the way with a good mystery, you can never assume that you know where it's going because it's filled with twists and turns that will keep you moving from one page to the next. Gillian Flynn has a great writing style and her characters are perfectly and realistically twisted. A real page turner. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Gillian Flynn has a great writing style and her characters are perfectly and realistically twisted,"(238, 336)",1,0.9166666666666666,True -0143142372,books,superb,character development,rich,plot,0d16d272d90a90a8a96ff03257751167,9280f80f8eec1085564e0c9534b42e85,Does the plot rich?,2,0.75,True,64a41597dea230281db3c05a10821732,"My favorite aspect of this book is the fact that the ending had my stomach in knots and gripped with suspense. I was also impressed and intrigued with the amount of historical and technical research regarding British history and cathedral building. Follett's character development is superb. His vivid descriptions and soul-searching situations make you feel intense emotions for these characters. They go through a lot of suffering and you'll suffer right along with them. However, you will rejoice in their triumphs as well. The outcome is richly satisfying. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The outcome is richly satisfying,"(527, 559)",2,1.0,True -0143142372,books,superb,character development,rich,plot,0d16d272d90a90a8a96ff03257751167,9280f80f8eec1085564e0c9534b42e85,Does the plot rich?,1,0.75,True,64a41597dea230281db3c05a10821732,"My favorite aspect of this book is the fact that the ending had my stomach in knots and gripped with suspense. I was also impressed and intrigued with the amount of historical and technical research regarding British history and cathedral building. Follett's character development is superb. His vivid descriptions and soul-searching situations make you feel intense emotions for these characters. They go through a lot of suffering and you'll suffer right along with them. However, you will rejoice in their triumphs as well. The outcome is richly satisfying. ANSWERNOTFOUND",My favorite aspect of this book is the fact that the ending had my stomach in knots and gripped with suspense,"(0, 109)",1,1.0,True -0345803485,books,weak,story line,more believable,character,906cba62fa629b5e7be2a01263f7e719,c58c1ccb4cf1b81b9a26712502a0139f,What kind of dialogue do the characters have?,5,0.9,True,37dbd8dbf3a512a2eec827fa33a40108,"Wow, what to say. I am an avid reader and chose this trilogy after finishing the ""Hunger Games"" trilogy. I finished ""The Hunger Games"" (all 3 books) in less than a week. This one took me at least 3 weeks and that was a struggle. My first thought was that you could obviously pay to have your book on the best seller list. I felt the story line was extremely weak, and couldn't quite get into the sexual side of it. I'm no prude, being a fan of Sherrilyn Kenyon, Larissa Ione etc., but this was a little too weird for me. Also, the ""oh my's"" and other phrases the main character uses, is just a little corny. I actually caught myself ""rolling my eyes"" quite a few times. I guess that deserves a good spanking! I have a lot of respect for authors, but I'm sorry about this one...just can't say good things about these books. When I finished, I felt like I had totally wasted all the time I forced myself to finish reading them. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(937, 951)",5,0.0,False -0345803485,books,weak,story line,more believable,character,906cba62fa629b5e7be2a01263f7e719,c58c1ccb4cf1b81b9a26712502a0139f,What kind of dialogue do the characters have?,1,0.9,True,37dbd8dbf3a512a2eec827fa33a40108,"Wow, what to say. I am an avid reader and chose this trilogy after finishing the ""Hunger Games"" trilogy. I finished ""The Hunger Games"" (all 3 books) in less than a week. This one took me at least 3 weeks and that was a struggle. My first thought was that you could obviously pay to have your book on the best seller list. I felt the story line was extremely weak, and couldn't quite get into the sexual side of it. I'm no prude, being a fan of Sherrilyn Kenyon, Larissa Ione etc., but this was a little too weird for me. Also, the ""oh my's"" and other phrases the main character uses, is just a little corny. I actually caught myself ""rolling my eyes"" quite a few times. I guess that deserves a good spanking! I have a lot of respect for authors, but I'm sorry about this one...just can't say good things about these books. When I finished, I felt like I had totally wasted all the time I forced myself to finish reading them. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(937, 951)",1,0.0,False -0141039280,books,true,book,new,respect,0c51b4ac5640367a3a531ebd2541ca49,e4c2b15bc26b3e36ecf77efbb7db93cc,How much respect do you have for the theme of the new book?,1,0.3272727272727273,False,45eab57fdb07f6600d5f9a7e32c90959,"Like many others that have written reviews here I grew up in the South in the 60s. I went to all white schools all my life and graduated from a 100% segregated high school and then went to the University of Texas in Austin that had very few blacks. In fact, UT won the National Championship of college football in 1969 with an all white squad. Impossible to do today. At that time we simply had very little day to day contacts with any blacks. It was not until I was drafted into the Army in 1969 that I had to actually work with blacks and get to know them one to one.This book ran true to my memories of the South. It really made me think and I enjoy books that do that. True, some of the characters are wooden and the men are not treated that well, but all in all it is the south I remember and it is the south that we need to leave behind. ANSWERNOTFOUND",This book ran true to my memories,"(569, 602)",1,0.65,True -0141039280,books,true,book,new,respect,0c51b4ac5640367a3a531ebd2541ca49,e4c2b15bc26b3e36ecf77efbb7db93cc,How much respect do you have for the theme of the new book?,1,0.3272727272727273,False,45eab57fdb07f6600d5f9a7e32c90959,"Like many others that have written reviews here I grew up in the South in the 60s. I went to all white schools all my life and graduated from a 100% segregated high school and then went to the University of Texas in Austin that had very few blacks. In fact, UT won the National Championship of college football in 1969 with an all white squad. Impossible to do today. At that time we simply had very little day to day contacts with any blacks. It was not until I was drafted into the Army in 1969 that I had to actually work with blacks and get to know them one to one.This book ran true to my memories of the South. It really made me think and I enjoy books that do that. True, some of the characters are wooden and the men are not treated that well, but all in all it is the south I remember and it is the south that we need to leave behind. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(844, 858)",1,0.0,False -0525953728,books,great,appreciation,utmost,respect,eedf558f619f8402bf81d2f3f7aa8766,6c403315ecd10e5e5e45320339462667,What is your level of respect?,2,0.0,False,35349ea00ccd17c6d27503578de5f167,"If I didn't already have a great appreciation for the Seals, and the great men and women that also serve, this book really enhances my understanding and gratitude. It does not compromise national security or seek personal agrandizement. Sadly it also helps to understand why this man, and others like him, are no longer Seals. Don't miss it. You'll be glad you took the time. ANSWERNOTFOUND","If I did n't already have a great appreciation for the Seals , and the great men and women that also serve , this book really enhances my understanding and gratitude .","(0, 163)",3,0.5666666666666667,True -0525953728,books,great,appreciation,utmost,respect,eedf558f619f8402bf81d2f3f7aa8766,6c403315ecd10e5e5e45320339462667,What is your level of respect?,5,0.0,False,35349ea00ccd17c6d27503578de5f167,"If I didn't already have a great appreciation for the Seals, and the great men and women that also serve, this book really enhances my understanding and gratitude. It does not compromise national security or seek personal agrandizement. Sadly it also helps to understand why this man, and others like him, are no longer Seals. Don't miss it. You'll be glad you took the time. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(376, 390)",5,0.0,False -0385660065,books,wonderful,character,beautiful,set,e762ef3ed49b90cb5027ba26579fddf3,b42ff73787aa84921cf2b887b31ef962,How did you like the set?,1,0.0,False,2d581a2e6ad2b2e0121c81f092c1db50,"The Kite Runner is very easy to read, because it keeps your interest throughout the entire book. The characters are wonderful, and the story is so well told and educates you about the culture. I loved this book! ANSWERNOTFOUND",The Kite Runner is very easy to read,"(0, 36)",1,1.0,True -0385660065,books,wonderful,character,beautiful,set,e762ef3ed49b90cb5027ba26579fddf3,b42ff73787aa84921cf2b887b31ef962,How did you like the set?,1,0.0,False,2d581a2e6ad2b2e0121c81f092c1db50,"The Kite Runner is very easy to read, because it keeps your interest throughout the entire book. The characters are wonderful, and the story is so well told and educates you about the culture. I loved this book! ANSWERNOTFOUND",interest throughout,"(60, 79)",1,0.0,False -030758836X,books,unlikable,character,selfish,character,da715931be123b5a2622c9ef7cc91fbe,8261354518d8da75baf4239415ddf596,Where do I get a magazine with good character?,1,0.6000000000000001,True,e1d1ab5416c09598800ec0edf072aa51,"This book started out with such promise. It was witty and made me laugh out loud several times in the first chapters. The writing is quite good. Unfortunately, the story went on way too long. It could have been shortened by about 100 pages. All the characters were unlikable and very flawed. The only reason I finished the book was because I had to for my book club. At the end I was glad it was over and I realized that I hadn't learned a darn thing. A waste of time in my opinion. ANSWERNOTFOUND",This book started out with such promise,"(0, 39)",1,0.5,False -030758836X,books,unlikable,character,selfish,character,da715931be123b5a2622c9ef7cc91fbe,8261354518d8da75baf4239415ddf596,Where do I get a magazine with good character?,5,0.6000000000000001,True,e1d1ab5416c09598800ec0edf072aa51,"This book started out with such promise. It was witty and made me laugh out loud several times in the first chapters. The writing is quite good. Unfortunately, the story went on way too long. It could have been shortened by about 100 pages. All the characters were unlikable and very flawed. The only reason I finished the book was because I had to for my book club. At the end I was glad it was over and I realized that I hadn't learned a darn thing. A waste of time in my opinion. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(490, 504)",5,0.0,False -0545424941,books,same,character,new,character,1990339b7467c66de06ecf7b9407e278,c34a83b17936a92e6aa0e9086b431336,How about character?,1,0.0,False,d38df61cf36d2465c5e9405a03c9110e,"\\ Review originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide //Completed: June 10, 2013Publishing Info: September 17th 2013 by Scholastic PressSource: BEA! (Galley Drop at Scholastic Booth)Related Posts: The Raven Boys (#1)Genre: ParanormalPOV: Third Person Limited (Mainly Ronan, Gansey, Blue, The Grey Man)This was the first BEA book I dipped into and yes, I finished it back in June. It was SO HARD to hold my review until now which is at least closer to the pub date than June… I’m so glad I picked this one up immediately after BEA because THE DREAM THIEVES did not disappoint. It was exciting, horrifying, mysterious, curious, and terribly interesting. I was totally hooked from start to finish.THE DREAM THIEVES picks up where THE RAVEN BOYS left off…. So if you have read THE RAVEN BOYS (which I suggest you do), there WILL be spoilers for book one in this review… Just watch out! So Ronan. He left us with quite a little shocker at the end of book one and that is what book two is allllll about — dreams. Um. YES PLEASE. You know (actually you probably don’t know) that I usually get annoyed when characters have these weird symbolic dreams that represent what’s going on in their life or are predicting the future. I just think it’s overdone and I tend to roll my eyes at those silly dreams. This book? Nothing like that! The whole dream aspect is freaking amazing. I absolutely love the idea that Maggie Steifvater came up with for the concept of this second book.Now… For those who have read THE RAVEN BOYS (which I’m you’re still reading by this point, I’m assuming it’s all of you), THE DREAM THIEVES is actually quite different plot-wise. Yes, we still have all the same major characters and the same basic plot points (ley lines, Cabeswater, Glendower, and Blue’s forbidden kiss) but TDT delves so much more into Ronan’s side of the story and we get more answers about Chainsaw, his dreams, and even his father’s mysterious death (which I was dying to know about in TRB). I actually hooked on to this book more than I did book one because it was that much more mystical/paranormal/AWESOME versus all the business with Gansey & Glendower because let’s face it… It was hard (for me) to get into the mythology/history of Glendower in book one. In TDT, Glendower is much more an underlying factor to several events that keep the plot moving versus and actual main plot point. I was incredibly invested in Ronan’s story line! ALSO. There’s this guy called The Grey Man………. You’ll find out more about him in the book but Heidi (Bunbury in the Stacks) and I had a nice conversation about him. Kind of love him as a character (not in a swoony way — Just the way his character was planned out… So perfect.)Honestly the only reason I didn’t give this book a full five star knock out review was for two reasons: One being that Maggie Steifvater’s writing in The Raven Cycle series is beautiful and twisted, but sometimes I feel like the style is a bit over my head, if that makes sense. I get the feeling that if I was an English major or something that this would have totally made sense… Like there was something I was missing as far as class or knowledge of writing styles. I don’t know how else to say that, but I just felt like the writing was a little over my head at times and it got complicated for me to follow. I’m not saying I wanted Maggie to write everything so boring and straightforward, but me personally — I just got lost in the writing style just a bit. The second thing preventing me from giving it a flat out five star review was that I just had expectations for a little bit more from the ending. It was certainly good and very exciting, but I guess I just expected it to end similar to book one (though I don’t know why since this was so different) but it was just a little different than what I expected so I was slightly thrown. I actually thought part of it was a bit fantastical for the way the whole book went (which is a silly thing to say considering the whole book was awesomely fantastical), but I just felt like this one scene didn’t fit the mood of the rest of the book. And this didn’t affect my overall opinion too much, but I would have loved to see that magic of Cabeswater in detail again! I just loved that in TRB.That aside, I think fans of THE RAVEN BOYS will absolutely be wowed by THE DREAM THIEVES! There were so many amazing elements to this story, new and exciting characters, answers from previous mysteries and new ones to look forward to. I absolutely loved reading it and I can’t wait for the next book in the series… Although I will have to! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4814, 4828)",1,0.0,False -0545424941,books,same,character,new,character,1990339b7467c66de06ecf7b9407e278,c34a83b17936a92e6aa0e9086b431336,How about character?,1,0.0,False,d38df61cf36d2465c5e9405a03c9110e,"\\ Review originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide //Completed: June 10, 2013Publishing Info: September 17th 2013 by Scholastic PressSource: BEA! (Galley Drop at Scholastic Booth)Related Posts: The Raven Boys (#1)Genre: ParanormalPOV: Third Person Limited (Mainly Ronan, Gansey, Blue, The Grey Man)This was the first BEA book I dipped into and yes, I finished it back in June. It was SO HARD to hold my review until now which is at least closer to the pub date than June… I’m so glad I picked this one up immediately after BEA because THE DREAM THIEVES did not disappoint. It was exciting, horrifying, mysterious, curious, and terribly interesting. I was totally hooked from start to finish.THE DREAM THIEVES picks up where THE RAVEN BOYS left off…. So if you have read THE RAVEN BOYS (which I suggest you do), there WILL be spoilers for book one in this review… Just watch out! So Ronan. He left us with quite a little shocker at the end of book one and that is what book two is allllll about — dreams. Um. YES PLEASE. You know (actually you probably don’t know) that I usually get annoyed when characters have these weird symbolic dreams that represent what’s going on in their life or are predicting the future. I just think it’s overdone and I tend to roll my eyes at those silly dreams. This book? Nothing like that! The whole dream aspect is freaking amazing. I absolutely love the idea that Maggie Steifvater came up with for the concept of this second book.Now… For those who have read THE RAVEN BOYS (which I’m you’re still reading by this point, I’m assuming it’s all of you), THE DREAM THIEVES is actually quite different plot-wise. Yes, we still have all the same major characters and the same basic plot points (ley lines, Cabeswater, Glendower, and Blue’s forbidden kiss) but TDT delves so much more into Ronan’s side of the story and we get more answers about Chainsaw, his dreams, and even his father’s mysterious death (which I was dying to know about in TRB). I actually hooked on to this book more than I did book one because it was that much more mystical/paranormal/AWESOME versus all the business with Gansey & Glendower because let’s face it… It was hard (for me) to get into the mythology/history of Glendower in book one. In TDT, Glendower is much more an underlying factor to several events that keep the plot moving versus and actual main plot point. I was incredibly invested in Ronan’s story line! ALSO. There’s this guy called The Grey Man………. You’ll find out more about him in the book but Heidi (Bunbury in the Stacks) and I had a nice conversation about him. Kind of love him as a character (not in a swoony way — Just the way his character was planned out… So perfect.)Honestly the only reason I didn’t give this book a full five star knock out review was for two reasons: One being that Maggie Steifvater’s writing in The Raven Cycle series is beautiful and twisted, but sometimes I feel like the style is a bit over my head, if that makes sense. I get the feeling that if I was an English major or something that this would have totally made sense… Like there was something I was missing as far as class or knowledge of writing styles. I don’t know how else to say that, but I just felt like the writing was a little over my head at times and it got complicated for me to follow. I’m not saying I wanted Maggie to write everything so boring and straightforward, but me personally — I just got lost in the writing style just a bit. The second thing preventing me from giving it a flat out five star review was that I just had expectations for a little bit more from the ending. It was certainly good and very exciting, but I guess I just expected it to end similar to book one (though I don’t know why since this was so different) but it was just a little different than what I expected so I was slightly thrown. I actually thought part of it was a bit fantastical for the way the whole book went (which is a silly thing to say considering the whole book was awesomely fantastical), but I just felt like this one scene didn’t fit the mood of the rest of the book. And this didn’t affect my overall opinion too much, but I would have loved to see that magic of Cabeswater in detail again! I just loved that in TRB.That aside, I think fans of THE RAVEN BOYS will absolutely be wowed by THE DREAM THIEVES! There were so many amazing elements to this story, new and exciting characters, answers from previous mysteries and new ones to look forward to. I absolutely loved reading it and I can’t wait for the next book in the series… Although I will have to! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4814, 4828)",1,0.0,False -0062217070,books,amazing,plot,female,character,a8e51c80e36436b9433f1b0f49da0918,2ce7fe3ba4d20f86548816cd2ae324dd,Was the female leader character good enough?,1,0.4222222222222222,False,ebe6cc7980321450487178f92fc72475,"Just a tiny note first to say that I just re-read this amazing book. <3 And posting below will be my new book recommendation for it :) Which you can also read on my blog, here: http://carinabooks.blogspot.no/2014/04/book-recommendation-reboot-by-amy.html---Re-reading Reboot made me happy. And I'm so glad that I finally decided to do so. I've been meaning to re-read it ever since I downloaded Rebel for review back in January. But I was nervous. I was nervous about not loving it the same way this second time, as it has been more than a year since I first read it. But I shouldn't have worried. Because I loved it so much. I still think Reboot is an amazing book. It is exciting and fun and full of amazing romance. I'm so happy that I finally read it again. It's awesome.I'm not going to recap the book in this recommendation of mine. Because I feel that I would end up talking for ages, lol. But I will say that the plot in Reboot is amazing. I enjoyed it so much. It's exciting and surprising and full of action. And the romance. Swoon. More on that soonish. There is a lot of death in this book. But I didn't really mind. Except for this one death. That broke my heart. But it also made sense, and I think I would have made the same choice. Sniffs. But yes. It was very heartbreaking.Reboot is told from the point of view of seventeen year old Wren. Who is all kinds of amazing. I loved her. And I loved reading about her. At first she doesn't feel all that much. Which I didn't mind. But then Callum arrives and she starts to change. And I loved that so much. I think she ended up an even better person. But anyway. I adored reading about her. I adored her scars, even though they shame her. I think she's beautiful. And agh. I really loved reading about her and cannot wait to get to know more of her.Wren is a Reboot. There are a lot of them in this book. And that was such an awesome plot twist. I loved getting to know stuff about them. How much stronger they are than other humans. How fast they heal. How different they are as well. So awesome. Wren has been dead for 178 minutes, which is the most at the moment. What she had to go through was so heartbreaking to read about. Yet I wanted to read more and more. Sigh. I just love to torture myself, don't I? lol. But yeah. I thought the Reboots were amazing.One of the things I loved the most about Wren was her roommate and friend, Ever. I adored her as well. But I really loved their friendship. It gets better and more real after Callum arrives. And they are just too cute. Sigh. Ever is amazing. Though holy crap. Such awful things happen with her. Heartbreak. But also so interesting to read about. It was amazing. Sigh. There are a few other characters in this book that I liked as well. Like Addie. Would like to get to know her more as well. She did seem awesome.Then, of course, there is Callum. Who is a Twenty-Two. Which is a very low number for a Reboot. It means that he has more emotions that the others, and is more human. And sigh. I loved that. Because Callum is amazing. I loved reading about him so much. And I loved getting to know him. I loved how he was with Wren. He is horrified with how many she has killed, but I feel like he accept her. I hope. The romance is very sweet in this book. It made me grin like crazy. Callum is just all kinds of amazing.I don't want to say more about this book. Just that it is incredible. And I need you all to read it. Especially since the last book, Rebel, is coming out in less than a month. <3 Though, yeah, I'm reading it in a moment since I have a review copy of it :D And I cannot wait. I need to know what happens next. Anyway. Reboot is a stunning novel. I loved it. And I loved the writing as well. Just loved everything about it. Sigh. I also cannot wait to read more books by Amy Tintera. She's pretty amazing as well.~He slid his hand into mine and leaned over to press a soft kiss onto my cheek. I shifted a little closer, until his warm arm rubbed against mine, and lowered my gaze to hide the goofy smile spreading across my face.---I first read this book on February 21st 2013. You can find my review here: http://carinabooks.blogspot.no/2013/02/review-reboot-by-amy-tintera.html ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4225, 4239)",1,0.0,False -0062217070,books,amazing,plot,female,character,a8e51c80e36436b9433f1b0f49da0918,2ce7fe3ba4d20f86548816cd2ae324dd,Was the female leader character good enough?,1,0.4222222222222222,False,ebe6cc7980321450487178f92fc72475,"Just a tiny note first to say that I just re-read this amazing book. <3 And posting below will be my new book recommendation for it :) Which you can also read on my blog, here: http://carinabooks.blogspot.no/2014/04/book-recommendation-reboot-by-amy.html---Re-reading Reboot made me happy. And I'm so glad that I finally decided to do so. I've been meaning to re-read it ever since I downloaded Rebel for review back in January. But I was nervous. I was nervous about not loving it the same way this second time, as it has been more than a year since I first read it. But I shouldn't have worried. Because I loved it so much. I still think Reboot is an amazing book. It is exciting and fun and full of amazing romance. I'm so happy that I finally read it again. It's awesome.I'm not going to recap the book in this recommendation of mine. Because I feel that I would end up talking for ages, lol. But I will say that the plot in Reboot is amazing. I enjoyed it so much. It's exciting and surprising and full of action. And the romance. Swoon. More on that soonish. There is a lot of death in this book. But I didn't really mind. Except for this one death. That broke my heart. But it also made sense, and I think I would have made the same choice. Sniffs. But yes. It was very heartbreaking.Reboot is told from the point of view of seventeen year old Wren. Who is all kinds of amazing. I loved her. And I loved reading about her. At first she doesn't feel all that much. Which I didn't mind. But then Callum arrives and she starts to change. And I loved that so much. I think she ended up an even better person. But anyway. I adored reading about her. I adored her scars, even though they shame her. I think she's beautiful. And agh. I really loved reading about her and cannot wait to get to know more of her.Wren is a Reboot. There are a lot of them in this book. And that was such an awesome plot twist. I loved getting to know stuff about them. How much stronger they are than other humans. How fast they heal. How different they are as well. So awesome. Wren has been dead for 178 minutes, which is the most at the moment. What she had to go through was so heartbreaking to read about. Yet I wanted to read more and more. Sigh. I just love to torture myself, don't I? lol. But yeah. I thought the Reboots were amazing.One of the things I loved the most about Wren was her roommate and friend, Ever. I adored her as well. But I really loved their friendship. It gets better and more real after Callum arrives. And they are just too cute. Sigh. Ever is amazing. Though holy crap. Such awful things happen with her. Heartbreak. But also so interesting to read about. It was amazing. Sigh. There are a few other characters in this book that I liked as well. Like Addie. Would like to get to know her more as well. She did seem awesome.Then, of course, there is Callum. Who is a Twenty-Two. Which is a very low number for a Reboot. It means that he has more emotions that the others, and is more human. And sigh. I loved that. Because Callum is amazing. I loved reading about him so much. And I loved getting to know him. I loved how he was with Wren. He is horrified with how many she has killed, but I feel like he accept her. I hope. The romance is very sweet in this book. It made me grin like crazy. Callum is just all kinds of amazing.I don't want to say more about this book. Just that it is incredible. And I need you all to read it. Especially since the last book, Rebel, is coming out in less than a month. <3 Though, yeah, I'm reading it in a moment since I have a review copy of it :D And I cannot wait. I need to know what happens next. Anyway. Reboot is a stunning novel. I loved it. And I loved the writing as well. Just loved everything about it. Sigh. I also cannot wait to read more books by Amy Tintera. She's pretty amazing as well.~He slid his hand into mine and leaned over to press a soft kiss onto my cheek. I shifted a little closer, until his warm arm rubbed against mine, and lowered my gaze to hide the goofy smile spreading across my face.---I first read this book on February 21st 2013. You can find my review here: http://carinabooks.blogspot.no/2013/02/review-reboot-by-amy-tintera.html ANSWERNOTFOUND",other characters in this book,"(2710, 2739)",1,0.375,False -0439023483,books,entertain,plot,engaging,character,84c2d2f2b4acb63103930ecec8045e7d,d3fd78ca086b5725e45f07e87ae6a4ab,What is character?,1,0.0,False,64169f8f64eabfd80505eea00e4c5687,"I think ""the hunger games"" is a great book. The writing is very good. The plot is entertaining and I was easily hooked. The characters in the book are very likeable and you can very easily sympathize with them. I would recommend this book to anyone twelve and up.Publisher-Scholastic, IncMy Score: 5 STARS!Reviewed by~Nikki Reynolds ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(334, 348)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,entertain,plot,engaging,character,84c2d2f2b4acb63103930ecec8045e7d,d3fd78ca086b5725e45f07e87ae6a4ab,What is character?,1,0.0,False,64169f8f64eabfd80505eea00e4c5687,"I think ""the hunger games"" is a great book. The writing is very good. The plot is entertaining and I was easily hooked. The characters in the book are very likeable and you can very easily sympathize with them. I would recommend this book to anyone twelve and up.Publisher-Scholastic, IncMy Score: 5 STARS!Reviewed by~Nikki Reynolds ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters in the book are very likeable and you can very easily sympathize with them,"(121, 210)",1,0.65,True -147674355X,books,beautiful,one,realistic,way,2c41091320c3de8a2bea1c3c0586f20f,f91c70268cfcddc1a78c0871621859a7,Do you think that the story is reflected in a realistic way?,1,0.3333333333333333,False,1e869809c6ae4a36de8787717a6a3f19,"-- A Romantic Book Affairs ReviewOkay, I've obviously lost cool points for not reading Hopeless sooner. I saw the hype on every blog imaginable. My Goodreads feed was bogged down with hundreds of emotional status updates. And nine out of ten reviews were five stars. But I still put off reading it until my co-blogger read it and loved it and told me I MUST read it. So I did. And I loved it. Now, the problem I'm having is writing a review that will do this book justice. I'm feeling defeated by this task. How do you write a review for a book that leaves you feeling dizzy with awe, breathless, speechless, gasping for air? So instead of writing a full review, I give you my...Top Five reasons why I fell hopelessly in love with Hopeless:1. Two words: Dean Holder.""Dean Holder? Messy brown hair? Smoldering blue eyes? A temper straight out of Fight Club?""Holder, with his Hopeless tattoo on his arm, is the kind of bad boy that you will fall hopelessly in love with. I fell hard for him. He's passionate, complicated, confident, fiercely protective, and witty. He has lickable dimples and a coma-inducing hot body. And every time he walked on to the pages, he gave me butterflies. And last, but certainly not least, he cuddles. Yep, Holder is book boyfriend worthy.""When I touch you, I'm touching you because I want to make you happy. When I kiss you, I'm kissing you because you have the most incredible mouth I've ever seen and you know I can't not kiss it. And when I make love to you--I'm doing exactly that. I'm making love to you because I'm in love with you."" - Holder2. Sky Davis, our heroine, is a wonderful, smart, saucy, technologically challenged, snarky, broken but strong, brave, book lover, kind of weird in a cool way, beautiful inside and out, and I would love to have been friends with her in high school. Sky has never felt much, or anything, with a boy the way that Holder makes her feel. Up until they meet, any other boy has made her feel numb. And Holder made her feel everything...especially lust. Lust is a whole new feeling to Sky and she didn't know what to do with it at first. It was awkward for her. And her confusion over her new feelings was endearing and funny at the same time.""I've never been swept off my feet. I don't get butterflies. In fact the whole idea of being swooned by anyone is foreign to me... Somehow, in the course of sixty seconds, this guy has managed to swoon me, then terrify the hell out of me."" - Sky3. The passion and fire between these two is so incredibly real and intense. The way they felt towards one another is beautiful. Almost magical. And holy sexual tension... these two have the best non-kiss ever. I think I held my breath the entire time they non-kissed. Holder is one sexy mofo with his teasing kisses on Sky's neck, cheek, eyebrow, shoulder...everywhere but the lips. That scene melted my butter.""Sky, I'm not kissing you tonight but believe me when I tell you, I've never wanted to kiss a girl more. So stop thinking I'm not attracted to you because you have no idea just how much I am. You can hold my hand, you can run your fingers through my hair, you can straddle me while I feed you spaghetti, but you are not getting kissed tonight. And probably not tomorrow, either. I need this. I need to know for sure that you're feeling every single thing that I'm feeling the moment my lips touch yours. Because I want your first kiss to be the best first kiss in the history of first kisses."" - Holder4. The secondary characters. Six is Sky's first best friend in the whole wide world and she is absolutely the coolest chick. She walks to the beat of her drum. I love her blasé attitude. I love her uplifting texts to Sky. I love how she loves Sky. I love how Sky and Six are so different but also so much alike. And they simply accept each other for who they are. This is a true girl-mance at its best.""Sky, you are beautiful. You are possibly the most exquisite creature in the universe and if anyone tells you otherwise, I'll cut a bitch."" (Text message from Six to Sky)""Only one day at public school and the bitches already made your locker rain?"" she laughs. ""Impressive."" - SixAnd then there is the sassy, bold, and funny Breckin. On Sky's first day of school, he befriends her right away and becomes her second best friend in the whole wide world. He's gay, Mormon, and proud. Breckin rocks.""Breckin shrugs. ""I'm new here. And if you haven't deducted from my impeccable fashion sense, I think it's safe to say that I'm..."" he leans forward and cups his hand to his mouth in secrecy. ""Mormon,"" he whispers."" - Breckin5. The writing is amazing. Miz Hoover knows how to write an emotionally-charged story that made me feel every single word deep inside my soul. My mind went through a smattering of emotions that range from smiling and laughing (a lot!), lust, falling in love with the characters, sadness, shock, worry, nervousness, disgust, grief, acceptance, and contentment. The writing is flawless. It flows from word to word smoothly, keeping me enthralled from the beginning to the very last page. Miz Hoover writes my kind of snarky and snappy humor. I laughed out loud on several occasions. The humor adds charm and lightness to a story that could've potentially been overly dark. And the characters are so vividly real, I felt like I was living their life. Oh, and the twist. When we learn about the twist about halfway through the book, my jaw fell on the ground. It was completely unpredictable.In case you haven't noticed by now, I loved this brilliantly told story. If you are one of the few people left, who love new adult romances, and hasn't read Hopeless, read the freaking book now! I can guarantee you are missing out.With that said, I will leave you with one of my most favorite scenes. Sky is my kind of gal. I love the way she thinks...""My locker seems to have become the hub for sticky notes and nasty letters, none of which I ever see actually being placed on or in my locker. I really don't get what people gain out of doing things like this if they don't even own up to it.Like the note that was stuck to my locker this morning. All it said was, ""Whore.""Really? Where's the creativity in that? They couldn't back it up with an interesting story? Maybe a few details of my indiscretion? If I have to read this s*** every day, the least they could do is make it interesting. If I was going to stoop so low as to leave an unfounded note on someone's locker, I'd at least have the courtesy of entertaining whoever reads it in the process. I'd write something interesting like, ""I saw you in bed with my boyfriend last night. I really don't appreciate you getting massage oil on my cucumbers. Whore.""I laugh and it feels odd, laughing out loud at my own thoughts. I look around and no one is left in the hallway but me.Rather than rip the sticky notes off of my locker like I probably should, I take out my pen and make them a little more creative. You're welcome, passersby."" - SkyRating: AHeat: Warm ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(7006, 7020)",1,0.0,False -147674355X,books,beautiful,one,realistic,way,2c41091320c3de8a2bea1c3c0586f20f,f91c70268cfcddc1a78c0871621859a7,Do you think that the story is reflected in a realistic way?,5,0.3333333333333333,False,1e869809c6ae4a36de8787717a6a3f19,"-- A Romantic Book Affairs ReviewOkay, I've obviously lost cool points for not reading Hopeless sooner. I saw the hype on every blog imaginable. My Goodreads feed was bogged down with hundreds of emotional status updates. And nine out of ten reviews were five stars. But I still put off reading it until my co-blogger read it and loved it and told me I MUST read it. So I did. And I loved it. Now, the problem I'm having is writing a review that will do this book justice. I'm feeling defeated by this task. How do you write a review for a book that leaves you feeling dizzy with awe, breathless, speechless, gasping for air? So instead of writing a full review, I give you my...Top Five reasons why I fell hopelessly in love with Hopeless:1. Two words: Dean Holder.""Dean Holder? Messy brown hair? Smoldering blue eyes? A temper straight out of Fight Club?""Holder, with his Hopeless tattoo on his arm, is the kind of bad boy that you will fall hopelessly in love with. I fell hard for him. He's passionate, complicated, confident, fiercely protective, and witty. He has lickable dimples and a coma-inducing hot body. And every time he walked on to the pages, he gave me butterflies. And last, but certainly not least, he cuddles. Yep, Holder is book boyfriend worthy.""When I touch you, I'm touching you because I want to make you happy. When I kiss you, I'm kissing you because you have the most incredible mouth I've ever seen and you know I can't not kiss it. And when I make love to you--I'm doing exactly that. I'm making love to you because I'm in love with you."" - Holder2. Sky Davis, our heroine, is a wonderful, smart, saucy, technologically challenged, snarky, broken but strong, brave, book lover, kind of weird in a cool way, beautiful inside and out, and I would love to have been friends with her in high school. Sky has never felt much, or anything, with a boy the way that Holder makes her feel. Up until they meet, any other boy has made her feel numb. And Holder made her feel everything...especially lust. Lust is a whole new feeling to Sky and she didn't know what to do with it at first. It was awkward for her. And her confusion over her new feelings was endearing and funny at the same time.""I've never been swept off my feet. I don't get butterflies. In fact the whole idea of being swooned by anyone is foreign to me... Somehow, in the course of sixty seconds, this guy has managed to swoon me, then terrify the hell out of me."" - Sky3. The passion and fire between these two is so incredibly real and intense. The way they felt towards one another is beautiful. Almost magical. And holy sexual tension... these two have the best non-kiss ever. I think I held my breath the entire time they non-kissed. Holder is one sexy mofo with his teasing kisses on Sky's neck, cheek, eyebrow, shoulder...everywhere but the lips. That scene melted my butter.""Sky, I'm not kissing you tonight but believe me when I tell you, I've never wanted to kiss a girl more. So stop thinking I'm not attracted to you because you have no idea just how much I am. You can hold my hand, you can run your fingers through my hair, you can straddle me while I feed you spaghetti, but you are not getting kissed tonight. And probably not tomorrow, either. I need this. I need to know for sure that you're feeling every single thing that I'm feeling the moment my lips touch yours. Because I want your first kiss to be the best first kiss in the history of first kisses."" - Holder4. The secondary characters. Six is Sky's first best friend in the whole wide world and she is absolutely the coolest chick. She walks to the beat of her drum. I love her blasé attitude. I love her uplifting texts to Sky. I love how she loves Sky. I love how Sky and Six are so different but also so much alike. And they simply accept each other for who they are. This is a true girl-mance at its best.""Sky, you are beautiful. You are possibly the most exquisite creature in the universe and if anyone tells you otherwise, I'll cut a bitch."" (Text message from Six to Sky)""Only one day at public school and the bitches already made your locker rain?"" she laughs. ""Impressive."" - SixAnd then there is the sassy, bold, and funny Breckin. On Sky's first day of school, he befriends her right away and becomes her second best friend in the whole wide world. He's gay, Mormon, and proud. Breckin rocks.""Breckin shrugs. ""I'm new here. And if you haven't deducted from my impeccable fashion sense, I think it's safe to say that I'm..."" he leans forward and cups his hand to his mouth in secrecy. ""Mormon,"" he whispers."" - Breckin5. The writing is amazing. Miz Hoover knows how to write an emotionally-charged story that made me feel every single word deep inside my soul. My mind went through a smattering of emotions that range from smiling and laughing (a lot!), lust, falling in love with the characters, sadness, shock, worry, nervousness, disgust, grief, acceptance, and contentment. The writing is flawless. It flows from word to word smoothly, keeping me enthralled from the beginning to the very last page. Miz Hoover writes my kind of snarky and snappy humor. I laughed out loud on several occasions. The humor adds charm and lightness to a story that could've potentially been overly dark. And the characters are so vividly real, I felt like I was living their life. Oh, and the twist. When we learn about the twist about halfway through the book, my jaw fell on the ground. It was completely unpredictable.In case you haven't noticed by now, I loved this brilliantly told story. If you are one of the few people left, who love new adult romances, and hasn't read Hopeless, read the freaking book now! I can guarantee you are missing out.With that said, I will leave you with one of my most favorite scenes. Sky is my kind of gal. I love the way she thinks...""My locker seems to have become the hub for sticky notes and nasty letters, none of which I ever see actually being placed on or in my locker. I really don't get what people gain out of doing things like this if they don't even own up to it.Like the note that was stuck to my locker this morning. All it said was, ""Whore.""Really? Where's the creativity in that? They couldn't back it up with an interesting story? Maybe a few details of my indiscretion? If I have to read this s*** every day, the least they could do is make it interesting. If I was going to stoop so low as to leave an unfounded note on someone's locker, I'd at least have the courtesy of entertaining whoever reads it in the process. I'd write something interesting like, ""I saw you in bed with my boyfriend last night. I really don't appreciate you getting massage oil on my cucumbers. Whore.""I laugh and it feels odd, laughing out loud at my own thoughts. I look around and no one is left in the hallway but me.Rather than rip the sticky notes off of my locker like I probably should, I take out my pen and make them a little more creative. You're welcome, passersby."" - SkyRating: AHeat: Warm ANSWERNOTFOUND",Book,"(14, 18)",5,0.0,False -014219672X,books,amazing,relationship,easy to fall,character,3cf6cadcaf5bb489d9c4439b9a5f53ee,e783aebe7a86ff0a9b6e94b82c8c578d,Can you tell about the main character of this book?,2,0.3333333333333333,False,3e664051f188aa9b5886807b43e77ccc,"I went through a whirl wind of emotions while reading this book. It was absolutely terrifying being inside Anna's head while the play was going down. You could feel the real emotions that she was feeling as if you were in that same situation. While some people are reluctant to read this book because of the age difference between Anna and TJ, don't let that stop you from reading! The characters have an amazing relationship and nothing happens between them until after TJ is a legal adult. All in all I laughed, I cried, and got super connected to these characters. I loved the way the book ended and wouldn't have changed a thing. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters have an amazing relationship and nothing happens between them until after TJ is a legal adult,"(386, 494)",2,0.4666666666666667,False -014219672X,books,amazing,relationship,easy to fall,character,3cf6cadcaf5bb489d9c4439b9a5f53ee,e783aebe7a86ff0a9b6e94b82c8c578d,Can you tell about the main character of this book?,2,0.3333333333333333,False,3e664051f188aa9b5886807b43e77ccc,"I went through a whirl wind of emotions while reading this book. It was absolutely terrifying being inside Anna's head while the play was going down. You could feel the real emotions that she was feeling as if you were in that same situation. While some people are reluctant to read this book because of the age difference between Anna and TJ, don't let that stop you from reading! The characters have an amazing relationship and nothing happens between them until after TJ is a legal adult. All in all I laughed, I cried, and got super connected to these characters. I loved the way the book ended and wouldn't have changed a thing. ANSWERNOTFOUND",got super connected to these characters,"(532, 571)",2,0.6666666666666666,True -0743597923,books,evil,guy,large,cast,43aaac3b3a0062b3db2444cfad3e1cb6,a6ddecdaa3b9f8fa6500c97fda3946bb,How large is the cast?,5,0.42857142857142855,False,f15002b3c12468c5dfe413269dd39198,"I haven't read a novel by Stephen King in a long time. I only gave this an okay rating because maybe it's not my kind of novel. I liked the premise, about a small town being isolated by an extraterrestrial dome. And of course all the extreme personalities come out as a result. But it was very long and at a certain point, there were so many characters to keep track of and the bad guys were so evil it was a bit too much. The plot was well done though. There was a lot of shocking stuff, death and violence. I guess it's possible, that the worst natures come out in a situation like that. It was well-crafted and if you're looking for a good plot and something kind of sci-fi, it was enjoyable. I would have liked it to be more compact though. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(745, 759)",5,0.0,False -0743597923,books,evil,guy,large,cast,43aaac3b3a0062b3db2444cfad3e1cb6,a6ddecdaa3b9f8fa6500c97fda3946bb,How large is the cast?,1,0.42857142857142855,False,f15002b3c12468c5dfe413269dd39198,"I haven't read a novel by Stephen King in a long time. I only gave this an okay rating because maybe it's not my kind of novel. I liked the premise, about a small town being isolated by an extraterrestrial dome. And of course all the extreme personalities come out as a result. But it was very long and at a certain point, there were so many characters to keep track of and the bad guys were so evil it was a bit too much. The plot was well done though. There was a lot of shocking stuff, death and violence. I guess it's possible, that the worst natures come out in a situation like that. It was well-crafted and if you're looking for a good plot and something kind of sci-fi, it was enjoyable. I would have liked it to be more compact though. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(745, 759)",1,0.0,False -006073132X,books,interesting,section,interesting,material,2452bdefef1bc7b6a36d26bcd4809e8c,9e16d1fcb489cede1f61cc64f2d55195,What is your impressions about the material of the book?,1,0.0,False,ee1063d4ec842e914f22357115d54ea9,"""Freakonomic"" was an interesting read, but somehow I was expecting more than what it delivered. Though the individual sections were interesting, I was disappointed that there wasn't an overall theme. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(200, 214)",1,0.0,False -006073132X,books,interesting,section,interesting,material,2452bdefef1bc7b6a36d26bcd4809e8c,9e16d1fcb489cede1f61cc64f2d55195,What is your impressions about the material of the book?,1,0.0,False,ee1063d4ec842e914f22357115d54ea9,"""Freakonomic"" was an interesting read, but somehow I was expecting more than what it delivered. Though the individual sections were interesting, I was disappointed that there wasn't an overall theme. ANSWERNOTFOUND",I was disappointed that there was n't an overall theme,"(145, 198)",1,0.375,False -0307939693,books,more,novel,not real,character,3528895c045829bbce5e0f9e14c03a9d,58b706c593b3eda7498be5d213984f4f,Who is the best character?,2,0.3,False,db48374e6edd434f68764bb8641ad513,"This novel was absolutely outstanding and more than worthy of rewards received. In depth look at North Korea from the author who went there. Character development is very intricate, as is the story line. This is literature at its finest.The culture comes alive with all the differences, fears and brainwashing. Control of a people and gradual shifting of Jun Do and others' who come to understand their lives mean little.This is a very deep read and one needs attention to detail. To fully enjoy and appreciate the subtleties. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(530, 544)",2,0.0,False -0307939693,books,more,novel,not real,character,3528895c045829bbce5e0f9e14c03a9d,58b706c593b3eda7498be5d213984f4f,Who is the best character?,1,0.3,False,db48374e6edd434f68764bb8641ad513,"This novel was absolutely outstanding and more than worthy of rewards received. In depth look at North Korea from the author who went there. Character development is very intricate, as is the story line. This is literature at its finest.The culture comes alive with all the differences, fears and brainwashing. Control of a people and gradual shifting of Jun Do and others' who come to understand their lives mean little.This is a very deep read and one needs attention to detail. To fully enjoy and appreciate the subtleties. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Character development is very intricate,"(143, 182)",1,0.3,False -0316055433,books,capable,author,great,description,a5e9a0bafebb3e08d3cb97a248ebbd07,8d522d1fc568bf994a21ca59cb8cb40e,How can I find the description of this hotel I want to know if it's great?,2,0.75,True,368d60b2d8a251c2d0eb25e1b02d0aa6,"My review will not do justice for THE GOLDFINCH, nor will this book affect others as much as it affected me. Bottom line: for those looking for near-literary genius this book is incredible.It took Donna Tartt nearly ten years to write this book, which Amazon awarded the number-one spot in their Best Books of 2013. Believe the hype. Tartt poured every ounce of her literary firepower into making this book spectacular. The descriptive writing comes off as effortless--every description hits every note of nuance perfectly (I was amazed at the level of knowledgeable research: everything from Dragon Ball Z and LARPing, to fine art and high-society Manhattan culture).Allow me to give a bit of a non-spoiler story summary. Theodore Decker, aged 13, ends up taking a stop at a museum (presumably the Frick) with his mother. An explosion sets off the events of Theo's life, including the smuggling out of the priceless eponymous painting. The book is segmented into the various stages of Theo's transition from teenager into adulthood, moving about the country, with the constant MacGuffin reminder of ""his"" painting. There are multiple stories to be enjoyed, my favorite being Theo's family life, as well as introductions to the gangster-ridden art underworld.Tartt hits the top of her crescendos when Theo is left alone, where his mind can stew. Not many authors are capable of solo scenes, but this is where Tartt shines. The last couple-of-hundred pages present the deepest of meta-philosophical thought that carries through long after the book's closure. Make no mistake, the rest of the book is treasured--her dialogue is realistic and always in conflict--but Theo's solo scenes were my personal highlight.People interested in literature should take no second thoughts of diving in headfirst. Writers should study this book as if it were classic art. Lexiconists will appreciate the careful assembly of words. If you've been waiting to read a book of great literary value, this is it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1990, 2004)",2,0.0,False -0316055433,books,capable,author,great,description,a5e9a0bafebb3e08d3cb97a248ebbd07,8d522d1fc568bf994a21ca59cb8cb40e,How can I find the description of this hotel I want to know if it's great?,2,0.75,True,368d60b2d8a251c2d0eb25e1b02d0aa6,"My review will not do justice for THE GOLDFINCH, nor will this book affect others as much as it affected me. Bottom line: for those looking for near-literary genius this book is incredible.It took Donna Tartt nearly ten years to write this book, which Amazon awarded the number-one spot in their Best Books of 2013. Believe the hype. Tartt poured every ounce of her literary firepower into making this book spectacular. The descriptive writing comes off as effortless--every description hits every note of nuance perfectly (I was amazed at the level of knowledgeable research: everything from Dragon Ball Z and LARPing, to fine art and high-society Manhattan culture).Allow me to give a bit of a non-spoiler story summary. Theodore Decker, aged 13, ends up taking a stop at a museum (presumably the Frick) with his mother. An explosion sets off the events of Theo's life, including the smuggling out of the priceless eponymous painting. The book is segmented into the various stages of Theo's transition from teenager into adulthood, moving about the country, with the constant MacGuffin reminder of ""his"" painting. There are multiple stories to be enjoyed, my favorite being Theo's family life, as well as introductions to the gangster-ridden art underworld.Tartt hits the top of her crescendos when Theo is left alone, where his mind can stew. Not many authors are capable of solo scenes, but this is where Tartt shines. The last couple-of-hundred pages present the deepest of meta-philosophical thought that carries through long after the book's closure. Make no mistake, the rest of the book is treasured--her dialogue is realistic and always in conflict--but Theo's solo scenes were my personal highlight.People interested in literature should take no second thoughts of diving in headfirst. Writers should study this book as if it were classic art. Lexiconists will appreciate the careful assembly of words. If you've been waiting to read a book of great literary value, this is it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1990, 2004)",2,0.0,False -1482568519,books,interesting,one,good,handle,8b429c1cc2456f633ff6a951e2128c16,c90dd100c9c48eeff0dc99ccd4c288b6,How does the author handle the dilemma of daenery?,1,0.0,False,501d8db8bad4e2ca59413040a6afaead,"Occasionally I see these 2.99 books, with good reviews...that just suck. There are a few authors on amazon who have obviously bought their reviews. This one had a surprising number of pretty high reviews so I was kind of suspect to be honest. I hadn't read the other book by this author, but...this one just sounded interesting enough that I figured why not.Score. I loved it. This is one of the books on amazon that has earned its score. If you liked books like starship troopers, or any military science fiction this is a good choice. Well developed characters, fun plot, etc. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(586, 600)",1,0.0,False -1482568519,books,interesting,one,good,handle,8b429c1cc2456f633ff6a951e2128c16,c90dd100c9c48eeff0dc99ccd4c288b6,How does the author handle the dilemma of daenery?,1,0.0,False,501d8db8bad4e2ca59413040a6afaead,"Occasionally I see these 2.99 books, with good reviews...that just suck. There are a few authors on amazon who have obviously bought their reviews. This one had a surprising number of pretty high reviews so I was kind of suspect to be honest. I hadn't read the other book by this author, but...this one just sounded interesting enough that I figured why not.Score. I loved it. This is one of the books on amazon that has earned its score. If you liked books like starship troopers, or any military science fiction this is a good choice. Well developed characters, fun plot, etc. ANSWERNOTFOUND",This one had a surprising number of pretty high,"(150, 197)",1,0.68,True -0451419707,books,main,character,easy,character,4ba080d6247e961b572c5024afbe8a61,8026f5ff41a6b6601ff70fe602767e55,What was character like?,2,0.0,False,d72af2ac6fe289bd06633c0bb9665db0,"I literally bought this book a little over 24 hours ago and what can I say, it really keeps your attention. If you are like me and love a good romance novel then stop reading reviews and just buy it right now because you won't be disappointed.PROS- Great character development. I could mentally imagine every single character and fell in love with some of them, could relate to some of their problems and literally cried when they cried at times.- Good story line. There was drama when there needed to be. There were comical moments, many sad moments and some very happy times as well. The story developed into something that really touched my heart. Dealing with death is not something to easily write about, however, Young elaborates on it beautifully and shows how to deal with and get over the loss of a loved one.- Heated romance. Need I say more?CONS- The only two bad things that I can really say about the book is that first of all, it was somewhat predictable. The hinted foreshadowing is far from subtle. Although there were a few moments in the book that I was actually caught by surprise and wasn't expecting it to happen.- Secondly, there were a lot of similarities between this book and the Fifty Shades series. Both had characters that were really mentally messed up. Both have the main male character being drop dead sexy, rich businessmen that are very protective over the women they love, and have also been through terrible tragedy. Both main male characters also get into bar fights. However, as I got deeper and deeper into the book, I was finding more and more differences between them where I was able to mentally separate them, but in a good way. Now that I have read the entire book, I can say that although it does share some characteristics with Fifty Shades of Grey, On Dublin Street differentiates enough from it to make it unique and a very very good read.In my opinion, it would make an excellent movie that would really teach an important life lesson. Remorse, forgiveness, and love. ANSWERNOTFOUND","Both have the main male character being drop dead sexy , rich businessmen that are very protective","(1283, 1380)",2,0.4805555555555556,False -0451419707,books,main,character,easy,character,4ba080d6247e961b572c5024afbe8a61,8026f5ff41a6b6601ff70fe602767e55,What was character like?,1,0.0,False,d72af2ac6fe289bd06633c0bb9665db0,"I literally bought this book a little over 24 hours ago and what can I say, it really keeps your attention. If you are like me and love a good romance novel then stop reading reviews and just buy it right now because you won't be disappointed.PROS- Great character development. I could mentally imagine every single character and fell in love with some of them, could relate to some of their problems and literally cried when they cried at times.- Good story line. There was drama when there needed to be. There were comical moments, many sad moments and some very happy times as well. The story developed into something that really touched my heart. Dealing with death is not something to easily write about, however, Young elaborates on it beautifully and shows how to deal with and get over the loss of a loved one.- Heated romance. Need I say more?CONS- The only two bad things that I can really say about the book is that first of all, it was somewhat predictable. The hinted foreshadowing is far from subtle. Although there were a few moments in the book that I was actually caught by surprise and wasn't expecting it to happen.- Secondly, there were a lot of similarities between this book and the Fifty Shades series. Both had characters that were really mentally messed up. Both have the main male character being drop dead sexy, rich businessmen that are very protective over the women they love, and have also been through terrible tragedy. Both main male characters also get into bar fights. However, as I got deeper and deeper into the book, I was finding more and more differences between them where I was able to mentally separate them, but in a good way. Now that I have read the entire book, I can say that although it does share some characteristics with Fifty Shades of Grey, On Dublin Street differentiates enough from it to make it unique and a very very good read.In my opinion, it would make an excellent movie that would really teach an important life lesson. Remorse, forgiveness, and love. ANSWERNOTFOUND",sexy,"(1333, 1337)",1,1.0,True -0316206849,books,bore,plot,weak,plot,77772a41cdea732f6faeaa3a751a9bc2,6b7c25ba035a3ebf81bb45e6801e07df,How weak was that plot?,5,0.625,True,bdce690ee7da3a1912fcac93c9434b07,Sorry to say but I was really hard time finish this book and had to fast forward at the end because I was almost falling asleep when trying to finish it! There is absolutely no actions what so far and the plot is boring. The author write so much details in everything that it seem to me to just write them to add pages abut the result stay the same!! Before start to read it I was impress by all the positive comments and say well give it a try but if it was really JK Rowlings who wrote this book I prefer the Harry Potter series! So I am not recommending this book to anyone.... Sorry but boring!! ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(600, 614)",5,0.0,False -0316206849,books,bore,plot,weak,plot,77772a41cdea732f6faeaa3a751a9bc2,6b7c25ba035a3ebf81bb45e6801e07df,How weak was that plot?,5,0.625,True,bdce690ee7da3a1912fcac93c9434b07,Sorry to say but I was really hard time finish this book and had to fast forward at the end because I was almost falling asleep when trying to finish it! There is absolutely no actions what so far and the plot is boring. The author write so much details in everything that it seem to me to just write them to add pages abut the result stay the same!! Before start to read it I was impress by all the positive comments and say well give it a try but if it was really JK Rowlings who wrote this book I prefer the Harry Potter series! So I am not recommending this book to anyone.... Sorry but boring!! ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(600, 614)",5,0.0,False -0316055433,books,inventive,story,superb,character,17b3f47f874738fffef30c3790b693a4,129a17551d70c1c7e2246ebfa3a202fc,How many characters does the play have?,4,0.5,False,62028609c57e9a6407ab4bc28c3452fb,"I thought the story was especially inventive and interesting, but it became too "wordy" for me, after awhile. I found myself skipping whole passages, just to get to the meat of what was happening. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(205, 219)",4,0.0,False -0316055433,books,inventive,story,superb,character,17b3f47f874738fffef30c3790b693a4,129a17551d70c1c7e2246ebfa3a202fc,How many characters does the play have?,5,0.5,False,62028609c57e9a6407ab4bc28c3452fb,"I thought the story was especially inventive and interesting, but it became too "wordy" for me, after awhile. I found myself skipping whole passages, just to get to the meat of what was happening. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(205, 219)",5,0.0,False -0316206849,books,marvelous,character,appeal,character,cb7752468420353387cd2cf47409efa0,4becaf2276f0d88f2b1210e74b0e8a23,Are the characters vivid and appeal?,1,0.75,True,772ecaf269bd4e90ba1232620a48f4aa,"REVIEWED BY LAURAFirst of all, let me address the elephant in the room. There's been a lot of buzz about the fact that this book wasn't popular when it was by an unknown author and then became bestselling after people found out it was written by J.K. Rowling. This has led to speculation about what this means for the publishing industry, what it means for unknown authors trying to get published, etc. I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY OF THAT. True, I may not have picked up this book if it hadn't been written by Ms. Rowling, but regardless, I did read it and I liked it, so there you go.Also, my husband kindly bought a copy of this for me on our recent trip to London, so I technically read the ""British"" version--I'm sure some things have been ""Americanized"" in the version available in the U.S., but I'm guessing there aren't any substantive differences.All disclaimers aside, I thought this was a really, REALLY well done private investigator procedural. The plot was exciting, and I thought the characters were marvelous. J.K. Rowling is such a keen observer of people, I think, and it really shows in her writing. Cormoran Strike, our hero, is perfectly flawed in just the way I love characters to be.There was such an interesting dynamic between the two main characters, unlike any I have ever read. Cormoran Strike is the private investigator, and Robin is a temp who shows up at Strike's office on a Monday morning. However, Strike thought he canceled the temp arrangement, due to the fact that he has pretty much no money. The scene where Robin and Strike meet (actually physically crash into each other) is just so perfect. There's nothing overtly hilarious about it, but I love how Rowling uses subtle humor. For example, soon after Robin arrives for her first day of work, a client shows up (an extremely rare event). Robin does not want to let on to the client that she is not the regular secretary, thinking it will reflect poorly on Strike. So she suffers through Strike calling her Sandra multiple times, and then asks them very professionally if she can get them anything to drink. They both ask for coffee with sugar:-------------He saw her mouth twist as she closed the door behind her, and only then did he remember that he did not have any coffee, sugar or, indeed, cups.-------------I know what you're thinking--oh the characters get together and it's a romance, too! Nope. That's part of what I loved about it--it's such an unusual relationship to write. The down-on-his-luck PI trying to solve a difficult case and his temp secretary who he's just met trying to assist him. So original.The central mystery of the story is very well done, and I kept flipping the pages faster and faster to try to get to the bottom of it. At one point, I remember thinking to myself, ""There are literally 15 people who I think are possibly guilty at this point."" That's like Agatha Christie level of skill, people. It's Murder on the Orient Express, except, you know, without the train. And the way it did end I thought was completely masterful. Twist after twist and turn after turn, there is no way you will see it coming.We know Strike has a huge backstory, most of which we only get in bits and pieces throughout this novel. I guess that is my one and only complaint about this one--there were a lot of things that felt unfinished (and some parts that seemed like digressions from the main story)--but I suppose this makes sense for the first book in a series. I can't wait for future installments to find out more about what exactly happened to him in the army, why he left, more about the history between him and his ex-fiancée, and to see if anything except mutual respect ever develops between him and Robin. There were also some interesting things alluded to about Robin's past, and I hope those are also explored in more detail.To me, the fact that this book is written by J.K. Rowling doesn't come as much of a surprise. Good writing: check. Well-developed characters with room for more development: check. Intricate and detail-oriented plot: check. Also, I read somewhere that if you think about it, the Harry Potter novels are sort of like thrillers/mysteries. So it's not surprising to me that Rowling can keep the page-turning suspense going, just using a slightly different medium.BOTTOM LINEI LOVED IT. I consumed like 100 pages of this book at a time. Seriously, if you are a fan of detective fiction, good writing, excellent characters, and a book that will continually keep you guessing, you should pick this one up. I personally can't wait to read more about the adventures of Cormoran Strike, PI, and am anxiously awaiting the second book in the series! Do you ever finish a book and then just really miss the characters and wish you were still reading it? And even if you pick up another book that is quite good, you sort of glance longingly at the previous book, remembering all the good times you had together? Anyone?RATING: A- ANSWERNOTFOUND",I thought the characters were marvelous,"(979, 1018)",1,1.0,True -0316206849,books,marvelous,character,appeal,character,cb7752468420353387cd2cf47409efa0,4becaf2276f0d88f2b1210e74b0e8a23,Are the characters vivid and appeal?,5,0.75,True,772ecaf269bd4e90ba1232620a48f4aa,"REVIEWED BY LAURAFirst of all, let me address the elephant in the room. There's been a lot of buzz about the fact that this book wasn't popular when it was by an unknown author and then became bestselling after people found out it was written by J.K. Rowling. This has led to speculation about what this means for the publishing industry, what it means for unknown authors trying to get published, etc. I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY OF THAT. True, I may not have picked up this book if it hadn't been written by Ms. Rowling, but regardless, I did read it and I liked it, so there you go.Also, my husband kindly bought a copy of this for me on our recent trip to London, so I technically read the ""British"" version--I'm sure some things have been ""Americanized"" in the version available in the U.S., but I'm guessing there aren't any substantive differences.All disclaimers aside, I thought this was a really, REALLY well done private investigator procedural. The plot was exciting, and I thought the characters were marvelous. J.K. Rowling is such a keen observer of people, I think, and it really shows in her writing. Cormoran Strike, our hero, is perfectly flawed in just the way I love characters to be.There was such an interesting dynamic between the two main characters, unlike any I have ever read. Cormoran Strike is the private investigator, and Robin is a temp who shows up at Strike's office on a Monday morning. However, Strike thought he canceled the temp arrangement, due to the fact that he has pretty much no money. The scene where Robin and Strike meet (actually physically crash into each other) is just so perfect. There's nothing overtly hilarious about it, but I love how Rowling uses subtle humor. For example, soon after Robin arrives for her first day of work, a client shows up (an extremely rare event). Robin does not want to let on to the client that she is not the regular secretary, thinking it will reflect poorly on Strike. So she suffers through Strike calling her Sandra multiple times, and then asks them very professionally if she can get them anything to drink. They both ask for coffee with sugar:-------------He saw her mouth twist as she closed the door behind her, and only then did he remember that he did not have any coffee, sugar or, indeed, cups.-------------I know what you're thinking--oh the characters get together and it's a romance, too! Nope. That's part of what I loved about it--it's such an unusual relationship to write. The down-on-his-luck PI trying to solve a difficult case and his temp secretary who he's just met trying to assist him. So original.The central mystery of the story is very well done, and I kept flipping the pages faster and faster to try to get to the bottom of it. At one point, I remember thinking to myself, ""There are literally 15 people who I think are possibly guilty at this point."" That's like Agatha Christie level of skill, people. It's Murder on the Orient Express, except, you know, without the train. And the way it did end I thought was completely masterful. Twist after twist and turn after turn, there is no way you will see it coming.We know Strike has a huge backstory, most of which we only get in bits and pieces throughout this novel. I guess that is my one and only complaint about this one--there were a lot of things that felt unfinished (and some parts that seemed like digressions from the main story)--but I suppose this makes sense for the first book in a series. I can't wait for future installments to find out more about what exactly happened to him in the army, why he left, more about the history between him and his ex-fiancée, and to see if anything except mutual respect ever develops between him and Robin. There were also some interesting things alluded to about Robin's past, and I hope those are also explored in more detail.To me, the fact that this book is written by J.K. Rowling doesn't come as much of a surprise. Good writing: check. Well-developed characters with room for more development: check. Intricate and detail-oriented plot: check. Also, I read somewhere that if you think about it, the Harry Potter novels are sort of like thrillers/mysteries. So it's not surprising to me that Rowling can keep the page-turning suspense going, just using a slightly different medium.BOTTOM LINEI LOVED IT. I consumed like 100 pages of this book at a time. Seriously, if you are a fan of detective fiction, good writing, excellent characters, and a book that will continually keep you guessing, you should pick this one up. I personally can't wait to read more about the adventures of Cormoran Strike, PI, and am anxiously awaiting the second book in the series! Do you ever finish a book and then just really miss the characters and wish you were still reading it? And even if you pick up another book that is quite good, you sort of glance longingly at the previous book, remembering all the good times you had together? Anyone?RATING: A- ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4961, 4975)",5,0.0,False -0545123267,books,much,time,close,character,6544ac306f665f936abb36745fef9805,eda83fe6d24cd6860657f249e27baae7,What do you feel about this character?,2,0.0,False,d4ffbd38090a6ef8db25b543e8756c81,"I had some reservations about buying this book. I knew little about it except that it was the love story between a girl and a werewolf. As it is a YA I'll admit I was worried it would be a little too Twilight, which I loathed. The beautiful cover was what was sucked me in and I certainly don't regret it.Shiver is everything Twilight isn't, a truly believable romance with believable, equal characters, and above all it is beautifully written. Maggie Stiefvater is an artist with words, creating stunning pictures with just a few sentences. A true wordsmith.Sam and Grace's relationship is just beautiful. I have found recently that YA paranormal romance can actually provide a much ore meaningful relationship than adult paranormal romance. Adult paranormal romances have sex and intense sexual attraction to keep the pace briskly moving along. In YA paranormal romance relationships are expected to be more chaste which means even a little thing like handholding can become incredibly significant and touching.I loved that Sam wasn't an alpha wolf. He was just an ordinary guy with an extraordinary secret. It made him wholly believable and made his falling in love with Grace all the more believable too. I'll admit I found it a bit odd that Sam apparently fell in love with Grace when she was 10 and she with him when she just knew him as a wolf but once these two characters are together, you really don't care about how they fell in love, simply that they are in love. Their relationship was rich with meaning, every look and touch leaping off the page. It is rare that two characters complement each other quite so well and I laughed with them, cried with them, held my breath for them. They were so excellently portrayed that I really felt like I knew them both and cared so badly about what happened to them.The secondary characters were equally wonderful; fizzy Rachel and introverted Olivia, who I'm sure we'll see more of in Linger, Shelby, who again may have more to contribute and my favourite, Beck. My only complaint about him is that there wasn't enough of him! What was so wonderful about Beck was that he actually only appears in person in a very small part of the book. The rest of the time he is only being spoken about, primarily by Sam to Grace. It is testament to Stiefvater's writing skills that I really felt like I was in Grace's shoes at this point so by the time she and Beck actually met, I felt that I already knew him. Paul was perhaps the one character I didn't much care for. He didn't have much to contribute to the story and what little page time he occupies he seems to be getting attacked/injured. I didn't find him very impressive considering he is supposed to be the pack alpha.There is no trite love triangle in Shiver, though Stiefvater has opportunity to evolve one with the character of John. This is, quite simply, a love story between two brilliantly portrayed people who want nothing more than to be together but who both know they might not have much time.The book alternates between Sam and Grace's point-of-view, cleverly evolving both characters at an equal rate. The pacing isn't brisk but fluid and I simply couldn't put the book down. Stiefvater is perhaps the only author I have ever read who can write chapters that are, at times, half a page long, and actually not annoy me. Normally this is one of my biggest turnoffs when reading but Stiefvater's skill with words not only pulls it off but made me realise the book couldn't have been written any other way.A truly exquisite love story. I can't wait to read the sequels. ANSWERNOTFOUND",I loved that Sam was n't an alpha wolf,"(1013, 1050)",2,0.8,True -0545123267,books,much,time,close,character,6544ac306f665f936abb36745fef9805,eda83fe6d24cd6860657f249e27baae7,What do you feel about this character?,2,0.0,False,d4ffbd38090a6ef8db25b543e8756c81,"I had some reservations about buying this book. I knew little about it except that it was the love story between a girl and a werewolf. As it is a YA I'll admit I was worried it would be a little too Twilight, which I loathed. The beautiful cover was what was sucked me in and I certainly don't regret it.Shiver is everything Twilight isn't, a truly believable romance with believable, equal characters, and above all it is beautifully written. Maggie Stiefvater is an artist with words, creating stunning pictures with just a few sentences. A true wordsmith.Sam and Grace's relationship is just beautiful. I have found recently that YA paranormal romance can actually provide a much ore meaningful relationship than adult paranormal romance. Adult paranormal romances have sex and intense sexual attraction to keep the pace briskly moving along. In YA paranormal romance relationships are expected to be more chaste which means even a little thing like handholding can become incredibly significant and touching.I loved that Sam wasn't an alpha wolf. He was just an ordinary guy with an extraordinary secret. It made him wholly believable and made his falling in love with Grace all the more believable too. I'll admit I found it a bit odd that Sam apparently fell in love with Grace when she was 10 and she with him when she just knew him as a wolf but once these two characters are together, you really don't care about how they fell in love, simply that they are in love. Their relationship was rich with meaning, every look and touch leaping off the page. It is rare that two characters complement each other quite so well and I laughed with them, cried with them, held my breath for them. They were so excellently portrayed that I really felt like I knew them both and cared so badly about what happened to them.The secondary characters were equally wonderful; fizzy Rachel and introverted Olivia, who I'm sure we'll see more of in Linger, Shelby, who again may have more to contribute and my favourite, Beck. My only complaint about him is that there wasn't enough of him! What was so wonderful about Beck was that he actually only appears in person in a very small part of the book. The rest of the time he is only being spoken about, primarily by Sam to Grace. It is testament to Stiefvater's writing skills that I really felt like I was in Grace's shoes at this point so by the time she and Beck actually met, I felt that I already knew him. Paul was perhaps the one character I didn't much care for. He didn't have much to contribute to the story and what little page time he occupies he seems to be getting attacked/injured. I didn't find him very impressive considering he is supposed to be the pack alpha.There is no trite love triangle in Shiver, though Stiefvater has opportunity to evolve one with the character of John. This is, quite simply, a love story between two brilliantly portrayed people who want nothing more than to be together but who both know they might not have much time.The book alternates between Sam and Grace's point-of-view, cleverly evolving both characters at an equal rate. The pacing isn't brisk but fluid and I simply couldn't put the book down. Stiefvater is perhaps the only author I have ever read who can write chapters that are, at times, half a page long, and actually not annoy me. Normally this is one of my biggest turnoffs when reading but Stiefvater's skill with words not only pulls it off but made me realise the book couldn't have been written any other way.A truly exquisite love story. I can't wait to read the sequels. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3580, 3594)",2,0.0,False -0439023483,books,bad,character,few,flaw,bdcf6fee31c1120cab7bc479e541390a,3012a4e762602ddc4a3e1b6589305964,Are there many flaws in the laws ?,1,0.5,False,ad0ab50193fed6feab874b575123d19b,"I was certain that I wouldn't like this book before I started reading it. Friends of mine had given me the basic idea of the plot, and I thought it would be terrible. I saw how popular this trilogy had become and assumed it was just another Twilight. I was wrong.Although I wouldn't say that the series is as good as Harry Potter, I think it's a fair comparison. I think the story is just as excellent; I think it's every bit as memorable. I think the writing is better, but the characters just don't compare. J. k. Rowling had a way with creating characters that I've never seen matched and that's where I think the Harry Potter series has the slight edge. However, Katnis Everdeen has become one of my all time favorite characters from a book, so I'm not saying that the characters are bad.The main problem that I had that kept me from really loving this series was that there are so many physically incomprehensible things that happen over the course of the story that I could not overlook.Overall, though, my opinion is very favorable. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1047, 1061)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,bad,character,few,flaw,bdcf6fee31c1120cab7bc479e541390a,3012a4e762602ddc4a3e1b6589305964,Are there many flaws in the laws ?,1,0.5,False,ad0ab50193fed6feab874b575123d19b,"I was certain that I wouldn't like this book before I started reading it. Friends of mine had given me the basic idea of the plot, and I thought it would be terrible. I saw how popular this trilogy had become and assumed it was just another Twilight. I was wrong.Although I wouldn't say that the series is as good as Harry Potter, I think it's a fair comparison. I think the story is just as excellent; I think it's every bit as memorable. I think the writing is better, but the characters just don't compare. J. k. Rowling had a way with creating characters that I've never seen matched and that's where I think the Harry Potter series has the slight edge. However, Katnis Everdeen has become one of my all time favorite characters from a book, so I'm not saying that the characters are bad.The main problem that I had that kept me from really loving this series was that there are so many physically incomprehensible things that happen over the course of the story that I could not overlook.Overall, though, my opinion is very favorable. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1047, 1061)",1,0.0,False -0061985848,books,special,ability,pretty,cover,269b17a77ed7cbb294c6d52e6aa88bf9,30f78f03e0e81a14159fb71e2f4e45db,Why do I have a pretty cover?,1,1.0,True,5ba3a781ceb768b970f2957d847b8543,"Evie has a special ability to see through any paranormal's ""glamour"". After coming back from a mission she sees through the glamour of the shape shifter who is impersonating her mother figure character, Raquel. Turns out the shape shifter is named Lend. He's male. He's hot. He is the love interest. Unfortunately you also have Reth (Lorethen) who is the evil/beautiful/scary Fairy who is basically trying to stalk her. I might add right here that I much prefer fairies over vampires and find it so sad that they are used more in literature. Oh, and if your teen loves vampires - they LOOK like nasty rotting corpses to Evie. You might want to warn the teen in question.Anyhow this is the first book in a series so of course we don't get real closure. The whole idea of being able to see through glamour is not unique - it's in all the older fairy tales I'm glad to see it's making its way back into literature. The way the idea is portrayed though makes it make sense. I won't ruin the story by giving out spoilers to the rest just know that someone is killing paranormals as well as killing a large group of the International Paranormal Containment Agency (Evie's group).At the same time though I admit that some of the story felt very Mary Sue-ish. Finding Evie forces the whole Agency to become an international one as EVERYONE wants access to Evie. So in that - the book fails. Overall very good book, and I felt it was thin enough that you could probably get away with giving it to reluctant Readers.Before I forget- 4 stars for me means that I enjoyed reading it, but would not have it on my own personal shelf. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1620, 1634)",1,0.0,False -0061985848,books,special,ability,pretty,cover,269b17a77ed7cbb294c6d52e6aa88bf9,30f78f03e0e81a14159fb71e2f4e45db,Why do I have a pretty cover?,1,1.0,True,5ba3a781ceb768b970f2957d847b8543,"Evie has a special ability to see through any paranormal's ""glamour"". After coming back from a mission she sees through the glamour of the shape shifter who is impersonating her mother figure character, Raquel. Turns out the shape shifter is named Lend. He's male. He's hot. He is the love interest. Unfortunately you also have Reth (Lorethen) who is the evil/beautiful/scary Fairy who is basically trying to stalk her. I might add right here that I much prefer fairies over vampires and find it so sad that they are used more in literature. Oh, and if your teen loves vampires - they LOOK like nasty rotting corpses to Evie. You might want to warn the teen in question.Anyhow this is the first book in a series so of course we don't get real closure. The whole idea of being able to see through glamour is not unique - it's in all the older fairy tales I'm glad to see it's making its way back into literature. The way the idea is portrayed though makes it make sense. I won't ruin the story by giving out spoilers to the rest just know that someone is killing paranormals as well as killing a large group of the International Paranormal Containment Agency (Evie's group).At the same time though I admit that some of the story felt very Mary Sue-ish. Finding Evie forces the whole Agency to become an international one as EVERYONE wants access to Evie. So in that - the book fails. Overall very good book, and I felt it was thin enough that you could probably get away with giving it to reluctant Readers.Before I forget- 4 stars for me means that I enjoyed reading it, but would not have it on my own personal shelf. ANSWERNOTFOUND",but would not have it on my own personal shelf,"(1572, 1618)",1,0.65,True -0099450259,books,easy,time,much,respect,8a37f9f56a83b59e7212b479882b300f,35811e797f0272bb1c8d8eec4f789de1,Can you show some respect for the deads?,5,0.0,False,84e8cb2246ed798f802835ed75cce668,"My son has been diagnosed with autism, and I feel like the author really does get what autistic people are like.But the thing I liked most was how he managed to portray Christopher as the only character with real depth and texture. Where Christopher has his very obvious and real limitations, his parents are enmired in equally debilitating and more stupid squabbles and jealousies. Christopher's issues come across to me as more real. He doesn't like people to touch him for a very good reason - because it hurts. He was certainly the most sympathetic character in the book, but also the bravest, the most honorable, the smartest, the wisest, the fairest, the one with the most interesting life. Everybody else in the book was sort of flat and predictable by comparison. He was the hero. He had a future you wanted to know about. At least that's how I saw it. And in real life, as I experience it, it can really be that way. For that reason, autism isn't this gigantic tragedy to me. Yes, you wonder who will hire him and love him when you are gone, and no, he wasn't prom king. But there are plenty of compensations if you can get past all that.I've read some reviews about how Christopher fails to understand the tragedy of his parent's divorce, because autistic people have no empathy and so on and so forth. I beg to differ. Christopher is initially motivated by his love for a dog, and a sense of the injustice done to the dog. But his other big move is to go to London, which wouldn't have happened if he hadn't cared about his mother. He explains that the reason he has an easier time with animals is that they don't lie to him. He understands their minds and can trust them to be faithful and honest... it's not about lack of empathy for people. Every autistic person I know well is deeply empathetic. Because of (for example) the stupid fights he sees his parents go through, people have to do more to gain his trust. Autism is seen as a disability, because people like Christopher don't get some really big things, like that his father isn't going to kill him. But Christopher doesn't get his father for the same reason his father doesn't get him - because their brains are wired differently. In this sense, Christopher isn't any dumber or less empathetic or less rational than his father, and Haddon conveys this beautifully.Christopher and his father are thrown into this world with different brains, but with the same desire to create a meaningful life. The mind of Christopher's father gives him certain advantages toward this end, but Christopher's mind gives him equally big advantages, and Haddon leaves you genuinely wondering which mind you would rather have. It was just great. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2699, 2713)",5,0.0,False -0099450259,books,easy,time,much,respect,8a37f9f56a83b59e7212b479882b300f,35811e797f0272bb1c8d8eec4f789de1,Can you show some respect for the deads?,1,0.0,False,84e8cb2246ed798f802835ed75cce668,"My son has been diagnosed with autism, and I feel like the author really does get what autistic people are like.But the thing I liked most was how he managed to portray Christopher as the only character with real depth and texture. Where Christopher has his very obvious and real limitations, his parents are enmired in equally debilitating and more stupid squabbles and jealousies. Christopher's issues come across to me as more real. He doesn't like people to touch him for a very good reason - because it hurts. He was certainly the most sympathetic character in the book, but also the bravest, the most honorable, the smartest, the wisest, the fairest, the one with the most interesting life. Everybody else in the book was sort of flat and predictable by comparison. He was the hero. He had a future you wanted to know about. At least that's how I saw it. And in real life, as I experience it, it can really be that way. For that reason, autism isn't this gigantic tragedy to me. Yes, you wonder who will hire him and love him when you are gone, and no, he wasn't prom king. But there are plenty of compensations if you can get past all that.I've read some reviews about how Christopher fails to understand the tragedy of his parent's divorce, because autistic people have no empathy and so on and so forth. I beg to differ. Christopher is initially motivated by his love for a dog, and a sense of the injustice done to the dog. But his other big move is to go to London, which wouldn't have happened if he hadn't cared about his mother. He explains that the reason he has an easier time with animals is that they don't lie to him. He understands their minds and can trust them to be faithful and honest... it's not about lack of empathy for people. Every autistic person I know well is deeply empathetic. Because of (for example) the stupid fights he sees his parents go through, people have to do more to gain his trust. Autism is seen as a disability, because people like Christopher don't get some really big things, like that his father isn't going to kill him. But Christopher doesn't get his father for the same reason his father doesn't get him - because their brains are wired differently. In this sense, Christopher isn't any dumber or less empathetic or less rational than his father, and Haddon conveys this beautifully.Christopher and his father are thrown into this world with different brains, but with the same desire to create a meaningful life. The mind of Christopher's father gives him certain advantages toward this end, but Christopher's mind gives him equally big advantages, and Haddon leaves you genuinely wondering which mind you would rather have. It was just great. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Christopher as the only character with real depth and texture,"(169, 230)",1,0.65,True -0345803485,books,bland,character,underdeveloped,character,ffeeb8357aba81005509455bd803fe5d,cbec490416f8f06ae92997e2253767dc,How are the characters?,1,0.0,False,4273560558dd757dfee7c2bf969f791d,"I couldn't get past the first chapter, it was so horrible. I guess I just have higher standards! I prefer fun Xtoriez like Go Get The Girl. But I digress. The characters were bland; the writing poor; and the imagination was unimaginative. There are so many better things to read. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters were bland,"(155, 180)",1,0.8333333333333334,True -0345803485,books,bland,character,underdeveloped,character,ffeeb8357aba81005509455bd803fe5d,cbec490416f8f06ae92997e2253767dc,How are the characters?,1,0.0,False,4273560558dd757dfee7c2bf969f791d,"I couldn't get past the first chapter, it was so horrible. I guess I just have higher standards! I prefer fun Xtoriez like Go Get The Girl. But I digress. The characters were bland; the writing poor; and the imagination was unimaginative. There are so many better things to read. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters were bland,"(155, 180)",1,0.8333333333333334,True -014219672X,books,complete,story,brilliant,way,a1cdcbe61e2080692616ecbe02192e59,1f8b8f9d30440da11a1005814336abe0,What is the way in which the author incorporates the old Jacob?,2,0.2,False,2ce92ead9b83c4dae1874d36145c7601,"Could not put this book down! The pace is so good, not too fast or too slow. The developing romance was really to be believed. I loved having the story be truly complete. That it was not over the second they found relief. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(225, 239)",2,0.0,False -014219672X,books,complete,story,brilliant,way,a1cdcbe61e2080692616ecbe02192e59,1f8b8f9d30440da11a1005814336abe0,What is the way in which the author incorporates the old Jacob?,1,0.2,False,2ce92ead9b83c4dae1874d36145c7601,"Could not put this book down! The pace is so good, not too fast or too slow. The developing romance was really to be believed. I loved having the story be truly complete. That it was not over the second they found relief. ANSWERNOTFOUND",That it was not over the second they found relief,"(174, 223)",1,0.0,False -1476776016,books,complete,book,perfect,timing,90da7a6d0261b75c4be602f7ee2e18ed,1da8c2bb0056f27caf5d2e25bfa8cac7,How can I sing so that the timing of my voice is perfect?,5,1.0,True,6c3206f0f47d3d49a27b12896b684181,"This book was ok, but I felt that it was hurried along and then ended a little more abruptly than I would have liked. I felt that there are too many unresolved issues for this book to be complete. However, I did enjoy reading the continued story of Rush and Blaire. I just hope that there is another book to tie up some of the loose ends. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(342, 356)",5,0.0,False -1476776016,books,complete,book,perfect,timing,90da7a6d0261b75c4be602f7ee2e18ed,1da8c2bb0056f27caf5d2e25bfa8cac7,How can I sing so that the timing of my voice is perfect?,2,1.0,True,6c3206f0f47d3d49a27b12896b684181,"This book was ok, but I felt that it was hurried along and then ended a little more abruptly than I would have liked. I felt that there are too many unresolved issues for this book to be complete. However, I did enjoy reading the continued story of Rush and Blaire. I just hope that there is another book to tie up some of the loose ends. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(342, 356)",2,0.0,False -0141039280,books,smooth,writing style,engage,character,05e473d42b993a81d1b7a74b8667b8f7,1af8cdee6d6672fcca9fc5578ac9946e,Does the characters are interesing enough?,2,0.5,False,3282bb5b312ec465b38bd3df9cd0b0fc,"The Help is truly an astounding debut both because it is a great book of the modern times and it is focused on a very sensitive topic. The novel is set in Jackson, Mississippi and is written from the perspective of three women, two of them black maids to rich white families. The novel is depressing to say the least, specially for my generation, one which hasn't experienced this state of affairs during their lifetime. Despite the grim topic, it is the kind of page turner which would put the latest juicy fantasies to shame. The characters could not have been better, the story is based on something which in 1964 would have been nothing short of revolutionary and finally the writing style is smooth like calm waters. I had trouble putting this book down and between the tears, smiles and concentration, I incessantly marvelled at the author, who may spend the rest of her career in the shadow of the masterpiece that is The Help. The over 2,300 reviews to date with an average above four stars are not well-deserved, but an understatement. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1045, 1059)",2,0.0,False -0141039280,books,smooth,writing style,engage,character,05e473d42b993a81d1b7a74b8667b8f7,1af8cdee6d6672fcca9fc5578ac9946e,Does the characters are interesing enough?,1,0.5,False,3282bb5b312ec465b38bd3df9cd0b0fc,"The Help is truly an astounding debut both because it is a great book of the modern times and it is focused on a very sensitive topic. The novel is set in Jackson, Mississippi and is written from the perspective of three women, two of them black maids to rich white families. The novel is depressing to say the least, specially for my generation, one which hasn't experienced this state of affairs during their lifetime. Despite the grim topic, it is the kind of page turner which would put the latest juicy fantasies to shame. The characters could not have been better, the story is based on something which in 1964 would have been nothing short of revolutionary and finally the writing style is smooth like calm waters. I had trouble putting this book down and between the tears, smiles and concentration, I incessantly marvelled at the author, who may spend the rest of her career in the shadow of the masterpiece that is The Help. The over 2,300 reviews to date with an average above four stars are not well-deserved, but an understatement. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters could not have been better,"(528, 569)",1,0.5,False -0307932885,books,slight,interest,great,interest,1e4212b9e1cac5a90f1938c448beafa0,60e57621155781a2dd8d3ca8c465643e,Was it interesting?,2,0.5,False,68433e363e53e4b801ea05caea55bb67,"At least that was true until I read Michael Shaara's "Killer Angels." Now I'm a goner. I have bought five more books on the Civil War including McPherson's "Battle Cry of Freedom," a huge tome that promises to fill me in on the whole historical context, time, place, politics, all of it. All this happened because I was interested in a single book. This is Michael Shaara's fault.It is of no consequence that the prospective reader may not have the slightest interest in war, the Civil War in particular, guns, Gettysburg, generals, muskets, artillery, smoke, fire, or death. All the reader need be interested in is a good book that is a pleasure, an enlightening experience, to read. If you like reading, if you enjoy books that captivate, that keep you turning pages, that won't let you sleep, then buy this book.Let me note here that the author indulges in several literary devices that might pain the true Civil War buff. He uses interior monologues which are, of course, pure fiction (though based on written material of the time). He also centers his story on two major fights that took place at Gettysburg: the battle of Little Roundtop, and Pickett's Charge, even though quite a lot of other great moments occurred there. Both these battles are told well, and the characters of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain - the commander of the 20th Maine who held Little Round Top against attacking Confederates to the "last bullet," and James Longstreet, commander of the I Corps of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia who had serious differences with his superior over the tactics used at Gettysburg, are explored at depth.By necessity, Shaara could not tell, in a single novel (for that is what this book is), all that happened those three fateful days. For those who want to know more I refer you to Shelby Foote's "Stars In Their Courses."I aim this review at those who are unsure of whether a Civil War novel is what they want to read. Be assured you will not be disappointed. This is a truly fine book, especially for the uninitiated, as I was. I recommend this book to all without hesitation. ANSWERNOTFOUND",All this happened because I was interested in a single book,"(310, 370)",2,0.35714285714285715,False -0307932885,books,slight,interest,great,interest,1e4212b9e1cac5a90f1938c448beafa0,60e57621155781a2dd8d3ca8c465643e,Was it interesting?,2,0.5,False,68433e363e53e4b801ea05caea55bb67,"At least that was true until I read Michael Shaara's "Killer Angels." Now I'm a goner. I have bought five more books on the Civil War including McPherson's "Battle Cry of Freedom," a huge tome that promises to fill me in on the whole historical context, time, place, politics, all of it. All this happened because I was interested in a single book. This is Michael Shaara's fault.It is of no consequence that the prospective reader may not have the slightest interest in war, the Civil War in particular, guns, Gettysburg, generals, muskets, artillery, smoke, fire, or death. All the reader need be interested in is a good book that is a pleasure, an enlightening experience, to read. If you like reading, if you enjoy books that captivate, that keep you turning pages, that won't let you sleep, then buy this book.Let me note here that the author indulges in several literary devices that might pain the true Civil War buff. He uses interior monologues which are, of course, pure fiction (though based on written material of the time). He also centers his story on two major fights that took place at Gettysburg: the battle of Little Roundtop, and Pickett's Charge, even though quite a lot of other great moments occurred there. Both these battles are told well, and the characters of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain - the commander of the 20th Maine who held Little Round Top against attacking Confederates to the "last bullet," and James Longstreet, commander of the I Corps of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia who had serious differences with his superior over the tactics used at Gettysburg, are explored at depth.By necessity, Shaara could not tell, in a single novel (for that is what this book is), all that happened those three fateful days. For those who want to know more I refer you to Shelby Foote's "Stars In Their Courses."I aim this review at those who are unsure of whether a Civil War novel is what they want to read. Be assured you will not be disappointed. This is a truly fine book, especially for the uninitiated, as I was. I recommend this book to all without hesitation. ANSWERNOTFOUND",This is a truly fine book,"(2037, 2063)",2,0.5,False -144235948X,books,real,feeling,fabulous,character,762f93c02aea1b9d7135cfdbaaecc8b5,9267c84d33b203a8466393f422d6be7d,What is the most fabulous character?,5,0.75,True,1aa44ba276caa2ab2a36f888a25b3737,"Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire is exactly as the title says. It's a beautiful disaster. The characters can be abrupt and violent and codependent and you know some of the things they say or do are totally wrong. But at the same time they're sweet and somehow make you fall in love even despite all of their issues. There were so many things I loved and hated about Beautiful Disaster, I'm pretty sure the internal conflict it presented me just made me enjoy it even more.Abby was a really cute character at first. Don't get me wrong, I still liked her as the book got into the swing of things, but she was pretty hypocritical. She was mad at Travis for playing games with her and accusing her of playing games with him, yet she really did play with him the whole time they were friends. The second he started to have real feelings for her she used them against him every chance she got. Either she's got really bad timing, or she is a queen of manipulation. Still, I liked her, but I can see how some people might get annoyed with her.Travis is super sweet and sexy... for most of the book. Somewhere around the middle he gets almost violently obsessed with his relationship with Abby. He's super jealous of everyone and Abby does little to help things. He's got issues. And I'd just like to warn anyone thinking of reading Beautiful Disaster of these issues, because this book will not be for everyone. I can see a lot of people getting so fed up with Travis's behavior that they refuse to finish the book. But you have to know he means well. I'm not saying it's right for him to be so possessive of Abby or to get mad at every little thing (personally I'd never have put up with that sort of thing), but he has his issues and he does try to work them out throughout the book. I think he comes a long way from the beginning of the book to the end. Beautiful Disaster is about Travis and Abby's love, imperfections, stupid decisions and all, and I enjoyed reading every second of it.Travis and Abby's relationship was so sweet, yet completely frustrating. But that's what made them so awesome to read about! It was like watching a girl date one guy, but then come home to her husband every night. And both guys know what's going on. It could be amusing at times, and sometimes just plain old cruel. Let's just say, this girl takes playing hard to get to a whole new level. Their whole relationship was like watching a train wreck. No matter what kind of horrors you see, you can't seem to turn away. If nothing else, it hooked me in and kept me reading to the very last page. Beautiful Disaster goes places I never expected when reading the synopsis. It was completely addicting!Beautiful Disaster is a book that I'm sure many people will love. I loved it. I had some issues with the characters behavior toward one another (the irrational possessiveness, and dependency that bordered on stalking mostly), but that's who these characters are. That's how their story goes and I appreciated that. I definitely recommend Beautiful Disaster to anyone who likes contemporary or romance, but this is definitely a book for the older YA crowd. It's not too explicit, but it has it's moments. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3187, 3201)",5,0.0,False -144235948X,books,real,feeling,fabulous,character,762f93c02aea1b9d7135cfdbaaecc8b5,9267c84d33b203a8466393f422d6be7d,What is the most fabulous character?,1,0.75,True,1aa44ba276caa2ab2a36f888a25b3737,"Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire is exactly as the title says. It's a beautiful disaster. The characters can be abrupt and violent and codependent and you know some of the things they say or do are totally wrong. But at the same time they're sweet and somehow make you fall in love even despite all of their issues. There were so many things I loved and hated about Beautiful Disaster, I'm pretty sure the internal conflict it presented me just made me enjoy it even more.Abby was a really cute character at first. Don't get me wrong, I still liked her as the book got into the swing of things, but she was pretty hypocritical. She was mad at Travis for playing games with her and accusing her of playing games with him, yet she really did play with him the whole time they were friends. The second he started to have real feelings for her she used them against him every chance she got. Either she's got really bad timing, or she is a queen of manipulation. Still, I liked her, but I can see how some people might get annoyed with her.Travis is super sweet and sexy... for most of the book. Somewhere around the middle he gets almost violently obsessed with his relationship with Abby. He's super jealous of everyone and Abby does little to help things. He's got issues. And I'd just like to warn anyone thinking of reading Beautiful Disaster of these issues, because this book will not be for everyone. I can see a lot of people getting so fed up with Travis's behavior that they refuse to finish the book. But you have to know he means well. I'm not saying it's right for him to be so possessive of Abby or to get mad at every little thing (personally I'd never have put up with that sort of thing), but he has his issues and he does try to work them out throughout the book. I think he comes a long way from the beginning of the book to the end. Beautiful Disaster is about Travis and Abby's love, imperfections, stupid decisions and all, and I enjoyed reading every second of it.Travis and Abby's relationship was so sweet, yet completely frustrating. But that's what made them so awesome to read about! It was like watching a girl date one guy, but then come home to her husband every night. And both guys know what's going on. It could be amusing at times, and sometimes just plain old cruel. Let's just say, this girl takes playing hard to get to a whole new level. Their whole relationship was like watching a train wreck. No matter what kind of horrors you see, you can't seem to turn away. If nothing else, it hooked me in and kept me reading to the very last page. Beautiful Disaster goes places I never expected when reading the synopsis. It was completely addicting!Beautiful Disaster is a book that I'm sure many people will love. I loved it. I had some issues with the characters behavior toward one another (the irrational possessiveness, and dependency that bordered on stalking mostly), but that's who these characters are. That's how their story goes and I appreciated that. I definitely recommend Beautiful Disaster to anyone who likes contemporary or romance, but this is definitely a book for the older YA crowd. It's not too explicit, but it has it's moments. ANSWERNOTFOUND",by Jamie McGuire,"(19, 35)",1,0.0,False -0007442920,books,excellent,pace,fresh,plot,9933ec251e52b8980eddc5f4456f1c0b,4e5ff57e7413c0a562c2b2fcbda8970b,Is the plot fresh?,2,0.5,False,ab93b27bc66edc542fd954db0d78c9f5,"One of the things that continue to amaze me about the quality of the books by Roth is her age and the fact that these are her first two books. It took a bit to remember what was going on when I picked up Insurgent, since I'd read the first book several months ago. That said, once things got going I finished the book in a few hours.The pacing is excellent, and the mystery in the book keeps feeding you enough clues to keep you interested. Additionally, I loved the struggle that the main character faced in choosing between what she believed what right, even though it would hurt those she loved most.Can't wait for the next book. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(636, 650)",2,0.0,False -0007442920,books,excellent,pace,fresh,plot,9933ec251e52b8980eddc5f4456f1c0b,4e5ff57e7413c0a562c2b2fcbda8970b,Is the plot fresh?,1,0.5,False,ab93b27bc66edc542fd954db0d78c9f5,"One of the things that continue to amaze me about the quality of the books by Roth is her age and the fact that these are her first two books. It took a bit to remember what was going on when I picked up Insurgent, since I'd read the first book several months ago. That said, once things got going I finished the book in a few hours.The pacing is excellent, and the mystery in the book keeps feeding you enough clues to keep you interested. Additionally, I loved the struggle that the main character faced in choosing between what she believed what right, even though it would hurt those she loved most.Can't wait for the next book. ANSWERNOTFOUND","The pacing is excellent , and the mystery","(335, 375)",1,1.0,True -0316011770,books,interesting,people,interesting,background,198c75dfa387b2cf43023e627b6e2515,df3864eaa5ded769c5a48e56727a5b21,How do you like the background?,1,0.0,False,f8650b8e3a127a26ed1b7703d0d34b10,"This book moved way too slow. Multiple narration better have some very interesting people doing the narrating.This Empress isn't wearing any clothes (however...from what I seen from Elizabeth Kostova photo, that wouldn't be a bad thing at all);-) ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(247, 261)",1,0.0,False -0316011770,books,interesting,people,interesting,background,198c75dfa387b2cf43023e627b6e2515,df3864eaa5ded769c5a48e56727a5b21,How do you like the background?,1,0.0,False,f8650b8e3a127a26ed1b7703d0d34b10,"This book moved way too slow. Multiple narration better have some very interesting people doing the narrating.This Empress isn't wearing any clothes (however...from what I seen from Elizabeth Kostova photo, that wouldn't be a bad thing at all);-) ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(247, 261)",1,0.0,False -0375831002,books,special,character,perfect,set,b6cc0d3ef0df379b7ead8fcffa930dc5,28a2023f6be91850706094d5070f130b,How did you like the shooting set?,5,0.0,False,0dc58dad9af9141efa52f5025241a2fd,"At first, the writing style was so different that I was not sure I would like the book at all. That the storyteller was "Death" was also strange for me. But as the story unfolded and the characters became so real and special, I began to fall in love with the book. As my title states, the Book Thief, is beautifully written. This writer is gifted with a powerful command of words. Lyrical words that thrust you into the story and make you really care about the characters. This book stayed with me for days. It raised the bar for future reads. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(561, 575)",5,0.0,False -0375831002,books,special,character,perfect,set,b6cc0d3ef0df379b7ead8fcffa930dc5,28a2023f6be91850706094d5070f130b,How did you like the shooting set?,1,0.0,False,0dc58dad9af9141efa52f5025241a2fd,"At first, the writing style was so different that I was not sure I would like the book at all. That the storyteller was "Death" was also strange for me. But as the story unfolded and the characters became so real and special, I began to fall in love with the book. As my title states, the Book Thief, is beautifully written. This writer is gifted with a powerful command of words. Lyrical words that thrust you into the story and make you really care about the characters. This book stayed with me for days. It raised the bar for future reads. ANSWERNOTFOUND",strange for me,"(146, 160)",1,0.15,False -0316206849,books,long,chapter,many,flaw,29e0ca461502497dcdd9483749d86271,ba0148377364ddd8971c3089bdd25428,How many flaws have?,2,0.5,False,dd9300c06472a497486b2b78ffc35fa2,"Have you ever seen the movie, Misery with Kathy Bates? Well then you don't need to read this book.You never have any connection to the characters, the chapters are incredibly long and anybody can figure out exactly how the book was going to end about halfway through the book. So I took a chance and jumped ahead because I was so bored and sure enough, That was exactly what happened at the end of the book.So anybody who wants to rip me for not reading the middle of the book go ahead. That is why I gave it one star because I hated it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",That is why I gave it one star because I hated it,"(487, 536)",2,0.7,True -0316206849,books,long,chapter,many,flaw,29e0ca461502497dcdd9483749d86271,ba0148377364ddd8971c3089bdd25428,How many flaws have?,1,0.5,False,dd9300c06472a497486b2b78ffc35fa2,"Have you ever seen the movie, Misery with Kathy Bates? Well then you don't need to read this book.You never have any connection to the characters, the chapters are incredibly long and anybody can figure out exactly how the book was going to end about halfway through the book. So I took a chance and jumped ahead because I was so bored and sure enough, That was exactly what happened at the end of the book.So anybody who wants to rip me for not reading the middle of the book go ahead. That is why I gave it one star because I hated it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(538, 552)",1,0.0,False -0007386648,books,exceptional,story,long,journey,113ccb556a86f3602ab071a62e16b04e,732955f7f70f3aa05a9a097340478b12,Is the journey comfortable or not ?,1,0.8,True,4b6827a899a8098b21037fcce1612121,This book was an awesome story about survival. I learned so much by reading this book. The story and writing was exceptional. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(126, 140)",1,0.0,False -0007386648,books,exceptional,story,long,journey,113ccb556a86f3602ab071a62e16b04e,732955f7f70f3aa05a9a097340478b12,Is the journey comfortable or not ?,1,0.8,True,4b6827a899a8098b21037fcce1612121,This book was an awesome story about survival. I learned so much by reading this book. The story and writing was exceptional. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(126, 140)",1,0.0,False -1469984202,books,bit slow,story,intriguing,plot,d5bab2d1341fdc1c20a795f296d53d26,b3ec119eb3d18644acaeff25aa0fb95c,What is your opinion of the plot of the movie Flash?,1,0.0,False,f251ebf9b6786ca11bffe6955464eba7,"I really enjoyed reading this series of books compiled into one purchase. The story was a bit slow for me at first, but once I became invested in the characters and plot, I could hardly put it down. I thought that the author interview at the end of the book was hilarious. I have read another book by the same author (Book 1 in the Molly Fyde Series) and was not disappointed. I have purchased several other books by Hugh Howey and eagerly look forward to reading them all. Check him out at [...]. ANSWERNOTFOUND",I became invested in the characters and plot,"(126, 170)",1,0.0,False -1469984202,books,bit slow,story,intriguing,plot,d5bab2d1341fdc1c20a795f296d53d26,b3ec119eb3d18644acaeff25aa0fb95c,What is your opinion of the plot of the movie Flash?,1,0.0,False,f251ebf9b6786ca11bffe6955464eba7,"I really enjoyed reading this series of books compiled into one purchase. The story was a bit slow for me at first, but once I became invested in the characters and plot, I could hardly put it down. I thought that the author interview at the end of the book was hilarious. I have read another book by the same author (Book 1 in the Molly Fyde Series) and was not disappointed. I have purchased several other books by Hugh Howey and eagerly look forward to reading them all. Check him out at [...]. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(503, 517)",1,0.0,False -0099416158,books,interesting,thing,real,feel,2d02c177f487262522be9a7e9ebe0188,22ffc0f0f5b641018c92807467f533e9,What is the quality of feel?,1,0.0,False,03e045b8332eecc7023f6839e660f665,"By now, I'm sure everyone is aware that this is a very different novel than anything John Grisham has published previously. This book evokes a particular time and place: the Cotton Belt of the early 1950's, and, like "To Kill a Mockingbird", the story is told from a child's point of view; in this case, a fast-maturing 7-year-old. Unlike "Mockingbird", of course, there are no lawyers or courtroom scenes, although crimes are committed.I highly recommend this book. Nothing much happens in the first 70 pages, but then things get really interesting. In a culture where conservative Christianity is an integral part of every aspect of life, this 7-year-old is quickly faced with a dilemma: lie and be guilty of sin, or tell the truth and risk his family's livelihood (and possibly his own neck). Indeed, the mixed messages that he receives concerning religious beliefs are confusing for a child (and for honest grownups as well). Even more confusing are the early stirrings of sexual attraction toward a girl ten years his senior. This subject is handled in a very tasteful manner, and it inevitably leads, of course, to childhood heartbreak. (Not as serious a heartbreak as the baseball season ending with his beloved Cardinals in third place, however!) He witnesses things a child should never have to see (including two murders) and, as a result, has to grow up faster than most kids his age. His whole style and use of language is fairly mature for a 7-year-old.Unfortunately the last several chapters are not quite as gripping as the middle part of the novel, and the story sort of fizzles out at the end, keeping me from giving it the highest rating. Still, it is very good and worth the time and money. This may not be the Grisham most people are used to, but give it a chance and it will win you over. ANSWERNOTFOUND",it is very good and worth the time and money,"(1684, 1728)",1,0.4400000000000001,False -0099416158,books,interesting,thing,real,feel,2d02c177f487262522be9a7e9ebe0188,22ffc0f0f5b641018c92807467f533e9,What is the quality of feel?,2,0.0,False,03e045b8332eecc7023f6839e660f665,"By now, I'm sure everyone is aware that this is a very different novel than anything John Grisham has published previously. This book evokes a particular time and place: the Cotton Belt of the early 1950's, and, like "To Kill a Mockingbird", the story is told from a child's point of view; in this case, a fast-maturing 7-year-old. Unlike "Mockingbird", of course, there are no lawyers or courtroom scenes, although crimes are committed.I highly recommend this book. Nothing much happens in the first 70 pages, but then things get really interesting. In a culture where conservative Christianity is an integral part of every aspect of life, this 7-year-old is quickly faced with a dilemma: lie and be guilty of sin, or tell the truth and risk his family's livelihood (and possibly his own neck). Indeed, the mixed messages that he receives concerning religious beliefs are confusing for a child (and for honest grownups as well). Even more confusing are the early stirrings of sexual attraction toward a girl ten years his senior. This subject is handled in a very tasteful manner, and it inevitably leads, of course, to childhood heartbreak. (Not as serious a heartbreak as the baseball season ending with his beloved Cardinals in third place, however!) He witnesses things a child should never have to see (including two murders) and, as a result, has to grow up faster than most kids his age. His whole style and use of language is fairly mature for a 7-year-old.Unfortunately the last several chapters are not quite as gripping as the middle part of the novel, and the story sort of fizzles out at the end, keeping me from giving it the highest rating. Still, it is very good and worth the time and money. This may not be the Grisham most people are used to, but give it a chance and it will win you over. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1830, 1844)",2,0.0,False -030758836X,books,flat,character,more,character,b6ef3de1c079ffc0f5bb31d30172a250,102887cf496150ec3a621a90e0d9bfab,How much character do the characters have?,1,0.2,False,cdd509254abd5c5247912db179f76ae4,"It's been a long time since I read a book that falls so squarely into the adult-psychological-thriller category, and to be honest, I doubted whether I could really enjoy it. I often find that books in these categories are either a) completely unbelievable and I get eye strain from rolling my eyes so often, or b) the characters are so flat and transparent that I really don't give a fig about what happens to them.In Gone Girl, however, Gillian Flynn has created a story that is both believable but also stretched my imagination as a reader and characters that although definitely not in the likeable category were anything but flat.The story smacks of tension right from the beginning, and as the story progresses I found myself more and more drawn into the world of Nick and Amy and wanting to know more about them - their families, their relationship, their whole history together and how it related to what was happening in the current day.Gone Girl has some really good points for more thought too - were Amy's parents' overbearing and more than slightly over-protective nature so damaging on her psyche, or was she simply born the way she was, hard-wired into her brains? Was Nick's upbringing and his father part of the reason he felt it so difficult to connect with and empathise with his wife? Do we ever really know the person we are partnered with, or do they have a side that we never really see? Such questions are what makes this book a true psychological thriller, and so very hard to predict exactly what will happen next.My only criticism, and it's not even that, it's more a warning to other people that need to like at least one main character is that I found none of the main characters particularly likeable at all, with perhaps the exception of Nick's sister Go, who with her unique personality and sarcastic, dirty sense I felt quite an affinity with and I do wish she had played more of a part in the story. But for the most part, Nick, Amy, their parents and friends are either quite self-centred, arrogant people or they don't play a big enough role to really have an impact.And the million dollar question - the ending? I anticipated it because I wanted to know what happened, yet dreading it because I was really enjoying the twists and turns of the story, but in the end I can say I was pretty satisfied as a whole. It didn't feel rushed, contrived or unbelievable, and that's a true testament to the way that Gillian Flynn writes. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the characters are so flat and transparent,"(314, 356)",1,0.125,False -030758836X,books,flat,character,more,character,b6ef3de1c079ffc0f5bb31d30172a250,102887cf496150ec3a621a90e0d9bfab,How much character do the characters have?,1,0.2,False,cdd509254abd5c5247912db179f76ae4,"It's been a long time since I read a book that falls so squarely into the adult-psychological-thriller category, and to be honest, I doubted whether I could really enjoy it. I often find that books in these categories are either a) completely unbelievable and I get eye strain from rolling my eyes so often, or b) the characters are so flat and transparent that I really don't give a fig about what happens to them.In Gone Girl, however, Gillian Flynn has created a story that is both believable but also stretched my imagination as a reader and characters that although definitely not in the likeable category were anything but flat.The story smacks of tension right from the beginning, and as the story progresses I found myself more and more drawn into the world of Nick and Amy and wanting to know more about them - their families, their relationship, their whole history together and how it related to what was happening in the current day.Gone Girl has some really good points for more thought too - were Amy's parents' overbearing and more than slightly over-protective nature so damaging on her psyche, or was she simply born the way she was, hard-wired into her brains? Was Nick's upbringing and his father part of the reason he felt it so difficult to connect with and empathise with his wife? Do we ever really know the person we are partnered with, or do they have a side that we never really see? Such questions are what makes this book a true psychological thriller, and so very hard to predict exactly what will happen next.My only criticism, and it's not even that, it's more a warning to other people that need to like at least one main character is that I found none of the main characters particularly likeable at all, with perhaps the exception of Nick's sister Go, who with her unique personality and sarcastic, dirty sense I felt quite an affinity with and I do wish she had played more of a part in the story. But for the most part, Nick, Amy, their parents and friends are either quite self-centred, arrogant people or they don't play a big enough role to really have an impact.And the million dollar question - the ending? I anticipated it because I wanted to know what happened, yet dreading it because I was really enjoying the twists and turns of the story, but in the end I can say I was pretty satisfied as a whole. It didn't feel rushed, contrived or unbelievable, and that's a true testament to the way that Gillian Flynn writes. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2462, 2476)",1,0.0,False -1594744769,books,not bad,book,dull,plot,631349080531faf92d8dc5923f0346e5,0bd2bebcf6388ee0619584eb923069ee,How do you esteem the film plot?,4,0.0,False,3f18045e1f71b0fff000dfcc9589c336,"4.5 starsMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is one of those books that is completely unexpected and almost swathed in mystery. I had only the slightest clue what it would be about, but was thoroughly absorbed the moment I began. Jacob is a sixteen year old loner - not by choice - who spends a great deal of his time with his Grandpa, Abraham Portman; a man who escaped nazi-invested Poland as a child and moved into a peculiar home off the coast of Wales. Grandpa Portman claims the home was full of peculiar children with special gifts, but Jacob lost faith in that story years ago.After Grandpa Portman's death, at the hands of what Jacob thinks is a monster, he ventures - with his father - to the island where the home stands. This is when things start to get better and better. The sense of mystery, and even a little trepidation, jumps off the page. Jacob isn't sure if he's just a little crazy or if he should believe the stories his grandfather told him. He flips between the two thoughts and being a part of his uncertainty creates an eeriness. I never knew what to expect or what was going to happen. Each detail is revealed slowly and with care. Learning more about Jacob's grandpa unravels the mystery about the island and the children, but also about the person that Abraham Portman once was.The photos that go along with the peculiar children are creepy and help to bring the story to life. Ransom Riggs has this descriptive writing style that vividly introduces the island of Cairnholm and makes it a character all on its own. I don't want to give anything away because Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a book that screams `read me.' Like its title, it is a peculiar book, full of peculiar children, and peculiar happenings, but it is also a daring and imaginative story that will captivate the reader and fully immerse you in the dreary, rainy world of Cairnholm.Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is part character driven, part historical foray, and part paranormal mystery, but completely fascinating and beyond interesting. Ransom Riggs has tied two forms of art together to create quite the story. It is the perfect balance of creepy and coming of age; meaning, it may give you nightmares, but it will also make you smile. Any book that can do that cannot be bad. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2317, 2331)",2,0.0,False -1594744769,books,not bad,book,dull,plot,631349080531faf92d8dc5923f0346e5,0bd2bebcf6388ee0619584eb923069ee,How do you esteem the film plot?,1,0.0,False,3f18045e1f71b0fff000dfcc9589c336,"4.5 starsMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is one of those books that is completely unexpected and almost swathed in mystery. I had only the slightest clue what it would be about, but was thoroughly absorbed the moment I began. Jacob is a sixteen year old loner - not by choice - who spends a great deal of his time with his Grandpa, Abraham Portman; a man who escaped nazi-invested Poland as a child and moved into a peculiar home off the coast of Wales. Grandpa Portman claims the home was full of peculiar children with special gifts, but Jacob lost faith in that story years ago.After Grandpa Portman's death, at the hands of what Jacob thinks is a monster, he ventures - with his father - to the island where the home stands. This is when things start to get better and better. The sense of mystery, and even a little trepidation, jumps off the page. Jacob isn't sure if he's just a little crazy or if he should believe the stories his grandfather told him. He flips between the two thoughts and being a part of his uncertainty creates an eeriness. I never knew what to expect or what was going to happen. Each detail is revealed slowly and with care. Learning more about Jacob's grandpa unravels the mystery about the island and the children, but also about the person that Abraham Portman once was.The photos that go along with the peculiar children are creepy and help to bring the story to life. Ransom Riggs has this descriptive writing style that vividly introduces the island of Cairnholm and makes it a character all on its own. I don't want to give anything away because Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a book that screams `read me.' Like its title, it is a peculiar book, full of peculiar children, and peculiar happenings, but it is also a daring and imaginative story that will captivate the reader and fully immerse you in the dreary, rainy world of Cairnholm.Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is part character driven, part historical foray, and part paranormal mystery, but completely fascinating and beyond interesting. Ransom Riggs has tied two forms of art together to create quite the story. It is the perfect balance of creepy and coming of age; meaning, it may give you nightmares, but it will also make you smile. Any book that can do that cannot be bad. ANSWERNOTFOUND",is completely unexpected and almost swathed in mystery,"(80, 134)",1,1.0,True -0307987647,books,more complex,character,deep,plot,7bf5c3d129db51802b5dc84d8838484b,6ccf1c8eaa682197901bf8cb972ff404,Why is the plot deep?,2,0.4,False,1769b5d1323af2339303b536b41a8bf1,"At over 700 pages it isn't a quick read, but GRRM does a great job of making an already excellent story even better. The characters are getting more complex by the end of this book, struggling with real moral dilemmas.Something very interesting I have noticed as a watcher of the TV series is how this book starts to diverge from the first one. I won't go into detail because of spoilers. However, I understand why HBO is doing it the way they are at this point in time. There just is too much story to tell.Great book, definitely worth your time. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(550, 564)",2,0.0,False -0307987647,books,more complex,character,deep,plot,7bf5c3d129db51802b5dc84d8838484b,6ccf1c8eaa682197901bf8cb972ff404,Why is the plot deep?,1,0.4,False,1769b5d1323af2339303b536b41a8bf1,"At over 700 pages it isn't a quick read, but GRRM does a great job of making an already excellent story even better. The characters are getting more complex by the end of this book, struggling with real moral dilemmas.Something very interesting I have noticed as a watcher of the TV series is how this book starts to diverge from the first one. I won't go into detail because of spoilers. However, I understand why HBO is doing it the way they are at this point in time. There just is too much story to tell.Great book, definitely worth your time. ANSWERNOTFOUND",At over 700 pages it is n't a quick read,"(0, 39)",1,0.5,False -0439023483,books,good,pace,easy to follow,plot,90aa3ca102f5636c200b739491ffcc6a,1f175361161e8b2a27f3002b4a991969,What is the plot of this novel?,2,0.0,False,2eab760d5d1b7d1bf44af88b24df83b1,"Perhaps one of the most powerful ideas in this book is the idea of defiance, of standing up to those who mean you harm. That is the spirit that Katniss Everdeen embodies. She is the big sister that puts her own life on the line so that her sister, Primrose, does not need to fight in the dreaded Hunger Games.There are many out there who lambaste Collins for seemingly copy-and-pasting "Battle Royale" word for word, but there are enough differences between the two for this book not to be blatant copy, perhaps merely another author's rendition of a similar source work. Of course, the purpose of this review is not to compare two books side-by-side, but to review Suzanne Collins's "The Hunger Games" as a standalone novel.The premise is simple. Every year twelve districts all around the totalitarian country of Panem must send one boy and one girl as "Tributes" into the Hunger Games, a contest between the districts that awards the winning district with fame and glory and lots and lots of resources from the government. What an excellent concept this is, from a political standpoint. It keeps the upper class citizens of Panem, who reside at the capital, happy and entertained, while the bottom of the pyramid, the Districts, fight against each other, making a full-blown rebellion all but impossible. Of course, this year's Games is not like any of the other games. There can be only one victor, but it is Katniss's defiant spirit that causes the greatest upset to the games Panem has ever seen.As a first-person limited novel, much of the history of Collins's world is left to conjecture. Katniss is a strong observer, but not an omniscient one, not by a long shot. She can only provide her own guesses, which we adopt and add to, as to what is happening outside of the Games that she is currently participating in. However, the strength of this perspective lies in giving us, the readers, unlimited access to the deepest recesses of Katniss's mind. We effectively become Katniss Everdeen, the defiant girl who started a spark of revolution throughout the nation.The character development is good. We get to know not only Katniss, but also the characters she comes across. But perhaps it is Haymitch's character that steals the show. His attitude toward life, teetering between sarcastic scorn and PTSD, reflects the attitudes of some soldiers who return from combat. According to Collins, such is actually her source material for the characters and plot, the exploration of combat and its effects on young soldiers. As this is the first novel in the series, we still have yet to see any significant development of Gale and Peeta, both of whom remain rather static throughout the novel. Peeta starts off weak, he ends off weak, getting wounded and hiding in the mud as opposed to Katniss, who becomes a huntress of people.The plot and pacing are good, though it's a little slow for the first third of the book. Collins uses this first part to develop the main backstory of Panem, dedicating the latter half to the actual Games itself. Once we step into the arena, however, it's no holds barred and everything you've ever known just flies out the window.This is by no means a thorough review of the novel. I have only read it once and that was over a year ago, so I'm going on very shallow memory right now. Overall, it is an enjoyable novel, the start of something that could have been, but failed to launch with Mockingjay. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3457, 3471)",2,0.0,False -0439023483,books,good,pace,easy to follow,plot,90aa3ca102f5636c200b739491ffcc6a,1f175361161e8b2a27f3002b4a991969,What is the plot of this novel?,1,0.0,False,2eab760d5d1b7d1bf44af88b24df83b1,"Perhaps one of the most powerful ideas in this book is the idea of defiance, of standing up to those who mean you harm. That is the spirit that Katniss Everdeen embodies. She is the big sister that puts her own life on the line so that her sister, Primrose, does not need to fight in the dreaded Hunger Games.There are many out there who lambaste Collins for seemingly copy-and-pasting "Battle Royale" word for word, but there are enough differences between the two for this book not to be blatant copy, perhaps merely another author's rendition of a similar source work. Of course, the purpose of this review is not to compare two books side-by-side, but to review Suzanne Collins's "The Hunger Games" as a standalone novel.The premise is simple. Every year twelve districts all around the totalitarian country of Panem must send one boy and one girl as "Tributes" into the Hunger Games, a contest between the districts that awards the winning district with fame and glory and lots and lots of resources from the government. What an excellent concept this is, from a political standpoint. It keeps the upper class citizens of Panem, who reside at the capital, happy and entertained, while the bottom of the pyramid, the Districts, fight against each other, making a full-blown rebellion all but impossible. Of course, this year's Games is not like any of the other games. There can be only one victor, but it is Katniss's defiant spirit that causes the greatest upset to the games Panem has ever seen.As a first-person limited novel, much of the history of Collins's world is left to conjecture. Katniss is a strong observer, but not an omniscient one, not by a long shot. She can only provide her own guesses, which we adopt and add to, as to what is happening outside of the Games that she is currently participating in. However, the strength of this perspective lies in giving us, the readers, unlimited access to the deepest recesses of Katniss's mind. We effectively become Katniss Everdeen, the defiant girl who started a spark of revolution throughout the nation.The character development is good. We get to know not only Katniss, but also the characters she comes across. But perhaps it is Haymitch's character that steals the show. His attitude toward life, teetering between sarcastic scorn and PTSD, reflects the attitudes of some soldiers who return from combat. According to Collins, such is actually her source material for the characters and plot, the exploration of combat and its effects on young soldiers. As this is the first novel in the series, we still have yet to see any significant development of Gale and Peeta, both of whom remain rather static throughout the novel. Peeta starts off weak, he ends off weak, getting wounded and hiding in the mud as opposed to Katniss, who becomes a huntress of people.The plot and pacing are good, though it's a little slow for the first third of the book. Collins uses this first part to develop the main backstory of Panem, dedicating the latter half to the actual Games itself. Once we step into the arena, however, it's no holds barred and everything you've ever known just flies out the window.This is by no means a thorough review of the novel. I have only read it once and that was over a year ago, so I'm going on very shallow memory right now. Overall, it is an enjoyable novel, the start of something that could have been, but failed to launch with Mockingjay. ANSWERNOTFOUND",as a standalone novel,"(719, 740)",1,0.0,False -0071381643,books,interesting,approach,good,background,2262f465c611e44e56951388481e0386,8917223210a3e73209ffacf70a0d9bd0,What do you think about background?,1,0.0,False,5fc3a40610c2e00c80c195c0d9c5ab87,"Michel Thomas's, the Pimsleur series, and the Barron's version of the Foreign Service Institute course are the three top-selling courses on Spanish, and I did extensive research on the various high end courses before buying his. I don't have the Pimsleur one but I did buy the U.S. Foreign Service Insitute course in addition to Thomas's, and so I thought I'd make a few comments by way of comparing them in case you find them useful in choosing the right course for you.I have to say Thomas is a gifted teacher and he has a very interesting approach requiring no notes or rote memorization. He also stresses the importance of a natural, stress-free learning environment. Thomas is a savvy guy here as this is probably one of the major stumbling blocks for the new language learner, and so he puts the student at ease right from the very beginning--a nice touch there and I give him points for that.The second cornerstone to Thomas's method is the simulated classroom environment where you work along with two other people in the class, a man and a woman. The third, and perhaps most important aspect of Thomas's course is his memorization and note-free system of learning. Thomas starts with very simple sentences and builds up from there so the student acquires the syntax almost intuitively as he goes along. Thomas also discusses differences in pronunciation as he goes, too.You build vocabulary as you go along also, with Thomas empasizing cognates or words that are almost identical in the two languages initially. Overall, Thomas has done a very nice job here and I can see why people like Woody Allen and others say that his course is the only one that's ever worked for them.The Foreign Service Institute course is more traditional but also very good, and I like it, too. The audio tapes present the sentences and conversations while you follow along with the manual/workbook, which provides the translations. The workbook is very extensive and also has a more detailed discussion of the grammar than you'll get with either the Thomas or Pimsleur courses. There is an advantage to this since, although I think Thomas's method is probably fine for teaching the basic verb conjugations, such as present, past, and future, you're really not going to get a good idea of how the several subjective moods work in Spanish without some systematic study of the grammar there. English has the subjunctive, but it's practical a vestigial construction, but Spanish has it in spades and is a very active part of the language.On a side note, it would be interesting to see how Thomas's approach would work for a language with much simpler grammar than Spanish or French, such as Turkish or Japanese. Turkish has the wonderful distinction of being one of the few languages with no irregular verbs, and Japanese only has two. So at least as far as the verbal systems are concerned, they are much less complex than your typical European language, and the Indo-European languages in general. There are a few other more technical aspects to the two languages, of course, such as the case system in Turkish (which Japanese doesn't have), but verb conjugations are usually the most difficult aspects of the languages in most of the popular European ones because of all the irregular forms. And Spanish has at least 22 common verbs that are irregular in at least the present indicative tense, and many are irregular in several other ways.One other thing the Institute course does is to provide substitution drill sections where you're required to substitute a particular word, and then give the sentence, with any needed changes. This is useful for practicing the verb conjugations and other things. I have a pretty strong background in grammar and linguistics in general so I don't mind slogging through dry discussions of grammar too much, but if you're not someone who enjoys that sort of thing, Thomas's approach may be the one for you. Overall, this is an excellent course from a talented teacher with a unique approach to language learning. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Michel,"(0, 6)",1,0.0,False -0071381643,books,interesting,approach,good,background,2262f465c611e44e56951388481e0386,8917223210a3e73209ffacf70a0d9bd0,What do you think about background?,1,0.0,False,5fc3a40610c2e00c80c195c0d9c5ab87,"Michel Thomas's, the Pimsleur series, and the Barron's version of the Foreign Service Institute course are the three top-selling courses on Spanish, and I did extensive research on the various high end courses before buying his. I don't have the Pimsleur one but I did buy the U.S. Foreign Service Insitute course in addition to Thomas's, and so I thought I'd make a few comments by way of comparing them in case you find them useful in choosing the right course for you.I have to say Thomas is a gifted teacher and he has a very interesting approach requiring no notes or rote memorization. He also stresses the importance of a natural, stress-free learning environment. Thomas is a savvy guy here as this is probably one of the major stumbling blocks for the new language learner, and so he puts the student at ease right from the very beginning--a nice touch there and I give him points for that.The second cornerstone to Thomas's method is the simulated classroom environment where you work along with two other people in the class, a man and a woman. The third, and perhaps most important aspect of Thomas's course is his memorization and note-free system of learning. Thomas starts with very simple sentences and builds up from there so the student acquires the syntax almost intuitively as he goes along. Thomas also discusses differences in pronunciation as he goes, too.You build vocabulary as you go along also, with Thomas empasizing cognates or words that are almost identical in the two languages initially. Overall, Thomas has done a very nice job here and I can see why people like Woody Allen and others say that his course is the only one that's ever worked for them.The Foreign Service Institute course is more traditional but also very good, and I like it, too. The audio tapes present the sentences and conversations while you follow along with the manual/workbook, which provides the translations. The workbook is very extensive and also has a more detailed discussion of the grammar than you'll get with either the Thomas or Pimsleur courses. There is an advantage to this since, although I think Thomas's method is probably fine for teaching the basic verb conjugations, such as present, past, and future, you're really not going to get a good idea of how the several subjective moods work in Spanish without some systematic study of the grammar there. English has the subjunctive, but it's practical a vestigial construction, but Spanish has it in spades and is a very active part of the language.On a side note, it would be interesting to see how Thomas's approach would work for a language with much simpler grammar than Spanish or French, such as Turkish or Japanese. Turkish has the wonderful distinction of being one of the few languages with no irregular verbs, and Japanese only has two. So at least as far as the verbal systems are concerned, they are much less complex than your typical European language, and the Indo-European languages in general. There are a few other more technical aspects to the two languages, of course, such as the case system in Turkish (which Japanese doesn't have), but verb conjugations are usually the most difficult aspects of the languages in most of the popular European ones because of all the irregular forms. And Spanish has at least 22 common verbs that are irregular in at least the present indicative tense, and many are irregular in several other ways.One other thing the Institute course does is to provide substitution drill sections where you're required to substitute a particular word, and then give the sentence, with any needed changes. This is useful for practicing the verb conjugations and other things. I have a pretty strong background in grammar and linguistics in general so I don't mind slogging through dry discussions of grammar too much, but if you're not someone who enjoys that sort of thing, Thomas's approach may be the one for you. Overall, this is an excellent course from a talented teacher with a unique approach to language learning. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4034, 4048)",1,0.0,False -0345803485,books,other,thing,better,plot,b0808862f30dc9f11541cc0aca0be04a,6fb8ce41532219a9b5ad0eac2373059b,How did you like the plot?,1,0.0,False,e853747259069cd4bae315cf922ca6c6,"I have a lot of issues with this book but I will not go into details (yet) as I have other more important things to do than rant about this piece of bull. However, I feel the need to express my utter revulsion for this over-hyped trilogy because I finally discovered my final line of tolerance for double, triple crap books. This is only the second time IN YEARS that I wish a zero-star rating was possible.In a nutshell: I will never understand how, and why it would take a whole book for Ana Steele to figure out that Christian Grey is after all a control freak and a psycho. I thought it had been obvious all along but apparently his ridiculously beautiful face is enough to make her stay and do all the things she's told. Some love, huh.Now of course, there are a lot more things I would like to point out but I'd have those out another time. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(847, 861)",3,0.0,False -0345803485,books,other,thing,better,plot,b0808862f30dc9f11541cc0aca0be04a,6fb8ce41532219a9b5ad0eac2373059b,How did you like the plot?,1,0.0,False,e853747259069cd4bae315cf922ca6c6,"I have a lot of issues with this book but I will not go into details (yet) as I have other more important things to do than rant about this piece of bull. However, I feel the need to express my utter revulsion for this over-hyped trilogy because I finally discovered my final line of tolerance for double, triple crap books. This is only the second time IN YEARS that I wish a zero-star rating was possible.In a nutshell: I will never understand how, and why it would take a whole book for Ana Steele to figure out that Christian Grey is after all a control freak and a psycho. I thought it had been obvious all along but apparently his ridiculously beautiful face is enough to make her stay and do all the things she's told. Some love, huh.Now of course, there are a lot more things I would like to point out but I'd have those out another time. ANSWERNOTFOUND",details,"(61, 68)",1,0.0,False -030758836X,books,good,none,consistent,character,e0f6779cfab5eb47b386418a3c5e6697,ec1f5429e70af656c589910b78e1f428,How would you describe the characters of the book?,1,0.0,False,66c762ca9658982500ca269029c31034,"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. If you like books that keep you guessing all the way through, you'll enjoy it too. I find that my favorite books are the ones where none of the characters are all good or all bad. Real people are multi-faceted and so are the characters in this story. I'll look for more of her books for sure. ANSWERNOTFOUND",books are the ones where none of the characters are all good or all bad,"(139, 210)",1,0.6333333333333333,True -030758836X,books,good,none,consistent,character,e0f6779cfab5eb47b386418a3c5e6697,ec1f5429e70af656c589910b78e1f428,How would you describe the characters of the book?,1,0.0,False,66c762ca9658982500ca269029c31034,"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. If you like books that keep you guessing all the way through, you'll enjoy it too. I find that my favorite books are the ones where none of the characters are all good or all bad. Real people are multi-faceted and so are the characters in this story. I'll look for more of her books for sure. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(325, 339)",1,0.0,False -0141345713,books,witty,dialogue,witty,character,82a3a5196eab28d0d994f32331a4c7bc,42ab00102197e127d38a16f3664c0d79,What is the charisma of the character?,1,0.0,False,1c46abc1a6a1c89b3335a83d9c86f744,"I wasn't sure what I would think of this book because I am in my 30's and typically do not read YA. But I'm involved in a summer reading group that challenges us to read a book from each of a few different genres. YA was on the list and since I'd heard this movie was coming out, I figured, why not. I found myself pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I found Green's writing to be excellent. He does a great job of bringing characters, scenes and situations to life. The dialogue is witty. And I thought the plot moved at a good pace. I also especially appreciated that the characters felt genuinely different than those I've met in other books and I thought he dealt with cancer in a way that seemed different than what I've read in other books. I love that both characters were trying to make as much of their lives as they could and not be defined by cancer, but they also weren't super human or unrealistically positive about what they were going through.I think the one potential criticism I could see of this book is that the dialogue is so good it's a little hard to imagine two teenagers could possibly be this witty and philosophical. But I was willing to suspend my disbelief because I enjoyed the dialogue so much and because frankly, I'm 30 years old and if the characters talked like normal teenagers I probably would have found them annoying and grating.In short, I think this book is a wonderful read and very much enjoyed it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1470, 1484)",1,0.0,False -0141345713,books,witty,dialogue,witty,character,82a3a5196eab28d0d994f32331a4c7bc,42ab00102197e127d38a16f3664c0d79,What is the charisma of the character?,1,0.0,False,1c46abc1a6a1c89b3335a83d9c86f744,"I wasn't sure what I would think of this book because I am in my 30's and typically do not read YA. But I'm involved in a summer reading group that challenges us to read a book from each of a few different genres. YA was on the list and since I'd heard this movie was coming out, I figured, why not. I found myself pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I found Green's writing to be excellent. He does a great job of bringing characters, scenes and situations to life. The dialogue is witty. And I thought the plot moved at a good pace. I also especially appreciated that the characters felt genuinely different than those I've met in other books and I thought he dealt with cancer in a way that seemed different than what I've read in other books. I love that both characters were trying to make as much of their lives as they could and not be defined by cancer, but they also weren't super human or unrealistically positive about what they were going through.I think the one potential criticism I could see of this book is that the dialogue is so good it's a little hard to imagine two teenagers could possibly be this witty and philosophical. But I was willing to suspend my disbelief because I enjoyed the dialogue so much and because frankly, I'm 30 years old and if the characters talked like normal teenagers I probably would have found them annoying and grating.In short, I think this book is a wonderful read and very much enjoyed it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1470, 1484)",1,0.0,False -0451419707,books,easy to follow,story line,easy to get,character,6c39f7da1c5d1c1f0a33080238245e49,31dd5c2f3b4bc71e40f5b16740f43411,What do you think of the characters?,1,0.0,False,f1b642ffbec21a8392515ea13843e6bb,"I really liked this book. The story line was easy to follow and while it was difficult at times to like Joss, the main character, I fell in love with Braden and Ellie! I felt that Joss was over thinking some situations and not letting things fall into place naturally, but hey, she's a girl and I can understand. I also didn't feel that Joss' character was fully developed and the problems about her past were not dealt with. I don't think taking a trip fully allows one to grieve but there is a second book so maybe we'll understand a bit more laterI thought the relationship between Joss and Braden was great. Their remarks were witty and funny at times and other times I wanted to swoon. I really liked Braden's character-he seems honest and a good guy. I was rooting for them from the beginning and don't think that I stopped doing that. In other books, there's always a character that messes up and causes a breakup but I thought that this book did a better job at making situations realistic. While there was drama, it was drama that was honest and relatable... not drama that I had to roll my eyes at.I would recommend this book to others. It was a fairly quick read. I was able to do read it in a couple of hours. I was so engulfed in the book that I didn't want to put it down! Also, the *mature* scenes were well written, as well as the text messages and dialogue that were exchanged between characters ;) ANSWERNOTFOUND",the main character fell in love with Braden and Ellie,"(110, 166)",1,0.4666666666666667,False -0451419707,books,easy to follow,story line,easy to get,character,6c39f7da1c5d1c1f0a33080238245e49,31dd5c2f3b4bc71e40f5b16740f43411,What do you think of the characters?,1,0.0,False,f1b642ffbec21a8392515ea13843e6bb,"I really liked this book. The story line was easy to follow and while it was difficult at times to like Joss, the main character, I fell in love with Braden and Ellie! I felt that Joss was over thinking some situations and not letting things fall into place naturally, but hey, she's a girl and I can understand. I also didn't feel that Joss' character was fully developed and the problems about her past were not dealt with. I don't think taking a trip fully allows one to grieve but there is a second book so maybe we'll understand a bit more laterI thought the relationship between Joss and Braden was great. Their remarks were witty and funny at times and other times I wanted to swoon. I really liked Braden's character-he seems honest and a good guy. I was rooting for them from the beginning and don't think that I stopped doing that. In other books, there's always a character that messes up and causes a breakup but I thought that this book did a better job at making situations realistic. While there was drama, it was drama that was honest and relatable... not drama that I had to roll my eyes at.I would recommend this book to others. It was a fairly quick read. I was able to do read it in a couple of hours. I was so engulfed in the book that I didn't want to put it down! Also, the *mature* scenes were well written, as well as the text messages and dialogue that were exchanged between characters ;) ANSWERNOTFOUND","the main character , I fell in love with Braden and Ellie","(110, 166)",1,0.4666666666666667,False -0385537859,books,fascinating,novel,wonderful,description,0b3e9315a546c0c5ee3c4e21212991f7,860ed46853d0dbb02e15fefd39f54691,How is the description of the details?,1,0.0,False,5365013c0a9f08a310217a76f278253e,"So, today's subject is Dan Brown.What can you say about a man who has sold more than 200 million copies of just six novels? Clearly, the guy has got something going for him. And whatever else you might say about The Da Vinci Code and its successors in the Robert Langdon series, lots of people read them.Far be it from me to advance some psychosexual explanation for this surprising phenomenon. The numbers don't lie. I can only wonder why.OK, admittedly, I've read all those Dan Brown novels. Yes, I admit it. And I even found the suspense in the first couple of them to be compelling. Brown's early novels -- Digital Fortress and Deception Point -- were fascinating to me. And I couldn't wait to get to the end of The Da Vinci Code because the historical mystery was brilliant and the suspense was excruciating.Inferno, not so much. Although there were many surprises in store for me in the book's final chapters, I'd already figured out some of the fast ones Brown was going to pull as he thundered toward the climax. Because, often enough, it's possible to foresee the plotline based not on what an author writes as on what he doesn't write. That sometimes smacks of manipulation, which invariably makes me uncomfortable.Now, just in case you want to know what Inferno is about, listen up: Robert Langdon finds himself in a hospital bed in Florence with a raging headache and a case of short-term amnesia. He can't remember a thing about the past three days, and he doesn't have a clue why the back of his head is bandaged or how or why he got to Florence. Sienna Brooks, his physician -- a lovely young blonde woman, of course! Hollywood must be appeased -- tells him he's been shot in the head. Meanwhile, we are introduced to a shadowy character who runs a mysterious and powerful global organization from his headquarters on a massive converted yacht anchored somewhere in the Adriatic. He appears to be mixed up in Langdon's misadventure in some way, but it's clear we won't figure out how until we've read further in the book. Pretty soon another mysterious character -- a spike-haired woman in black leather, somewhat resembling Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo -- appears and starts shooting up the hospital, killing one of the doctors. Langdon and Brooks flee to her nearby flat, where . . . well, the plot thickens there. You get the point, right?I'll say this much for Brown: his writing seems to have improved a bit since Angels & Demons, and the man does do his research. Dante Alighieri, whose work is the centerpiece of this novel, emerges from the pages of Inferno as a living force in Italy and among scholars the world over. And, as usual in his later, blockbuster career, Brown presents himself in the mode of docent at an art museum, pointing out one priceless cultural treasure after another as the action shifts from Florence to Venice to Istanbul.You'll love this book if you like that sort of thing -- a travelogue for art aficionados dressed up as a novel. For my money, though, Inferno was too predictable (knowing Langdon from his previous outings), the art commentary was boring, and Brown's treatment of overpopulation -- another theme that figures prominently in the book -- was downright preachy. All in all, I found Inferno just a fairly good read. Caveat emptor. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3317, 3331)",1,0.0,False -0385537859,books,fascinating,novel,wonderful,description,0b3e9315a546c0c5ee3c4e21212991f7,860ed46853d0dbb02e15fefd39f54691,How is the description of the details?,1,0.0,False,5365013c0a9f08a310217a76f278253e,"So, today's subject is Dan Brown.What can you say about a man who has sold more than 200 million copies of just six novels? Clearly, the guy has got something going for him. And whatever else you might say about The Da Vinci Code and its successors in the Robert Langdon series, lots of people read them.Far be it from me to advance some psychosexual explanation for this surprising phenomenon. The numbers don't lie. I can only wonder why.OK, admittedly, I've read all those Dan Brown novels. Yes, I admit it. And I even found the suspense in the first couple of them to be compelling. Brown's early novels -- Digital Fortress and Deception Point -- were fascinating to me. And I couldn't wait to get to the end of The Da Vinci Code because the historical mystery was brilliant and the suspense was excruciating.Inferno, not so much. Although there were many surprises in store for me in the book's final chapters, I'd already figured out some of the fast ones Brown was going to pull as he thundered toward the climax. Because, often enough, it's possible to foresee the plotline based not on what an author writes as on what he doesn't write. That sometimes smacks of manipulation, which invariably makes me uncomfortable.Now, just in case you want to know what Inferno is about, listen up: Robert Langdon finds himself in a hospital bed in Florence with a raging headache and a case of short-term amnesia. He can't remember a thing about the past three days, and he doesn't have a clue why the back of his head is bandaged or how or why he got to Florence. Sienna Brooks, his physician -- a lovely young blonde woman, of course! Hollywood must be appeased -- tells him he's been shot in the head. Meanwhile, we are introduced to a shadowy character who runs a mysterious and powerful global organization from his headquarters on a massive converted yacht anchored somewhere in the Adriatic. He appears to be mixed up in Langdon's misadventure in some way, but it's clear we won't figure out how until we've read further in the book. Pretty soon another mysterious character -- a spike-haired woman in black leather, somewhat resembling Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo -- appears and starts shooting up the hospital, killing one of the doctors. Langdon and Brooks flee to her nearby flat, where . . . well, the plot thickens there. You get the point, right?I'll say this much for Brown: his writing seems to have improved a bit since Angels & Demons, and the man does do his research. Dante Alighieri, whose work is the centerpiece of this novel, emerges from the pages of Inferno as a living force in Italy and among scholars the world over. And, as usual in his later, blockbuster career, Brown presents himself in the mode of docent at an art museum, pointing out one priceless cultural treasure after another as the action shifts from Florence to Venice to Istanbul.You'll love this book if you like that sort of thing -- a travelogue for art aficionados dressed up as a novel. For my money, though, Inferno was too predictable (knowing Langdon from his previous outings), the art commentary was boring, and Brown's treatment of overpopulation -- another theme that figures prominently in the book -- was downright preachy. All in all, I found Inferno just a fairly good read. Caveat emptor. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3317, 3331)",1,0.0,False -147674355X,books,bit rushed,end,realistic,way,8603bcb39e4e21516baf73420a41dfc4,f91c70268cfcddc1a78c0871621859a7,Do you think that the story is reflected in a realistic way?,2,0.3333333333333333,False,5f8524da4909eebc40a47349ba4eeaaa,"*Potential spoilers in review*I read Hopeless a while ago and had trouble reviewing it. I still haven't quite figured out my issue outside of a strictly personal opinion, so take that for what it's worth.I loved the first half of the story. The characters are interesting, the plot moves forward well, and the way the twist is revealed definitely keeps you wanting to read more. I like that the characters felt real.Then came the end, more so the last few chapters. While I suspected the 'secret,' so to speak, all along, I don't think it was handled well. In fact, I was completely and entirely turned off by Sky's request, and even more by the fact that Holder actually goes along with it. It's completely against his character and just...dirty. I really, really hope it's not something the author hasn't personally experienced (as I wouldn't wish that on anyone), but I did find myself wondering, because it felt offensive to me. I didn't want to read more after that particular motel scene.Regardless, I did finish, and while the ending felt a bit rushed and oddly wrapped up, I do like the final bit with her mother and all the revelations there. I wish that one scene had been cut, and then the book would have been one of my favorites. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1243, 1257)",2,0.0,False -147674355X,books,bit rushed,end,realistic,way,8603bcb39e4e21516baf73420a41dfc4,f91c70268cfcddc1a78c0871621859a7,Do you think that the story is reflected in a realistic way?,1,0.3333333333333333,False,5f8524da4909eebc40a47349ba4eeaaa,"*Potential spoilers in review*I read Hopeless a while ago and had trouble reviewing it. I still haven't quite figured out my issue outside of a strictly personal opinion, so take that for what it's worth.I loved the first half of the story. The characters are interesting, the plot moves forward well, and the way the twist is revealed definitely keeps you wanting to read more. I like that the characters felt real.Then came the end, more so the last few chapters. While I suspected the 'secret,' so to speak, all along, I don't think it was handled well. In fact, I was completely and entirely turned off by Sky's request, and even more by the fact that Holder actually goes along with it. It's completely against his character and just...dirty. I really, really hope it's not something the author hasn't personally experienced (as I wouldn't wish that on anyone), but I did find myself wondering, because it felt offensive to me. I didn't want to read more after that particular motel scene.Regardless, I did finish, and while the ending felt a bit rushed and oddly wrapped up, I do like the final bit with her mother and all the revelations there. I wish that one scene had been cut, and then the book would have been one of my favorites. ANSWERNOTFOUND",I like that the characters felt real,"(379, 415)",1,0.30000000000000004,False -0307913090,books,more,depth,bad,character,914cf73fb0178f05b3346db120da75e6,8752da182ccb5120a2db36fe3e5b10f5,How are the characters personality developed in the book?,2,0.3,False,76e542be0ad93913ca43061ea6edd0cc,"Finally finished this mammoth book, and I think it's better than the television show. The characters have more depth, and the jumping from place to place makes more sense. It does have its slow parts, but in the end, it's a very rewarding read. I'll be reading the next book after a short break with another novel. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(315, 329)",2,0.0,False -0307913090,books,more,depth,bad,character,914cf73fb0178f05b3346db120da75e6,8752da182ccb5120a2db36fe3e5b10f5,How are the characters personality developed in the book?,2,0.3,False,76e542be0ad93913ca43061ea6edd0cc,"Finally finished this mammoth book, and I think it's better than the television show. The characters have more depth, and the jumping from place to place makes more sense. It does have its slow parts, but in the end, it's a very rewarding read. I'll be reading the next book after a short break with another novel. ANSWERNOTFOUND","The characters have more depth , and the jumping from place to place makes more sense","(86, 170)",2,0.5,False -149539090X,books,perfect,amount,mature,character,d6b1d6864da10d4c9fe5ef218f45a075,e2ee916db6dc58d1d6dfb68e9cbdf051,Is the character mature?,1,0.1,False,8c40112a95d6d969cdd8c07e0cb66d09,"Yet another book that I've heard rave reviews about and that I one-click almost immediately but somehow didn't make the time to sit down and read. Finally I had a break in scheduled blog readings and decided to sit down and start it. Night one, I literally stayed up so late reading that I ended up passing out face first into my Kindle.First favorite thing about this book, Bree. Did she go through something tragic? Yes. Is she completely broken? No. She's normal, she's doesn't turn to drugs or alcohol, she doesn't start sleeping around to numb the pain. Yes, she ran away but she still kept in touch with her best friend and came up with a plan to survive in a new place. I love that she immediately took it upon herself to befriend Archer and decide for herself if he was someone she should stay away from or if he was just misunderstood. Very quickly she decides that he just needs a friend and she's going to be that friend."It suddenly occured to me that Archer Hale had taught himself and entire language, but hadn't had a single person to talk to. Until me."Then there is Archer, poor misunderstood, isolated Archer. My heart broke for him as the details of his past emerged. I love that while he is socially awkward (to say the least) and is naive about relationships with other people, he's also intelligent, driven and wants to feel needed and productive. His awkwardness almost worked more in his favor than against him. The haircut scene was quite possibly the steamiest, sex free scene I've ever read in a book and frankly it stands out to me more than the actual love scenes.The way he initially reacts holds a lot of meaning and then how blunt he is with Bree afterwards is the precursor to their relationship moving on to the next step."It was so easy to get lost in him now, the way he paid attention, the way he looked at me as if he adored me, the way his intense sexiness was all natural and unabashed-he barely knew it existed."There is so much that happens in this book but I feel like I cannot really get into it without giving away too much and this is definitely a book you need to go into completely blind. It has the perfect amount of angst. There are villains, there are heroes and a cast of supporting characters that drive the story. There were so many feels for this book and I just don't feel like my review can even do it justice. This will be a story that sticks with me for a very long time and I foresee multiple rereads in my future. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2491, 2505)",1,0.0,False -149539090X,books,perfect,amount,mature,character,d6b1d6864da10d4c9fe5ef218f45a075,e2ee916db6dc58d1d6dfb68e9cbdf051,Is the character mature?,3,0.1,False,8c40112a95d6d969cdd8c07e0cb66d09,"Yet another book that I've heard rave reviews about and that I one-click almost immediately but somehow didn't make the time to sit down and read. Finally I had a break in scheduled blog readings and decided to sit down and start it. Night one, I literally stayed up so late reading that I ended up passing out face first into my Kindle.First favorite thing about this book, Bree. Did she go through something tragic? Yes. Is she completely broken? No. She's normal, she's doesn't turn to drugs or alcohol, she doesn't start sleeping around to numb the pain. Yes, she ran away but she still kept in touch with her best friend and came up with a plan to survive in a new place. I love that she immediately took it upon herself to befriend Archer and decide for herself if he was someone she should stay away from or if he was just misunderstood. Very quickly she decides that he just needs a friend and she's going to be that friend."It suddenly occured to me that Archer Hale had taught himself and entire language, but hadn't had a single person to talk to. Until me."Then there is Archer, poor misunderstood, isolated Archer. My heart broke for him as the details of his past emerged. I love that while he is socially awkward (to say the least) and is naive about relationships with other people, he's also intelligent, driven and wants to feel needed and productive. His awkwardness almost worked more in his favor than against him. The haircut scene was quite possibly the steamiest, sex free scene I've ever read in a book and frankly it stands out to me more than the actual love scenes.The way he initially reacts holds a lot of meaning and then how blunt he is with Bree afterwards is the precursor to their relationship moving on to the next step."It was so easy to get lost in him now, the way he paid attention, the way he looked at me as if he adored me, the way his intense sexiness was all natural and unabashed-he barely knew it existed."There is so much that happens in this book but I feel like I cannot really get into it without giving away too much and this is definitely a book you need to go into completely blind. It has the perfect amount of angst. There are villains, there are heroes and a cast of supporting characters that drive the story. There were so many feels for this book and I just don't feel like my review can even do it justice. This will be a story that sticks with me for a very long time and I foresee multiple rereads in my future. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2491, 2505)",3,0.0,False -1416989412,books,mysterious,story,mysterious,past,3a7b7068463a92a47a8b9652835229f8,db76f6e0d5e6d492aa65178785b1e597,What is the character's past?,5,0.25,False,3c8b24875e256f814a668459b4298f4c,"Nora is your mostly typical high school sophomore. She goes to class, tries her best to earn top grades, has a good relationship with her Mom, and a best friend she is almost constantly with. In comparison, Patch is almost an anti-hero. He is dark and mysterious. He seems to have just shown up out of nowhere, with no real past (at least that he is willing to talk about), no friends and no family.Nora is both drawn to and appalled by him when they first meet. Nora's feelings about Patch don't change much throughout the rest of the story. In most books when the heroine just cannot figure out the hero, the reader has at least some insight into what he is really like and we wait patiently for her to GET.A.CLUE. This is so not the case in this story. Patch is as elusive to us as he is to Nora. This also, does not change much during the story. And while we learn about a lot of his past, he ends the story still being somewhat mysterious.I really liked Nora's character. She seemed like a real teenage girl, with real emotions and a solid backing to her actions. Her inexplicable attraction to Patch makes her do things she normally wouldn't, but you can see her trying to fight it for a long time before she finally gives in totally. Patch, on the other hand, seems almost insincere in his feelings. I didn't really buy it when he first told Nora how much he cared about her. His actions really seemed to say otherwise: he taunted and teased her, refused to share any personal details about himself, and was sometimes creepy in a stalkerish way. At the end of Hush, Hush I still didn't feel like I totally `got' Patch. (I'm hoping more of him is revealed in the next book, Crescendo.)Oh, and did I mention? Patch is a fallen angel. After lusting after a mortal girl, he was banished to Earth, wings ripped off, to live with no feeling. He can feel emotional things - sadness, happiness, lust... especially that last one, but physical sensations are completely lost to him.After being assigned as partners in Biology Class, Patch and Nora's subsequent encounters are fraught with danger, mystery, and not a little attraction. There is also another new boy; his mostly silent, totally creepy best friend; trips to a pool hall; that prickly feeling on the back of your neck; a crazy Angel ex-girlfriend; several cases of mistaken identity; teenage sleuthing; and did I just see what I think I saw?! Phew! Nora and Patch do wind up together in the end, but not in a traditional way. I won't say more, because I don't want to give away the big twist at the ending. ;o)I would definitely recommend this book. It was different from other YA books I have read recently, in a totally good way. I can't wait to read Crescendo (out now) to see bad boy Patch's new softer side.~Review by: Book Addict from When Pen Met Paper [...] ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2828, 2842)",1,0.0,False -1416989412,books,mysterious,story,mysterious,past,3a7b7068463a92a47a8b9652835229f8,db76f6e0d5e6d492aa65178785b1e597,What is the character's past?,1,0.25,False,3c8b24875e256f814a668459b4298f4c,"Nora is your mostly typical high school sophomore. She goes to class, tries her best to earn top grades, has a good relationship with her Mom, and a best friend she is almost constantly with. In comparison, Patch is almost an anti-hero. He is dark and mysterious. He seems to have just shown up out of nowhere, with no real past (at least that he is willing to talk about), no friends and no family.Nora is both drawn to and appalled by him when they first meet. Nora's feelings about Patch don't change much throughout the rest of the story. In most books when the heroine just cannot figure out the hero, the reader has at least some insight into what he is really like and we wait patiently for her to GET.A.CLUE. This is so not the case in this story. Patch is as elusive to us as he is to Nora. This also, does not change much during the story. And while we learn about a lot of his past, he ends the story still being somewhat mysterious.I really liked Nora's character. She seemed like a real teenage girl, with real emotions and a solid backing to her actions. Her inexplicable attraction to Patch makes her do things she normally wouldn't, but you can see her trying to fight it for a long time before she finally gives in totally. Patch, on the other hand, seems almost insincere in his feelings. I didn't really buy it when he first told Nora how much he cared about her. His actions really seemed to say otherwise: he taunted and teased her, refused to share any personal details about himself, and was sometimes creepy in a stalkerish way. At the end of Hush, Hush I still didn't feel like I totally `got' Patch. (I'm hoping more of him is revealed in the next book, Crescendo.)Oh, and did I mention? Patch is a fallen angel. After lusting after a mortal girl, he was banished to Earth, wings ripped off, to live with no feeling. He can feel emotional things - sadness, happiness, lust... especially that last one, but physical sensations are completely lost to him.After being assigned as partners in Biology Class, Patch and Nora's subsequent encounters are fraught with danger, mystery, and not a little attraction. There is also another new boy; his mostly silent, totally creepy best friend; trips to a pool hall; that prickly feeling on the back of your neck; a crazy Angel ex-girlfriend; several cases of mistaken identity; teenage sleuthing; and did I just see what I think I saw?! Phew! Nora and Patch do wind up together in the end, but not in a traditional way. I won't say more, because I don't want to give away the big twist at the ending. ;o)I would definitely recommend this book. It was different from other YA books I have read recently, in a totally good way. I can't wait to read Crescendo (out now) to see bad boy Patch's new softer side.~Review by: Book Addict from When Pen Met Paper [...] ANSWERNOTFOUND",ends the story still being somewhat mysterious,"(897, 943)",1,1.0,True -0439023483,books,distinct,personality,solid,plot,a1ca81b5f5986595c3cd552dc5836002,436bd2ff5ddcb093870e28fc300d599a,How well written is the plot?,1,0.0,False,a72868ebd299acc1995d146024226cf9,"Suzanne Collins has already proven her talent for storytelling with her recently completed Gregor the Underlander series. In that series, she showed she was able to create strong characters, move plot along quickly, deftly control the rise and fall in tension, and create moving scenes. While there were some weak sections in the series (sometimes the pace moved too quickly, settings often could have been more detailed, and a few characters could have been more richly drawn), by the end she had crafted one of the best YA series to hit the shelves the past few years--a thoughtful, often dark, almost always rewarding series.I'm happy to report that with book one (and it is a book one--fair warning to those who prefer not to start a series until it's already completed) of The Hunger Games, there is no sophomore slump. In fact, she returns with a starting book that is more tightly focused, more moving, more quickly paced, more thoughtful and provocative, and more fully and constantly tense throughout.The premise for the Hunger Games is admittedly somewhat derivative and one could come up with dozens of possible Hollywood-pitch-like pairings: ""it's Survivor meets Running Man"", ""it's The Lottery meets The Most Dangerous Game"", ""it's . . . "". None of it matters. What very often counts in a genre novel, where many of the same old premises, same old tropes, same old formulas, appear and reappear over the years is not the original starting point, but what you do with it. What Hunger Games is, is good.The opening whisks us right through the premise in a few brief pages. We're in a post-apocalyptic North America--in a dystopia named Panem--a dystopia formed out of the remnants of civilization. Panem is ruled from a rich Capital and has 12 districts that provide what is needed--food, coal, etc. Outside the Capital the people are barely surviving, many starving and the rest close to it. Years ago the 12 districts (actually, 13 at the time) rebelled and were brutally put down. As ""repentance"" and as a form of cold reminder, every year each district sends one boy and one girl (chosen by lottery) to the Hunger Games-- a televised kill-or-be-killed event set in a huge arena.When Katniss's younger sister, Prim, is chosen by lottery, Katniss volunteers in her place, joining Peeta--the chosen boy from her district--in the Games. All of this happens very fast in the book, as does the few days of training prior to the Games themselves. Though the background is quick, it is efficiently concise. We get a clear sense of much of what we need to know: what life is like for those in Katniss' district, what she is like, her relationship with her best friend Gale, her place in the family (she's become the one taking care of the family since her father died in a mining accident), the contrast between life in the Capital and life in the districts, etc. There isn't a lot of detail, and some readers will probably wish for more explanation, but what we have is sufficient.By the time the Games themselves start, we have a solid footing. Which is good, because once the Games do start, it's all pretty breathless as Katniss tries to survive. There are a lot of action scenes--fights, things blowing up, desperate attempts to save wounded people, etc.--but Collins isn't interested in simply an episodic line of battles, one after the other, showing off various combat skills until the winner is left alone.Katniss faces many complex decisions--to what extent does she ""play"" to the watching crowd (a ""popular"" contestant can gain sponsors who can pay for gifts that can be the difference between life and death), can she really kill another human, whom can she trust, what motivates the people around her, what is her relationship to Peeta or Gale, what debts does one human own another, etc. The third person point of view focuses on her actions and thoughts and so we struggle with those questions even as she does, all while we root for her to ""win"" through the discomfort of realizing what this means is that we're rooting for her to kill.We also come to care about Peeta, even as we wonder just what game, if any, he is playing. And the relationship between the two of them is a major point of interest and tension. And while the other contestants, with one significant and moving exception, aren't painted in any sort of detail, we do get enough quick, concise brushstrokes for several of them to have distinct personalities (though one does wish more was done in this area).Along with getting us to care about the people, and not just the plot points, Collins also offers up some clear social criticism as well as some hints at much larger issues than these few characters or these single Games, both with regard to this created world and our own society. And while the book ends resolved and can be read without fear of a cliffhanger, there is enough left hanging in the air that the reader wants to see what happens afterward.There really is very little to criticize in this book, though one point should be made clear. Collins does not shy away at all from the premise of 24 kids placed in a kill-or-be-killed situation. There is no deus ex machina that swoops down and stops the games before anyone is killed or miraculously cures/revives the killed contestant. People die in this book. In fact, most of the people die in this book. And our main character kills some of them. And not by accident. Hunger Games is as dark as its premise promises and therefore it is not for the very young.A strong main character and several strong supporting ones. Crystal clear if not particularly beautiful prose. A constantly suspenseful plot. A quick pace. Moving scenes. A grim tone that adds to the sense that actions matter. An author who has the courage of her ideas. Social criticism. Hints at a larger story to come. A first book in a series that ends with enough resolution that reader can stop here and be satisfied. 400 pages that pull you along effortlessly. These positives more than outweigh the few very small negatives. Highly recommended. ANSWERNOTFOUND",background,"(2483, 2493)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,distinct,personality,solid,plot,a1ca81b5f5986595c3cd552dc5836002,436bd2ff5ddcb093870e28fc300d599a,How well written is the plot?,1,0.0,False,a72868ebd299acc1995d146024226cf9,"Suzanne Collins has already proven her talent for storytelling with her recently completed Gregor the Underlander series. In that series, she showed she was able to create strong characters, move plot along quickly, deftly control the rise and fall in tension, and create moving scenes. While there were some weak sections in the series (sometimes the pace moved too quickly, settings often could have been more detailed, and a few characters could have been more richly drawn), by the end she had crafted one of the best YA series to hit the shelves the past few years--a thoughtful, often dark, almost always rewarding series.I'm happy to report that with book one (and it is a book one--fair warning to those who prefer not to start a series until it's already completed) of The Hunger Games, there is no sophomore slump. In fact, she returns with a starting book that is more tightly focused, more moving, more quickly paced, more thoughtful and provocative, and more fully and constantly tense throughout.The premise for the Hunger Games is admittedly somewhat derivative and one could come up with dozens of possible Hollywood-pitch-like pairings: ""it's Survivor meets Running Man"", ""it's The Lottery meets The Most Dangerous Game"", ""it's . . . "". None of it matters. What very often counts in a genre novel, where many of the same old premises, same old tropes, same old formulas, appear and reappear over the years is not the original starting point, but what you do with it. What Hunger Games is, is good.The opening whisks us right through the premise in a few brief pages. We're in a post-apocalyptic North America--in a dystopia named Panem--a dystopia formed out of the remnants of civilization. Panem is ruled from a rich Capital and has 12 districts that provide what is needed--food, coal, etc. Outside the Capital the people are barely surviving, many starving and the rest close to it. Years ago the 12 districts (actually, 13 at the time) rebelled and were brutally put down. As ""repentance"" and as a form of cold reminder, every year each district sends one boy and one girl (chosen by lottery) to the Hunger Games-- a televised kill-or-be-killed event set in a huge arena.When Katniss's younger sister, Prim, is chosen by lottery, Katniss volunteers in her place, joining Peeta--the chosen boy from her district--in the Games. All of this happens very fast in the book, as does the few days of training prior to the Games themselves. Though the background is quick, it is efficiently concise. We get a clear sense of much of what we need to know: what life is like for those in Katniss' district, what she is like, her relationship with her best friend Gale, her place in the family (she's become the one taking care of the family since her father died in a mining accident), the contrast between life in the Capital and life in the districts, etc. There isn't a lot of detail, and some readers will probably wish for more explanation, but what we have is sufficient.By the time the Games themselves start, we have a solid footing. Which is good, because once the Games do start, it's all pretty breathless as Katniss tries to survive. There are a lot of action scenes--fights, things blowing up, desperate attempts to save wounded people, etc.--but Collins isn't interested in simply an episodic line of battles, one after the other, showing off various combat skills until the winner is left alone.Katniss faces many complex decisions--to what extent does she ""play"" to the watching crowd (a ""popular"" contestant can gain sponsors who can pay for gifts that can be the difference between life and death), can she really kill another human, whom can she trust, what motivates the people around her, what is her relationship to Peeta or Gale, what debts does one human own another, etc. The third person point of view focuses on her actions and thoughts and so we struggle with those questions even as she does, all while we root for her to ""win"" through the discomfort of realizing what this means is that we're rooting for her to kill.We also come to care about Peeta, even as we wonder just what game, if any, he is playing. And the relationship between the two of them is a major point of interest and tension. And while the other contestants, with one significant and moving exception, aren't painted in any sort of detail, we do get enough quick, concise brushstrokes for several of them to have distinct personalities (though one does wish more was done in this area).Along with getting us to care about the people, and not just the plot points, Collins also offers up some clear social criticism as well as some hints at much larger issues than these few characters or these single Games, both with regard to this created world and our own society. And while the book ends resolved and can be read without fear of a cliffhanger, there is enough left hanging in the air that the reader wants to see what happens afterward.There really is very little to criticize in this book, though one point should be made clear. Collins does not shy away at all from the premise of 24 kids placed in a kill-or-be-killed situation. There is no deus ex machina that swoops down and stops the games before anyone is killed or miraculously cures/revives the killed contestant. People die in this book. In fact, most of the people die in this book. And our main character kills some of them. And not by accident. Hunger Games is as dark as its premise promises and therefore it is not for the very young.A strong main character and several strong supporting ones. Crystal clear if not particularly beautiful prose. A constantly suspenseful plot. A quick pace. Moving scenes. A grim tone that adds to the sense that actions matter. An author who has the courage of her ideas. Social criticism. Hints at a larger story to come. A first book in a series that ends with enough resolution that reader can stop here and be satisfied. 400 pages that pull you along effortlessly. These positives more than outweigh the few very small negatives. Highly recommended. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(6104, 6118)",1,0.0,False -B00KA0AGJK,books,true,dream,easy,way,81f3017db025ca4a7061c30fe6752a33,74eb389f41bafa57122154e6f44524be,Which way was easier to rescue the injured?,1,0.0,False,ad6767a487457fa1c7aefd311e109bfb,"It's hard to write about this book. I loved it. I read the first book so I thought I was ready for the bad part, but it really was hard to accept. After a while the storyline went a certain way and there was little chance at that point to avoid the things that happened. I honestly considered giving 4-4.5 stars rating, but it wouldn't be fair. This book was amazing with strong characters and a great story. Though my heart bled a lot."Just a simple girl, really, in too deep with a boy way out of her league. What else could I do but fall in love?"Dovey Beckham was an amazing, strong heroine. She did everything for the future, to make her dream come true. She decided at a really young age to be a professional ballet dancer. She grew up with a mother who didn't care and a dad who was mostly absent. With only two people to count on - two old lady; a dance teacher and a neighbour - she survived childhood. Now all grown up she puts them before herself. That decision comes with all the bad things you could think of."Are those dandelion seeds?" I asked in awe, tracing my finger over the glass where the puffy white stalks lay. "Yeah," he said. "You mentioned how much you loved them, and, well, I had this idea to put the seeds in a necklace, so you'd always have your wishes right next to your heart."Cuba Hudson grew up in a privileged way, had a family with wealth and all the pretty girls at his feet. At least everybody things his life was that easy. He actually had a hard way coping with loosing important people in his life. Cuba blames himself for the bad things that happened. He is smart, tries to be a doctor to help others. He is a totally lovable man, he just don't accept it."I mentally slapped myself. Hold your horses, Dovey Beckham. This boy was wicked."Cuba and Dovey had a short-term relationship 1 year prior to the beginning of the book. (You can read about their getting to know each other in Very Wicked Beginning.)He broke things of and went on with his life. For her it was really hard to get over him, because he didn't give a reason, just take the things he wanted and left without an explanation. So a year later they're forced together in class and there are a lot of issues they should talk about.As they started to open up to each other other things came between them, forcing them apart. On one side there was Cuba's life, with lots of superficial friendships, easy and mean girls and future. On the other side there was Dovey with debt to the wrong people, friends wanting more and seemingly no future. They didn't fit, but their love was beautiful."Does doing a wicked thing make you bad inside?"The bad part of this story was really bad and we actually get to see it. It didn't happen in the past, no we go through it with Dovey. Honestly I think I cried through a whole chapter. I can't describe the things I felt, but I was devastated. I so wanted to reach in the book and shake her, tell her to ask for help. I thought about it a lot why she didn't, but pride can kill people. At that point I believe she felt she didn't have anyone, so she did what she thought she had to.I loved Cuba, how accepting and supportive he was. Once he get through his issues everything was about Dovey to him. Though we get a little epilogue in the future I would love to read more about them."And he said the one thing that blew me away. It took me up into the heavens, dropped me and I spiraled down, afraid of crashing but having no way to stop. "Don't you see what's going on? Dovey, we don't need sleep... because we're falling in love." ANSWERNOTFOUND",book,"(30, 34)",1,0.0,False -B00KA0AGJK,books,true,dream,easy,way,81f3017db025ca4a7061c30fe6752a33,74eb389f41bafa57122154e6f44524be,Which way was easier to rescue the injured?,1,0.0,False,ad6767a487457fa1c7aefd311e109bfb,"It's hard to write about this book. I loved it. I read the first book so I thought I was ready for the bad part, but it really was hard to accept. After a while the storyline went a certain way and there was little chance at that point to avoid the things that happened. I honestly considered giving 4-4.5 stars rating, but it wouldn't be fair. This book was amazing with strong characters and a great story. Though my heart bled a lot."Just a simple girl, really, in too deep with a boy way out of her league. What else could I do but fall in love?"Dovey Beckham was an amazing, strong heroine. She did everything for the future, to make her dream come true. She decided at a really young age to be a professional ballet dancer. She grew up with a mother who didn't care and a dad who was mostly absent. With only two people to count on - two old lady; a dance teacher and a neighbour - she survived childhood. Now all grown up she puts them before herself. That decision comes with all the bad things you could think of."Are those dandelion seeds?" I asked in awe, tracing my finger over the glass where the puffy white stalks lay. "Yeah," he said. "You mentioned how much you loved them, and, well, I had this idea to put the seeds in a necklace, so you'd always have your wishes right next to your heart."Cuba Hudson grew up in a privileged way, had a family with wealth and all the pretty girls at his feet. At least everybody things his life was that easy. He actually had a hard way coping with loosing important people in his life. Cuba blames himself for the bad things that happened. He is smart, tries to be a doctor to help others. He is a totally lovable man, he just don't accept it."I mentally slapped myself. Hold your horses, Dovey Beckham. This boy was wicked."Cuba and Dovey had a short-term relationship 1 year prior to the beginning of the book. (You can read about their getting to know each other in Very Wicked Beginning.)He broke things of and went on with his life. For her it was really hard to get over him, because he didn't give a reason, just take the things he wanted and left without an explanation. So a year later they're forced together in class and there are a lot of issues they should talk about.As they started to open up to each other other things came between them, forcing them apart. On one side there was Cuba's life, with lots of superficial friendships, easy and mean girls and future. On the other side there was Dovey with debt to the wrong people, friends wanting more and seemingly no future. They didn't fit, but their love was beautiful."Does doing a wicked thing make you bad inside?"The bad part of this story was really bad and we actually get to see it. It didn't happen in the past, no we go through it with Dovey. Honestly I think I cried through a whole chapter. I can't describe the things I felt, but I was devastated. I so wanted to reach in the book and shake her, tell her to ask for help. I thought about it a lot why she didn't, but pride can kill people. At that point I believe she felt she didn't have anyone, so she did what she thought she had to.I loved Cuba, how accepting and supportive he was. Once he get through his issues everything was about Dovey to him. Though we get a little epilogue in the future I would love to read more about them."And he said the one thing that blew me away. It took me up into the heavens, dropped me and I spiraled down, afraid of crashing but having no way to stop. "Don't you see what's going on? Dovey, we don't need sleep... because we're falling in love." ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3629, 3643)",1,0.0,False -0345803485,books,repetitious,book,true,prediction,a650c39b1dabf28693a055368b6a3eaf,9f40b5dd8b2b054d43456bb2e8b58c81,How can I see the prediction of my letter?,4,0.0,False,ab440044262590c18d43434a10e82883,"I had to do 4 stars, and I say this, somewhat unfortunately. 3 stars means ""ok"", 4 ""I liked it"" So 4 stars it is.I did like it, I liked the story, I liked the characters, for the most part, and I did keep reading.BUT, as everyone else has said: The book is poorly written. It's written as if it's for 14 year olds, but clearly there is way to much sex in this book (and a lot of other stuff I wouldn't want my teen daughter to be reading) for young, impressionable girls.People reading reviews are probably tired of the repetitious comment that the book is repetitious. Well, it is! Extremely. Words and phrases appear over and over and over and over and over. The sex happens over and over and over and over. The annoyance you will feel regarding this issue will be exacerbated if you are a fast reader, because you will encounter these words more quickly. I hope to never hear the word ""mercurial"" again. (Honestly I don't know why anyone would use it in the first place---it just doesn't roll off the tongue.)If you are the type of person that doesn't like to be left hanging, expect to get book 2. After reading book 1, book 2 was not an option for me, of course I had to keep reading to find out what happened.I recommend you take these books out from the library or borrow them from someone. I can't imagine most people will read these books multiple times (though I can tell you that the ending of book 3 does want to make you go back and read the beginning of book 1 again).And don't let your kids get a hold of them. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1534, 1548)",4,0.0,False -0345803485,books,repetitious,book,true,prediction,a650c39b1dabf28693a055368b6a3eaf,9f40b5dd8b2b054d43456bb2e8b58c81,How can I see the prediction of my letter?,1,0.0,False,ab440044262590c18d43434a10e82883,"I had to do 4 stars, and I say this, somewhat unfortunately. 3 stars means ""ok"", 4 ""I liked it"" So 4 stars it is.I did like it, I liked the story, I liked the characters, for the most part, and I did keep reading.BUT, as everyone else has said: The book is poorly written. It's written as if it's for 14 year olds, but clearly there is way to much sex in this book (and a lot of other stuff I wouldn't want my teen daughter to be reading) for young, impressionable girls.People reading reviews are probably tired of the repetitious comment that the book is repetitious. Well, it is! Extremely. Words and phrases appear over and over and over and over and over. The sex happens over and over and over and over. The annoyance you will feel regarding this issue will be exacerbated if you are a fast reader, because you will encounter these words more quickly. I hope to never hear the word ""mercurial"" again. (Honestly I don't know why anyone would use it in the first place---it just doesn't roll off the tongue.)If you are the type of person that doesn't like to be left hanging, expect to get book 2. After reading book 1, book 2 was not an option for me, of course I had to keep reading to find out what happened.I recommend you take these books out from the library or borrow them from someone. I can't imagine most people will read these books multiple times (though I can tell you that the ending of book 3 does want to make you go back and read the beginning of book 1 again).And don't let your kids get a hold of them. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1534, 1548)",1,0.0,False -0312641893,books,predictable,aspect,bit predictable,plot,b126248a39ebf368b630229a5e479d7a,e9dc3643b519706e34a57bcd19857a78,How is the plot in this reading?,1,0.0,False,4c75c423b13095810d522fc9b684b1b5,"Cinder is a cyborg, the best mechanic in New Beijing, and unafraid to get her hands dirty. She's an endearing character, especially when it comes to her genuine love for those who she cares about. The narration switches mostly between Cinder and Prince Kai, giving a well-rounded view the events taking place as the intimidating Queen Levana of the Lunars visits....and things get pretty complex once she shows up. As the story begins to delve into political conspiracies and the illness sweeping New Beijing, it only becomes more intriguing. Meyer has a way with words that keeps you turning the pages, eager for more. Building off of the bare bones of Cinderella's story, Meyer shapes Cinder into something unique and spectacular.HIGHLIGHTS: Despite being inspired by Cinderella, Meyer takes smart creative liberties that work very well. A few moments, especially with the Lunar queen, had me hooked as the suspense built. One the largest highlights involved the characters - Iko (an android), Peony, and Queen Levana. Even the fact that not all the characters were safe from harm was an interesting aspect that I respect.LOWLIGHTS: Some aspects of the plot were extremely predictable (Personal bias - I hate obvious twists), and not just the Cinderella aspects. The story also had a slow beginning. And the ending was a bit unsatisfying - too many loose ends, even if this is a series.OVERALL: It's a solid beginning to a series and a very fun novel to read. I'll definitely be checking out the sequel! ANSWERNOTFOUND",The narration switches mostly between Cinder and Prince Kai,"(197, 256)",1,0.5,False -0312641893,books,predictable,aspect,bit predictable,plot,b126248a39ebf368b630229a5e479d7a,e9dc3643b519706e34a57bcd19857a78,How is the plot in this reading?,2,0.0,False,4c75c423b13095810d522fc9b684b1b5,"Cinder is a cyborg, the best mechanic in New Beijing, and unafraid to get her hands dirty. She's an endearing character, especially when it comes to her genuine love for those who she cares about. The narration switches mostly between Cinder and Prince Kai, giving a well-rounded view the events taking place as the intimidating Queen Levana of the Lunars visits....and things get pretty complex once she shows up. As the story begins to delve into political conspiracies and the illness sweeping New Beijing, it only becomes more intriguing. Meyer has a way with words that keeps you turning the pages, eager for more. Building off of the bare bones of Cinderella's story, Meyer shapes Cinder into something unique and spectacular.HIGHLIGHTS: Despite being inspired by Cinderella, Meyer takes smart creative liberties that work very well. A few moments, especially with the Lunar queen, had me hooked as the suspense built. One the largest highlights involved the characters - Iko (an android), Peony, and Queen Levana. Even the fact that not all the characters were safe from harm was an interesting aspect that I respect.LOWLIGHTS: Some aspects of the plot were extremely predictable (Personal bias - I hate obvious twists), and not just the Cinderella aspects. The story also had a slow beginning. And the ending was a bit unsatisfying - too many loose ends, even if this is a series.OVERALL: It's a solid beginning to a series and a very fun novel to read. I'll definitely be checking out the sequel! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1506, 1520)",2,0.0,False -031612091X,books,good,info,useful,information,11ebec6d077f76d0c95348d2e52057e4,330db7da4abe9655d8bde2048fa5ef05,How is the information about the environment?,1,0.0,False,0c233c2783d711a1469c7b58fb2a2d41,"The book could have been a very small book. If He had not kept repeating himself over and over, I don't like it when authors ramble to just fill pages. He has some good info but I was just not overly impressed ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(213, 227)",1,0.0,False -031612091X,books,good,info,useful,information,11ebec6d077f76d0c95348d2e52057e4,330db7da4abe9655d8bde2048fa5ef05,How is the information about the environment?,1,0.0,False,0c233c2783d711a1469c7b58fb2a2d41,"The book could have been a very small book. If He had not kept repeating himself over and over, I don't like it when authors ramble to just fill pages. He has some good info but I was just not overly impressed ANSWERNOTFOUND",He has some good info,"(154, 175)",5,0.6000000000000001,True -0316206849,books,believable,characterization,clear,character,4f8f884d98fc3941fe157e43204d0d69,a37d85fb497a7902c4b396e671b2d6d8,Who is the main character?,5,0.3333333333333333,False,e8ab6914c76e3f157e35325755940e9f,"The best thing I can say about this book is that I hope there will be a sequel - I'd really love to meet the main characters again. They are not from a cookie cutter, and they are appealing and likable without being unbelievable. They are interesting, and I enjoyed getting to know them. The characterization in general is great: detailed, perceptive, believable. The author avoids stereotypes, but doesn't perform contortions to make everyone surprising and non-stereotypical.There is a serious novel, but there is also that underlying humor or enjoyment that I require: understated, dry, maybe even a touch sardonic.The plot is good. I think the book moves fairly slowly, and some might not like that, but I believe it is appropriate and necessary for the character development. I personally enjoyed the unfolding of plot and personalities.I also enjoyed what the book was interested in exploring, including family relationships and how childhood matters, dignity, the effects of wealth and fame, and the fascinating variety of people in every situation who manage to be worthy of respect - or not.Oddly enough, and in spite of the unvarnished, realistic language - the depth of character realization and the interest of the author in people remind me of Jane Austen. And I like Jane Austen very much.I don't know why the author chose to write under a pseudonym, but I can't think of a reason that doesn't invoke my respect. Thank you for some new characters to enjoy - please bring them back for more. It was a good ending, satisfying, but it could also be a beginning. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1573, 1587)",5,0.0,False -0316206849,books,believable,characterization,clear,character,4f8f884d98fc3941fe157e43204d0d69,a37d85fb497a7902c4b396e671b2d6d8,Who is the main character?,5,0.3333333333333333,False,e8ab6914c76e3f157e35325755940e9f,"The best thing I can say about this book is that I hope there will be a sequel - I'd really love to meet the main characters again. They are not from a cookie cutter, and they are appealing and likable without being unbelievable. They are interesting, and I enjoyed getting to know them. The characterization in general is great: detailed, perceptive, believable. The author avoids stereotypes, but doesn't perform contortions to make everyone surprising and non-stereotypical.There is a serious novel, but there is also that underlying humor or enjoyment that I require: understated, dry, maybe even a touch sardonic.The plot is good. I think the book moves fairly slowly, and some might not like that, but I believe it is appropriate and necessary for the character development. I personally enjoyed the unfolding of plot and personalities.I also enjoyed what the book was interested in exploring, including family relationships and how childhood matters, dignity, the effects of wealth and fame, and the fascinating variety of people in every situation who manage to be worthy of respect - or not.Oddly enough, and in spite of the unvarnished, realistic language - the depth of character realization and the interest of the author in people remind me of Jane Austen. And I like Jane Austen very much.I don't know why the author chose to write under a pseudonym, but I can't think of a reason that doesn't invoke my respect. Thank you for some new characters to enjoy - please bring them back for more. It was a good ending, satisfying, but it could also be a beginning. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1573, 1587)",5,0.0,False -043920352X,books,entertaining,plot,simple,character,335a0c9c5e2cbf236ef3b7fb6f542ebd,6aa3c351a7b7af8150aa005836eb4a6b,Are those characters simple?,5,0.35714285714285715,False,17d7c83779886acccf7d95d85bb364d6,"I have to review along with everyone else, even though I know my review will be swallowed up among the thousands of other reviews of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The book and all of the hype around it is just too fascinating.First of all, I think that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (and all of the other Harry Potter's) is marvelous. J.K. Rowling is a very good writer. She creates some complete characters alongside some comical stock characters. She uses some brilliant word play, and the atmosphere created in the book is extraordinary. It, at least, is incomparible to any other children's novel. She is very good at incorporating pieces of Greek mythology into the novel. The plot is vastly entertaining.There has been a lot of backlash against the popularity of the Harry Potter novels. But, this really happens to anything that becomes popular. Sure, there are better fantasy novels, and there are much better fantasy novels written for children. I don't think that there is a better place to start reading children's fantasy (or children's lit. for that matter). I also think that any fan of children's fantasy would have to enjoy this whether or not they think there are better books out there....Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a great book, and I think all of the controversy and hype just make it better and more appealing. I think everyone (including adults) should read this novel. It is well worth the time and money. Then, I think fans should definately move on to some of the other great childrens/adult fantasy classics like Lloyd Alexander's perfect Prydain Chronicles, C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Smith of Wooton Major, and Ursula LeGuin's Earthsea Trilogy. ANSWERNOTFOUND",thousands,"(103, 112)",5,0.0,False -043920352X,books,entertaining,plot,simple,character,335a0c9c5e2cbf236ef3b7fb6f542ebd,6aa3c351a7b7af8150aa005836eb4a6b,Are those characters simple?,1,0.35714285714285715,False,17d7c83779886acccf7d95d85bb364d6,"I have to review along with everyone else, even though I know my review will be swallowed up among the thousands of other reviews of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The book and all of the hype around it is just too fascinating.First of all, I think that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (and all of the other Harry Potter's) is marvelous. J.K. Rowling is a very good writer. She creates some complete characters alongside some comical stock characters. She uses some brilliant word play, and the atmosphere created in the book is extraordinary. It, at least, is incomparible to any other children's novel. She is very good at incorporating pieces of Greek mythology into the novel. The plot is vastly entertaining.There has been a lot of backlash against the popularity of the Harry Potter novels. But, this really happens to anything that becomes popular. Sure, there are better fantasy novels, and there are much better fantasy novels written for children. I don't think that there is a better place to start reading children's fantasy (or children's lit. for that matter). I also think that any fan of children's fantasy would have to enjoy this whether or not they think there are better books out there....Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a great book, and I think all of the controversy and hype just make it better and more appealing. I think everyone (including adults) should read this novel. It is well worth the time and money. Then, I think fans should definately move on to some of the other great childrens/adult fantasy classics like Lloyd Alexander's perfect Prydain Chronicles, C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Smith of Wooton Major, and Ursula LeGuin's Earthsea Trilogy. ANSWERNOTFOUND",complete characters,"(405, 424)",1,0.4,False -0142419400,books,adorable,book,cute,cover,a9d3f039e1f2c6adb250b93038b98daa,21c4e3d3cf03ef471f1c7a567a26b41a,What is the cover for a cute face?,5,1.0,True,14a15689e549433c815e7a54f521745f,"This book was absolutely adorable!! It makes me want to go to Paris even more than I already do and find an Etienne St. Clair of my own! He is beyond cute and I found myself falling in love with him right along with Anna! I definitely recommend this book to anyone. It was really so adorable and I couldn't help but smile constantly throughout Anna's parisian adventure. Read this book, it will not disappoint :) ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(413, 427)",5,0.0,False -0142419400,books,adorable,book,cute,cover,a9d3f039e1f2c6adb250b93038b98daa,21c4e3d3cf03ef471f1c7a567a26b41a,What is the cover for a cute face?,1,1.0,True,14a15689e549433c815e7a54f521745f,"This book was absolutely adorable!! It makes me want to go to Paris even more than I already do and find an Etienne St. Clair of my own! He is beyond cute and I found myself falling in love with him right along with Anna! I definitely recommend this book to anyone. It was really so adorable and I couldn't help but smile constantly throughout Anna's parisian adventure. Read this book, it will not disappoint :) ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(413, 427)",1,0.0,False -0547959109,books,tough,thing,many,similarity,4bf756d7d1ccbc379158ab2007193fd6,c6f3b4779e84d3b94e1dcfd457a036eb,Does it have multiple similarity?,1,0.0,False,0bd76733a6d12764c32d0a47a30a479a,"Suzy Wilson's review Apr 23, 20135 of 5 starsbookshelves: dystopia, strong-female-protagonistRead in April, 2013I received a copy of this novel as an electronic Advance Reader Copy from NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin, in return for an honest review.I liked it so much, when it came out in hardcover, I bought the book.Honestly, I loved this book.It is not difficult to see elements of other works in this novel. Like The Hunger Games and Divergent, The Testing is a post-apocalyptic dystopia - the world is rehabilitating, several generations after the bombs were dropped. Food is growing again; the water is being slowly cleaned and the badlands are being reclaimed from the radiation and mutations. Things are tough, but it is much better than it was.Cia lives with her family in a small outpost, isolated from other communities. She lives in a large, apparently happy family invested in re-engineering order from the chaos. We pick up Cia's personal narrative at the point where she is about to graduate from high school. Bright, plucky and full of promise, Cia has hopes of following her father to University to continue and build on his legacy of research and service. However, places at the University are limited, and to gain entrance, suitable candidates are recruited from the various settlements to undergo the Testing - a series of entrance exams. Few from Cia's home community have been favoured with selection in recent years, and she is determined to break back amongst the chosen.The novel follows Cia and three schoolmates chosen to represent their colony in the Testing. However, all is not as it seems. Cia's father, a graduate of the University, warns her on the eve of her departure, to trust no-one. Haunted still by nightmares, he shares with Cia what knowledge he retains of his own testing - including a warning that each successful candidate's memory is wiped at the end of their Testing. His fear is not of what he remembers, rather the nightmare of what he cannot. Like 1984's behindthink, it isn't what your conscious mind remembers that is the problem - it is the messages from the shadows that haunt your dreams.Cia departs, and the Testing begins.The story, while slow to start, gathers pace during the Testing. Like the candidates, I, as the reader, was shocked by the brutality of the Testing - not so much by the graphic descriptions of the challenges, but more the underlying horror of the choices and the realities experienced by the candidates. It isn't what Charbonneau draws for us with her words, rather what is left unspoken, unlit and subverted that speaks the loudest.I found the novel compelling. The characters are finely drawn and complex. The world-building is achieved early and well, without superfluity. Cia is perhaps the only truly honest person in the book. Everyone else has something to hide. Cia's challenge is to learn to limit her trust in others, while remaining true to her own ideals, and staying alive. Without introducing too many spoilers, I really enjoyed the ending of the book. I think the unmasking of the final subterfuge is masterfully done and I can't wait to read the next instalment. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Suzy Wilson 's review Apr 23,"(0, 27)",1,0.0,False -0547959109,books,tough,thing,many,similarity,4bf756d7d1ccbc379158ab2007193fd6,c6f3b4779e84d3b94e1dcfd457a036eb,Does it have multiple similarity?,4,0.0,False,0bd76733a6d12764c32d0a47a30a479a,"Suzy Wilson's review Apr 23, 20135 of 5 starsbookshelves: dystopia, strong-female-protagonistRead in April, 2013I received a copy of this novel as an electronic Advance Reader Copy from NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin, in return for an honest review.I liked it so much, when it came out in hardcover, I bought the book.Honestly, I loved this book.It is not difficult to see elements of other works in this novel. Like The Hunger Games and Divergent, The Testing is a post-apocalyptic dystopia - the world is rehabilitating, several generations after the bombs were dropped. Food is growing again; the water is being slowly cleaned and the badlands are being reclaimed from the radiation and mutations. Things are tough, but it is much better than it was.Cia lives with her family in a small outpost, isolated from other communities. She lives in a large, apparently happy family invested in re-engineering order from the chaos. We pick up Cia's personal narrative at the point where she is about to graduate from high school. Bright, plucky and full of promise, Cia has hopes of following her father to University to continue and build on his legacy of research and service. However, places at the University are limited, and to gain entrance, suitable candidates are recruited from the various settlements to undergo the Testing - a series of entrance exams. Few from Cia's home community have been favoured with selection in recent years, and she is determined to break back amongst the chosen.The novel follows Cia and three schoolmates chosen to represent their colony in the Testing. However, all is not as it seems. Cia's father, a graduate of the University, warns her on the eve of her departure, to trust no-one. Haunted still by nightmares, he shares with Cia what knowledge he retains of his own testing - including a warning that each successful candidate's memory is wiped at the end of their Testing. His fear is not of what he remembers, rather the nightmare of what he cannot. Like 1984's behindthink, it isn't what your conscious mind remembers that is the problem - it is the messages from the shadows that haunt your dreams.Cia departs, and the Testing begins.The story, while slow to start, gathers pace during the Testing. Like the candidates, I, as the reader, was shocked by the brutality of the Testing - not so much by the graphic descriptions of the challenges, but more the underlying horror of the choices and the realities experienced by the candidates. It isn't what Charbonneau draws for us with her words, rather what is left unspoken, unlit and subverted that speaks the loudest.I found the novel compelling. The characters are finely drawn and complex. The world-building is achieved early and well, without superfluity. Cia is perhaps the only truly honest person in the book. Everyone else has something to hide. Cia's challenge is to learn to limit her trust in others, while remaining true to her own ideals, and staying alive. Without introducing too many spoilers, I really enjoyed the ending of the book. I think the unmasking of the final subterfuge is masterfully done and I can't wait to read the next instalment. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3157, 3171)",4,0.0,False -B00F9AJXYA,books,write,character,smart,character,0d5cb2491bcb385e44285b6ff92a52c3,d1bc300df9579ee6517e327398aea552,How is an intelligent character?,1,0.9,True,4ab3aa0f9d4d3de07e437c536faa1923,"If you have read the other books by this author then you will understand when I say this one sees Lizard come into her own and you will look forward to it for that reason. If this is your first book by this author, you will meet her and other members of Witch Central and enjoy the story, and almost certainly buy the earlier ones.This is a series that is just plain fun to read. The characters and storylines are equally interesting, well written and heartwarming. Give yourself a treat and try one. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(504, 518)",1,0.0,False -B00F9AJXYA,books,write,character,smart,character,0d5cb2491bcb385e44285b6ff92a52c3,d1bc300df9579ee6517e327398aea552,How is an intelligent character?,1,0.9,True,4ab3aa0f9d4d3de07e437c536faa1923,"If you have read the other books by this author then you will understand when I say this one sees Lizard come into her own and you will look forward to it for that reason. If this is your first book by this author, you will meet her and other members of Witch Central and enjoy the story, and almost certainly buy the earlier ones.This is a series that is just plain fun to read. The characters and storylines are equally interesting, well written and heartwarming. Give yourself a treat and try one. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(504, 518)",1,0.0,False -0060098902,books,beautiful,prose,poetic,language,72ae4c4d77bf5b26a2075e965133a162,2ff10b99e5067acfdfdc38d100c2c057,What is the language like?,1,0.0,False,e9fa520c2a72a8ff8581940ffcc544e0,"Yes, The Great Gatsby is a true classic. It is such a beautiful little novel, and its themes transcend the century.Most people know the story. Nick, who narrates, has just moved to New York, and his life becomes entangled with that of his mysterious neighbor, the rich, self-made Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is in love with Daisy Buchanan, Nick's cousin, who is married to Tom Buchanan. The plot follows the telling events that take place between this small group of the Jazz Age elite.The entire novel is so exquisitely constructed. The prose is beautiful, the plot is an emotionally moving degenerative tragedy, and the symbols are intricately woven in to deftly illustrate the theme. And that theme is so relevant as Fitzgerald laments over the fall of the American Dream. He reveals the wasteland that is, the America made hollow by the embrace of materialism and a set of false ideals to adhere to their materialistic longings. There is so much that Fitzgerald says, and reading the work, one feels that the Jazz Age has yet to end. We are still reeling in the languish Fitzgerald described. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1092, 1106)",1,0.0,False -0060098902,books,beautiful,prose,poetic,language,72ae4c4d77bf5b26a2075e965133a162,2ff10b99e5067acfdfdc38d100c2c057,What is the language like?,1,0.0,False,e9fa520c2a72a8ff8581940ffcc544e0,"Yes, The Great Gatsby is a true classic. It is such a beautiful little novel, and its themes transcend the century.Most people know the story. Nick, who narrates, has just moved to New York, and his life becomes entangled with that of his mysterious neighbor, the rich, self-made Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is in love with Daisy Buchanan, Nick's cousin, who is married to Tom Buchanan. The plot follows the telling events that take place between this small group of the Jazz Age elite.The entire novel is so exquisitely constructed. The prose is beautiful, the plot is an emotionally moving degenerative tragedy, and the symbols are intricately woven in to deftly illustrate the theme. And that theme is so relevant as Fitzgerald laments over the fall of the American Dream. He reveals the wasteland that is, the America made hollow by the embrace of materialism and a set of false ideals to adhere to their materialistic longings. There is so much that Fitzgerald says, and reading the work, one feels that the Jazz Age has yet to end. We are still reeling in the languish Fitzgerald described. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1092, 1106)",1,0.0,False -0399159347,books,interesting,twist,thick,plot,9dd01ae2d451eb3f822d2328db7ade3a,4a6961294c5d9871d690bd4394eb025b,How's the plot?,2,0.0,False,846d9ff9e16696856155552290eb93e2,Starts a little slow but builds into a good story. Several twists and turns keeps interesting. Found it difficult to put down. Nice weekend read m ANSWERNOTFOUND,Several twists and turns keeps interesting,"(52, 94)",2,0.25,False -0399159347,books,interesting,twist,thick,plot,9dd01ae2d451eb3f822d2328db7ade3a,4a6961294c5d9871d690bd4394eb025b,How's the plot?,1,0.0,False,846d9ff9e16696856155552290eb93e2,Starts a little slow but builds into a good story. Several twists and turns keeps interesting. Found it difficult to put down. Nice weekend read m ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(149, 163)",1,0.0,False -0316206849,books,slow,half,captivating,plot,e0ffef40ab2e0e15d953cf54accec376,a7c131ddbcae12439fdb9647ee619a10,Is the plot as good as the narrative?,1,0.6000000000000001,True,20efb2ee698868760fdf977e254bbf7d,"I really thought that this book was going to be a home run; however, I can't say this was Rowling 's best. The first half was super slow and it wasn't until the second half that the character s came together and the story line rolled on. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(238, 252)",1,0.0,False -0316206849,books,slow,half,captivating,plot,e0ffef40ab2e0e15d953cf54accec376,a7c131ddbcae12439fdb9647ee619a10,Is the plot as good as the narrative?,1,0.6000000000000001,True,20efb2ee698868760fdf977e254bbf7d,"I really thought that this book was going to be a home run; however, I can't say this was Rowling 's best. The first half was super slow and it wasn't until the second half that the character s came together and the story line rolled on. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The first half was super slow and it was n't until the second half that the character s came together and the story line rolled on,"(107, 236)",1,0.2888888888888889,False -1620612380,books,whole,lot,full,journey,00f0302e6353c82507e8f63a776a5737,6b1d7ee83c88ea6540ae11b7a14b17fe,Do you enjoy journey?,1,0.5,False,b10078f6614d146375e470f9397a62e5,"Geekalicious in every way, The Summer I Became a Nerd is a wholesome serving of cute, with a dash of dorkberry sauce and sprinkles, and topped with a nerdishly-ripe cherry.In case you didn't quite get the hint, I kinda loved this one.It's fresh, it's young-hearted, it's full of underlying life-lessons and messages but in a way that doesn't ram it down the readers throat, and the whole geekdom of references and nerd talk just add a wholesome flavour that make this one awesome.From the off, Maddie is seriously cute as narrator. And then she becomes cutely annoying. And cutely angers the reader with her behaviour. In most books, when I dislike the person a character is becoming, it turns me off wanting to keep going. The fact I still found Maddie cute even when she was behaving like a jerk, and still wanted everything to be okay for her, should tell you just how much her cuteness suckered me in and how strong the connection was that I had with this great character. Though I think a lot of her cuteness was thanks to Logan, who she owes BIG TIME for managing to draw it out of her.Logan has all the cuteness that Maddie does and THEN SOME! He is (in Maddie's words) ADORKABLE! I LOVED this guy. From the first moment the reader lays eyes on him, I just wanted her to run off and dump Eric and be with the one she obviously was more suited for. Darn you, Maddie, for being so damn stubborn and needy.Logan has a whole lot of patience and a whole lot of comfort in who he is. It's so refreshing to meet a male character who knows how to be himself and wins everybody over--the reader included--without even really having to try. Logan just ... was--is. That's all that really needs to be said. I challenge anyone with a young heart (whatever their age) not to find this dude adorable. Loved him. Did I mention that I loved him?And then we have the plot--which was great (sorry, no spoilers for you); and the side characters--Yes! Brilliant! Both Maddie's friends AND Logan's--even Eric and rotten-ex-girlfriend-who-doesn't-deserve-being-named-on-my-review; their families--loved how we slowly learned more about who Maddie was as we got to know her family better and LOVED Martha, she's the bees-knees, and Vera; and most of all, what pulled this entire story together to give it its awesome credibility, the geekiness I've now mentioned more than once.True, not being a geek beyond my book fetish, I didn't really understand the whole RPG part of it. But guess what? I didn't care. Because no matter that I couldn't follow all the rules and how it works, I still LOVED those scenes and read them with a big stupid grin on my face. All the comic book references, too, and how all that tied in. I just loved them. Loved them all.Okay, I'll stop now. I think it's clear enough that I loved this one. For Maddie, it might have been the summer she became a nerd. For me, it's the summer I became a The Sumer I Became a Nerd fan.That is all. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2946, 2960)",1,0.0,False -1620612380,books,whole,lot,full,journey,00f0302e6353c82507e8f63a776a5737,6b1d7ee83c88ea6540ae11b7a14b17fe,Do you enjoy journey?,1,0.5,False,b10078f6614d146375e470f9397a62e5,"Geekalicious in every way, The Summer I Became a Nerd is a wholesome serving of cute, with a dash of dorkberry sauce and sprinkles, and topped with a nerdishly-ripe cherry.In case you didn't quite get the hint, I kinda loved this one.It's fresh, it's young-hearted, it's full of underlying life-lessons and messages but in a way that doesn't ram it down the readers throat, and the whole geekdom of references and nerd talk just add a wholesome flavour that make this one awesome.From the off, Maddie is seriously cute as narrator. And then she becomes cutely annoying. And cutely angers the reader with her behaviour. In most books, when I dislike the person a character is becoming, it turns me off wanting to keep going. The fact I still found Maddie cute even when she was behaving like a jerk, and still wanted everything to be okay for her, should tell you just how much her cuteness suckered me in and how strong the connection was that I had with this great character. Though I think a lot of her cuteness was thanks to Logan, who she owes BIG TIME for managing to draw it out of her.Logan has all the cuteness that Maddie does and THEN SOME! He is (in Maddie's words) ADORKABLE! I LOVED this guy. From the first moment the reader lays eyes on him, I just wanted her to run off and dump Eric and be with the one she obviously was more suited for. Darn you, Maddie, for being so damn stubborn and needy.Logan has a whole lot of patience and a whole lot of comfort in who he is. It's so refreshing to meet a male character who knows how to be himself and wins everybody over--the reader included--without even really having to try. Logan just ... was--is. That's all that really needs to be said. I challenge anyone with a young heart (whatever their age) not to find this dude adorable. Loved him. Did I mention that I loved him?And then we have the plot--which was great (sorry, no spoilers for you); and the side characters--Yes! Brilliant! Both Maddie's friends AND Logan's--even Eric and rotten-ex-girlfriend-who-doesn't-deserve-being-named-on-my-review; their families--loved how we slowly learned more about who Maddie was as we got to know her family better and LOVED Martha, she's the bees-knees, and Vera; and most of all, what pulled this entire story together to give it its awesome credibility, the geekiness I've now mentioned more than once.True, not being a geek beyond my book fetish, I didn't really understand the whole RPG part of it. But guess what? I didn't care. Because no matter that I couldn't follow all the rules and how it works, I still LOVED those scenes and read them with a big stupid grin on my face. All the comic book references, too, and how all that tied in. I just loved them. Loved them all.Okay, I'll stop now. I think it's clear enough that I loved this one. For Maddie, it might have been the summer she became a nerd. For me, it's the summer I became a The Sumer I Became a Nerd fan.That is all. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2946, 2960)",1,0.0,False -0307887898,books,organize,book,valuable,information,f671182546ebe24d8503a078b461da32,26c96e170284ad8b0eff71df1e59f0d0,How much information should I have?,5,0.2,False,8a59c2d15c3fe79d03cc03ccf9f8d1b5,"Eric Ries presents a radical, innovative way to assess and manage businesses. Do the strategies work? I implemented three different strategies described in the book in my own companies, and I am ecstatically pleased with the results. His ideas provide a highly effective way for any company--large or small--to identify new opportunities through applying the basic components of the scientific method. This allows a company to explore new opportunities in highly scaled ways and then to make reasoned assessments of their value. This is powerful stuff, as I have found out. One of the big secrets is to scale the opportunity, set up hypotheses regarding the change, and (best) develop a means of assessing the value and success of the opportunity. Each of his concepts are accompanied by detailed real-life examples. The book is well organized around Ries's key concepts and provide a very sensible approach that, if implemented accordingly, will result in success. Again, after applying several of the concepts myself, I appreciate the power of these approaches. They work. And I really like the way they work. He definitely is onto something here.But the reader is left to figure out a lot of the details for implementing the concepts. The ""how"" of the approach is all but missing. As a result, the book has more the feeling perhaps of a series of general overview lectures that provide occasional nuggets that an attendee takes home. I want to see many more details (and perhaps fewer examples) of how a business person can set these ideas into motion. More, for example, like the approach used in ""The Entrepreneurial Mindset.""So I am left highly jazzed about the concepts presented here, but hungry for more detail as an actual user of the concepts. Regardless, the general approach he is advocating is square on the mark. They work and they are powerful. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1861, 1875)",5,0.0,False -0307887898,books,organize,book,valuable,information,f671182546ebe24d8503a078b461da32,26c96e170284ad8b0eff71df1e59f0d0,How much information should I have?,1,0.2,False,8a59c2d15c3fe79d03cc03ccf9f8d1b5,"Eric Ries presents a radical, innovative way to assess and manage businesses. Do the strategies work? I implemented three different strategies described in the book in my own companies, and I am ecstatically pleased with the results. His ideas provide a highly effective way for any company--large or small--to identify new opportunities through applying the basic components of the scientific method. This allows a company to explore new opportunities in highly scaled ways and then to make reasoned assessments of their value. This is powerful stuff, as I have found out. One of the big secrets is to scale the opportunity, set up hypotheses regarding the change, and (best) develop a means of assessing the value and success of the opportunity. Each of his concepts are accompanied by detailed real-life examples. The book is well organized around Ries's key concepts and provide a very sensible approach that, if implemented accordingly, will result in success. Again, after applying several of the concepts myself, I appreciate the power of these approaches. They work. And I really like the way they work. He definitely is onto something here.But the reader is left to figure out a lot of the details for implementing the concepts. The ""how"" of the approach is all but missing. As a result, the book has more the feeling perhaps of a series of general overview lectures that provide occasional nuggets that an attendee takes home. I want to see many more details (and perhaps fewer examples) of how a business person can set these ideas into motion. More, for example, like the approach used in ""The Entrepreneurial Mindset.""So I am left highly jazzed about the concepts presented here, but hungry for more detail as an actual user of the concepts. Regardless, the general approach he is advocating is square on the mark. They work and they are powerful. ANSWERNOTFOUND",I implemented three different strategies described,"(102, 152)",1,0.6,True -144235948X,books,soft,side,passionate,character,410a56b2271443836fd8da1a3b998092,b7a9c428695e7c2959c0aa74a163000b,Do you want all the characters in the play?,1,0.0,False,5e76bf181ba70502c0a1a3e9873690c0,"I really, really love these intense, dramatic, contemporary romances. Some are better than others and this one is definitely near the top of the list. Travis is everything I enjoy in the bad boy leads. He's hot, he's exactly what a girl shouldn't want in her life and he's got a sweet side that only the most dedicated and worthy girl will ever learn about. Thankfully, while he didn't always use his brain (typical), he wasn't a complete overprotective, angry jerk. He had his moments of course, but for the most part he didn't flip out at the smallest things freaking out both the female lead and those around them, only to beg for forgiveness later.Abby was also a breath of fresh air, when she wasn't being a complete dummy. She wasn't little miss innocent, even though she was trying really hard to be. I wish she had let out her true self earlier in the book and been more open and honest with those around her, but I've been in her shoes before. Trying hard to be someone you're not because you think people, including yourself, will like you better. You try to run from your past and yourself and it just doesn't work. Abby could have saved everyone a lot of pain and trouble if she had realized that sooner, but then we wouldn't have had such an amazing book.There were also some fun side characters in this book. Abby's best friend America is a hoot and I hope we get to see more of her in the future, perhaps in a novella or something. In April, Walking Disaster will be released and it will be this book from Travis' point of view. I'm pretty sure I'm going to read it, but I'm afraid it will kill some of Travis' image for me. I love me some bad boy and I hate it when they lose their edge...even when I already know they have a soft side. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1753, 1767)",1,0.0,False -144235948X,books,soft,side,passionate,character,410a56b2271443836fd8da1a3b998092,b7a9c428695e7c2959c0aa74a163000b,Do you want all the characters in the play?,5,0.0,False,5e76bf181ba70502c0a1a3e9873690c0,"I really, really love these intense, dramatic, contemporary romances. Some are better than others and this one is definitely near the top of the list. Travis is everything I enjoy in the bad boy leads. He's hot, he's exactly what a girl shouldn't want in her life and he's got a sweet side that only the most dedicated and worthy girl will ever learn about. Thankfully, while he didn't always use his brain (typical), he wasn't a complete overprotective, angry jerk. He had his moments of course, but for the most part he didn't flip out at the smallest things freaking out both the female lead and those around them, only to beg for forgiveness later.Abby was also a breath of fresh air, when she wasn't being a complete dummy. She wasn't little miss innocent, even though she was trying really hard to be. I wish she had let out her true self earlier in the book and been more open and honest with those around her, but I've been in her shoes before. Trying hard to be someone you're not because you think people, including yourself, will like you better. You try to run from your past and yourself and it just doesn't work. Abby could have saved everyone a lot of pain and trouble if she had realized that sooner, but then we wouldn't have had such an amazing book.There were also some fun side characters in this book. Abby's best friend America is a hoot and I hope we get to see more of her in the future, perhaps in a novella or something. In April, Walking Disaster will be released and it will be this book from Travis' point of view. I'm pretty sure I'm going to read it, but I'm afraid it will kill some of Travis' image for me. I love me some bad boy and I hate it when they lose their edge...even when I already know they have a soft side. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1753, 1767)",5,0.0,False -0545123267,books,cute,romance,believable,romance,f6abd41612ca478bd83848bbcb4be1ba,a370f80b615e4b50df8b2d0bc4218f63,Do you like romance novels?,1,0.0,False,bc90f16c9422713738cd5e67718358a3,"I liked this serie very much! I found it poetic and sensitive. The romance was quite cute and had depth.I run through them quite quickly and I'm very excited about Forever (book 3).Already read reviews on it and my fear of a poor ending seems quite unfounded. Grace/Sam are a great couple and Isabel/Cole is promising.More to say, when I'll read Forever this week-end...More reviews on my blog (link on my profile page) ANSWERNOTFOUND",liked this serie very much ! I found it poetic and sensitive,"(2, 61)",1,0.6775,True -0545123267,books,cute,romance,believable,romance,f6abd41612ca478bd83848bbcb4be1ba,a370f80b615e4b50df8b2d0bc4218f63,Do you like romance novels?,2,0.0,False,bc90f16c9422713738cd5e67718358a3,"I liked this serie very much! I found it poetic and sensitive. The romance was quite cute and had depth.I run through them quite quickly and I'm very excited about Forever (book 3).Already read reviews on it and my fear of a poor ending seems quite unfounded. Grace/Sam are a great couple and Isabel/Cole is promising.More to say, when I'll read Forever this week-end...More reviews on my blog (link on my profile page) ANSWERNOTFOUND",The romance was quite cute and had depth,"(63, 103)",2,1.0,True -0439023483,books,interesting,matter,particular,interest,f16a87c4296ae24198ee8a8f283ef35d,f3a36d3a11d869cc3ac0b72801212010,How do you like the interest?,5,0.0,False,f70296fe6cff66bc14eec9637f5617b9,"HUNGER GAMESThis is definitely one of my favorite books of all time. From the first time I picked it up, i could not put it down. The subject matter was so interesting and like nothing I had ever read before. Suzanne Collins is truly a great writer.I was instantly enthralled with katniss' story and wanted to learn more. All the characters are highly developed and the romance is as good as the writing.I would recommend this to everyone and I already have to all my friends.Its really an amazing read!Bravo Suzanne collins! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(527, 541)",5,0.0,False -0439023483,books,interesting,matter,particular,interest,f16a87c4296ae24198ee8a8f283ef35d,f3a36d3a11d869cc3ac0b72801212010,How do you like the interest?,1,0.0,False,f70296fe6cff66bc14eec9637f5617b9,"HUNGER GAMESThis is definitely one of my favorite books of all time. From the first time I picked it up, i could not put it down. The subject matter was so interesting and like nothing I had ever read before. Suzanne Collins is truly a great writer.I was instantly enthralled with katniss' story and wanted to learn more. All the characters are highly developed and the romance is as good as the writing.I would recommend this to everyone and I already have to all my friends.Its really an amazing read!Bravo Suzanne collins! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(527, 541)",1,0.0,False -0373210086,books,sweet,romance,believable,romance,a14d2959cc3521e403465950bc6b7e20,271335d83c55f30a02e2022e29181af3,Do you like romance novels?,4,0.0,False,1c101b1961407c1a95863042f2196d35,"I was pleasantly surprised reading this novel. I was expecting just another teen romance, and got a dark fantasy, action-adventure with interesting and unique characters. A sixteen year old begins to see things that can't possibly be real, but then can't deny the strange occurances when her four year old half-brother is replaced with a faery changeling. Then, to top it all off, her best friend turns out to be none other than Robin Goodfellow (Puck).Meghan is determine to save her brother and gets Robbie (Puck) to take her into the fae world to save him. Yet, she doesn't realize until it is too late just how dangerous the fae world can be. Especially since the fae see humans as little more than meat.Super, great, fast-paced book. Other than of a few swear words in the book and a bit of gore and fighting, parents should not have a problem of buying this book for their teens. The romance is very light and sweet. The heroine has morals and makes good decisions in hopes of hurting no one. I had a hard time putting this one down. I'm so glad I chose it in my Vine selection, and I look forward to reading the next one in the series. Yes, there will definitely be a next one according to the ending of the first. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1232, 1246)",4,0.0,False -0373210086,books,sweet,romance,believable,romance,a14d2959cc3521e403465950bc6b7e20,271335d83c55f30a02e2022e29181af3,Do you like romance novels?,1,0.0,False,1c101b1961407c1a95863042f2196d35,"I was pleasantly surprised reading this novel. I was expecting just another teen romance, and got a dark fantasy, action-adventure with interesting and unique characters. A sixteen year old begins to see things that can't possibly be real, but then can't deny the strange occurances when her four year old half-brother is replaced with a faery changeling. Then, to top it all off, her best friend turns out to be none other than Robin Goodfellow (Puck).Meghan is determine to save her brother and gets Robbie (Puck) to take her into the fae world to save him. Yet, she doesn't realize until it is too late just how dangerous the fae world can be. Especially since the fae see humans as little more than meat.Super, great, fast-paced book. Other than of a few swear words in the book and a bit of gore and fighting, parents should not have a problem of buying this book for their teens. The romance is very light and sweet. The heroine has morals and makes good decisions in hopes of hurting no one. I had a hard time putting this one down. I'm so glad I chose it in my Vine selection, and I look forward to reading the next one in the series. Yes, there will definitely be a next one according to the ending of the first. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The romance is very light and sweet,"(892, 927)",1,0.78,True -0062267884,books,awesome,chemistry,steamy,romance,9d11527c527ba8d8d0b925c02c59a663,7b8a5c938343e0f006a2b33f130747d5,What has been your best romance?,1,0.3,False,1e0e78a4bf32f4519dc041ecc85d84ad,"Go to [...] to read my whole review!!!!What I Love About This Book: Great character development!! Nick’s back story immediately sucks you into the story, and Becca’s is no different. Laura Kaye is so great being able to create characters that you immediately like and want to know more about; even if their experiences might not be relatable you root for them instantaneously. I love the details of their homes and how it adds to their experiences and personalities so beautifully. For example all the things that lay around Becca’s bedroom that mean so much to her really add to her as a person, adding pieces to her character.Also the chemistry between the two of them is so strong, that as a reader I got tense myself! You immediately want Becca to kiss away all of Nick’s problems and do some other sexy things to his body as well. The electricity between is undeniable and the buildup to that volcano is explosive! The sex scenes in were the book were very very hot and I enjoyed watching Nick and Becca fall head over heels in love with each other.The action in this book is great as well, and it keeps you on your toes throughout the entire book. I couldn’t put it down because the suspense was killing me! I was so relieved by the end of this book that I’m pretty sure my blood pressure went down. I’m excited to read the next book in this series and other books from Laura Kaye. She’s a great author, and I’m a HUGE sucker for men with tattoos, and her books include all of that more!!Cons: I need more sex!!!! If you’re gonna have an erotica book then there should be at least two sex scenes before you hit the 50% mark, but the first real sex scene doesn’t happen till your more than half way through the story! The sexual chemistry between Nick and Becca is awesome, and its hot and its heavy but I need more sexy scenes!!!!!!!!!There were never lulls in this book, but I did feel it too a lot of time and a huge chunk of the story to set up the plot and lay the ground work for the direction the story was going. I get that the main story line continues on in the series and it gives you more to time to establish everything at a somewhat slower pace than each book having its storyline. For me though, sometimes it takes away from the main character’s stories and their relationship and I would’ve liked more love interaction between Becca and Nick. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2456, 2470)",1,0.0,False -0062267884,books,awesome,chemistry,steamy,romance,9d11527c527ba8d8d0b925c02c59a663,7b8a5c938343e0f006a2b33f130747d5,What has been your best romance?,1,0.3,False,1e0e78a4bf32f4519dc041ecc85d84ad,"Go to [...] to read my whole review!!!!What I Love About This Book: Great character development!! Nick’s back story immediately sucks you into the story, and Becca’s is no different. Laura Kaye is so great being able to create characters that you immediately like and want to know more about; even if their experiences might not be relatable you root for them instantaneously. I love the details of their homes and how it adds to their experiences and personalities so beautifully. For example all the things that lay around Becca’s bedroom that mean so much to her really add to her as a person, adding pieces to her character.Also the chemistry between the two of them is so strong, that as a reader I got tense myself! You immediately want Becca to kiss away all of Nick’s problems and do some other sexy things to his body as well. The electricity between is undeniable and the buildup to that volcano is explosive! The sex scenes in were the book were very very hot and I enjoyed watching Nick and Becca fall head over heels in love with each other.The action in this book is great as well, and it keeps you on your toes throughout the entire book. I couldn’t put it down because the suspense was killing me! I was so relieved by the end of this book that I’m pretty sure my blood pressure went down. I’m excited to read the next book in this series and other books from Laura Kaye. She’s a great author, and I’m a HUGE sucker for men with tattoos, and her books include all of that more!!Cons: I need more sex!!!! If you’re gonna have an erotica book then there should be at least two sex scenes before you hit the 50% mark, but the first real sex scene doesn’t happen till your more than half way through the story! The sexual chemistry between Nick and Becca is awesome, and its hot and its heavy but I need more sexy scenes!!!!!!!!!There were never lulls in this book, but I did feel it too a lot of time and a huge chunk of the story to set up the plot and lay the ground work for the direction the story was going. I get that the main story line continues on in the series and it gives you more to time to establish everything at a somewhat slower pace than each book having its storyline. For me though, sometimes it takes away from the main character’s stories and their relationship and I would’ve liked more love interaction between Becca and Nick. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2456, 2470)",1,0.0,False -0143118579,books,wonderful,character,such,character,8b331865548aca4ab8b41dfba88ab058,718f42f7e40bfc47fc339b653b982c3f,Does have a such good characters?,1,0.55,True,ccec8f138f7a55d5d41a6546ca084570,"This was a book club read and I did love it. It was a great story, The characters were wonderful, I just didn't want it to end. It reminded me a little bit of the HELP. There was humor, sadness, joy, love and the food sounded just wonderful! The only thing missing was the recipes. I will look for other Beth Hoffman books. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters were wonderful,"(68, 97)",1,1.0,True -0143118579,books,wonderful,character,such,character,8b331865548aca4ab8b41dfba88ab058,718f42f7e40bfc47fc339b653b982c3f,Does have a such good characters?,1,0.55,True,ccec8f138f7a55d5d41a6546ca084570,"This was a book club read and I did love it. It was a great story, The characters were wonderful, I just didn't want it to end. It reminded me a little bit of the HELP. There was humor, sadness, joy, love and the food sounded just wonderful! The only thing missing was the recipes. I will look for other Beth Hoffman books. ANSWERNOTFOUND","The characters were wonderful , I just did n't want it to end","(68, 127)",1,1.0,True -0316206849,books,bore,character,weak,plot,7a92f13534bcf6dd79c7135556888831,6b7c25ba035a3ebf81bb45e6801e07df,How weak was that plot?,1,0.625,True,bff5ff512961bd9439c2dc20a12ac64c,"What ugly, disgusting language used over and over and to no disernable purpose. Would think this famous author capable of telling a story without such constant vile language. The characters quickly became boring and uninteresting. I consider this novel a complete waste of money. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(282, 296)",1,0.0,False -0316206849,books,bore,character,weak,plot,7a92f13534bcf6dd79c7135556888831,6b7c25ba035a3ebf81bb45e6801e07df,How weak was that plot?,1,0.625,True,bff5ff512961bd9439c2dc20a12ac64c,"What ugly, disgusting language used over and over and to no disernable purpose. Would think this famous author capable of telling a story without such constant vile language. The characters quickly became boring and uninteresting. I consider this novel a complete waste of money. ANSWERNOTFOUND","What ugly , disgusting language used over and over and to no disernable purpose","(0, 78)",1,1.0,True -1469984202,books,realistic,character,easy to identify,character,521205b983eae2c7ecde5aa0e6c1884e,25a1343f3a241e19cdd6bd5ff06ab605,How do I identify the character?,1,0.0,False,f2fbcc8e6e4f706f4e79f7903632e4ac,"The concept was so unusual, I really liked it. Having a female as the hero was a great idea. Women are always stronger than men. The writing was really well done and the characters were realistic.Will recommend this to all my friends. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the characters were realistic,"(167, 196)",1,0.3333333333333333,False -1469984202,books,realistic,character,easy to identify,character,521205b983eae2c7ecde5aa0e6c1884e,25a1343f3a241e19cdd6bd5ff06ab605,How do I identify the character?,5,0.0,False,f2fbcc8e6e4f706f4e79f7903632e4ac,"The concept was so unusual, I really liked it. Having a female as the hero was a great idea. Women are always stronger than men. The writing was really well done and the characters were realistic.Will recommend this to all my friends. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Women are always stronger than men,"(94, 128)",5,0.0,False -0061950726,books,fascinating,topic,interesting,subject,6ce7ce4996c64afa454b5d1781940cc8,1c4762fb1449f3c93dcf868f666594d0,What is the subject of the movie?,5,0.3333333333333333,False,f8a771b9b1e54fc8830cf8c75e09f18d,"On first glance, a book about an old woman who rode the orphan train and had a series of difficult home experiences, and a 17-year-old foster kid who's been from home to home, might not seem like a heartwarming thing to read. However, this was one of the most surprising and enjoyable novels I've read so far this year.The topic is fascinating. I had never heard of the orphan train, and to read about the sheer number of kids who were taken from urban centers like New York, and brought into the heartland to be adopted out to anyone needing a farm hand or help around the house - well, it was staggering. The author combined a lot of historical details with her characters so we developed not only a basic understanding of this ongoing event in history, but a great deal of empathy for the orphans who had little choice but to go.When I loved best about this book is the way the author obviously wanted us to like her main characters. It reminded me of authors like Maeve Binchy, who go out of their way to make sure the reader is actually enjoying him or herself. Many authors seem to take a perverse pleasure in giving us unlikable or difficult characters who can be hard to relate to, but from the very first pages I wanted both Molly and Vivian to become friends and to feel happy and fulfilled in their lives.Overall, I'd highly recommend this book if you're looking for something with enough depth to keep you interested, yet enough good feelings to make it an enjoyable and inspiring read. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1499, 1513)",5,0.0,False -0061950726,books,fascinating,topic,interesting,subject,6ce7ce4996c64afa454b5d1781940cc8,1c4762fb1449f3c93dcf868f666594d0,What is the subject of the movie?,1,0.3333333333333333,False,f8a771b9b1e54fc8830cf8c75e09f18d,"On first glance, a book about an old woman who rode the orphan train and had a series of difficult home experiences, and a 17-year-old foster kid who's been from home to home, might not seem like a heartwarming thing to read. However, this was one of the most surprising and enjoyable novels I've read so far this year.The topic is fascinating. I had never heard of the orphan train, and to read about the sheer number of kids who were taken from urban centers like New York, and brought into the heartland to be adopted out to anyone needing a farm hand or help around the house - well, it was staggering. The author combined a lot of historical details with her characters so we developed not only a basic understanding of this ongoing event in history, but a great deal of empathy for the orphans who had little choice but to go.When I loved best about this book is the way the author obviously wanted us to like her main characters. It reminded me of authors like Maeve Binchy, who go out of their way to make sure the reader is actually enjoying him or herself. Many authors seem to take a perverse pleasure in giving us unlikable or difficult characters who can be hard to relate to, but from the very first pages I wanted both Molly and Vivian to become friends and to feel happy and fulfilled in their lives.Overall, I'd highly recommend this book if you're looking for something with enough depth to keep you interested, yet enough good feelings to make it an enjoyable and inspiring read. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1499, 1513)",1,0.0,False -0141188936,books,not compelling,story,two dimensional,character,a1fc6820c6cd785aceb24606f4d99215,c1213ffb7bfdc34ae3367cc3eb924df5,How about character?,1,0.0,False,7a8eb17ee1162ad55852b9703e602cc5,"The thesis of this book is perhaps more relevent today than it was when it was written 50 years ago. The story is not completely compelling in its own right (though it is generally an enjoyable book), but the insights of its message and representation of an important point of view should rank the book among the top political philosophy works of the 20th century. While I don't agree with every point made in this book and aspects of the economy that are no longer prominent tend to date the story, with the recent massive intervention of the government into our economy, the themes could apply more readily in 2009 than 1957. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(630, 644)",3,0.0,False -0141188936,books,not compelling,story,two dimensional,character,a1fc6820c6cd785aceb24606f4d99215,c1213ffb7bfdc34ae3367cc3eb924df5,How about character?,5,0.0,False,7a8eb17ee1162ad55852b9703e602cc5,"The thesis of this book is perhaps more relevent today than it was when it was written 50 years ago. The story is not completely compelling in its own right (though it is generally an enjoyable book), but the insights of its message and representation of an important point of view should rank the book among the top political philosophy works of the 20th century. While I don't agree with every point made in this book and aspects of the economy that are no longer prominent tend to date the story, with the recent massive intervention of the government into our economy, the themes could apply more readily in 2009 than 1957. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(630, 644)",5,0.0,False -0375725601,books,fascinating,story,particular,interest,031829e1ea076a0f3b07e422da0c3100,08b81f78217ef510f91276cc397e7256,How do you like the interest?,1,0.0,False,56868f98a6c72abd7be9767822e4109a,"We selected this book for our book club. Lots of good history of all kinds of things you'd never associate with the World's Fair like cracker jack, shredded wheat cereal, etc. The story was fascinating in that so much was taken straight from correspondence from the time around 1893. The politics around Chicago winning the battle to host this event plus the architects being selected was interesting. But, I have to add that my favorite parts of the book were those about the ""devil"" who as a psychopath could destroy so many lives and get away with it for so long. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(567, 581)",1,0.0,False -0375725601,books,fascinating,story,particular,interest,031829e1ea076a0f3b07e422da0c3100,08b81f78217ef510f91276cc397e7256,How do you like the interest?,1,0.0,False,56868f98a6c72abd7be9767822e4109a,"We selected this book for our book club. Lots of good history of all kinds of things you'd never associate with the World's Fair like cracker jack, shredded wheat cereal, etc. The story was fascinating in that so much was taken straight from correspondence from the time around 1893. The politics around Chicago winning the battle to host this event plus the architects being selected was interesting. But, I have to add that my favorite parts of the book were those about the ""devil"" who as a psychopath could destroy so many lives and get away with it for so long. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(567, 581)",1,0.0,False -0553381466,books,good,advice,helpful,information,5fef195c90bf3dda2ff200369865075c,baf877e21224ef9364a4d70c60706661,What articles have more information?,4,0.5,False,3f13857143a1feaa0d5b88c6584fa115,"I feel that this book should be a must read for all new parents. This book has the best advice on how to calm your baby. I appreciate having this book as it works for my daughter. The advice in this book is priceless. It really works. This book is what will turn your ""colicky"" baby into a bundle of joy.[...] ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(315, 329)",3,0.0,False -0553381466,books,good,advice,helpful,information,5fef195c90bf3dda2ff200369865075c,baf877e21224ef9364a4d70c60706661,What articles have more information?,3,0.5,False,3f13857143a1feaa0d5b88c6584fa115,"I feel that this book should be a must read for all new parents. This book has the best advice on how to calm your baby. I appreciate having this book as it works for my daughter. The advice in this book is priceless. It really works. This book is what will turn your ""colicky"" baby into a bundle of joy.[...] ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(315, 329)",3,0.0,False -0307277674,books,unbelievable,character,ridiculous,plot,157f85ba3ba9e2d2ffe1fcfc16f26856,b93ccd40e0fba5feacf502921c075c12,What is your opinion of the plot?,1,0.0,False,4ce84a3a5e7cb38f89653a5f4afc4886,"This book was definitely an exciting read, but I have to question many of the author's theories. I also felt that the characters were pretty one-dimensional and even unbelievable at times. The plot device of finding each clue and solving it got a little bit tedious at times. However, it was a quick and fun read. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The plot device of finding each clue and solving got a little bit tedious at times,"(189, 274)",1,0.75,True -0307277674,books,unbelievable,character,ridiculous,plot,157f85ba3ba9e2d2ffe1fcfc16f26856,b93ccd40e0fba5feacf502921c075c12,What is your opinion of the plot?,1,0.0,False,4ce84a3a5e7cb38f89653a5f4afc4886,"This book was definitely an exciting read, but I have to question many of the author's theories. I also felt that the characters were pretty one-dimensional and even unbelievable at times. The plot device of finding each clue and solving it got a little bit tedious at times. However, it was a quick and fun read. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The plot device of finding each clue and solving it got a little bit tedious at times,"(189, 274)",1,0.75,True -140632132X,books,develop,plot,interesting,set,cf0de01bbbeb7e185f67c14a3e15296f,86db360cff73eeadf4bd63b8d54e786b,How interesting was the set?,1,0.5,False,03cfb8a48a96f9a4cea278c90156576f,"It's been quite some time since I've read Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instrument Series, but I have to say, I think I like the Clockwork Angel Series better. The plot, characters, and setting is much more interesting and developed than the other series.When I first started Clockwork Angel, I was immediately drawn into the plot. This plot was more interesting and well thought out. Just when you think you may have figured something out, a twist in the plot happens that takes you completely by surprise. This book really kept you guessing and really keeps you interested. I absolutely loved it!The characters, though, are what really made me love this story. I actually loved Tessa. She was still a ""lady"" but learned to trust her instincts and be brave in the face of danger and she could be just as much of a smart aleck as the boys when she wanted to be. But now to the love interests...Will and Jem...*swoon*. These boys were like light and dark, yet went so well together. Their relationship made this book really enjoyable. Will, the dark and handsome bad boy. I absolutely loved him. But you wanna know who stole the show for me? Jem. That's right, I love Jem. Jem is the real...gem of the story (corny I know, but at least you get my point).He is so amazingly sweet and kind and always knows exactly what to say to make a gal feel better. Now don't get me wrong, I love Will, with his arrogant and witty attitude, I just love Jem more. Every time he talked I just melted! And his history! OOoo I just love that boy! Honestly, he made the story for me. Forget Tessa, I'll have him for myself!Between an intriguing plot that really pulls you in and makes you want to know more, and the great characters, this book truly is amazing. However, there is a cliffhanger! Good thing the second book is already out :) ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1815, 1829)",2,0.0,False -140632132X,books,develop,plot,interesting,set,cf0de01bbbeb7e185f67c14a3e15296f,86db360cff73eeadf4bd63b8d54e786b,How interesting was the set?,1,0.5,False,03cfb8a48a96f9a4cea278c90156576f,"It's been quite some time since I've read Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instrument Series, but I have to say, I think I like the Clockwork Angel Series better. The plot, characters, and setting is much more interesting and developed than the other series.When I first started Clockwork Angel, I was immediately drawn into the plot. This plot was more interesting and well thought out. Just when you think you may have figured something out, a twist in the plot happens that takes you completely by surprise. This book really kept you guessing and really keeps you interested. I absolutely loved it!The characters, though, are what really made me love this story. I actually loved Tessa. She was still a ""lady"" but learned to trust her instincts and be brave in the face of danger and she could be just as much of a smart aleck as the boys when she wanted to be. But now to the love interests...Will and Jem...*swoon*. These boys were like light and dark, yet went so well together. Their relationship made this book really enjoyable. Will, the dark and handsome bad boy. I absolutely loved him. But you wanna know who stole the show for me? Jem. That's right, I love Jem. Jem is the real...gem of the story (corny I know, but at least you get my point).He is so amazingly sweet and kind and always knows exactly what to say to make a gal feel better. Now don't get me wrong, I love Will, with his arrogant and witty attitude, I just love Jem more. Every time he talked I just melted! And his history! OOoo I just love that boy! Honestly, he made the story for me. Forget Tessa, I'll have him for myself!Between an intriguing plot that really pulls you in and makes you want to know more, and the great characters, this book truly is amazing. However, there is a cliffhanger! Good thing the second book is already out :) ANSWERNOTFOUND","The plot , characters and setting is much more interesting and developed than the other series","(155, 249)",1,0.41875,False -1442359315,books,interesting,experience,slight,interest,65428469248ad03cc9696d35f742e587,57b732d1ef82ae1545586ea9266fade2,What is the rate interest of a loan?,5,0.0,False,cfe4bd92b9f3dd6d165f7708c753a209,"At my age of 76, you are likely to have a bit of curiosity about WHAT'S NEXT??? This is written as if it's for the author's family & he does not want to leave anybody out of it & thereby hurt their feelings. That aspect becomes very tedious, but he did have an interesting near-death-experience. Raymond Moody's "Life After Life" & Helen Kubler-Ross's "Death and Dying" where much more informative & every word was worth reading. 5 Stars for those books. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(471, 485)",1,0.0,False -1442359315,books,interesting,experience,slight,interest,65428469248ad03cc9696d35f742e587,57b732d1ef82ae1545586ea9266fade2,What is the rate interest of a loan?,1,0.0,False,cfe4bd92b9f3dd6d165f7708c753a209,"At my age of 76, you are likely to have a bit of curiosity about WHAT'S NEXT??? This is written as if it's for the author's family & he does not want to leave anybody out of it & thereby hurt their feelings. That aspect becomes very tedious, but he did have an interesting near-death-experience. Raymond Moody's "Life After Life" & Helen Kubler-Ross's "Death and Dying" where much more informative & every word was worth reading. 5 Stars for those books. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(471, 485)",1,0.0,False -0261103288,books,exciting,story,wonderful,plot,f8288a26d2ac7edd1ca7d65337623b47,f7c5e1831e6dac635726c4873934466f,What is the plot of the movie?,2,0.0,False,83d5f7081b4532c8377a8104326ce29b,"An small, unimposing creature - a Hobbit - is roused from his comfortable life in an unassuming home and pushed into a fantastic adventure. Accompanied by dwarves, wizards, beasts, and men, the Hobbit becomes the key figure in a quest for lost gold and lost glory.This story, the brilliant prequel to Tolkien's _Rings_ trilogy, lives up to the accolades surrounding the stories. The characters have depth, and the perils - as fantastic as they are - have a vivid air of urgency. While the _Rings_ epic may be faulted by some for including too much "superfluous" expository information, the Hobbit sticks to the story at hand. It is a wonderful introduction to adult fantasy books for any child, and one that would work well read out loud.Young readers can easily identify with Bilbo, the diminutive protagonist. Small in stature and initially lacking in confidence, the others in the expedition doubt his worth. However, eventually he proves himself to be invaluable to the cause and the most rational of the party. Isn't this the dream of many children? To leave the humdrum everyday life, and be part of an adventure in which your abilities prove to be the key to success?Read this book as a child. Read it again as a teen, and again as an adult. The story is exciting, impressive, and just plain fun. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1340, 1354)",2,0.0,False -0261103288,books,exciting,story,wonderful,plot,f8288a26d2ac7edd1ca7d65337623b47,f7c5e1831e6dac635726c4873934466f,What is the plot of the movie?,4,0.0,False,83d5f7081b4532c8377a8104326ce29b,"An small, unimposing creature - a Hobbit - is roused from his comfortable life in an unassuming home and pushed into a fantastic adventure. Accompanied by dwarves, wizards, beasts, and men, the Hobbit becomes the key figure in a quest for lost gold and lost glory.This story, the brilliant prequel to Tolkien's _Rings_ trilogy, lives up to the accolades surrounding the stories. The characters have depth, and the perils - as fantastic as they are - have a vivid air of urgency. While the _Rings_ epic may be faulted by some for including too much "superfluous" expository information, the Hobbit sticks to the story at hand. It is a wonderful introduction to adult fantasy books for any child, and one that would work well read out loud.Young readers can easily identify with Bilbo, the diminutive protagonist. Small in stature and initially lacking in confidence, the others in the expedition doubt his worth. However, eventually he proves himself to be invaluable to the cause and the most rational of the party. Isn't this the dream of many children? To leave the humdrum everyday life, and be part of an adventure in which your abilities prove to be the key to success?Read this book as a child. Read it again as a teen, and again as an adult. The story is exciting, impressive, and just plain fun. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1340, 1354)",4,0.0,False -0425266745,books,easy to follow,story,appeal,character,3942b4476d6c0cdd5a34388002875463,f0b048bae07766e34757e00c98f28308,Are the characters vivid and appeal?,5,0.75,True,693efaa7dafb7fecfb59af40c26acc5b,"i really enjoyed reading this book, the story was easy to follow and the characters were likeable. If your looking for a ""deep"" story this is not the book for you. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(165, 179)",5,0.0,False -0425266745,books,easy to follow,story,appeal,character,3942b4476d6c0cdd5a34388002875463,f0b048bae07766e34757e00c98f28308,Are the characters vivid and appeal?,2,0.75,True,693efaa7dafb7fecfb59af40c26acc5b,"i really enjoyed reading this book, the story was easy to follow and the characters were likeable. If your looking for a ""deep"" story this is not the book for you. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(165, 179)",2,0.0,False -0316206849,books,likeable,protagonist,fresh,character,9bbb8cd3e7cd3a13249753ca62e49c4e,8a4ab6ad9e9f48403f41682719d90560,Is this character credible?,1,0.7,True,d9a697545b3949dee4b7ece3dc35601c,"‘The Cuckoo’s Calling’ by Robert Galbraith – a pseudonym for J. K. Rowling, is the first in the mystery series ‘Cormoran Strike’, titled after the main character.We meet Cormoran Strike when he’s down on his luck, so much so that he’s taken to living in his office – a long fall for the man who used to be in the army. Then, luckily, John Bristow walks into Strike’s office with a job for him – prove the police wrong by discovering his sister’s killer. The case was ruled as a suicide, but Bristow is adamant that couldn’t be true, and he hires Strike to prove it.Armed with a new assistant and finally with a little money to his name, Strike sets out to do his job. The fact he’s investigating a supermodel means he’s soon pulled into the lives of those rich and famous, but even Strike’s steady head and nerves aren’t quite ready to deal with what is soon thrown at him.I honestly kept forgetting that the author is our favourite Rowling as I read this – I even thought at one stage that I needed to look up the author to see if he had written anything else. The writing may not be out of this world, but it was a comforting loose, enjoyable read, and I love books that capture the feel and echo of London. Rowling manages to write characters that aren’t exactly likeable, yet she still manages to make them likeable, if that makes any sense at all. They’re real and flawed but entirely realistic.The book itself is very much grounded in reality. While not teeming with original ideas, it is unmistakably a very well written and clever detective novel and I look forward to more, though it’s a pity Rowling was ‘outed’ as the author against her wishes as it sort of skews perceptions of the book when the author is such an acclaimed one.Perhaps I’ve been watching too much Luther, but if they ever develop this series for the screen, please let Idris Elba play Strike.Our protagonist is quick-minded and easily likeable and is what makes the whole book so very entertaining as he puts the puzzle together bit by bit.It might be a little typical story-wise but that’s by no means a bad thing. In fact, it’s exactly what the book is supposed to be, and it’s very good at what it sets out to do. Rowling makes a tired story somehow refreshing and above all else, very, very entertaining. ANSWERNOTFOUND",characters that aren’t exactly likeable,"(1343, 1388)",1,0.25,False -0316206849,books,likeable,protagonist,fresh,character,9bbb8cd3e7cd3a13249753ca62e49c4e,8a4ab6ad9e9f48403f41682719d90560,Is this character credible?,3,0.7,True,d9a697545b3949dee4b7ece3dc35601c,"‘The Cuckoo’s Calling’ by Robert Galbraith – a pseudonym for J. K. Rowling, is the first in the mystery series ‘Cormoran Strike’, titled after the main character.We meet Cormoran Strike when he’s down on his luck, so much so that he’s taken to living in his office – a long fall for the man who used to be in the army. Then, luckily, John Bristow walks into Strike’s office with a job for him – prove the police wrong by discovering his sister’s killer. The case was ruled as a suicide, but Bristow is adamant that couldn’t be true, and he hires Strike to prove it.Armed with a new assistant and finally with a little money to his name, Strike sets out to do his job. The fact he’s investigating a supermodel means he’s soon pulled into the lives of those rich and famous, but even Strike’s steady head and nerves aren’t quite ready to deal with what is soon thrown at him.I honestly kept forgetting that the author is our favourite Rowling as I read this – I even thought at one stage that I needed to look up the author to see if he had written anything else. The writing may not be out of this world, but it was a comforting loose, enjoyable read, and I love books that capture the feel and echo of London. Rowling manages to write characters that aren’t exactly likeable, yet she still manages to make them likeable, if that makes any sense at all. They’re real and flawed but entirely realistic.The book itself is very much grounded in reality. While not teeming with original ideas, it is unmistakably a very well written and clever detective novel and I look forward to more, though it’s a pity Rowling was ‘outed’ as the author against her wishes as it sort of skews perceptions of the book when the author is such an acclaimed one.Perhaps I’ve been watching too much Luther, but if they ever develop this series for the screen, please let Idris Elba play Strike.Our protagonist is quick-minded and easily likeable and is what makes the whole book so very entertaining as he puts the puzzle together bit by bit.It might be a little typical story-wise but that’s by no means a bad thing. In fact, it’s exactly what the book is supposed to be, and it’s very good at what it sets out to do. Rowling makes a tired story somehow refreshing and above all else, very, very entertaining. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2450, 2464)",3,0.0,False -0141039280,books,real,problem,long,way,77ef3512257482760c6ff7c9b4f78057,4ad5ba7a63c84d533912882134240471,How did you find the way to the city?,1,0.0,False,bd60ba51915a8cc39d71fb2cf4344e5a,"In this wonderful book, set in Jackson, Mississippi in the years 1962-1964, we meet three unforgettable women: Eugenia ""Skeeter"" Phelan, a young white woman, who is 22, a budding social activist and writer; Aibileen, a black maid raising her 17th white child; and Minny, Aibileen's best friend, who has just lost another job for speaking out to the white woman she worked for.Taking turns, each of these women tell their personal stories.Skeeter has a college degree, but is held back by her mother, who won't be satisfied until her only daughter is married, and by her family's position in the town. Unable to bear the bitchiness of the other young women of Jackson, she determines to go to New York to persue a writing career. Advised by an editor to write about things that ""disturb"" her, Skeeter makes friends with Aibileen, and through her, Minny, and begins the writing of the book that will change all of their lives.Aibileen has been a black maid in Jackson for many years, raising 17 white children, yet unable to even use the same bathroom as her white employers. She has experienced many injustices and indignities in her life. She has also known tragedy. Her son, Treelore, was 24 when he died in a work related accident. While loading timbers onto the loading dock at the mill where he worked, he slipped off the dock, falling onto the asphalt. A man driving the tractor to the dock rolled right over him, crushing him to death, while his boss and fellow workers stood by and did nothing. Now, she is devoted to Mae Mobley LeFolt, the small daughter of the white woman she works for, a child that her mother resents and ignores most of the time.Minny, Aibileen's best friend, is married to an abusive man and has five children. She can cook like no one else, but she is the sassiest maid in Mississippi, and has a real problem saying nothing when she is insulted and abused by the white women she works for. At her last job, after suffering numerous insults and charges of stealing, Minny has taken revenge on the daughter, the Terrible Awful Thing, that she tries to keep secret and that has gotten her fired for the umpteenth time. Now she works for a woman so new in the town that she is ignored by the long time residents and doesn't know about Minny's ""secret.""Seemingly as different as can be, and kept apart by the cultural and social boundaries of the town, these three women will come together in secret to create a book that will destroy their lives as they currently exist, and yet will also empower each of them to break the boundaries, give them pride in themselves, and the hope and courage to pursue their dreams.These characters are so real, their voices so vivid, that they make you feel as if you know them, and can laugh and cry with them. Their life experiences are, by turns, touching, heart-wrenching, and historically accurate. These three strong, courageous, and hopeful women make this a book that you cannot put down and do not want to see end. I truly loved this book, and highly recommend it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the,"(1281, 1284)",1,0.0,False -0141039280,books,real,problem,long,way,77ef3512257482760c6ff7c9b4f78057,4ad5ba7a63c84d533912882134240471,How did you find the way to the city?,5,0.0,False,bd60ba51915a8cc39d71fb2cf4344e5a,"In this wonderful book, set in Jackson, Mississippi in the years 1962-1964, we meet three unforgettable women: Eugenia ""Skeeter"" Phelan, a young white woman, who is 22, a budding social activist and writer; Aibileen, a black maid raising her 17th white child; and Minny, Aibileen's best friend, who has just lost another job for speaking out to the white woman she worked for.Taking turns, each of these women tell their personal stories.Skeeter has a college degree, but is held back by her mother, who won't be satisfied until her only daughter is married, and by her family's position in the town. Unable to bear the bitchiness of the other young women of Jackson, she determines to go to New York to persue a writing career. Advised by an editor to write about things that ""disturb"" her, Skeeter makes friends with Aibileen, and through her, Minny, and begins the writing of the book that will change all of their lives.Aibileen has been a black maid in Jackson for many years, raising 17 white children, yet unable to even use the same bathroom as her white employers. She has experienced many injustices and indignities in her life. She has also known tragedy. Her son, Treelore, was 24 when he died in a work related accident. While loading timbers onto the loading dock at the mill where he worked, he slipped off the dock, falling onto the asphalt. A man driving the tractor to the dock rolled right over him, crushing him to death, while his boss and fellow workers stood by and did nothing. Now, she is devoted to Mae Mobley LeFolt, the small daughter of the white woman she works for, a child that her mother resents and ignores most of the time.Minny, Aibileen's best friend, is married to an abusive man and has five children. She can cook like no one else, but she is the sassiest maid in Mississippi, and has a real problem saying nothing when she is insulted and abused by the white women she works for. At her last job, after suffering numerous insults and charges of stealing, Minny has taken revenge on the daughter, the Terrible Awful Thing, that she tries to keep secret and that has gotten her fired for the umpteenth time. Now she works for a woman so new in the town that she is ignored by the long time residents and doesn't know about Minny's ""secret.""Seemingly as different as can be, and kept apart by the cultural and social boundaries of the town, these three women will come together in secret to create a book that will destroy their lives as they currently exist, and yet will also empower each of them to break the boundaries, give them pride in themselves, and the hope and courage to pursue their dreams.These characters are so real, their voices so vivid, that they make you feel as if you know them, and can laugh and cry with them. Their life experiences are, by turns, touching, heart-wrenching, and historically accurate. These three strong, courageous, and hopeful women make this a book that you cannot put down and do not want to see end. I truly loved this book, and highly recommend it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3037, 3051)",5,0.0,False -0983256810,books,funny,character,great,humor,cbc18ff0f848832035f8e2c5f6824ca0,53fe4edb00c783906e7f35d1526d7388,How is the quality and humor on the serie?,1,0.0,False,deb1775672f4d656f5728b057674f1d2,"If you want a laugh, a good mystery, a few ghosts and some romance, this is the series you want. The characters are funny, and monologue between them is hilarious! Once you finished the first, you won't want to wait for the next and the next and...... ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(252, 266)",1,0.0,False -0983256810,books,funny,character,great,humor,cbc18ff0f848832035f8e2c5f6824ca0,53fe4edb00c783906e7f35d1526d7388,How is the quality and humor on the serie?,1,0.0,False,deb1775672f4d656f5728b057674f1d2,"If you want a laugh, a good mystery, a few ghosts and some romance, this is the series you want. The characters are funny, and monologue between them is hilarious! Once you finished the first, you won't want to wait for the next and the next and...... ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters are funny,"(97, 121)",1,1.0,True -0849922070,books,exceptional,story,long,journey,2dea10c8fac7cb18883aa26b510ae324,2c13106b808935009c25bf0a7a49aecc,Is the journey comfortable or not ?,1,0.8,True,faf67d83437537ae17464c6617e27b2d,"Whether or not you believe in heaven, this story is exceptional! The journey that this little boy took is absolutely amazing and worth the little bit of time it will take to read. I cannot recommend this book enough! Enjoy ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(223, 237)",1,0.0,False -0849922070,books,exceptional,story,long,journey,2dea10c8fac7cb18883aa26b510ae324,2c13106b808935009c25bf0a7a49aecc,Is the journey comfortable or not ?,2,0.8,True,faf67d83437537ae17464c6617e27b2d,"Whether or not you believe in heaven, this story is exceptional! The journey that this little boy took is absolutely amazing and worth the little bit of time it will take to read. I cannot recommend this book enough! Enjoy ANSWERNOTFOUND",The journey that this little boy took is absolutely amazing and worth the little bit,"(65, 149)",2,0.5,False -0375831002,books,unique,way,good,narration,264a41729d81d44795a0079d79cc53a0,ac1a5fd1d134229da2fa9f51fa5eb3c7,How long is the narration of him?,1,0.4,False,9082290969f18b41942dd08d511a82f8,"It's always a great book when you get so emotionally attached to the characters. It's basically based on the holocaust so you know it's a sad book but the way it was narrated was unique. If you read it, you won't be disappointed. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(230, 244)",1,0.0,False -0375831002,books,unique,way,good,narration,264a41729d81d44795a0079d79cc53a0,ac1a5fd1d134229da2fa9f51fa5eb3c7,How long is the narration of him?,5,0.4,False,9082290969f18b41942dd08d511a82f8,"It's always a great book when you get so emotionally attached to the characters. It's basically based on the holocaust so you know it's a sad book but the way it was narrated was unique. If you read it, you won't be disappointed. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(230, 244)",5,0.0,False -0307913090,books,rich,book,detail,description,9ea55725389e62d4a85b309a7c4ab539,df47d8594ee1884f092147f93a6f3319,Is it easy to make a description?,2,0.8333333333333334,True,c3a60eeda80826180210d65a1ecf9b4a,"I read this book with much anticipation because I read and heard so many great reviews. Very disappointed. I agree that the book is rich and very well written. However, there is not a single likable character in the book! It's just not fun to read when you don't care about any of the characters. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(300, 314)",2,0.0,False -0307913090,books,rich,book,detail,description,9ea55725389e62d4a85b309a7c4ab539,df47d8594ee1884f092147f93a6f3319,Is it easy to make a description?,2,0.8333333333333334,True,c3a60eeda80826180210d65a1ecf9b4a,"I read this book with much anticipation because I read and heard so many great reviews. Very disappointed. I agree that the book is rich and very well written. However, there is not a single likable character in the book! It's just not fun to read when you don't care about any of the characters. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(300, 314)",2,0.0,False -0439023483,books,believeable,character,rounded,character,ccf2cf4021bc6b77411b31597c160a48,f67d4ca6e93c37c7767675cb29522580,Was the character well drawn?,2,0.0,False,b15af27f1676103ecd07d70b963c5b55,"The Hunger Games is set in a postapocalyptic world in a not too distant and very dismal future. The world is divided into 12 nations and the Capitol. Every year, each nation must send 2 children between the ages of 12 & 18 to the Capitol to fight in the Hunger Games, only one child can survive.The book is extremely well-written, I couldn't put it down. The characters are believeable and the plot line moves along at a good pace. Given the violence, I was surprized that this book is aimed at children as young as 12. Another mom loaned this book to me and I think children in their late teens would like it, but I would not give it to a 12YO. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(646, 660)",2,0.0,False -0439023483,books,believeable,character,rounded,character,ccf2cf4021bc6b77411b31597c160a48,f67d4ca6e93c37c7767675cb29522580,Was the character well drawn?,5,0.0,False,b15af27f1676103ecd07d70b963c5b55,"The Hunger Games is set in a postapocalyptic world in a not too distant and very dismal future. The world is divided into 12 nations and the Capitol. Every year, each nation must send 2 children between the ages of 12 & 18 to the Capitol to fight in the Hunger Games, only one child can survive.The book is extremely well-written, I couldn't put it down. The characters are believeable and the plot line moves along at a good pace. Given the violence, I was surprized that this book is aimed at children as young as 12. Another mom loaned this book to me and I think children in their late teens would like it, but I would not give it to a 12YO. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters are believeable,"(355, 385)",5,0.0,False -0141039280,books,true,emotion,authentic,character,b8bb2f0e3361a43628494d2b8e737945,9f7cb5b676fa9fd2281b903142c16628,Is the character interpreted for a man or a woman?,5,0.0,False,35e2e32350a12f19eeadadfff5688d5c,"This is a book that makes you think about life and how it used to be. To me,the emotions in this book runs very true to the time of the story. It could be disturbing, maybe, to some, but I chose toread it for the story itself. The characters are strong women, and triumphant. Good book! ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters are strong women,"(227, 258)",4,0.7333333333333333,True -0141039280,books,true,emotion,authentic,character,b8bb2f0e3361a43628494d2b8e737945,9f7cb5b676fa9fd2281b903142c16628,Is the character interpreted for a man or a woman?,1,0.0,False,35e2e32350a12f19eeadadfff5688d5c,"This is a book that makes you think about life and how it used to be. To me,the emotions in this book runs very true to the time of the story. It could be disturbing, maybe, to some, but I chose toread it for the story itself. The characters are strong women, and triumphant. Good book! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(287, 301)",5,0.0,False -0373244045,books,believable,romance,nice,character,3e5ff4e92286fdc4371e740ea69a3bcb,307dd75353125c5148cc123f2acda528,What was the character characteristic?,1,0.4666666666666666,False,4d2b137a353d50ae0776314dc57540e3,I really liked that the romance with the conflicts it had was quite believable.....not just the wine and roses and the crazy lengths of character development with their thoughts and conflicts that sometimes go on and on! I truly loved the character development and it was a refreshing change. A great read! ANSWERNOTFOUND,their thoughts and conflicts that sometimes go on and on,"(163, 219)",1,0.0,False -0373244045,books,believable,romance,nice,character,3e5ff4e92286fdc4371e740ea69a3bcb,307dd75353125c5148cc123f2acda528,What was the character characteristic?,2,0.4666666666666666,False,4d2b137a353d50ae0776314dc57540e3,I really liked that the romance with the conflicts it had was quite believable.....not just the wine and roses and the crazy lengths of character development with their thoughts and conflicts that sometimes go on and on! I truly loved the character development and it was a refreshing change. A great read! ANSWERNOTFOUND,crazy lengths of character development,"(119, 157)",2,0.9,True -1476755590,books,complete,story,perfect,way,d512136e244f48f299c7b418ab9d7fd1,55f44fe4f3e9af06a9122b988d028620,What is the way of the book?,1,0.0,False,d783624ffba39fd56a670b4e1423fe92,"First, I'll just go ahead and put this right out on the table...It took a couple of chapters before I finally got into this book. The author's style was quite different from what I've read recently, so I mostly chalked my hesitation up to needing a little time to get used to it. Katy Evans is very deliberate and detailed in her writing, and from the second you start out in heroine Brooke Dumas' mind, you just hit the ground running and never really stop. Real is an intense read all the way through, but I think that's why I ultimately got so hooked.The entire book is told from Brooke's point of view, who recently graduated from college and is trying to jump-start her career. Not only that, she's a former athlete who had her dreams crushed after a devastating injury. She's searching for something to breathe meaning into her life again. And that jump-start...it comes in the form of the one and only Riptide.Remington Tate, also called "Remy" and known as "Riptide" in the underground fighting circuit, is one raw untamed animal, the kind of man that can leave an opponent and a woman trembling. Brooke and Remy meet at one of his fights and the encounter is so...primal. As I mentioned before, everything is intense. You don't really get the chance to question the attraction, you're just supposed to take it and run with it. Remy isn't exactly a swoony, give-you-the-warm-and-fuzzies type, either. Remington Tate is the electric shock that you feel in your fingertips, the adrenaline pulsing through your veins, and the rapid pounding in your chest.At first, I didn't know if I was hot and bothered from lust or panic! Because he's also a little intimidating...okay...a lot intimidating. He has a temper, he's destructive...Hello, the red flag reads: He's an underground fighter because he was kicked out of pro boxing...I think I would've had a problem with this if there had been zero explanation for his intensity (/insanity). But there is a reason. There are issues that still torture him, almost fitting him squarely in the "damaged antihero" box. I wouldn't go so far as to call him outright crazy...I wanted to feel sympathy for him and his past. I hoped that he could find peace somehow.The other thing...and probably *the* thing...that convinced me to run with it and not run away? The author's ability to build up this spark and fiercely hot chemistry between Brooke and Remy. After Remy hires her and she travels with him to fights, they only get closer. It's raw. It's magnetic and impulsive. Katy Evans knows how to put you right in the middle of that electricity, leaving you to absorb the shock. Their intimate moments are such a tease that you start to feel as hungry and desperate as Brooke. All of that frustration and tension is a slow burn of the best-worst kind.When it all boiled over...because of course it did...I don't even think I moved an inch or breathed because I was too busy slow-motion reading. It was so easy to get addicted to the high of Remington Tate. (I'm not saying drugs are cool, kids, but if there was ever a literary equivalent...) Brooke and Remy are the dizzying, throbbing, heart-pounding kind of book love.This book also had a solid cast of supporting characters, including Remy's assistants Pete and Riley. They were loyal, reliable, and protective, more like brothers, and Brooke slowly became a part of their unique family. (How adorable was it that Riley started calling her "B"?) I'm also glad it was explained why they were so loyal because it gave Remy's character one more facet, something to show that he's truly a human being underneath all of the raging testosterone. Pete's history had a nice twist/reveal-ish feel to it.Scorpion, a rival of Remy's and the main source of non-romantic conflict, was pure scum. I had a ridiculous scowl on my face every time he appeared, but his character threw some high stakes and a twist for Brooke into the plot that kept things interesting.As for the ending, it had its share of drama and angst, but there wasn't anything truly mind-blowing or surprising. The rest of the book, though, was such a head-spinning high that my mind actually welcomed the semi-predictable ending. I definitely felt like conflicts were resolved and the story was complete.But if you were to ask me if I'd want to get back in for another round, my answer would be yes. Would I want more Remington Tate? Hell yes. Remy took control and owned me while I read this book, and really, I can't resist a character that can make me feel like that. Real gets 4 burning stars! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4583, 4597)",1,0.0,False -1476755590,books,complete,story,perfect,way,d512136e244f48f299c7b418ab9d7fd1,55f44fe4f3e9af06a9122b988d028620,What is the way of the book?,1,0.0,False,d783624ffba39fd56a670b4e1423fe92,"First, I'll just go ahead and put this right out on the table...It took a couple of chapters before I finally got into this book. The author's style was quite different from what I've read recently, so I mostly chalked my hesitation up to needing a little time to get used to it. Katy Evans is very deliberate and detailed in her writing, and from the second you start out in heroine Brooke Dumas' mind, you just hit the ground running and never really stop. Real is an intense read all the way through, but I think that's why I ultimately got so hooked.The entire book is told from Brooke's point of view, who recently graduated from college and is trying to jump-start her career. Not only that, she's a former athlete who had her dreams crushed after a devastating injury. She's searching for something to breathe meaning into her life again. And that jump-start...it comes in the form of the one and only Riptide.Remington Tate, also called "Remy" and known as "Riptide" in the underground fighting circuit, is one raw untamed animal, the kind of man that can leave an opponent and a woman trembling. Brooke and Remy meet at one of his fights and the encounter is so...primal. As I mentioned before, everything is intense. You don't really get the chance to question the attraction, you're just supposed to take it and run with it. Remy isn't exactly a swoony, give-you-the-warm-and-fuzzies type, either. Remington Tate is the electric shock that you feel in your fingertips, the adrenaline pulsing through your veins, and the rapid pounding in your chest.At first, I didn't know if I was hot and bothered from lust or panic! Because he's also a little intimidating...okay...a lot intimidating. He has a temper, he's destructive...Hello, the red flag reads: He's an underground fighter because he was kicked out of pro boxing...I think I would've had a problem with this if there had been zero explanation for his intensity (/insanity). But there is a reason. There are issues that still torture him, almost fitting him squarely in the "damaged antihero" box. I wouldn't go so far as to call him outright crazy...I wanted to feel sympathy for him and his past. I hoped that he could find peace somehow.The other thing...and probably *the* thing...that convinced me to run with it and not run away? The author's ability to build up this spark and fiercely hot chemistry between Brooke and Remy. After Remy hires her and she travels with him to fights, they only get closer. It's raw. It's magnetic and impulsive. Katy Evans knows how to put you right in the middle of that electricity, leaving you to absorb the shock. Their intimate moments are such a tease that you start to feel as hungry and desperate as Brooke. All of that frustration and tension is a slow burn of the best-worst kind.When it all boiled over...because of course it did...I don't even think I moved an inch or breathed because I was too busy slow-motion reading. It was so easy to get addicted to the high of Remington Tate. (I'm not saying drugs are cool, kids, but if there was ever a literary equivalent...) Brooke and Remy are the dizzying, throbbing, heart-pounding kind of book love.This book also had a solid cast of supporting characters, including Remy's assistants Pete and Riley. They were loyal, reliable, and protective, more like brothers, and Brooke slowly became a part of their unique family. (How adorable was it that Riley started calling her "B"?) I'm also glad it was explained why they were so loyal because it gave Remy's character one more facet, something to show that he's truly a human being underneath all of the raging testosterone. Pete's history had a nice twist/reveal-ish feel to it.Scorpion, a rival of Remy's and the main source of non-romantic conflict, was pure scum. I had a ridiculous scowl on my face every time he appeared, but his character threw some high stakes and a twist for Brooke into the plot that kept things interesting.As for the ending, it had its share of drama and angst, but there wasn't anything truly mind-blowing or surprising. The rest of the book, though, was such a head-spinning high that my mind actually welcomed the semi-predictable ending. I definitely felt like conflicts were resolved and the story was complete.But if you were to ask me if I'd want to get back in for another round, my answer would be yes. Would I want more Remington Tate? Hell yes. Remy took control and owned me while I read this book, and really, I can't resist a character that can make me feel like that. Real gets 4 burning stars! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4583, 4597)",1,0.0,False -0345533666,books,underdeveloped,character,more,character,93c5e7a319bbb67444d51be60d62f163,361d65cc7fe90dada10e1145668d3ada,How much character do the characters have?,1,0.2,False,5ca41013dfdd492dec8aa425fae39edd,"I could not rest until I finished this book! I read in some reviews that William Landay's characters in Defending Jacob are underdeveloped, and I disagree. They are fleshed out more than well enough, as the plot of necessity relies -- Landay intended it to rely -- more on the swift action provided by any excellent legal thriller. If I have any criticism, it's minor; he could have tightened up the editing by skipping quite a bit of the routine procedural courtroom exchanges and I'd not have missed a thing. But then, Stephen King could use a stricter editorial hand and I doubt he's lost many readers for it. Bottom line: It's clear this author cares deeply about producing quality work. That the story concluded after such a pitch-perfect, unpredictable crescendo I particularly appreciated. Glad to have stumbled upon Landay's book. Now onto his first two novels! ANSWERNOTFOUND",the swift action provided by any excellent legal thriller,"(273, 330)",1,0.43333333333333335,False -0345533666,books,underdeveloped,character,more,character,93c5e7a319bbb67444d51be60d62f163,361d65cc7fe90dada10e1145668d3ada,How much character do the characters have?,1,0.2,False,5ca41013dfdd492dec8aa425fae39edd,"I could not rest until I finished this book! I read in some reviews that William Landay's characters in Defending Jacob are underdeveloped, and I disagree. They are fleshed out more than well enough, as the plot of necessity relies -- Landay intended it to rely -- more on the swift action provided by any excellent legal thriller. If I have any criticism, it's minor; he could have tightened up the editing by skipping quite a bit of the routine procedural courtroom exchanges and I'd not have missed a thing. But then, Stephen King could use a stricter editorial hand and I doubt he's lost many readers for it. Bottom line: It's clear this author cares deeply about producing quality work. That the story concluded after such a pitch-perfect, unpredictable crescendo I particularly appreciated. Glad to have stumbled upon Landay's book. Now onto his first two novels! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(870, 884)",1,0.0,False -0375831002,books,wonderful,way,real,way,764ee89fefbe4f01e6b7abcd508b98c7,7fe20f5cc9bd2fb43c42007cfc945c22,Is it a good way?,1,0.6000000000000001,True,fd0e75a0862f5a77722d4398e3ea60d0,I truly enjoyed this story. Mr. Zusak has a wonderful and unique way with words. He is a gifted and talented storyteller. I found myself thinking of his writing style as poetry gone novel. I am definitely looking forward to what else Mr. Zusak has in store for my imagination. ANSWERNOTFOUND,wonderful and unique way with words,"(45, 80)",1,1.0,True -0375831002,books,wonderful,way,real,way,764ee89fefbe4f01e6b7abcd508b98c7,7fe20f5cc9bd2fb43c42007cfc945c22,Is it a good way?,1,0.6000000000000001,True,fd0e75a0862f5a77722d4398e3ea60d0,I truly enjoyed this story. Mr. Zusak has a wonderful and unique way with words. He is a gifted and talented storyteller. I found myself thinking of his writing style as poetry gone novel. I am definitely looking forward to what else Mr. Zusak has in store for my imagination. ANSWERNOTFOUND,I truly enjoyed this story,"(0, 26)",1,0.7,True -1482568519,books,good,detail,good,handle,e6fa45dae0823dcedcf2872b75139a2f,c90dd100c9c48eeff0dc99ccd4c288b6,How does the author handle the dilemma of daenery?,2,0.0,False,d3b2c9d69c4154a552c2411fc68f9c46,"I didn't realize this was a five star book until I got towards the end. I thought maybe 4.25 or 4.5 until then. Ok, I'm slow at times. It's a bit different from most SF stories. It's well written, the detail is very good, it's realistic in its details, and some of the science is glossed over but that's there to support the story and it's quite a story. A great story! I didn't realize that part of the story applies to many people, including myself....but you'll just have to read it... ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(494, 508)",2,0.0,False -1482568519,books,good,detail,good,handle,e6fa45dae0823dcedcf2872b75139a2f,c90dd100c9c48eeff0dc99ccd4c288b6,How does the author handle the dilemma of daenery?,2,0.0,False,d3b2c9d69c4154a552c2411fc68f9c46,"I didn't realize this was a five star book until I got towards the end. I thought maybe 4.25 or 4.5 until then. Ok, I'm slow at times. It's a bit different from most SF stories. It's well written, the detail is very good, it's realistic in its details, and some of the science is glossed over but that's there to support the story and it's quite a story. A great story! I didn't realize that part of the story applies to many people, including myself....but you'll just have to read it... ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(494, 508)",2,0.0,False -0143124544,books,believable,love story,genuine,character,a1c583552718838dbc7259e4f96041d8,2078d02257a97e47d32f644b17d8c416,What is the genuine character?,1,0.5,False,8e44ba2c6076f84b80590979cc207627,"I wanted to like this book and I do... The love story is very believable. I can totally see how Lou and Will could have fallen in love with each other. However, some of the characters feel very contrived. Lou's family members are presented as happy, loving and accepting people even tho they struggle financially and are living in very tight quarters. I get the feeling the author wanted to create the perfect family who focus on the right things but are just too poor, but there's not enough human flaws. She gave them enough personality to be charming and slightly comical. Will, too, was the perfect man before his accident. He was independently wealthy by the age of 33. He had traveled the world and partake in so many exciting and romantic travels and activities. For a guy who spent so much time doing so many fun and wonderful things I wonder how he found the time to build a massively successful company. If you built this successful business, you must have enjoyed that process, perhaps you can still work on it as a quad. Since his business dealings weren't physically demanding. It's feasible he could continue to have a fulfilling business career in spite of his handicap. I know people who live with ALS which leaves them less physical functions than a quad, but they still work and find fulfillment in other aspects of life. As I read the book, I could totally see a movie made by Hollywood to be the perfect romantic comedy with a tear jerker ending. I do like the point made by Will that he no longer has a voice since the accident and he does have a choice when it comes to his life and the people who love him should respect that choice. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1673, 1687)",2,0.0,False -0143124544,books,believable,love story,genuine,character,a1c583552718838dbc7259e4f96041d8,2078d02257a97e47d32f644b17d8c416,What is the genuine character?,2,0.5,False,8e44ba2c6076f84b80590979cc207627,"I wanted to like this book and I do... The love story is very believable. I can totally see how Lou and Will could have fallen in love with each other. However, some of the characters feel very contrived. Lou's family members are presented as happy, loving and accepting people even tho they struggle financially and are living in very tight quarters. I get the feeling the author wanted to create the perfect family who focus on the right things but are just too poor, but there's not enough human flaws. She gave them enough personality to be charming and slightly comical. Will, too, was the perfect man before his accident. He was independently wealthy by the age of 33. He had traveled the world and partake in so many exciting and romantic travels and activities. For a guy who spent so much time doing so many fun and wonderful things I wonder how he found the time to build a massively successful company. If you built this successful business, you must have enjoyed that process, perhaps you can still work on it as a quad. Since his business dealings weren't physically demanding. It's feasible he could continue to have a fulfilling business career in spite of his handicap. I know people who live with ALS which leaves them less physical functions than a quad, but they still work and find fulfillment in other aspects of life. As I read the book, I could totally see a movie made by Hollywood to be the perfect romantic comedy with a tear jerker ending. I do like the point made by Will that he no longer has a voice since the accident and he does have a choice when it comes to his life and the people who love him should respect that choice. ANSWERNOTFOUND",create,"(396, 402)",2,0.0,False -0307744434,books,lifeless,character,uninteresting,character,9a172e2fb20c6a789d5e18020a4b9938,d8c2812bafde2065436f7b314a37ff1f,Dose this character nice?,1,1.0,True,94c71310a050d471702290b1538b2caa,"I first learned about this book through the National Novel Writer's Month website -- this book was listed as being written by a NaNoWriMo participant, and the author stated that this book was a product of said event. Being a NaNoWriMo writer myself, I was heartened to learn that someone had not only published a book produced during the event, but said book had been successful enough to warrant bestseller status and a movie deal. So I decided to check it out for myself, and see what a fellow NaNoWriMo writer had turned out.In the end, I found myself torn over the book -- I love it to pieces, but at the same time it frustrates me, though not enough to make me want to give it a negative review.The titular ""Night Circus"" is actually called Cirque de Reves (Circus of Dreams), a uniquely built circus open only at night and with attractions and acts that straddle the line between fantasy and reality, between the fantastic and the outright impossible. Behind said circus are two magicians -- Marco, assistant to the circus' proprietor and the secret power behind maintaining and organizing said circus, and Celia, daughter of a famous stage magician and serving as the circus' illusionist. Both are bound to the circus and are pitted against one another in a mysterious contest by their enigmatic instructors... but both end up falling in love, and seek to defy the rules of the game with potentially disastrous consequences for the rest of the circus. Meanwhile, a farm boy named Bailey becomes entranced with the circus in general -- and with Poppet, the clairvoyant daughter of the big cat trainers, in particular -- and finds his own fate becoming entwined with that of the circus.Let me begin with the one thing about this book that frustrates me -- the main characters, Marco and Celia. They are some of the flattest, blandest, most cardboard characters I have ever come across in a work of fiction, second only to Bella from the ""Twilight"" series. They aren't annoying or pathetic characters, but they are so devoid of personality that it becomes difficult to care about them. Most of the other characters, even the minor ones, have at least some personality to them, and I found myself more concerned with their fates than with the lovers/competitors who were the story's spotlight. In particular, I loved Bailey, Poppet, and Poppet's twin brother Widget, and dearly wish they had been the focus of the story instead of Marco and Celia. I was always heartened to see another Bailey chapter in the book as I read, while the Celia and Marco chapters didn't hold my interest as well, as the characters were too lifeless for me to be emotionally invested in them.That's my only quibble with this book, however -- the rest is one of the most enthralling and beautiful fictional worlds I have ever come across in a work of fiction.The circus is so grandly described, so beautifully built through Morgenstern's wordcraft, that I find myself wishing it existed in real life so I could pay a visit. She describes not only the sights of the circus, but the evocative smells -- as one character in the book states, the sense of smell is an under-utilized but powerful sense. And she makes it all seem entirely plausible and real, to the point where I find myself wanting to visit the Paper Menagerie, attend a Midnight Dinner, purchase a chocolate bat and a cocoa and go watch the illusionist or the contortionist at work, or even simply light a candle on the Wishing Tree.Of all the characters in the book, I think my favorite, besides Bailey and the twins, would be Friedrick, a clockmaker who becomes enamored with the circus to the point that he builds what can only be called a fandom around it (much like Trekkies are to Star Trek). The collective friendship and brotherhood among these reveurs, as they call themselves, reminds me of the same friendship and brotherhood that exists among fellow fans of some of my own geeky interests, and so helped me identify even more with the titular circus.All in all, I love this book so much that I can't give it a negative review -- it's marvelously written and builds a beautiful world that sucks the reader in and makes them never want to leave. But sadly, the main characters are so flatly written, so bland and uninteresting, that I can't give this five stars. I do not regret reading this book, though, and despite the unengaging leads I will happily recommend it to those who like light fantasy and marvelous worldbuilding. ANSWERNOTFOUND",They are n't annoying or pathetic characters,"(1968, 2011)",1,0.95,True -0307744434,books,lifeless,character,uninteresting,character,9a172e2fb20c6a789d5e18020a4b9938,d8c2812bafde2065436f7b314a37ff1f,Dose this character nice?,5,1.0,True,94c71310a050d471702290b1538b2caa,"I first learned about this book through the National Novel Writer's Month website -- this book was listed as being written by a NaNoWriMo participant, and the author stated that this book was a product of said event. Being a NaNoWriMo writer myself, I was heartened to learn that someone had not only published a book produced during the event, but said book had been successful enough to warrant bestseller status and a movie deal. So I decided to check it out for myself, and see what a fellow NaNoWriMo writer had turned out.In the end, I found myself torn over the book -- I love it to pieces, but at the same time it frustrates me, though not enough to make me want to give it a negative review.The titular ""Night Circus"" is actually called Cirque de Reves (Circus of Dreams), a uniquely built circus open only at night and with attractions and acts that straddle the line between fantasy and reality, between the fantastic and the outright impossible. Behind said circus are two magicians -- Marco, assistant to the circus' proprietor and the secret power behind maintaining and organizing said circus, and Celia, daughter of a famous stage magician and serving as the circus' illusionist. Both are bound to the circus and are pitted against one another in a mysterious contest by their enigmatic instructors... but both end up falling in love, and seek to defy the rules of the game with potentially disastrous consequences for the rest of the circus. Meanwhile, a farm boy named Bailey becomes entranced with the circus in general -- and with Poppet, the clairvoyant daughter of the big cat trainers, in particular -- and finds his own fate becoming entwined with that of the circus.Let me begin with the one thing about this book that frustrates me -- the main characters, Marco and Celia. They are some of the flattest, blandest, most cardboard characters I have ever come across in a work of fiction, second only to Bella from the ""Twilight"" series. They aren't annoying or pathetic characters, but they are so devoid of personality that it becomes difficult to care about them. Most of the other characters, even the minor ones, have at least some personality to them, and I found myself more concerned with their fates than with the lovers/competitors who were the story's spotlight. In particular, I loved Bailey, Poppet, and Poppet's twin brother Widget, and dearly wish they had been the focus of the story instead of Marco and Celia. I was always heartened to see another Bailey chapter in the book as I read, while the Celia and Marco chapters didn't hold my interest as well, as the characters were too lifeless for me to be emotionally invested in them.That's my only quibble with this book, however -- the rest is one of the most enthralling and beautiful fictional worlds I have ever come across in a work of fiction.The circus is so grandly described, so beautifully built through Morgenstern's wordcraft, that I find myself wishing it existed in real life so I could pay a visit. She describes not only the sights of the circus, but the evocative smells -- as one character in the book states, the sense of smell is an under-utilized but powerful sense. And she makes it all seem entirely plausible and real, to the point where I find myself wanting to visit the Paper Menagerie, attend a Midnight Dinner, purchase a chocolate bat and a cocoa and go watch the illusionist or the contortionist at work, or even simply light a candle on the Wishing Tree.Of all the characters in the book, I think my favorite, besides Bailey and the twins, would be Friedrick, a clockmaker who becomes enamored with the circus to the point that he builds what can only be called a fandom around it (much like Trekkies are to Star Trek). The collective friendship and brotherhood among these reveurs, as they call themselves, reminds me of the same friendship and brotherhood that exists among fellow fans of some of my own geeky interests, and so helped me identify even more with the titular circus.All in all, I love this book so much that I can't give it a negative review -- it's marvelously written and builds a beautiful world that sucks the reader in and makes them never want to leave. But sadly, the main characters are so flatly written, so bland and uninteresting, that I can't give this five stars. I do not regret reading this book, though, and despite the unengaging leads I will happily recommend it to those who like light fantasy and marvelous worldbuilding. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the characters were too lifeless for me to be emotionally invested in them,"(2608, 2682)",5,0.65,True -0849922070,books,special,connection,long,journey,c72aa97d438a813a3305e5ff61e2634f,2c13106b808935009c25bf0a7a49aecc,Is the journey comfortable or not ?,2,0.8,True,ad0d9c41d414b6847760a3fb614dd243,"I would like to point out that I am indeed a Christian and I do enjoy reading Out of Body experiences and Near Death Experiences, even though more than a few of these do not necessarily conform with teachings from the Bible.That being said, if you'd like to know what Heaven is like or what's in store for us here on Earth, feel free to skip this book entirely and just read your Bible, because practically every single thing young Colton says is straight from there, as pointed out by his pastor father.Even a Christian child without a Near Death Experience could have easily put together an image of what Heaven is like. It wouldn't be too difficult, what with Sunday School teachings, parents reading bible stories to them, and the pretty pictures and paintings that adorn the walls of every church and Sunday school hall.I don't think I'm trying to say Colton made everything up completely from scratch; I believe he did have some form of NDE, and maybe he really did see his Father praying to God when he felt so desperate and angry. What gets me is all the stuff that comes later.Kids have an imagination. Kids make things up-they don't necessarily consider it a bad thing, it just happens. Particularly when they discover that other people are expecting them to have answers. The majority of the time, Colton doesn't volunteer any information, which to me is pretty odd. I've babysat 3 to 6 year old kids and my own nephew isn't even two-but he babbles and talks constantly. So did the others. They told me all about their day without me asking and went into every detail they could remember. I also recall doing this myself; when I was excited by some new experience I went straight to my parents and talked-talked-talked. Colton, on the other hand, usually gives information only when it's asked for. This gives me the feeling that he's trying to come up with an answer on the spot based on knowledge or experience taught to him.I read another review on here where a reader pointed out that Colton enjoys play-battles and that he probably got the idea of his father ""going into a war"" from them. I gotta admit it's a good point. I was struck by the same thought in the scene where Colton's father jokes about they're not being any swords in Heaven, to which Colton seems to hitch himself up and say, almost indignantly, ""Oh Yes they DO have swords in Heaven!"" And sometime later he comments that a war will take place where people will fight with either swords or arrows. Kinda low tech for the human race, isn't it? But to me it wasn't unexpected, considering all this war business was brought up after he watched the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe movie. (BTW-I thought the author went into unnecessary detail about the Narnia plot. Who doesn't know about it, really? Looked like he was just trying to up the word count.)One of the more peculiar instances I found in the book was where Colton's father and wife look outside to see an astonishingly vivid and beautiful rainbow. They go outside to have a look, then summon Colton over, thinking he would enjoy it. But the kid comes out just long enough to say ""Oh yeah, I know, I asked God to send one,"" before he leaves to play. So...he prayed to God to send him a lovely rainbow, but spends all of what, 5 seconds, looking at it? He's not in the least surprised it's there, because apparently he knew it would come, but the book doesn't mention anything about him looking out for the rainbow beforehand, and he didn't seem all that impressed by it anyway. Either the kid's getting spoiled by all the ""signs"" God's sending him for his enjoyment, or maybe, just maybe, he's taken the chance to reinforce the idea into our heads that he's ""Been there, seen that,"" and has that special connection with our heavenly father.Again, I'm not suggesting Colton is deliberately lying or making things up because he's some devious little punk that wants to make fools of us all for buying into his stories. But I DO think a good chunk of it is indeed fabricated, that he's only relying on the truths taught to him by his Christian family to help support his and his family's particular beliefs. Like I said, I am a Christian and I certainly do believe there's a Heaven and God and Jesus and all that, but I can't take this book as credible evidence.To be fair, I've never died or had a NDE or an Out Of Body experience. I'm in no position whatsoever to say with 100% accuracy what is or is not on the other side. For all I know, it could very well be exactly as the Bible tells us-or it couldn't. I wouldn't know.All that's left to say is that, if there was just ONE thing about this book that may have gotten me a little miffed, it's this: I had to pay 6 bucks for this. This story has a VERY simplistic writing style, and it's short. I have nothing against simple and sweet, I even have a few others of that sort in my kindle library, but then, they were either freebies or 1-3 bucks. This was a little over 6. It really, truly wasn't worth the buy, at least not to me. I'm not angry I read the story, just that it should cost so much for so little. Sort of makes me think they're milking this whole thing up for all that they can... ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5188, 5202)",2,0.0,False -0849922070,books,special,connection,long,journey,c72aa97d438a813a3305e5ff61e2634f,2c13106b808935009c25bf0a7a49aecc,Is the journey comfortable or not ?,1,0.8,True,ad0d9c41d414b6847760a3fb614dd243,"I would like to point out that I am indeed a Christian and I do enjoy reading Out of Body experiences and Near Death Experiences, even though more than a few of these do not necessarily conform with teachings from the Bible.That being said, if you'd like to know what Heaven is like or what's in store for us here on Earth, feel free to skip this book entirely and just read your Bible, because practically every single thing young Colton says is straight from there, as pointed out by his pastor father.Even a Christian child without a Near Death Experience could have easily put together an image of what Heaven is like. It wouldn't be too difficult, what with Sunday School teachings, parents reading bible stories to them, and the pretty pictures and paintings that adorn the walls of every church and Sunday school hall.I don't think I'm trying to say Colton made everything up completely from scratch; I believe he did have some form of NDE, and maybe he really did see his Father praying to God when he felt so desperate and angry. What gets me is all the stuff that comes later.Kids have an imagination. Kids make things up-they don't necessarily consider it a bad thing, it just happens. Particularly when they discover that other people are expecting them to have answers. The majority of the time, Colton doesn't volunteer any information, which to me is pretty odd. I've babysat 3 to 6 year old kids and my own nephew isn't even two-but he babbles and talks constantly. So did the others. They told me all about their day without me asking and went into every detail they could remember. I also recall doing this myself; when I was excited by some new experience I went straight to my parents and talked-talked-talked. Colton, on the other hand, usually gives information only when it's asked for. This gives me the feeling that he's trying to come up with an answer on the spot based on knowledge or experience taught to him.I read another review on here where a reader pointed out that Colton enjoys play-battles and that he probably got the idea of his father ""going into a war"" from them. I gotta admit it's a good point. I was struck by the same thought in the scene where Colton's father jokes about they're not being any swords in Heaven, to which Colton seems to hitch himself up and say, almost indignantly, ""Oh Yes they DO have swords in Heaven!"" And sometime later he comments that a war will take place where people will fight with either swords or arrows. Kinda low tech for the human race, isn't it? But to me it wasn't unexpected, considering all this war business was brought up after he watched the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe movie. (BTW-I thought the author went into unnecessary detail about the Narnia plot. Who doesn't know about it, really? Looked like he was just trying to up the word count.)One of the more peculiar instances I found in the book was where Colton's father and wife look outside to see an astonishingly vivid and beautiful rainbow. They go outside to have a look, then summon Colton over, thinking he would enjoy it. But the kid comes out just long enough to say ""Oh yeah, I know, I asked God to send one,"" before he leaves to play. So...he prayed to God to send him a lovely rainbow, but spends all of what, 5 seconds, looking at it? He's not in the least surprised it's there, because apparently he knew it would come, but the book doesn't mention anything about him looking out for the rainbow beforehand, and he didn't seem all that impressed by it anyway. Either the kid's getting spoiled by all the ""signs"" God's sending him for his enjoyment, or maybe, just maybe, he's taken the chance to reinforce the idea into our heads that he's ""Been there, seen that,"" and has that special connection with our heavenly father.Again, I'm not suggesting Colton is deliberately lying or making things up because he's some devious little punk that wants to make fools of us all for buying into his stories. But I DO think a good chunk of it is indeed fabricated, that he's only relying on the truths taught to him by his Christian family to help support his and his family's particular beliefs. Like I said, I am a Christian and I certainly do believe there's a Heaven and God and Jesus and all that, but I can't take this book as credible evidence.To be fair, I've never died or had a NDE or an Out Of Body experience. I'm in no position whatsoever to say with 100% accuracy what is or is not on the other side. For all I know, it could very well be exactly as the Bible tells us-or it couldn't. I wouldn't know.All that's left to say is that, if there was just ONE thing about this book that may have gotten me a little miffed, it's this: I had to pay 6 bucks for this. This story has a VERY simplistic writing style, and it's short. I have nothing against simple and sweet, I even have a few others of that sort in my kindle library, but then, they were either freebies or 1-3 bucks. This was a little over 6. It really, truly wasn't worth the buy, at least not to me. I'm not angry I read the story, just that it should cost so much for so little. Sort of makes me think they're milking this whole thing up for all that they can... ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5188, 5202)",1,0.0,False -0385340990,books,light,tone,light,touch,6b115b1f1abd966e42ba3dfde0123ea5,fcfc192d3b40d298f99a3ad4237f5bb6,Whyi can't touch the creen?,1,0.0,False,7360e3c8c667a45b9c8e22eae945aa1f,"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society came through my front door, another one of my friend Ginger's recommendations. Truth to tell, my #1 daughter-in-law, Ariane, recommended it to me first by a couple of months, but she failed to actually put the book into my hands and so it slipped by me.The second book in a week I've read focused on a writer trying to figure out what to write, like Once Upon A Tour, GLPPS is not truly about the writing but about the people around the writer who influence and inspire her. In this case, the author in question, Juliet, living in 1946-London receives a query from a complete stranger living on the isle of Guernsey, a little bit of England off the coast of France, one of what are known as the Channel Isles. Unable to expend the resources to protect it, the UK allowed Germany to overrun Guernsey during the war, and its inhabitants lived under Nazi Occupation for five years. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is formed as a spur-of-the-moment ruse to cover illicit activities from the Nazis but ultimately grows into a group of people who use literature and camaraderie to help one another get through the hardships and heartbreak of the war. This book is about how Juliet comes to know and love what once were complete strangers and how they change her life forever, as she does for them.A cast of enchanting characters populate Guernsey: a quiet stone mason/pig farmer, quite common but the backbone of the group; a senior lady who mothers everyone and lends the disparate group an air of respectability; an aging fisherman who is forced to send his grandson to England to escape the Occupation, then loses his daughter and her newborn on the day the Germans roll in; an eccentric free spirit rumored to be a witch who sells her herbal concoctions in a market stall; a drunken valet impersonating his absent lord of an employer and draining his wine cellar; an orphaned love child in desperate need of a mother; a holier-than-thou busybody who condemns everyone and everything; a courageous young woman, the heart of group, who binds them all together with love and self-sacrifice. Juliet is courted by a rich, pushy American, is doted on by her editor, supported by her girlhood friend, and embraced by the good people of Guernsey.I find ""correspondence"" novels somewhat gimmicky and often strained, especially because letters between friends tend to rely a great deal upon previous mutual understanding which doesn't translate well into storytelling. Either the reader is forced to accept that the correspondents write tomes filled with unnecessary (to the recipient) minutiae with each and every letter they send, or the details feel too sketchy, unsatisfying, or even confusing to the reader. However, Mdms. Shaffers and Barrows weave an engrossing, heart-warming, and sometimes tear-jerking tale with just the right balance between plausibility and necessary narrative. The voices of each character are distinctive, humorous, and natural. The tone is light and generous, albeit sad at times. This is, after all, a story about the privations of war, starvation, oppression, betrayal, and brutality, but also about hope and courage and love and sacrifice.The book ends with joy and victory. True, the war is over, but life is still difficult. Shortages abound and the healing is slow. Europe still reels in the aftershocks of pandemic destruction. But, the new day is dawning, Guernsey is picking itself up and dusting itself off, setting about the work of rebuilding, as is London and the rest of the UK. Hope gleams brightly and love, if not able to conquer all, overcomes a great deal. It inspires hope and infuses fresh courage and determination in our friends. Happily ever after becomes a glorious new beginning.Bottom Line: Read this book. I borrowed my copy, but I want to own it. It's on my read and read again list. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3923, 3937)",1,0.0,False -0385340990,books,light,tone,light,touch,6b115b1f1abd966e42ba3dfde0123ea5,fcfc192d3b40d298f99a3ad4237f5bb6,Whyi can't touch the creen?,1,0.0,False,7360e3c8c667a45b9c8e22eae945aa1f,"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society came through my front door, another one of my friend Ginger's recommendations. Truth to tell, my #1 daughter-in-law, Ariane, recommended it to me first by a couple of months, but she failed to actually put the book into my hands and so it slipped by me.The second book in a week I've read focused on a writer trying to figure out what to write, like Once Upon A Tour, GLPPS is not truly about the writing but about the people around the writer who influence and inspire her. In this case, the author in question, Juliet, living in 1946-London receives a query from a complete stranger living on the isle of Guernsey, a little bit of England off the coast of France, one of what are known as the Channel Isles. Unable to expend the resources to protect it, the UK allowed Germany to overrun Guernsey during the war, and its inhabitants lived under Nazi Occupation for five years. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is formed as a spur-of-the-moment ruse to cover illicit activities from the Nazis but ultimately grows into a group of people who use literature and camaraderie to help one another get through the hardships and heartbreak of the war. This book is about how Juliet comes to know and love what once were complete strangers and how they change her life forever, as she does for them.A cast of enchanting characters populate Guernsey: a quiet stone mason/pig farmer, quite common but the backbone of the group; a senior lady who mothers everyone and lends the disparate group an air of respectability; an aging fisherman who is forced to send his grandson to England to escape the Occupation, then loses his daughter and her newborn on the day the Germans roll in; an eccentric free spirit rumored to be a witch who sells her herbal concoctions in a market stall; a drunken valet impersonating his absent lord of an employer and draining his wine cellar; an orphaned love child in desperate need of a mother; a holier-than-thou busybody who condemns everyone and everything; a courageous young woman, the heart of group, who binds them all together with love and self-sacrifice. Juliet is courted by a rich, pushy American, is doted on by her editor, supported by her girlhood friend, and embraced by the good people of Guernsey.I find ""correspondence"" novels somewhat gimmicky and often strained, especially because letters between friends tend to rely a great deal upon previous mutual understanding which doesn't translate well into storytelling. Either the reader is forced to accept that the correspondents write tomes filled with unnecessary (to the recipient) minutiae with each and every letter they send, or the details feel too sketchy, unsatisfying, or even confusing to the reader. However, Mdms. Shaffers and Barrows weave an engrossing, heart-warming, and sometimes tear-jerking tale with just the right balance between plausibility and necessary narrative. The voices of each character are distinctive, humorous, and natural. The tone is light and generous, albeit sad at times. This is, after all, a story about the privations of war, starvation, oppression, betrayal, and brutality, but also about hope and courage and love and sacrifice.The book ends with joy and victory. True, the war is over, but life is still difficult. Shortages abound and the healing is slow. Europe still reels in the aftershocks of pandemic destruction. But, the new day is dawning, Guernsey is picking itself up and dusting itself off, setting about the work of rebuilding, as is London and the rest of the UK. Hope gleams brightly and love, if not able to conquer all, overcomes a great deal. It inspires hope and infuses fresh courage and determination in our friends. Happily ever after becomes a glorious new beginning.Bottom Line: Read this book. I borrowed my copy, but I want to own it. It's on my read and read again list. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3923, 3937)",1,0.0,False -038536315X,books,fresh,character,interesting,cast,04805494a700421ab78adea20b884f4c,a566d5887fdef3bf19f315bd2275e4fe,Why did you cast that order?,1,0.0,False,255f8baddc0040e58456483322361210,"Read this after I read Time to Kill,so those characters were still fresh in my mind. These two books made me a Grisham fan. What took me so long to discover? ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(158, 172)",1,0.0,False -038536315X,books,fresh,character,interesting,cast,04805494a700421ab78adea20b884f4c,a566d5887fdef3bf19f315bd2275e4fe,Why did you cast that order?,5,0.0,False,255f8baddc0040e58456483322361210,"Read this after I read Time to Kill,so those characters were still fresh in my mind. These two books made me a Grisham fan. What took me so long to discover? ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(158, 172)",5,0.0,False -0061985848,books,original,concept,amazing,plot,a39102483255b847b09b79fa97d42d74,8df0c28901c52d685dde097fc3b7bfbf,What is your favorite movie plot?,1,1.0,True,e7935306bd74a21d20f037183aa2ad40,"Title: ParanormalcyAuthor: Kiersten WhiteGenre: YA ParanormalPublishing Information: September 21, 2010 by Harper CollinsWhere I got it: E-book from the libraryOne sentence: A teenage ward and employee of the International Paranormal Containment Agency, Evie is determined to find out who or what is killing paranormals, only to find out that she and her abilities may be involved.Themes: Paranormal creatures, humor, romance, mystery/crime, urban fantasyMain character: 4.5/5Gahh, Evie was adorable! She was cute, likeable and funny- and it all makes sense because she doesn't know very much about the world outside of the IPCA. I know a lot of people thought that Evie's pink taser named Tasey was ridiculous- but even that gave her an individual flare and funky style. I really liked how Evie was different from the new trend in YA female protagonists- it was extremely refreshing.Secondary characters: 4/5I really liked Lend and I especially loved the way White developed their relationship as more of a friendship at first. The only secondary character I wanted more from was Reth- I wish I knew more about his motivations and why he was so obsessed with Evie. I think it was very cool how White exploited and played upon some of the stereotypes already in play in paranormal YA fiction, as well as jumping outside the box and creating fun and memorable new characters.Writing style: 4/5I loved the personality in the character's conversations, and most of the pace was exceptional. It moved easily and quickly without skipping things or making me confused. There were a couple scenes in the middle where things started to drag, but they were few and far between. White had a fast-paced and witty writing style that I enjoyed.Plot: 3.5/5I thought the initial concept was adorable and fairly original. I love the first couple chapters as they just lay out the feel of the novel and introduce the premise so smoothly! The conflict kept my attention, but I wouldn't say it was particularly innovative or fascinating. I did enjoy some of the twists, as they kept me guessing.Ending: 3.5/5Slightly anticlimactic, but still reasonable. I like how it had a complete conflict that resolved itself, but still left many questions to be asked.Best scene: Meeting Lend in the IPCA headquartersPositives: Strong characters, fast-moving and enjoyable writing style, unique premiseNegatives: Just okay conflict, a couple slower partsFirst Line: ""Wait-did you-You just yawned!"" The vampire's arms, raised over his head in the classic Dracula pose, dropped to his sides.Cover: Absolutely gorgeous! A little darker than the book ended up being.Verdict: So cute and fun, but also original and well-thought out. A major page-turner.Rating: 8.2 / 10 ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2734, 2748)",1,0.0,False -0061985848,books,original,concept,amazing,plot,a39102483255b847b09b79fa97d42d74,8df0c28901c52d685dde097fc3b7bfbf,What is your favorite movie plot?,1,1.0,True,e7935306bd74a21d20f037183aa2ad40,"Title: ParanormalcyAuthor: Kiersten WhiteGenre: YA ParanormalPublishing Information: September 21, 2010 by Harper CollinsWhere I got it: E-book from the libraryOne sentence: A teenage ward and employee of the International Paranormal Containment Agency, Evie is determined to find out who or what is killing paranormals, only to find out that she and her abilities may be involved.Themes: Paranormal creatures, humor, romance, mystery/crime, urban fantasyMain character: 4.5/5Gahh, Evie was adorable! She was cute, likeable and funny- and it all makes sense because she doesn't know very much about the world outside of the IPCA. I know a lot of people thought that Evie's pink taser named Tasey was ridiculous- but even that gave her an individual flare and funky style. I really liked how Evie was different from the new trend in YA female protagonists- it was extremely refreshing.Secondary characters: 4/5I really liked Lend and I especially loved the way White developed their relationship as more of a friendship at first. The only secondary character I wanted more from was Reth- I wish I knew more about his motivations and why he was so obsessed with Evie. I think it was very cool how White exploited and played upon some of the stereotypes already in play in paranormal YA fiction, as well as jumping outside the box and creating fun and memorable new characters.Writing style: 4/5I loved the personality in the character's conversations, and most of the pace was exceptional. It moved easily and quickly without skipping things or making me confused. There were a couple scenes in the middle where things started to drag, but they were few and far between. White had a fast-paced and witty writing style that I enjoyed.Plot: 3.5/5I thought the initial concept was adorable and fairly original. I love the first couple chapters as they just lay out the feel of the novel and introduce the premise so smoothly! The conflict kept my attention, but I wouldn't say it was particularly innovative or fascinating. I did enjoy some of the twists, as they kept me guessing.Ending: 3.5/5Slightly anticlimactic, but still reasonable. I like how it had a complete conflict that resolved itself, but still left many questions to be asked.Best scene: Meeting Lend in the IPCA headquartersPositives: Strong characters, fast-moving and enjoyable writing style, unique premiseNegatives: Just okay conflict, a couple slower partsFirst Line: ""Wait-did you-You just yawned!"" The vampire's arms, raised over his head in the classic Dracula pose, dropped to his sides.Cover: Absolutely gorgeous! A little darker than the book ended up being.Verdict: So cute and fun, but also original and well-thought out. A major page-turner.Rating: 8.2 / 10 ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2734, 2748)",1,0.0,False -030758836X,books,positive,review,confuse,begin,a9d37701dea6226e206247fbaee31825,b5239817cce687af0bd56876ca7df36d,How do you rate the begin?,2,0.0,False,6c772bfd6afbb4fdf7add889371c0a2d,"I just finished Gone Girl and I could not be more frustrated.The plot is interesting at the start, then toward the middle it becomes almost painful to read. You could actually skip about 6-8 chapters and not miss a beat. While you are reading it there is a hope it is not going to end the way you just think it may end, and THEN IT DOES. It's completely unsatisfying and a bit annoying. Actually, when I finished the book I was annoyed.The writer tells the story by Amy's diary and Nick's perspective. It goes back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. I think if the writer would have told the story with more perspectives it would have been more interesting. I also think that the ending was horrible and unfinished.This could have been a great great thriller with the right ending and a different narrative style.I have read each of Gillian Flynn's novels and enjoyed them both, especially sharp objects which I actually picked for our book club to read. The reviews on the book are mostly positive which befuddles me as I was so disappointed in it. If you haven't read anything by this author, by all means read her first two, this I would borrow from the library if you are compelled to read it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1215, 1229)",2,0.0,False -030758836X,books,positive,review,confuse,begin,a9d37701dea6226e206247fbaee31825,b5239817cce687af0bd56876ca7df36d,How do you rate the begin?,2,0.0,False,6c772bfd6afbb4fdf7add889371c0a2d,"I just finished Gone Girl and I could not be more frustrated.The plot is interesting at the start, then toward the middle it becomes almost painful to read. You could actually skip about 6-8 chapters and not miss a beat. While you are reading it there is a hope it is not going to end the way you just think it may end, and THEN IT DOES. It's completely unsatisfying and a bit annoying. Actually, when I finished the book I was annoyed.The writer tells the story by Amy's diary and Nick's perspective. It goes back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. I think if the writer would have told the story with more perspectives it would have been more interesting. I also think that the ending was horrible and unfinished.This could have been a great great thriller with the right ending and a different narrative style.I have read each of Gillian Flynn's novels and enjoyed them both, especially sharp objects which I actually picked for our book club to read. The reviews on the book are mostly positive which befuddles me as I was so disappointed in it. If you haven't read anything by this author, by all means read her first two, this I would borrow from the library if you are compelled to read it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1215, 1229)",2,0.0,False -0439023491,books,slow,half,thick,plot,3b7a65eab4f8baa6b7a6f3c045899dde,15c40897ddeb53f0294c5e5582ac055a,How's the plot?,1,0.0,False,a862761a2c9e0930b82727ee392f11d1,"The only complaint I have is that I have to wait for book 3 to come out to see how it ends.I was really surprised to see the direction the author took in this book. I was expecting Gale or Prim or both to be this year's tributes and for Peeta and Katniss to end up having to coach them and Katniss agonizing over having to choose between Gale or her sister. But it was absolutely nothing like that!!! I'm not saying anymore except that it chronicles the months leading up to the 75th hunger games and the games itself. The 1st half is slow the 2nd half is non-stop action. To me it was perfect.Katniss's despair and feelings of helplessness over what to do about the uprisings and coming to terms with being a symbol of revolution seemed very realistic. I related to her because I would feel so clueless and scared if I lived in Panem (though living in the Capitol seems like it would be a blast. Why can't all the districts live like that? Work a little, live a little. Problem solved! Am I right?) On the down-side, the ending was a bit of a deus-ex-machina and I had a hard time visualizing the arena. And that throw-away comment about Katniss smelling blood on president Snow's breath... what was that all about???You might want to do yourself a favor and buy the book and not read it until book 3 comes out. It's going to be an excruciating wait. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1352, 1366)",1,0.0,False -0439023491,books,slow,half,thick,plot,3b7a65eab4f8baa6b7a6f3c045899dde,15c40897ddeb53f0294c5e5582ac055a,How's the plot?,1,0.0,False,a862761a2c9e0930b82727ee392f11d1,"The only complaint I have is that I have to wait for book 3 to come out to see how it ends.I was really surprised to see the direction the author took in this book. I was expecting Gale or Prim or both to be this year's tributes and for Peeta and Katniss to end up having to coach them and Katniss agonizing over having to choose between Gale or her sister. But it was absolutely nothing like that!!! I'm not saying anymore except that it chronicles the months leading up to the 75th hunger games and the games itself. The 1st half is slow the 2nd half is non-stop action. To me it was perfect.Katniss's despair and feelings of helplessness over what to do about the uprisings and coming to terms with being a symbol of revolution seemed very realistic. I related to her because I would feel so clueless and scared if I lived in Panem (though living in the Capitol seems like it would be a blast. Why can't all the districts live like that? Work a little, live a little. Problem solved! Am I right?) On the down-side, the ending was a bit of a deus-ex-machina and I had a hard time visualizing the arena. And that throw-away comment about Katniss smelling blood on president Snow's breath... what was that all about???You might want to do yourself a favor and buy the book and not read it until book 3 comes out. It's going to be an excruciating wait. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1352, 1366)",1,0.0,False -0312303467,books,funny,dialogue,cute,cover,27c45474af39ddd39592f0c1cc7a5d71,a8912edc261e172860423c3f594af8e0,What is the cover for a cute face?,1,1.0,True,866e003ad515a70a61182e4830230a84,"I LOVE this book. Really, really, REALLY love it.The best thing about this book is how straightforward it is: it's a classic, funny romance. Crusie isn't trying to explore any deep issues or confuse the reader with a complicated plot, a sideline mystery, or tons of characters. We get Min and Cal, two very likeable, believable characters, falling in love and that's more than enough to keep your interest.The dialogue is sharp and funny and the build-up to Min and Cal finally really getting together is perfectly paced. The love scene is sublime. Even Min and Cal's fights made me smile.I've read all of Crusie's books, and this one was absolutely my favorite. I truly have nothing negative to say about it. It's the best contemporary romance novel I've ever read. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(767, 781)",1,0.0,False -0312303467,books,funny,dialogue,cute,cover,27c45474af39ddd39592f0c1cc7a5d71,a8912edc261e172860423c3f594af8e0,What is the cover for a cute face?,1,1.0,True,866e003ad515a70a61182e4830230a84,"I LOVE this book. Really, really, REALLY love it.The best thing about this book is how straightforward it is: it's a classic, funny romance. Crusie isn't trying to explore any deep issues or confuse the reader with a complicated plot, a sideline mystery, or tons of characters. We get Min and Cal, two very likeable, believable characters, falling in love and that's more than enough to keep your interest.The dialogue is sharp and funny and the build-up to Min and Cal finally really getting together is perfectly paced. The love scene is sublime. Even Min and Cal's fights made me smile.I've read all of Crusie's books, and this one was absolutely my favorite. I truly have nothing negative to say about it. It's the best contemporary romance novel I've ever read. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(767, 781)",1,0.0,False -0316010669,books,unique,ability,great,power,70322183ae0fe84cffd3450c26ff20e3,64617e8f89eba5ff862bb7828c620919,How great was power?,1,0.75,True,30a324f731b87d70d60d7584b76910ec,"Malcom Gladwell has a unique ability to see connections where no one else has. Blink may not provide stunning original insights that make you fall out of your chair. It's more like you smack your forehead and say ""why didn't I think of that?"" It's fascinating to read the articles in the archives of Gladwell's website and see the evolution of his books. I can't help but wonder at what point these disparate topics coalesce into one idea. Gladwell then melds them into an entertaining, enlightening, and cohesive narrative. Read and enjoy. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(544, 558)",1,0.0,False -0316010669,books,unique,ability,great,power,70322183ae0fe84cffd3450c26ff20e3,64617e8f89eba5ff862bb7828c620919,How great was power?,1,0.75,True,30a324f731b87d70d60d7584b76910ec,"Malcom Gladwell has a unique ability to see connections where no one else has. Blink may not provide stunning original insights that make you fall out of your chair. It's more like you smack your forehead and say ""why didn't I think of that?"" It's fascinating to read the articles in the archives of Gladwell's website and see the evolution of his books. I can't help but wonder at what point these disparate topics coalesce into one idea. Gladwell then melds them into an entertaining, enlightening, and cohesive narrative. Read and enjoy. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(544, 558)",1,0.0,False -1476755590,books,instant,connection,sweet,way,0cca8d5270387af03b4f63d4544922f8,54f468e56ea5b185cb8d531a32622940,What is the way like?,1,0.0,False,0eaee6c58e57c6b7cadc6ba5b4d29e6d,"I don't want to spoil the book for you because it is such a great, intense read and you really need to discover the story and the characters on your own, so I'm attempting a spoiler free review. There are some quotes from the book and some bad words for all you youngins:The book follows Brooke who goes to an Underground Boxing Ring with her friend and finds herself completely infatuated with Remington ""Riptide"" Tate (Remy). In her words he's mesmerizingly perfect. :) And trust me, the way he's described in the book, um yeah I would say so.If you love your cocky, alpha male, bad boy, sexy as hell, fighter, then you are definitely going to love Remy.They have an instant connection and an intense first meeting to say the least, in front of everyone that is there to see the fight.Brooke has gone through some things in her past, being a former athlete, now into sports rehab. She is in between jobs and trying to find her place in a life that didn't turn out the way she dreamed.After their first encounter shes contacted by Remy's team and asked to come on the road with him to be his physical therapist. She's hesitant but Remy doesn't really give her time to think about it (hence the Alpha Male reference).You know they feel something for each other but their relationship starts off as just friendl and she works for him, but quickly feelings start to develop and get stronger. They share intimate moments, especially when it comes to sharing music with each other (it plays a big part for Remy, you'll find out why when you read) and Brooke is ready to throw herself at him, but he has some deeper, darker issues he needs to work through.The connection between Brooke and Remy is really just intense. The first half of the book I was like OMFG please just do it already. I was dying. The sexual tension between them is ridiculous. I will tell you there was no actual sex for about the first half of the book, but I was totally hot and bothered anyway. No sex required.And let me just tell you, the discipline that Remy has, freaking crazy! Especially when you discover some of the deeper issues he keeps hidden. I mean holy crap!!!And Brooke, I really loved her, but come on girl, with all the ""stretching"" and ""therapy"" she had to do for him, I would have had him flat on his back, clothes ripped of and been all over that! She was the definition of sexually frustrated if you ask me. But that's what happens when eventually all you're getting are insanely erotic kisses from Remy.The more you learn about Remy in the book, you fall deeper in love with him. At times my heart ached for him. The moments he was able to express himself I could just see how much he cared for Brooke and how he struggled with it.I don't want to give too much more away because you really, really need to read the book for yourself. But I absolutely loved it. I loved the authors writing style, how she pulled you in. I got involved with the story, so into it that I read it all in one sitting. It started off with the intense meeting and didn't let up. I really enjoyed it.I will tell you all, there is a HEA. There are some twists and turns along the way, outside sources causing problems, and Brooke also having a bit of an inner battle, and a big ole' case of miscommunication, but it definitely is a good ending.And you also get a tiny sneak of Remy as the Epilogue is from his POV.I definitely recommend!! I WILL be reading more from Katy Evans for sure. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3477, 3491)",1,0.0,False -1476755590,books,instant,connection,sweet,way,0cca8d5270387af03b4f63d4544922f8,54f468e56ea5b185cb8d531a32622940,What is the way like?,1,0.0,False,0eaee6c58e57c6b7cadc6ba5b4d29e6d,"I don't want to spoil the book for you because it is such a great, intense read and you really need to discover the story and the characters on your own, so I'm attempting a spoiler free review. There are some quotes from the book and some bad words for all you youngins:The book follows Brooke who goes to an Underground Boxing Ring with her friend and finds herself completely infatuated with Remington ""Riptide"" Tate (Remy). In her words he's mesmerizingly perfect. :) And trust me, the way he's described in the book, um yeah I would say so.If you love your cocky, alpha male, bad boy, sexy as hell, fighter, then you are definitely going to love Remy.They have an instant connection and an intense first meeting to say the least, in front of everyone that is there to see the fight.Brooke has gone through some things in her past, being a former athlete, now into sports rehab. She is in between jobs and trying to find her place in a life that didn't turn out the way she dreamed.After their first encounter shes contacted by Remy's team and asked to come on the road with him to be his physical therapist. She's hesitant but Remy doesn't really give her time to think about it (hence the Alpha Male reference).You know they feel something for each other but their relationship starts off as just friendl and she works for him, but quickly feelings start to develop and get stronger. They share intimate moments, especially when it comes to sharing music with each other (it plays a big part for Remy, you'll find out why when you read) and Brooke is ready to throw herself at him, but he has some deeper, darker issues he needs to work through.The connection between Brooke and Remy is really just intense. The first half of the book I was like OMFG please just do it already. I was dying. The sexual tension between them is ridiculous. I will tell you there was no actual sex for about the first half of the book, but I was totally hot and bothered anyway. No sex required.And let me just tell you, the discipline that Remy has, freaking crazy! Especially when you discover some of the deeper issues he keeps hidden. I mean holy crap!!!And Brooke, I really loved her, but come on girl, with all the ""stretching"" and ""therapy"" she had to do for him, I would have had him flat on his back, clothes ripped of and been all over that! She was the definition of sexually frustrated if you ask me. But that's what happens when eventually all you're getting are insanely erotic kisses from Remy.The more you learn about Remy in the book, you fall deeper in love with him. At times my heart ached for him. The moments he was able to express himself I could just see how much he cared for Brooke and how he struggled with it.I don't want to give too much more away because you really, really need to read the book for yourself. But I absolutely loved it. I loved the authors writing style, how she pulled you in. I got involved with the story, so into it that I read it all in one sitting. It started off with the intense meeting and didn't let up. I really enjoyed it.I will tell you all, there is a HEA. There are some twists and turns along the way, outside sources causing problems, and Brooke also having a bit of an inner battle, and a big ole' case of miscommunication, but it definitely is a good ending.And you also get a tiny sneak of Remy as the Epilogue is from his POV.I definitely recommend!! I WILL be reading more from Katy Evans for sure. ANSWERNOTFOUND",But I absolutely loved it,"(2844, 2869)",1,0.8,True -0439023483,books,fine,story,same,plot,2ea57c974091cc02dbb7b36a9e62ea3b,97e5edea57b0b4c89ce6e9566593b911,Do you want a long or short plot?,2,0.35,False,f6aee8e14bd595268e005cb6ff6d4df6,"A Famous Person once said: ""Can love bloom on the battlefield?""The answer, in the case of the Hunger Games, is No.The setting for the Hunger Games is in the near future, when everything has been bombed to smithereens and the only civilization left is the Capitol and its surrounding twelve Districts. Every year the Capitol forces one girl and one boy from each district into a giant arena where they fight to the death, on TV, simply to remind everyone that the Capitol is in charge. The last one standing gets fame and fortune.Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen is selected to be one of the victims from District 12. Her hunting skills and knowledge of the forest are helpful, but to win the support of the audience she must pretend to fall in love with her District 12 male counterpart, Peeta.It becomes one of the most confusing love stories I have ever read.The story itself is fine, insofar as a story about children murdering each other can be fine. There is plenty of suspense, action, outwitting of enemies, survival, explosions, and occasional humor. The setting is descriptive and the characters are well rounded. But throughout the whole book you have to also deal with a semi-fake-romance between Katniss and Peeta.The book is written in first-person from Katniss' point of view. From the very beginning, we are told that she only puts up with the romance to get support from the rich audience, who in turn might send down helpful gifts or tools into the arena to help them survive. Unfortunately she also knows that Peeta really does like her, and so you end up with a convoluted love triangle of which one point is the entire population of the city.It's one of those situations where the reader understands and predicts things much, much faster than the characters do. Katniss describes Peeta as a nice, generous, strong, giving, attractive person, and then spends the majority of the book annoyed that she has to pretend to be in love with him. Much of my reading was spent waiting for the eventual ""Katniss eventually falls in love with Peeta"" chapter.It would be like Sherlock Holmes identifying the culprit as a large, balding man with a walrus mustache and then spending the majority of the book obliviously buying pastries from the large, balding, mustache-d baker. We are never given a reason why Katniss does not actually like Peeta, other than a weak ""there's another boy back home who I am also indifferent towards"" excuse.I really want to like the Hunger Games. The story and setting are unique and interesting, and set up nicely for more in the same world. But the awkward love triangle, where Peeta loves Katniss, Katniss wants to please the audience and so pretends to love Peeta, and the audience wants to watch them die for sadistic entertainment, just makes no sense. It would be better if we were given a reason why Katniss doesn't like Peeta in return, but we never do.And for someone named Peeta, we sure do see him eat a lot of animals. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2972, 2986)",2,0.0,False -0439023483,books,fine,story,same,plot,2ea57c974091cc02dbb7b36a9e62ea3b,97e5edea57b0b4c89ce6e9566593b911,Do you want a long or short plot?,4,0.35,False,f6aee8e14bd595268e005cb6ff6d4df6,"A Famous Person once said: ""Can love bloom on the battlefield?""The answer, in the case of the Hunger Games, is No.The setting for the Hunger Games is in the near future, when everything has been bombed to smithereens and the only civilization left is the Capitol and its surrounding twelve Districts. Every year the Capitol forces one girl and one boy from each district into a giant arena where they fight to the death, on TV, simply to remind everyone that the Capitol is in charge. The last one standing gets fame and fortune.Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen is selected to be one of the victims from District 12. Her hunting skills and knowledge of the forest are helpful, but to win the support of the audience she must pretend to fall in love with her District 12 male counterpart, Peeta.It becomes one of the most confusing love stories I have ever read.The story itself is fine, insofar as a story about children murdering each other can be fine. There is plenty of suspense, action, outwitting of enemies, survival, explosions, and occasional humor. The setting is descriptive and the characters are well rounded. But throughout the whole book you have to also deal with a semi-fake-romance between Katniss and Peeta.The book is written in first-person from Katniss' point of view. From the very beginning, we are told that she only puts up with the romance to get support from the rich audience, who in turn might send down helpful gifts or tools into the arena to help them survive. Unfortunately she also knows that Peeta really does like her, and so you end up with a convoluted love triangle of which one point is the entire population of the city.It's one of those situations where the reader understands and predicts things much, much faster than the characters do. Katniss describes Peeta as a nice, generous, strong, giving, attractive person, and then spends the majority of the book annoyed that she has to pretend to be in love with him. Much of my reading was spent waiting for the eventual ""Katniss eventually falls in love with Peeta"" chapter.It would be like Sherlock Holmes identifying the culprit as a large, balding man with a walrus mustache and then spending the majority of the book obliviously buying pastries from the large, balding, mustache-d baker. We are never given a reason why Katniss does not actually like Peeta, other than a weak ""there's another boy back home who I am also indifferent towards"" excuse.I really want to like the Hunger Games. The story and setting are unique and interesting, and set up nicely for more in the same world. But the awkward love triangle, where Peeta loves Katniss, Katniss wants to please the audience and so pretends to love Peeta, and the audience wants to watch them die for sadistic entertainment, just makes no sense. It would be better if we were given a reason why Katniss doesn't like Peeta in return, but we never do.And for someone named Peeta, we sure do see him eat a lot of animals. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2972, 2986)",4,0.0,False -0743292332,books,much well,novel,thin,character,203d61de777b0b3e6d15a4cb5392826f,b9d225dd7a71e97f8bdf7ee45eec2c46,Was the character in the book lovable?,1,0.5,False,df8fa8fca4125704072c6fba84629eca,"I've read quite a few books from King, novels and short story collections. Most fans will agree (I do) that King's early novels are much better than the last published books like From A Buick 8 and The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (I had a hard time getting through these).Cell is obviously different. I really enjoyed both the characters and the story setting. I do not agree about the fact that this story is a copy of The Stand (King's best masterpiece to my eyes). Cell has a much simpler story with a totally different approach. It is also more accessible and less complex.I found it to be a very entertaining book with plenty of surprises and action. The main idea seems weird and hard to develop at first but if you know King...Only scratch : Like for many others from King, the ending could have been better. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(814, 828)",1,0.0,False -0743292332,books,much well,novel,thin,character,203d61de777b0b3e6d15a4cb5392826f,b9d225dd7a71e97f8bdf7ee45eec2c46,Was the character in the book lovable?,1,0.5,False,df8fa8fca4125704072c6fba84629eca,"I've read quite a few books from King, novels and short story collections. Most fans will agree (I do) that King's early novels are much better than the last published books like From A Buick 8 and The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (I had a hard time getting through these).Cell is obviously different. I really enjoyed both the characters and the story setting. I do not agree about the fact that this story is a copy of The Stand (King's best masterpiece to my eyes). Cell has a much simpler story with a totally different approach. It is also more accessible and less complex.I found it to be a very entertaining book with plenty of surprises and action. The main idea seems weird and hard to develop at first but if you know King...Only scratch : Like for many others from King, the ending could have been better. ANSWERNOTFOUND",I really enjoyed both the characters and the story setting,"(299, 357)",1,0.7,True -030758836X,books,interesting,end,contrived,plot,1fb552c8be80fdb74a28c2af6a77e3fe,739e5f07eb013d3286ffc54173571c30,What is the best plot invented last year?,1,0.18333333333333326,False,2f1d5c44a78a07a92e6993d5d90a0c14,"Very interesting book!~~Possible spoilers!!!Amy is not who she leads you to believe initially. A fascinating dive into a very strange and twisted mind. Wow! The ending was interesting.. not sure its what I would have done, in Nicks place, however I can see his reasoning.Overall very interesting book. Not one for the "Favourites! I must read again and again...." pile, but it held my attention to the end. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The ending was interesting,"(157, 183)",1,0.5,False -030758836X,books,interesting,end,contrived,plot,1fb552c8be80fdb74a28c2af6a77e3fe,739e5f07eb013d3286ffc54173571c30,What is the best plot invented last year?,1,0.18333333333333326,False,2f1d5c44a78a07a92e6993d5d90a0c14,"Very interesting book!~~Possible spoilers!!!Amy is not who she leads you to believe initially. A fascinating dive into a very strange and twisted mind. Wow! The ending was interesting.. not sure its what I would have done, in Nicks place, however I can see his reasoning.Overall very interesting book. Not one for the "Favourites! I must read again and again...." pile, but it held my attention to the end. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(415, 429)",1,0.0,False -0143170090,books,great,pace,wonderful,plot,89e6e775a0503f37130045dfb069672d,96dc353306ea9b55a819e5c8c6a1357b,What is the plot of the movie?,5,0.0,False,17c99f5248b82a2fc6c3e5a76193b3a3,"This was recommended to me by another bibliophile who loves a good yarn, great plot development and real characters. Its been awhile since I have had to tell myself, ""enough, go to bed already"", but somehow I always managed to read another chapter.He sets out a great story line and in a different, exotic setting. For an American, the setting in Sweden developed a great sense of place and I didn't have anything else with which to compare. I found myself going to Google maps to get a better sense of where the plot was taking place.I judge that the pace is great without experiencing that sense that you are being rushed through plot development just so the character can do something 30 pages from now. Mr. Larsson has a great sense of plot development and continuously takes you to places in the story line you didn't think about ahead of time, but makes great sense when they happen. I am anxiously looking forward to reading books two and three. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(954, 968)",5,0.0,False -0143170090,books,great,pace,wonderful,plot,89e6e775a0503f37130045dfb069672d,96dc353306ea9b55a819e5c8c6a1357b,What is the plot of the movie?,1,0.0,False,17c99f5248b82a2fc6c3e5a76193b3a3,"This was recommended to me by another bibliophile who loves a good yarn, great plot development and real characters. Its been awhile since I have had to tell myself, ""enough, go to bed already"", but somehow I always managed to read another chapter.He sets out a great story line and in a different, exotic setting. For an American, the setting in Sweden developed a great sense of place and I didn't have anything else with which to compare. I found myself going to Google maps to get a better sense of where the plot was taking place.I judge that the pace is great without experiencing that sense that you are being rushed through plot development just so the character can do something 30 pages from now. Mr. Larsson has a great sense of plot development and continuously takes you to places in the story line you didn't think about ahead of time, but makes great sense when they happen. I am anxiously looking forward to reading books two and three. ANSWERNOTFOUND",bibliophile who loves a good yarn,"(38, 71)",1,0.4,False -0060746378,books,helpful,book,valuable,information,f325eb190dcb3c655eaa0e8e51cbf167,e3067d0fc8a88c970a66d819ca29f110,How much information should I have?,1,0.2,False,ac8244d25c78810900e35b70dfd3f661,"This book has been really helpful throughout my pregnancy. There is a ton of good information presented in an easy to read way. I like the way they discussed things without trying to scare you or convince you of a certain option. They presented the pros and cons and let you make your own informed decision. It has a lot of good information for after the pregnancy as well- including caring for yourself postpartum, help with breastfeeding, and helpful information on lots of areas of baby care. Definitely recommended for women who are pregnant or trying to get pregnant ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(577, 591)",1,0.0,False -0060746378,books,helpful,book,valuable,information,f325eb190dcb3c655eaa0e8e51cbf167,e3067d0fc8a88c970a66d819ca29f110,How much information should I have?,1,0.2,False,ac8244d25c78810900e35b70dfd3f661,"This book has been really helpful throughout my pregnancy. There is a ton of good information presented in an easy to read way. I like the way they discussed things without trying to scare you or convince you of a certain option. They presented the pros and cons and let you make your own informed decision. It has a lot of good information for after the pregnancy as well- including caring for yourself postpartum, help with breastfeeding, and helpful information on lots of areas of baby care. Definitely recommended for women who are pregnant or trying to get pregnant ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(577, 591)",1,0.0,False -1594744769,books,flat,character,dull,plot,e4aa2f8d39f82b94812f4c9aa8409a7f,0bd2bebcf6388ee0619584eb923069ee,How do you esteem the film plot?,2,0.0,False,b5395c1a8e1a0002329601e495133384,"Bibanon1 wrote:"Jacob's grandfather is killed under mysterious circumstances, Jacob decides to investigate his grandfather's past by going to the orphanage where he grew up. Once there, Jacob discovers that the people...and monsters...might be real after all."And then, "The vintage images in this book are haunting and set the tone perfectly. The mystery is creative if a bit inscrutable. I loved Jacob's search for the truth but the explanations were fuzzy and the bad guys a bit over the top. I was a little disappointed that the book wasn't MORE whimsical."I would say that's exactly the case. I would have liked to see more thorough character development of the unusual children and the addition of more whimsy. The characters are a little flat and do not offset the undercurrent of the very dark themes. It starts to really take form when a teen witnesses the body of his grandfather after he is viscously murdered. The trauma affects him so deeply that he ends up with nightmares and in therapy. Interestingly, this is the lighter half of the story. It was not always a comfortable story but was not challenging enough to make me feel as if I might have grown from enduring the events, as some less comfortable stories do. I did enjoy this book as it kept me wondering what might happen next.While I do recommend this book, I also recommend stopping this series after this volume. The next one does not add in the way I had hoped it might. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1471, 1485)",2,0.0,False -1594744769,books,flat,character,dull,plot,e4aa2f8d39f82b94812f4c9aa8409a7f,0bd2bebcf6388ee0619584eb923069ee,How do you esteem the film plot?,1,0.0,False,b5395c1a8e1a0002329601e495133384,"Bibanon1 wrote:"Jacob's grandfather is killed under mysterious circumstances, Jacob decides to investigate his grandfather's past by going to the orphanage where he grew up. Once there, Jacob discovers that the people...and monsters...might be real after all."And then, "The vintage images in this book are haunting and set the tone perfectly. The mystery is creative if a bit inscrutable. I loved Jacob's search for the truth but the explanations were fuzzy and the bad guys a bit over the top. I was a little disappointed that the book wasn't MORE whimsical."I would say that's exactly the case. I would have liked to see more thorough character development of the unusual children and the addition of more whimsy. The characters are a little flat and do not offset the undercurrent of the very dark themes. It starts to really take form when a teen witnesses the body of his grandfather after he is viscously murdered. The trauma affects him so deeply that he ends up with nightmares and in therapy. Interestingly, this is the lighter half of the story. It was not always a comfortable story but was not challenging enough to make me feel as if I might have grown from enduring the events, as some less comfortable stories do. I did enjoy this book as it kept me wondering what might happen next.While I do recommend this book, I also recommend stopping this series after this volume. The next one does not add in the way I had hoped it might. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The mystery is creative if a bit inscrutable,"(356, 400)",1,1.0,True -0002007770,books,real,description,unforgettable,character,6bf89477f02c1c2c5a5b1a5c857ea52f,8bd4336f4f844a563ecfe6700cb165a7,How is the character?,2,0.0,False,f942a648b8555ed0fcc26a251de6376a,"I must confess I had to listen to the audio version of this because I'm not allowed to open my Kindle until Christmas. Either way, this was the best book I've ""read"" in a very long time. I think I could understand Jacobs feelings about being in the nursing home since I had to deal with my mom being in a nursing home. His description about sitting in the dining room was so real. Do yourself a favor and enjoy it. Also, it has a great ending. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(449, 463)",2,0.0,False -0002007770,books,real,description,unforgettable,character,6bf89477f02c1c2c5a5b1a5c857ea52f,8bd4336f4f844a563ecfe6700cb165a7,How is the character?,2,0.0,False,f942a648b8555ed0fcc26a251de6376a,"I must confess I had to listen to the audio version of this because I'm not allowed to open my Kindle until Christmas. Either way, this was the best book I've ""read"" in a very long time. I think I could understand Jacobs feelings about being in the nursing home since I had to deal with my mom being in a nursing home. His description about sitting in the dining room was so real. Do yourself a favor and enjoy it. Also, it has a great ending. ANSWERNOTFOUND",about sitting in the dining room was so real,"(338, 382)",2,0.30000000000000004,False -0345803485,books,easy,character,fun,romance,92abf18c5f014e5c1e5e395004767e6a,e712eadbb6dfad8bbcafebe4e7a47ab7,How is the romance?,2,0.0,False,8eff40615e692bd5945f758d466d0c90,"I won't make this a long review because everything has pretty much been articulated in countless reviews from people who wanted to give this ZERO stars, however could not due to the mechanism of this system. Extract all those forced 1 stars (mandatory for posting a review), and this book is in the negative column. Still, women keep buying it.Initially, I thought I was the only female alive who found this book ridiculous on every imaginable level, until I noticed late night and daytime talk show hosts commenting about readers wanting a refund. Well, not horny women who have apparently never read good erotica. Pick up Anais Nin if you want intelligent, stimulating erotica.I barely read to Chapter 2 when an acquaintance at a party suggested it didn't really get good until later chapters. Really? Do the innumerable cliches stop and the sex scenes become believable??? So, foolish me, I gave it another try. Not only was this implausible storyline a waste of time and energy, I wondered about the life of my acquaintance and others who recommend it. Are they desperately in need of an orgasm? Married, but frustrated as hell because their husbands aren't taking care of them in the bedroom? How this turned into a best seller is still a mystery, however I've spoken with countless women who feel embarrassed that they put out $9.99 for the Kindle book, based on hype.If you're still determined to plunk down cash because others have, please read as many reviews as possible before investing your TIME. Ask your avid reader friends, and any intellectual folks you know. My suggestion: If you're looking for erotica, read Erica Jong's phenomenal ""Fear of Flying,"" and if you want bondage in the mix, check out Anais Nin - she's the real deal.I'm sure the movie version will not have it's Ana character constantly blushing, biting her lips, reaching climax every time her man breathes in and out, or allow her to say things like ""Holy crap"" my ""down there"" and the zillion other asinine comments issued by the heroine. Christian Grey's character will be easy, since both men (especially my gay guy friends) and women are drawn to twenty-something billionaires who are hung like porn stars. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2194, 2208)",2,0.0,False -0345803485,books,easy,character,fun,romance,92abf18c5f014e5c1e5e395004767e6a,e712eadbb6dfad8bbcafebe4e7a47ab7,How is the romance?,1,0.0,False,8eff40615e692bd5945f758d466d0c90,"I won't make this a long review because everything has pretty much been articulated in countless reviews from people who wanted to give this ZERO stars, however could not due to the mechanism of this system. Extract all those forced 1 stars (mandatory for posting a review), and this book is in the negative column. Still, women keep buying it.Initially, I thought I was the only female alive who found this book ridiculous on every imaginable level, until I noticed late night and daytime talk show hosts commenting about readers wanting a refund. Well, not horny women who have apparently never read good erotica. Pick up Anais Nin if you want intelligent, stimulating erotica.I barely read to Chapter 2 when an acquaintance at a party suggested it didn't really get good until later chapters. Really? Do the innumerable cliches stop and the sex scenes become believable??? So, foolish me, I gave it another try. Not only was this implausible storyline a waste of time and energy, I wondered about the life of my acquaintance and others who recommend it. Are they desperately in need of an orgasm? Married, but frustrated as hell because their husbands aren't taking care of them in the bedroom? How this turned into a best seller is still a mystery, however I've spoken with countless women who feel embarrassed that they put out $9.99 for the Kindle book, based on hype.If you're still determined to plunk down cash because others have, please read as many reviews as possible before investing your TIME. Ask your avid reader friends, and any intellectual folks you know. My suggestion: If you're looking for erotica, read Erica Jong's phenomenal ""Fear of Flying,"" and if you want bondage in the mix, check out Anais Nin - she's the real deal.I'm sure the movie version will not have it's Ana character constantly blushing, biting her lips, reaching climax every time her man breathes in and out, or allow her to say things like ""Holy crap"" my ""down there"" and the zillion other asinine comments issued by the heroine. Christian Grey's character will be easy, since both men (especially my gay guy friends) and women are drawn to twenty-something billionaires who are hung like porn stars. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2194, 2208)",1,0.0,False -0307913090,books,rich,character,identifiable,character,7c08e5f10549e6ca927003165d428c06,74b1982cc301885dd1f153154b64aa6d,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,021c597215cdefa2e9f1a7f27874dd7e,"The first maybe 50-100 pages of this book were slow. There's a lot of information that you'll find useful later, and a lot of events that set the stage for the rest of the book (and the series). The characters are rich and wonderful and the imagery is immersive. When you finish this one you won't be able to not read the next. And the next, and all the rest after that- only to get mad at GRRM for not writing the next installment fast enough.He writes epic fantasy that the average reader and fantasy reader alike are unable to put down. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters are rich and wonderful and the imagery is immersive,"(195, 261)",1,0.875,True -0307913090,books,rich,character,identifiable,character,7c08e5f10549e6ca927003165d428c06,74b1982cc301885dd1f153154b64aa6d,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,021c597215cdefa2e9f1a7f27874dd7e,"The first maybe 50-100 pages of this book were slow. There's a lot of information that you'll find useful later, and a lot of events that set the stage for the rest of the book (and the series). The characters are rich and wonderful and the imagery is immersive. When you finish this one you won't be able to not read the next. And the next, and all the rest after that- only to get mad at GRRM for not writing the next installment fast enough.He writes epic fantasy that the average reader and fantasy reader alike are unable to put down. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters are rich and wonderful,"(195, 232)",1,0.875,True -1476725365,books,lovable,character,adorable,character,af2dbed193419dd0004097fbfbbddd2c,f1f92d11727fd65df121cb04da027669,How is it the character?,1,0.0,False,0e770626a9dc0e72dac701486101d75e,"I loved watching rom-com movies, so having found a book that fits that genre was a delight for me. Alexandria ""Alexa"" McKenzie made a wish to Earth Mother asking for a husband, one who is handsome, is a generous lover in bed, loves animals, and is a Mets fan. And did I mention he also had to have $150,000 available? Her family fell into a tough financial situation, so in order to save her family home, she is willing to enter a marriage of convenience in exchange for money to help her family.In enters Nicholas ""Nick"" Ryan, the brother of Alexa's best friend. Consequently, he is also in the market looking for marriage. When his Uncle Earl passed away, the terms of his will dictated that Nick must marry in order to gain control of Dreamscape, the family's architectural firm. Growing up in a environment where his parents used their children as pawns, he doesn't believe in happily-ever-afters. And potential marriage to Alexa, the girl who teased him throughout his childhood, didn't sit well with him.Having grown up together, they had a chemistry that most married couples get after decades of marriage. But years of falling out of contact with one another also brought clashes. Their banter and bickering is very amusing, displaying the differences in their personalities.The characters are very endearing and lovable. Jennifer Probst did a wonderful job of fleshing out her characters, making the reader love them as they fall in love with each other. And when complications arise that threaten their marriage, you find yourself hoping that they'll end up together in the end because Nick and Alexa complement each other so well.A wonderful story to read and judging by the end of the book, it seems like a sequel is coming. I cannot wait to read about the story of the Italian count and Maggie, which should be out on June 15. I'm counting down my days! ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters are very endearing and lovable,"(1283, 1328)",1,0.575,True -1476725365,books,lovable,character,adorable,character,af2dbed193419dd0004097fbfbbddd2c,f1f92d11727fd65df121cb04da027669,How is it the character?,1,0.0,False,0e770626a9dc0e72dac701486101d75e,"I loved watching rom-com movies, so having found a book that fits that genre was a delight for me. Alexandria ""Alexa"" McKenzie made a wish to Earth Mother asking for a husband, one who is handsome, is a generous lover in bed, loves animals, and is a Mets fan. And did I mention he also had to have $150,000 available? Her family fell into a tough financial situation, so in order to save her family home, she is willing to enter a marriage of convenience in exchange for money to help her family.In enters Nicholas ""Nick"" Ryan, the brother of Alexa's best friend. Consequently, he is also in the market looking for marriage. When his Uncle Earl passed away, the terms of his will dictated that Nick must marry in order to gain control of Dreamscape, the family's architectural firm. Growing up in a environment where his parents used their children as pawns, he doesn't believe in happily-ever-afters. And potential marriage to Alexa, the girl who teased him throughout his childhood, didn't sit well with him.Having grown up together, they had a chemistry that most married couples get after decades of marriage. But years of falling out of contact with one another also brought clashes. Their banter and bickering is very amusing, displaying the differences in their personalities.The characters are very endearing and lovable. Jennifer Probst did a wonderful job of fleshing out her characters, making the reader love them as they fall in love with each other. And when complications arise that threaten their marriage, you find yourself hoping that they'll end up together in the end because Nick and Alexa complement each other so well.A wonderful story to read and judging by the end of the book, it seems like a sequel is coming. I cannot wait to read about the story of the Italian count and Maggie, which should be out on June 15. I'm counting down my days! ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters are very endearing and lovable,"(1283, 1328)",1,0.575,True -0062082353,books,great,respect,new,respect,f13bd4b58443daa178437681c92dd7c2,7b4610a79ce679e0c8ca9a26797ae8b3,How is the respect?,2,0.0,False,29fe66522beb6c43f17ff8751f30eb5f,"This book is exactly what i was hoping for when i ordered it. Simply written, action-packed and fast-paced, it's hard to put down. I just wish it was longer.The storyline is generally chronological and easy to follow, as Kyle talks about his time as a Navy Seal and sniper in the Middle East in a post-9/11 wartime environment. The chapters are separated into significant blocks of time, like deployments, and Kyle basically fills the pages taking about significant events or stories from those time periods. Each of these stories range in legth from a paragraph to a couple pages. Kyle mostly details the various patrols, battles, firefights and sniper missions that made up his deployments, with very little political talk or spin, which i liked. The only non-SEAL content of the book is the first part, which talks about his background and childhood, leading up to him entering the Navy, which is helpful in seeing what drives him and what may have helped him in training or his deployments.Aside from his missions, Kyle talks about his joint operations/patrols with the Army and Marine Corps, some of his SEAL teammates, sniper training, equipment and psychological aspects of war and killing insurgents. There is enough detail in the book to make it very interesting.I also liked that Kyle seemed like a down to earth guy for the most part, and you weren't overwhelmed by egotistical rants about how great SEALs are, like in some books. (If you know enough about them and understand their role and what they've accomplished over the years, its not hard to already have great respect for them, you dont need it pushed in your face, as it can take away from the stories)There isnt much discussion about BUD/S training, but for those that have read even a few SEAL books, you'll already have seen that information. (If you want more detailed information about BUD/S specifically, tryClass-29: The Making of U.S. Navy SEALs, orThe Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 228for something more current. If you're looking for post-BUD/S training info, tryThe Finishing School: Earning the Navy SEAL Trident. I found the lack of BUD/S talk one of the positive things about this book, as nearly every SEAL book seems to have at least 25% devoted to BUD/S, so it gets old and redundant after a while. However, the author does talk about post BUD/s and pre-deloyment related training, which is interesting.He also doesn't get too much in the weeds on command structure or military procedures and processes. What few acronyms he uses, he explains in simple terms right away, which adds to the easy reading. You don't have to have much (or any) prior knowledge of the SEALs, Navy or military in general to enjoy this book.One of the unique things about this book is that there are exerpts from Kyle's wife depicting her thoughts and feelings, hardships during deployments, raising her kids alone while Kyle was on deployment, etc. They offer a different perspective to compare against some of Kyle's thoughts.If you enjoyed this book, you'll also likeSEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper, although i think this one was better. Wasdin's book has a little less action and more about BUD/S training, if i remember correctly.Along with this book, i orderedInside SEAL Team Six: My Life and Missions with America's Elite Warriors, which im hoping is just as good or better. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3378, 3392)",2,0.0,False -0062082353,books,great,respect,new,respect,f13bd4b58443daa178437681c92dd7c2,7b4610a79ce679e0c8ca9a26797ae8b3,How is the respect?,5,0.0,False,29fe66522beb6c43f17ff8751f30eb5f,"This book is exactly what i was hoping for when i ordered it. Simply written, action-packed and fast-paced, it's hard to put down. I just wish it was longer.The storyline is generally chronological and easy to follow, as Kyle talks about his time as a Navy Seal and sniper in the Middle East in a post-9/11 wartime environment. The chapters are separated into significant blocks of time, like deployments, and Kyle basically fills the pages taking about significant events or stories from those time periods. Each of these stories range in legth from a paragraph to a couple pages. Kyle mostly details the various patrols, battles, firefights and sniper missions that made up his deployments, with very little political talk or spin, which i liked. The only non-SEAL content of the book is the first part, which talks about his background and childhood, leading up to him entering the Navy, which is helpful in seeing what drives him and what may have helped him in training or his deployments.Aside from his missions, Kyle talks about his joint operations/patrols with the Army and Marine Corps, some of his SEAL teammates, sniper training, equipment and psychological aspects of war and killing insurgents. There is enough detail in the book to make it very interesting.I also liked that Kyle seemed like a down to earth guy for the most part, and you weren't overwhelmed by egotistical rants about how great SEALs are, like in some books. (If you know enough about them and understand their role and what they've accomplished over the years, its not hard to already have great respect for them, you dont need it pushed in your face, as it can take away from the stories)There isnt much discussion about BUD/S training, but for those that have read even a few SEAL books, you'll already have seen that information. (If you want more detailed information about BUD/S specifically, tryClass-29: The Making of U.S. Navy SEALs, orThe Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 228for something more current. If you're looking for post-BUD/S training info, tryThe Finishing School: Earning the Navy SEAL Trident. I found the lack of BUD/S talk one of the positive things about this book, as nearly every SEAL book seems to have at least 25% devoted to BUD/S, so it gets old and redundant after a while. However, the author does talk about post BUD/s and pre-deloyment related training, which is interesting.He also doesn't get too much in the weeds on command structure or military procedures and processes. What few acronyms he uses, he explains in simple terms right away, which adds to the easy reading. You don't have to have much (or any) prior knowledge of the SEALs, Navy or military in general to enjoy this book.One of the unique things about this book is that there are exerpts from Kyle's wife depicting her thoughts and feelings, hardships during deployments, raising her kids alone while Kyle was on deployment, etc. They offer a different perspective to compare against some of Kyle's thoughts.If you enjoyed this book, you'll also likeSEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper, although i think this one was better. Wasdin's book has a little less action and more about BUD/S training, if i remember correctly.Along with this book, i orderedInside SEAL Team Six: My Life and Missions with America's Elite Warriors, which im hoping is just as good or better. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3378, 3392)",5,0.0,False -0143170090,books,excellent,character,fine,plot,4f2e9857d5965c211c49055e4e783146,36ffd4aa7b92fc9c55c61746ec6550ce,How is the plot going?,1,0.0,False,9db5d959d995004cceb1adcad75e4398,"The type of mystery I'm used to starts off with a bang and takes you on a wild ride. This wasn't that. I found the first chapter kind of boring and the first third plodding. Then I hit page 219. This book's pace feels a little like the first hill of a roller coaster ride. It chugs up the hill and you wonder what all the hype is about, then at p. 219 it starts a free fall down the hill gaining momentum until the end. I read the first 219 pages in a week and the last 370 pages in two days.Plot summary:Reporter Blomkvist is hired by rich patriarch Vanger to examine the cold case of how his niece Harriet disappeared 40 years ago. In their research Blomkvist and his unorthodox assistant Salander uncover gruesome family secrets.My opinion:Holy cow is this good. The story is complex, rich, and in-depth. Most of the details you think are just color are actually significant so pay attention. Larsson may have written one of the most fascinating characters in fiction in Lisbeth Salander the goth, brainiac hacker. Blomkvist is an odd hero; he's ethical as a journalist though morally suspect in a Bohemian kind of way that is a lot more forgiving in a 25 year-old than in a 45 year-old. The characters may not be likeable to some, but they are complete, well-rounded, fascinating and complex. The plot is compelling if gruesome and disturbing at several points. Be warned.There were some writing style things that bugged me personally: A lot of the scenes start in one POV and end in someone else's POV (the pivotal office scene on p. 220 is an example). The names can get very confusing. Where most authors try to avoid even using the same letter in naming their characters, Larsson uses names like Henrik, Harriett, and Harold living on Hedeby Island off Hedestad. He'll refer to a character by three names such as: Berger, Erika and Ricky, but despite some of these minor annoyances, the story and characters are excellent.This book is compelling, fascinating, unique, unpredictable and not to be missed. It's complex and adult -- and definitely not for the under 21s in my opinion. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The plot is compelling if gruesome and disturbing at several points,"(1297, 1364)",1,0.6000000000000001,True -0143170090,books,excellent,character,fine,plot,4f2e9857d5965c211c49055e4e783146,36ffd4aa7b92fc9c55c61746ec6550ce,How is the plot going?,1,0.0,False,9db5d959d995004cceb1adcad75e4398,"The type of mystery I'm used to starts off with a bang and takes you on a wild ride. This wasn't that. I found the first chapter kind of boring and the first third plodding. Then I hit page 219. This book's pace feels a little like the first hill of a roller coaster ride. It chugs up the hill and you wonder what all the hype is about, then at p. 219 it starts a free fall down the hill gaining momentum until the end. I read the first 219 pages in a week and the last 370 pages in two days.Plot summary:Reporter Blomkvist is hired by rich patriarch Vanger to examine the cold case of how his niece Harriet disappeared 40 years ago. In their research Blomkvist and his unorthodox assistant Salander uncover gruesome family secrets.My opinion:Holy cow is this good. The story is complex, rich, and in-depth. Most of the details you think are just color are actually significant so pay attention. Larsson may have written one of the most fascinating characters in fiction in Lisbeth Salander the goth, brainiac hacker. Blomkvist is an odd hero; he's ethical as a journalist though morally suspect in a Bohemian kind of way that is a lot more forgiving in a 25 year-old than in a 45 year-old. The characters may not be likeable to some, but they are complete, well-rounded, fascinating and complex. The plot is compelling if gruesome and disturbing at several points. Be warned.There were some writing style things that bugged me personally: A lot of the scenes start in one POV and end in someone else's POV (the pivotal office scene on p. 220 is an example). The names can get very confusing. Where most authors try to avoid even using the same letter in naming their characters, Larsson uses names like Henrik, Harriett, and Harold living on Hedeby Island off Hedestad. He'll refer to a character by three names such as: Berger, Erika and Ricky, but despite some of these minor annoyances, the story and characters are excellent.This book is compelling, fascinating, unique, unpredictable and not to be missed. It's complex and adult -- and definitely not for the under 21s in my opinion. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2090, 2104)",1,0.0,False -0002007770,books,exciting,character,great,set,532253a410335af88ab05a4cedf8b525,abc8a036a236502afc498c89e5313610,How is the set?,1,0.0,False,9f30de647247717f97392e681f731434,"This was the kind of novel that I hated to finish. The characters were so endearing, the story so exciting and heartfelt. Sara Gruen is a wonderful writer. She weaves memory around a love story filled with action and adventure, using the backdrop of a travelling circus during the Great Depression. A wonderful trip to another time. I found it very hard to put this novel down. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(380, 394)",1,0.0,False -0002007770,books,exciting,character,great,set,532253a410335af88ab05a4cedf8b525,abc8a036a236502afc498c89e5313610,How is the set?,1,0.0,False,9f30de647247717f97392e681f731434,"This was the kind of novel that I hated to finish. The characters were so endearing, the story so exciting and heartfelt. Sara Gruen is a wonderful writer. She weaves memory around a love story filled with action and adventure, using the backdrop of a travelling circus during the Great Depression. A wonderful trip to another time. I found it very hard to put this novel down. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(380, 394)",1,0.0,False -147674355X,books,crazy,thing,awesome,plot,177d36d30623c89e39699730213d63d6,423b8c3736b8f3735b4a8e473f2f2933,How was the plot?,1,0.0,False,6897ce2ef52b1bc36554a532ec07a226,"Meet Sky, the adopted daughter of a vegan who refuses to accept TV, telephone, or internet access in the 21st century, and the narrator of Hopeless. Sky has also never gone to public school (or any school) before, but she's enrolling for her Senior year in order to list some extracurricular activities on her college applications. Upon attending school, she signs up for none, unless you count being stalked by Dean Holder as an extracurricular activity. At nearly 18 years old, Holder is the first guy Sky has EVER been attracted to, despite making out with many. Too bad that he makes her feel uncomfortable because he's a stalker and all. At least for two days. Then things get crazy.The first 60ish% of Hopeless is 1★ material. I hated absolutely everything about it. The first thing Sky tells us is that she's not a slut unless being slutty means making out with lots of guys. Um, well, that's not what being a slut means, so no you're not a slut. I actually think it's great that she's comfortable enough to do what she wants with guys and stop them when it starts crossing into territory she doesn't want to go. What I'm not okay with is all of the "slut this" and "whore that" and "I don't have sex so I'm not a slut" and blah, blah, blah! This all spans several chapters. Sky really wants us to know she is not a slut, since she's never even been attracted to a boy before, and only makes out because it lets her shut her brain off and not feel anything. Of course, on her first day of school she's already the school slut, but she holds her head high. Wonderful.Then she meets the one boy who gives her butterflies and makes her want to do naughty, naughty, dirty things. Meet Holder! He follows Sky to her car after glaring at her, demands to know her name, snatches her ID, and clearly has anger problems. Sky thinks he's sexy as hell, but she's also nervous because of his "intense" behavior. Holder proceeds to stalk her for the next two days, and actually gets pissed off when she points out that she doesn't know him, because ya know...she doesn't. Then later on, he gets pissed off again about a bracelet she's wearing, grabs her, yells at her, then disappears for a whole month. Sky's reaction? She wants an apology so she can give him a second chance. By the way, she thought he was just on drugs. How about NO!Does Holder apologize? Nope. He climbs through her window in the middle of the night, climbs into bed with her, and they start making out. I don't know about you, but I'd scream my head off if someone just appeared in my bed with their lips all over me! Then he cooks her breakfast, because nothing says I'm sorry like fresh bacon. He gives this epic speech about how he won't apologize because he doesn't want forgiveness. I don't really think it's up to him whether or not Sky forgives him (which she does), but let's just play along. Now they're in "live." That's somewhere between like and love, if you were wondering.Let's talk about Holder a bit more. Clearly he's unstable. He literally stalks Sky and shows abusive tendencies. Sky even points out all of the red flags, but she clearly doesn't care, because...he has a tragic past that totally explains his behavior! Okay, so, his story does make it clear why he is the way he is, but it in no way excuses his actions. He admits to nearly beating a kid to death like it's no big deal. Aside from grabbing Sky's arm over the bracelet, later when all of the craziness of Hopeless comes out, he shoves her aside hard enough that she falls! I understand why he did it, but again, not an excuse! I can't say why because it's a huge spoiler. Anyone who is capable of this is not boyfriend material! Does Sky think any of this is wrong? Nope, they just have lots of sex to forget about it!Now, I did really like the plot once it showed up. However, it had already been tainted by everything I already mentioned. Hopeless really felt like two distinct books, and it's certainly long enough that it could have been. That first 60% is all about this unhealthy relationship and there are some hints about what's to come. The last 40% was actually quite good. I flew through it because I had to know what the heck was going on. I did figure out the situation with Sky's father as soon as he was mentioned, so it was just a matter of waiting another 300 pages for everyone else to realize it to. This made it not as shocking when it came out, which is unfortunate, because this could have been really emotional.While I liked the last part of Hopeless a lot, it did feel like the author had a checklist of issues and included all of them. There's adoption, sexuality, suicide, grief, repressed memories, child abuse, incest, kidnapping, mistaken identities, and probably some others that I'm forgetting. There's even a token gay friend. I actually did like Breckin, but I was annoyed that he was only the token gay friend. Once the plot appeared, it was twist after twist after twist. When you thought the worst has appeared, more comes!Hopeless is...I don't even know. The relationship between Sky and Holder was the biggest downfall. I think all of the intense plot twists were suppose to distract us from his previous actions, and probably excuse it, but it doesn't. This is not a healthy relationship. He has issues that he needs to get under control before he seriously hurts someone else. Sky has her own issues so that she apparently looks past his abuse, since she needs him to heal her, because sex heals all! And is this being pushed as New Adult? It's not. It is literally sexed up YA. The characters are 17 and in high school. There's just a lot of sex and violence, making it mature YA not NA. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5727, 5741)",1,0.0,False -147674355X,books,crazy,thing,awesome,plot,177d36d30623c89e39699730213d63d6,423b8c3736b8f3735b4a8e473f2f2933,How was the plot?,2,0.0,False,6897ce2ef52b1bc36554a532ec07a226,"Meet Sky, the adopted daughter of a vegan who refuses to accept TV, telephone, or internet access in the 21st century, and the narrator of Hopeless. Sky has also never gone to public school (or any school) before, but she's enrolling for her Senior year in order to list some extracurricular activities on her college applications. Upon attending school, she signs up for none, unless you count being stalked by Dean Holder as an extracurricular activity. At nearly 18 years old, Holder is the first guy Sky has EVER been attracted to, despite making out with many. Too bad that he makes her feel uncomfortable because he's a stalker and all. At least for two days. Then things get crazy.The first 60ish% of Hopeless is 1★ material. I hated absolutely everything about it. The first thing Sky tells us is that she's not a slut unless being slutty means making out with lots of guys. Um, well, that's not what being a slut means, so no you're not a slut. I actually think it's great that she's comfortable enough to do what she wants with guys and stop them when it starts crossing into territory she doesn't want to go. What I'm not okay with is all of the "slut this" and "whore that" and "I don't have sex so I'm not a slut" and blah, blah, blah! This all spans several chapters. Sky really wants us to know she is not a slut, since she's never even been attracted to a boy before, and only makes out because it lets her shut her brain off and not feel anything. Of course, on her first day of school she's already the school slut, but she holds her head high. Wonderful.Then she meets the one boy who gives her butterflies and makes her want to do naughty, naughty, dirty things. Meet Holder! He follows Sky to her car after glaring at her, demands to know her name, snatches her ID, and clearly has anger problems. Sky thinks he's sexy as hell, but she's also nervous because of his "intense" behavior. Holder proceeds to stalk her for the next two days, and actually gets pissed off when she points out that she doesn't know him, because ya know...she doesn't. Then later on, he gets pissed off again about a bracelet she's wearing, grabs her, yells at her, then disappears for a whole month. Sky's reaction? She wants an apology so she can give him a second chance. By the way, she thought he was just on drugs. How about NO!Does Holder apologize? Nope. He climbs through her window in the middle of the night, climbs into bed with her, and they start making out. I don't know about you, but I'd scream my head off if someone just appeared in my bed with their lips all over me! Then he cooks her breakfast, because nothing says I'm sorry like fresh bacon. He gives this epic speech about how he won't apologize because he doesn't want forgiveness. I don't really think it's up to him whether or not Sky forgives him (which she does), but let's just play along. Now they're in "live." That's somewhere between like and love, if you were wondering.Let's talk about Holder a bit more. Clearly he's unstable. He literally stalks Sky and shows abusive tendencies. Sky even points out all of the red flags, but she clearly doesn't care, because...he has a tragic past that totally explains his behavior! Okay, so, his story does make it clear why he is the way he is, but it in no way excuses his actions. He admits to nearly beating a kid to death like it's no big deal. Aside from grabbing Sky's arm over the bracelet, later when all of the craziness of Hopeless comes out, he shoves her aside hard enough that she falls! I understand why he did it, but again, not an excuse! I can't say why because it's a huge spoiler. Anyone who is capable of this is not boyfriend material! Does Sky think any of this is wrong? Nope, they just have lots of sex to forget about it!Now, I did really like the plot once it showed up. However, it had already been tainted by everything I already mentioned. Hopeless really felt like two distinct books, and it's certainly long enough that it could have been. That first 60% is all about this unhealthy relationship and there are some hints about what's to come. The last 40% was actually quite good. I flew through it because I had to know what the heck was going on. I did figure out the situation with Sky's father as soon as he was mentioned, so it was just a matter of waiting another 300 pages for everyone else to realize it to. This made it not as shocking when it came out, which is unfortunate, because this could have been really emotional.While I liked the last part of Hopeless a lot, it did feel like the author had a checklist of issues and included all of them. There's adoption, sexuality, suicide, grief, repressed memories, child abuse, incest, kidnapping, mistaken identities, and probably some others that I'm forgetting. There's even a token gay friend. I actually did like Breckin, but I was annoyed that he was only the token gay friend. Once the plot appeared, it was twist after twist after twist. When you thought the worst has appeared, more comes!Hopeless is...I don't even know. The relationship between Sky and Holder was the biggest downfall. I think all of the intense plot twists were suppose to distract us from his previous actions, and probably excuse it, but it doesn't. This is not a healthy relationship. He has issues that he needs to get under control before he seriously hurts someone else. Sky has her own issues so that she apparently looks past his abuse, since she needs him to heal her, because sex heals all! And is this being pushed as New Adult? It's not. It is literally sexed up YA. The characters are 17 and in high school. There's just a lot of sex and violence, making it mature YA not NA. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5727, 5741)",2,0.0,False -006207203X,books,dangerous,world,slow,romance,4bee8e8188a32db5b12fdfabb37f2485,dd25fd454cdb3f61081099e5cb22a09e,How is the romance?,1,0.0,False,25e5c73a090f7998ae1f7e9367cebbdf,"Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Deeply imaginative dystopian set in a dark and tragic world with great characters.Opening Sentence: They called the world beyond the walls of the Pod ""the Death Shop.""The Review:Under the Never Sky is a wonderfully imaginative dystopian novel set in a future where the world is devastated by terrible Aether storms. These storms have driven a majority of the human population underground. Aria lives in Reverie, an underground pod, where she is devoted to her mom and friends. Most of her time is spent in the Realms, computer generated worlds that are accessed with an eye piece, Smarteye. When Aria's eyepiece fails to connect to her mom, Aria decides to befriend the son of the security chief to see if she can find out what has happened. Aria finds herself in a terrible situation that ends with her thrown out into the outside world.Thinking that she is going to die, Aria still tries to find her way to her mother in the underground pod Bliss. Peregrine finds Aria just as she is about to be killed by Aether tornadoes and saves her life (again! As he did once before during the unfair situation that gets Aria kicked out.) Perry is not happy about finding Aria, his nephew has just been kidnapped by her kind, and he is on a rampage. Deciding that he could use Aria for her knowledge, Perry decides to travel with her to find her mother, hoping to rescue his nephew.Aria and Peregrine really undergo some changes to their characters as the novel progresses. Aria goes from being a technologically spoiled girl to a tough fighter. She never complains and she knows she has to adapt if she is going to survive. Peregrine is hot-headed but he thinks the tough decisions through before he acts on them. After he meets Aria, his decision making takes a hit. I absolutely loved these two together as they tried to fight their feelings for each other, destined to be together in a world that won't let them.Aside from trying to figure out the technology in the beginning, I was swept away into this desolate world, how each group of people fight for survival in their own different ways. Humans have evolved to fit their situations and it felt plausible to the storyline. The novel shifts between the third person perspectives of Aria and Perry giving the reader and inside look into their thoughts and their cultures.Veronica Rossi has such descriptive writing that I felt I was there traveling with Aria and Perry, seeing what they were seeing, feeling what they were feeling. This world and the people in it are quite scary and dangerous. For the wary, there are a few unsettling situations, but I think that's why I enjoyed it as much as I did. There are several plot lines that are not resolved and I can't wait to see how they are played out.Overall, an intense start to a planned trilogy with dark and brilliant storytelling. I cannot wait to immerse myself back into this world with Through the Ever Night. Aria and Peregrine have a terrible journey ahead, I can only hope that it is not to tragic.FTC Advisory: Harper Collins provided me with a copy of Under the Never Sky. No goody bags, sponsorships, ""material connections,"" or bribes were exchanged for my review. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3228, 3242)",1,0.0,False -006207203X,books,dangerous,world,slow,romance,4bee8e8188a32db5b12fdfabb37f2485,dd25fd454cdb3f61081099e5cb22a09e,How is the romance?,2,0.0,False,25e5c73a090f7998ae1f7e9367cebbdf,"Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Deeply imaginative dystopian set in a dark and tragic world with great characters.Opening Sentence: They called the world beyond the walls of the Pod ""the Death Shop.""The Review:Under the Never Sky is a wonderfully imaginative dystopian novel set in a future where the world is devastated by terrible Aether storms. These storms have driven a majority of the human population underground. Aria lives in Reverie, an underground pod, where she is devoted to her mom and friends. Most of her time is spent in the Realms, computer generated worlds that are accessed with an eye piece, Smarteye. When Aria's eyepiece fails to connect to her mom, Aria decides to befriend the son of the security chief to see if she can find out what has happened. Aria finds herself in a terrible situation that ends with her thrown out into the outside world.Thinking that she is going to die, Aria still tries to find her way to her mother in the underground pod Bliss. Peregrine finds Aria just as she is about to be killed by Aether tornadoes and saves her life (again! As he did once before during the unfair situation that gets Aria kicked out.) Perry is not happy about finding Aria, his nephew has just been kidnapped by her kind, and he is on a rampage. Deciding that he could use Aria for her knowledge, Perry decides to travel with her to find her mother, hoping to rescue his nephew.Aria and Peregrine really undergo some changes to their characters as the novel progresses. Aria goes from being a technologically spoiled girl to a tough fighter. She never complains and she knows she has to adapt if she is going to survive. Peregrine is hot-headed but he thinks the tough decisions through before he acts on them. After he meets Aria, his decision making takes a hit. I absolutely loved these two together as they tried to fight their feelings for each other, destined to be together in a world that won't let them.Aside from trying to figure out the technology in the beginning, I was swept away into this desolate world, how each group of people fight for survival in their own different ways. Humans have evolved to fit their situations and it felt plausible to the storyline. The novel shifts between the third person perspectives of Aria and Perry giving the reader and inside look into their thoughts and their cultures.Veronica Rossi has such descriptive writing that I felt I was there traveling with Aria and Perry, seeing what they were seeing, feeling what they were feeling. This world and the people in it are quite scary and dangerous. For the wary, there are a few unsettling situations, but I think that's why I enjoyed it as much as I did. There are several plot lines that are not resolved and I can't wait to see how they are played out.Overall, an intense start to a planned trilogy with dark and brilliant storytelling. I cannot wait to immerse myself back into this world with Through the Ever Night. Aria and Peregrine have a terrible journey ahead, I can only hope that it is not to tragic.FTC Advisory: Harper Collins provided me with a copy of Under the Never Sky. No goody bags, sponsorships, ""material connections,"" or bribes were exchanged for my review. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3228, 3242)",2,0.0,False -030758836X,books,unique,book,different,way,1edda97f9aa18bae7e858faf0c6e0ff5,b9e8dd7e98bb7001e0d3609c219d03ed,How is way?,2,0.0,False,dc019d1296080274e9a3c3107269ba2b,"I read a lot! This book is truly unique and I love that! It was quite unpredictable, lots of twists and turns that surprised me. It is a pretty awful story but very entertaining. I am wondering if someone will turn this into a movie?I ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(239, 253)",2,0.0,False -030758836X,books,unique,book,different,way,1edda97f9aa18bae7e858faf0c6e0ff5,b9e8dd7e98bb7001e0d3609c219d03ed,How is way?,1,0.0,False,dc019d1296080274e9a3c3107269ba2b,"I read a lot! This book is truly unique and I love that! It was quite unpredictable, lots of twists and turns that surprised me. It is a pretty awful story but very entertaining. I am wondering if someone will turn this into a movie?I ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(239, 253)",1,0.0,False -0316055433,books,terrific,write,dark,character,18a230da0f6a5f1d13fe7706455b405f,11b0adc69192d1a9d605471e6c4a2cf5,How is character?,2,0.0,False,8112f8cebebe27075646d1896f0d48e9,I thought this was a great story. Almost like a modern day David Copperfield. It is a long book but I enjoyed being with the characters so much and the writing is just terrific that I enjoyed spending the time with this book. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(228, 242)",2,0.0,False -0316055433,books,terrific,write,dark,character,18a230da0f6a5f1d13fe7706455b405f,11b0adc69192d1a9d605471e6c4a2cf5,How is character?,5,0.0,False,8112f8cebebe27075646d1896f0d48e9,I thought this was a great story. Almost like a modern day David Copperfield. It is a long book but I enjoyed being with the characters so much and the writing is just terrific that I enjoyed spending the time with this book. ANSWERNOTFOUND,the characters so much and the writing is just terrific,"(123, 178)",5,0.6,True -147674355X,books,brave,character,perfect,plot,6214d79db84fce65a48674bd0834044f,7c98afdc1d6a332eee89ae99a306e5d1,How is plot?,1,0.0,False,9a60a02c8ee4471d1bbe3f0430d67c59,I loved this stroy and I couldn't put it down. I found the main character Sky to be very brave and strong. At the begining of the story you are introduced to her very best friend Six. I loved Six I just wish she was in the story more. I loved how Holder came into the story as well. At first you werent sure what to make of him. Holder was very hard to figure out. As the story unfolded you understood him and why he acted the way he did. Holder says things that just simply take your breath away! I really enjoyed the story and if you have read any of Colleen Hoover's other storys you will not be disapointed. If you havent read any of her storys start with Hopless and then you need to read Slammed and Point Of No Retreat. I have loved all of her books so far. I highly recommend this story!! ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(801, 815)",1,0.0,False -147674355X,books,brave,character,perfect,plot,6214d79db84fce65a48674bd0834044f,7c98afdc1d6a332eee89ae99a306e5d1,How is plot?,1,0.0,False,9a60a02c8ee4471d1bbe3f0430d67c59,I loved this stroy and I couldn't put it down. I found the main character Sky to be very brave and strong. At the begining of the story you are introduced to her very best friend Six. I loved Six I just wish she was in the story more. I loved how Holder came into the story as well. At first you werent sure what to make of him. Holder was very hard to figure out. As the story unfolded you understood him and why he acted the way he did. Holder says things that just simply take your breath away! I really enjoyed the story and if you have read any of Colleen Hoover's other storys you will not be disapointed. If you havent read any of her storys start with Hopless and then you need to read Slammed and Point Of No Retreat. I have loved all of her books so far. I highly recommend this story!! ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(801, 815)",1,0.0,False -0307275558,books,light,book,amusing,character,3b1f6509fe60bdaa2f0c111a2c1e7713,cee0fc18b9836ba6f5c394a996958a95,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,e97c7d23172b08d7d8042de317d74851,"This book is light, light, light. I was pressed to finish it -- but what the heck (I buy it, I read it). Andrea and her wimpy colleagues drove me up the wall. At least Miranda spoke the truth (for her!). I think the only people who would like this are those who have worked for someone like Miranda, or those who are really impressed by fancy clothes & designers. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(368, 382)",1,0.0,False -0307275558,books,light,book,amusing,character,3b1f6509fe60bdaa2f0c111a2c1e7713,cee0fc18b9836ba6f5c394a996958a95,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,e97c7d23172b08d7d8042de317d74851,"This book is light, light, light. I was pressed to finish it -- but what the heck (I buy it, I read it). Andrea and her wimpy colleagues drove me up the wall. At least Miranda spoke the truth (for her!). I think the only people who would like this are those who have worked for someone like Miranda, or those who are really impressed by fancy clothes & designers. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(368, 382)",1,0.0,False -0345803485,books,emotional,issue,good,man,35bbf3136621a414fb87a4ec954d57e8,7b5d3265dd0f288bb817472c124f3b21,How is the life of the man?,1,0.0,False,48deee57f2b40368e778d659444fe194,"So we all know there is major hype with this book. And like all curious minds, I caved figuring it had to be at least halfway good considering all the mad crazy eyed people singing its praise. Unfortunately, about midway into the book I kept questioning if I was reading the same thing. From all the craze, I expected great writing, engaging characters, an interesting plot, and namely all the ingredients for a good novel. What I received in reality was a subpar erotic romance with one dimensional characters, and an iffy plot.Fifty Shades of Grey starts with the main character, Anastasia, or Ana as she likes to be called, who is on the cusp of graduating college. She's a clumsy, nave, young female, who never wears makeup, tries to hide in a crowd, and doesn't see her own beauty. And, because she is so utterly sweet, is cajoled into interviewing Christian Grey, a mega rich, surprisingly young man with a million dollar company, for her best friend's school paper. From that moment forward, it seems Christian just can't keep his eyes off little Miss Ana, and manipulates a few non-chanced meetings. Things seem to get hot and heavy between them, but Christian tends to frighten Ana, especially with his needs and intense nature. As an adopted orphan, he went through his own living hell, and has the emotional and physical issues to prove it. But Ana is slowly losing her heart to him, and can only hope that she has the stamina and strength needed to not only help Christian, but to see if he can learn to care for her as well.**Slight Spoilers**With the synopsis, such as it is, out of the way, let me start by saying I still don't understand the hype. If people are reading this for the erotica alone, then I pity them as there are tons of authors who actually know how to write to keep a reader engaged, and the love scenes are way hotter. If you don't believe me, just check Amazons kindle section in fiction. They have enough variations in erotica for all kinks of life. Now if you are going into this for the romance/plot...I still hold by my ""there are way better authors out there"" mentality. The plot isn't new or unique by any standard, and the writing was subpar at best. It all boils down to Christian having major issues from being abused as a child, and because of this he uses BDSM as a form of management for his internal struggle. It's like he has to have control over everything as an adult as he couldn't control anything as a child. (think Sleeping with the Enemy without the husband being totally psychotic) Ana is totally innocent in all things sexual, and Christians kink causes such a big shock that she doesn't know whether she likes it or not. So nearly the whole book is a revolving ""yes, no, yes, no"" with her. And speaking of the characters: I found that Christian had more personality than Ana, and that's saying something as this is told in first person from Ana's point of view. Christian is definitely an alpha male (which I do love alpha males), but his personal demons cause him to be slightly cruel in my opinion. Ana is a complete spindly individual who was written so nave that it held me in shock. She doesn't understand some of the innuendo or ""devices"" Christian wants to use that even if you aren't in the world of BDSM you've at least heard of. If I could, I would give this book two and a half stars, as it wasn't horrible, but it could've been written a lot better. It did cause me to want to know what happens at the end, so I'll give it that, but all in all Fifty Shades of Grey just didn't do it for me, and I feel slightly duped for giving in to my curiosity. ANSWERNOTFOUND","Christian Grey , a mega rich","(859, 886)",1,0.2833333333333333,False -0345803485,books,emotional,issue,good,man,35bbf3136621a414fb87a4ec954d57e8,7b5d3265dd0f288bb817472c124f3b21,How is the life of the man?,2,0.0,False,48deee57f2b40368e778d659444fe194,"So we all know there is major hype with this book. And like all curious minds, I caved figuring it had to be at least halfway good considering all the mad crazy eyed people singing its praise. Unfortunately, about midway into the book I kept questioning if I was reading the same thing. From all the craze, I expected great writing, engaging characters, an interesting plot, and namely all the ingredients for a good novel. What I received in reality was a subpar erotic romance with one dimensional characters, and an iffy plot.Fifty Shades of Grey starts with the main character, Anastasia, or Ana as she likes to be called, who is on the cusp of graduating college. She's a clumsy, nave, young female, who never wears makeup, tries to hide in a crowd, and doesn't see her own beauty. And, because she is so utterly sweet, is cajoled into interviewing Christian Grey, a mega rich, surprisingly young man with a million dollar company, for her best friend's school paper. From that moment forward, it seems Christian just can't keep his eyes off little Miss Ana, and manipulates a few non-chanced meetings. Things seem to get hot and heavy between them, but Christian tends to frighten Ana, especially with his needs and intense nature. As an adopted orphan, he went through his own living hell, and has the emotional and physical issues to prove it. But Ana is slowly losing her heart to him, and can only hope that she has the stamina and strength needed to not only help Christian, but to see if he can learn to care for her as well.**Slight Spoilers**With the synopsis, such as it is, out of the way, let me start by saying I still don't understand the hype. If people are reading this for the erotica alone, then I pity them as there are tons of authors who actually know how to write to keep a reader engaged, and the love scenes are way hotter. If you don't believe me, just check Amazons kindle section in fiction. They have enough variations in erotica for all kinks of life. Now if you are going into this for the romance/plot...I still hold by my ""there are way better authors out there"" mentality. The plot isn't new or unique by any standard, and the writing was subpar at best. It all boils down to Christian having major issues from being abused as a child, and because of this he uses BDSM as a form of management for his internal struggle. It's like he has to have control over everything as an adult as he couldn't control anything as a child. (think Sleeping with the Enemy without the husband being totally psychotic) Ana is totally innocent in all things sexual, and Christians kink causes such a big shock that she doesn't know whether she likes it or not. So nearly the whole book is a revolving ""yes, no, yes, no"" with her. And speaking of the characters: I found that Christian had more personality than Ana, and that's saying something as this is told in first person from Ana's point of view. Christian is definitely an alpha male (which I do love alpha males), but his personal demons cause him to be slightly cruel in my opinion. Ana is a complete spindly individual who was written so nave that it held me in shock. She doesn't understand some of the innuendo or ""devices"" Christian wants to use that even if you aren't in the world of BDSM you've at least heard of. If I could, I would give this book two and a half stars, as it wasn't horrible, but it could've been written a lot better. It did cause me to want to know what happens at the end, so I'll give it that, but all in all Fifty Shades of Grey just didn't do it for me, and I feel slightly duped for giving in to my curiosity. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3639, 3653)",2,0.0,False -1442409053,books,pretty,cover,stunning,cover,8f48be05b161c0ec181b3d5d070fdbf3,05e970b1ecc6f03afd9669f1127fc5fb,How was the cover?,1,0.0,False,1335589ab7d166fd88a13e995abf4fe9,"I had been hearing good things about Wither before I even received this book. The cover is really pretty (though am I the only one who thinks the cover model looks like Mandy Moore?) and draws you into the story. I totally got sucked in while reading. The characters are what really makes this book stand out. While the overall plot is fascinating, if the characters didn't come alive to me then the book would have been meh to me. As it stands however, DeStefano makes Rhine, Gabriel, Jenna, Cecily and Linden all become real to me.Rhine's character is very conflicted throughout the book yet she is a likable character. I don't know what I would have done in her situation. I can't even fathom knowing that I would be dead in a few years. What makes her different from the other wives is that she knows what the real world is like and she knows what having a real family is like. Therefore unlike everyone else, she has hope and she is doing all she can to live for that hope.Jenna's character is devastatingly tragic for me. I really wish we could have known more about her. When we're introduced to her, it's almost like she's already doomed from the start. She's quietest of the three wives and the one that keeps to herself the most. She loves reading which made me relate to her the most. Since she pretty much knows her fate already, she just takes each day one at a time. Also as the oldest, she seems to be the wisest of the group. This is drastically different from Cecily, who at the youngest, seems to be the most flighty and immature. Yet it is her who has the biggest influence on Linden's father due to her circumstances. It's quite sad to read about what she has to go through afterward and how she is kept from what she loves most. The thing that got me is that Linden is not a bad guy. I was so ready for him to be like his father and for me to hate him, but he wasn't and I didn't. I felt immensely sorry for him throughout most of the book. His father on the other hand, oooh it's almost like reading about Umbridge all over again. Still when you know WHY he's doing it, it makes sense though his obsession with finding a cure makes his character seem unloving towards his current son.Overall, Wither is an absolutely fascinating read. The world that DeStefano has created seems to be a bleak and hopeless world for the young. However for characters such as Rhine and Gabriel, there is resistance and a fighting chance for survival. I cannot wait for the next book in the series though since this is a trilogy, I bet the 2nd book will have an even worse cliffhanger. Even if you don't like other dystopia book, I really think you should try this one. It's an engrossing read and will keep you glued to your seat as you frantically turn pages. HIGHLY recommended. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The cover is really pretty and draws you into the story,"(78, 211)",1,1.0,True -1442409053,books,pretty,cover,stunning,cover,8f48be05b161c0ec181b3d5d070fdbf3,05e970b1ecc6f03afd9669f1127fc5fb,How was the cover?,1,0.0,False,1335589ab7d166fd88a13e995abf4fe9,"I had been hearing good things about Wither before I even received this book. The cover is really pretty (though am I the only one who thinks the cover model looks like Mandy Moore?) and draws you into the story. I totally got sucked in while reading. The characters are what really makes this book stand out. While the overall plot is fascinating, if the characters didn't come alive to me then the book would have been meh to me. As it stands however, DeStefano makes Rhine, Gabriel, Jenna, Cecily and Linden all become real to me.Rhine's character is very conflicted throughout the book yet she is a likable character. I don't know what I would have done in her situation. I can't even fathom knowing that I would be dead in a few years. What makes her different from the other wives is that she knows what the real world is like and she knows what having a real family is like. Therefore unlike everyone else, she has hope and she is doing all she can to live for that hope.Jenna's character is devastatingly tragic for me. I really wish we could have known more about her. When we're introduced to her, it's almost like she's already doomed from the start. She's quietest of the three wives and the one that keeps to herself the most. She loves reading which made me relate to her the most. Since she pretty much knows her fate already, she just takes each day one at a time. Also as the oldest, she seems to be the wisest of the group. This is drastically different from Cecily, who at the youngest, seems to be the most flighty and immature. Yet it is her who has the biggest influence on Linden's father due to her circumstances. It's quite sad to read about what she has to go through afterward and how she is kept from what she loves most. The thing that got me is that Linden is not a bad guy. I was so ready for him to be like his father and for me to hate him, but he wasn't and I didn't. I felt immensely sorry for him throughout most of the book. His father on the other hand, oooh it's almost like reading about Umbridge all over again. Still when you know WHY he's doing it, it makes sense though his obsession with finding a cure makes his character seem unloving towards his current son.Overall, Wither is an absolutely fascinating read. The world that DeStefano has created seems to be a bleak and hopeless world for the young. However for characters such as Rhine and Gabriel, there is resistance and a fighting chance for survival. I cannot wait for the next book in the series though since this is a trilogy, I bet the 2nd book will have an even worse cliffhanger. Even if you don't like other dystopia book, I really think you should try this one. It's an engrossing read and will keep you glued to your seat as you frantically turn pages. HIGHLY recommended. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The cover is really pretty,"(78, 104)",1,1.0,True -1442409053,books,pretty,cover,stunning,cover,8f48be05b161c0ec181b3d5d070fdbf3,05e970b1ecc6f03afd9669f1127fc5fb,How was the cover?,1,0.0,False,1335589ab7d166fd88a13e995abf4fe9,"I had been hearing good things about Wither before I even received this book. The cover is really pretty (though am I the only one who thinks the cover model looks like Mandy Moore?) and draws you into the story. I totally got sucked in while reading. The characters are what really makes this book stand out. While the overall plot is fascinating, if the characters didn't come alive to me then the book would have been meh to me. As it stands however, DeStefano makes Rhine, Gabriel, Jenna, Cecily and Linden all become real to me.Rhine's character is very conflicted throughout the book yet she is a likable character. I don't know what I would have done in her situation. I can't even fathom knowing that I would be dead in a few years. What makes her different from the other wives is that she knows what the real world is like and she knows what having a real family is like. Therefore unlike everyone else, she has hope and she is doing all she can to live for that hope.Jenna's character is devastatingly tragic for me. I really wish we could have known more about her. When we're introduced to her, it's almost like she's already doomed from the start. She's quietest of the three wives and the one that keeps to herself the most. She loves reading which made me relate to her the most. Since she pretty much knows her fate already, she just takes each day one at a time. Also as the oldest, she seems to be the wisest of the group. This is drastically different from Cecily, who at the youngest, seems to be the most flighty and immature. Yet it is her who has the biggest influence on Linden's father due to her circumstances. It's quite sad to read about what she has to go through afterward and how she is kept from what she loves most. The thing that got me is that Linden is not a bad guy. I was so ready for him to be like his father and for me to hate him, but he wasn't and I didn't. I felt immensely sorry for him throughout most of the book. His father on the other hand, oooh it's almost like reading about Umbridge all over again. Still when you know WHY he's doing it, it makes sense though his obsession with finding a cure makes his character seem unloving towards his current son.Overall, Wither is an absolutely fascinating read. The world that DeStefano has created seems to be a bleak and hopeless world for the young. However for characters such as Rhine and Gabriel, there is resistance and a fighting chance for survival. I cannot wait for the next book in the series though since this is a trilogy, I bet the 2nd book will have an even worse cliffhanger. Even if you don't like other dystopia book, I really think you should try this one. It's an engrossing read and will keep you glued to your seat as you frantically turn pages. HIGHLY recommended. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2784, 2798)",1,0.0,False -031613399X,books,much,potential,dynamic,character,0a66f018ea66df211ebf35ef8dfd0ec9,6ee5c4dd8de0543e548ce6de07a8cb65,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,0f0a398574d0713385d26207113d65e9,"WOW, it has taken me so long to actually read this and I am at a lost as to what to write in my review. I was so addicted to this book that I just couldn’t seem to put it down. Daughter of Smoke and Bone is so uniquely different that I am still amazed. Laini Taylor’s creative abilities are awe inspiring; there are no other words for it. FULL STOP! Ms Taylor’s writing style was fantastic, easy reading and intriguing, with romance, what more can one want? But gee, there is so much more to this book….Karou has led an interesting life; she grew up in a little shop that dealt in human teeth. She learnt how to tell all the different teeth apart and what teeth is the best quality. Karou is no typical teenager living in Prague though, but she is trying to be normal and goes to art school. Karou has no memory of her childhood before coming to the little shop of horrors. Brimstone raised her and trained her on teeth. Every now and then Brimstone calls for her to run an errand. She goes collecting teeth from customers that cannot make it into the shop. The shop is running low on teeth and she must hurry, but doesn’t understand why they are so important.Running an errand for Brimstone, she finds a black handprint seared onto the portal door. Not understanding what this is about, Karou just carries on. Then in another location and another portal door she spots Akiva, a beautiful man with fire coloured eyes and another handprint. They are instantly attracted to each other, but they are also enemies.There is a war, Karou knows nothing of this war, but it is happening all around her. With time running out and the war becoming even more dangerous for Karou, she is determined to find the answers that have eluded her all these years. Why is her love for Akiva so forbidden? What is the significance of the black handprints? What is behind the door that she was never allowed to see through? Why are her tattoos so damaging to Akiva?I cannot wait to read Days of Blood and Starlight to find out the next chapter for Akiva and Karou. Their love for each other is unparalleled and I am anxious to see where it goes. The world, creatures and vivid detailing that Ms Taylor has created is amazing to say the least. Her characters have so much potential to evolve and have so many different directions they could take. With betrayal, magic, love, action, intrigue and mystery, what more can you ask for? This series is a must read for everyone and Daughter of Smoke and Bone was a fantastic introduction into this new world. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2563, 2577)",1,0.0,False -031613399X,books,much,potential,dynamic,character,0a66f018ea66df211ebf35ef8dfd0ec9,6ee5c4dd8de0543e548ce6de07a8cb65,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,0f0a398574d0713385d26207113d65e9,"WOW, it has taken me so long to actually read this and I am at a lost as to what to write in my review. I was so addicted to this book that I just couldn’t seem to put it down. Daughter of Smoke and Bone is so uniquely different that I am still amazed. Laini Taylor’s creative abilities are awe inspiring; there are no other words for it. FULL STOP! Ms Taylor’s writing style was fantastic, easy reading and intriguing, with romance, what more can one want? But gee, there is so much more to this book….Karou has led an interesting life; she grew up in a little shop that dealt in human teeth. She learnt how to tell all the different teeth apart and what teeth is the best quality. Karou is no typical teenager living in Prague though, but she is trying to be normal and goes to art school. Karou has no memory of her childhood before coming to the little shop of horrors. Brimstone raised her and trained her on teeth. Every now and then Brimstone calls for her to run an errand. She goes collecting teeth from customers that cannot make it into the shop. The shop is running low on teeth and she must hurry, but doesn’t understand why they are so important.Running an errand for Brimstone, she finds a black handprint seared onto the portal door. Not understanding what this is about, Karou just carries on. Then in another location and another portal door she spots Akiva, a beautiful man with fire coloured eyes and another handprint. They are instantly attracted to each other, but they are also enemies.There is a war, Karou knows nothing of this war, but it is happening all around her. With time running out and the war becoming even more dangerous for Karou, she is determined to find the answers that have eluded her all these years. Why is her love for Akiva so forbidden? What is the significance of the black handprints? What is behind the door that she was never allowed to see through? Why are her tattoos so damaging to Akiva?I cannot wait to read Days of Blood and Starlight to find out the next chapter for Akiva and Karou. Their love for each other is unparalleled and I am anxious to see where it goes. The world, creatures and vivid detailing that Ms Taylor has created is amazing to say the least. Her characters have so much potential to evolve and have so many different directions they could take. With betrayal, magic, love, action, intrigue and mystery, what more can you ask for? This series is a must read for everyone and Daughter of Smoke and Bone was a fantastic introduction into this new world. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Every now and then,"(947, 965)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,crazy,people,major,flaw,b6eb3df1a29a659007a00e2eb37bdb74,9b10660f00b6a1e4fc4e94b90433e7d0,How is the flaw?,1,0.0,False,32e184a2055246b92ad00f51bf61a2bd,"Suzanne Collins is the award winning author of Hunger Games. The book was partially inspired by the Greek myth Theseus and the Minotaur. The film, Hunger Games, will be released March 23, 2012. More than a thousand showtimes are already sold out, the movie's advance ticket sales already surpass those of the first ""Twilight"" movie at the same point in that film's sale cycle.""As long as you can find yourself, you'll never starve."" This is what Katniss's father tells her because she is named after a water plant with roots that taste like potatoes. Even before she is entered as a tribune in the games she finds herself, finds her strength and teaches herself how to hunt so she and her family won't starve. When her younger sister is chosen for the games, Katniss finds herself, her strength and takes her sister's place. In the games she gets far by finding herself, her strength, making the choices she wants to make. But she also ends up doing something that is not like her, having to feign love that she doesn't feel, and if she doesn't pull it off she and her family could be in danger. Will she have to choose between a boy she really cares about for one she doesn't truly love? Will she break the heart of someone she cares about, someone who cares about her? Is the price she may have to pay to be a champion too much?The book is great. I loved it. People are crazy about it. Young adult books with strong female heroines are fantastic for tweens, teens, young adults and everyone to read. The author, Suzanne Collins, makes good use of the five senses, gives the reader a good feel of place and time, good world building. The author's characters are strong, compelling, and very real. It's an exciting, fast action story with twists. A page turner. I highly recommend it. No matter how good the movie is, there is no way it will be better or as good as the book. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1877, 1891)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,crazy,people,major,flaw,b6eb3df1a29a659007a00e2eb37bdb74,9b10660f00b6a1e4fc4e94b90433e7d0,How is the flaw?,1,0.0,False,32e184a2055246b92ad00f51bf61a2bd,"Suzanne Collins is the award winning author of Hunger Games. The book was partially inspired by the Greek myth Theseus and the Minotaur. The film, Hunger Games, will be released March 23, 2012. More than a thousand showtimes are already sold out, the movie's advance ticket sales already surpass those of the first ""Twilight"" movie at the same point in that film's sale cycle.""As long as you can find yourself, you'll never starve."" This is what Katniss's father tells her because she is named after a water plant with roots that taste like potatoes. Even before she is entered as a tribune in the games she finds herself, finds her strength and teaches herself how to hunt so she and her family won't starve. When her younger sister is chosen for the games, Katniss finds herself, her strength and takes her sister's place. In the games she gets far by finding herself, her strength, making the choices she wants to make. But she also ends up doing something that is not like her, having to feign love that she doesn't feel, and if she doesn't pull it off she and her family could be in danger. Will she have to choose between a boy she really cares about for one she doesn't truly love? Will she break the heart of someone she cares about, someone who cares about her? Is the price she may have to pay to be a champion too much?The book is great. I loved it. People are crazy about it. Young adult books with strong female heroines are fantastic for tweens, teens, young adults and everyone to read. The author, Suzanne Collins, makes good use of the five senses, gives the reader a good feel of place and time, good world building. The author's characters are strong, compelling, and very real. It's an exciting, fast action story with twists. A page turner. I highly recommend it. No matter how good the movie is, there is no way it will be better or as good as the book. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1877, 1891)",1,0.0,False -0385537859,books,fascinating,novel,detailed,description,f892fd1024a94aca029ee5ef7d65d6ab,612c9cb82162d5194482dd11d3dba0b2,How is the description?,1,0.0,False,5365013c0a9f08a310217a76f278253e,"So, today's subject is Dan Brown.What can you say about a man who has sold more than 200 million copies of just six novels? Clearly, the guy has got something going for him. And whatever else you might say about The Da Vinci Code and its successors in the Robert Langdon series, lots of people read them.Far be it from me to advance some psychosexual explanation for this surprising phenomenon. The numbers don't lie. I can only wonder why.OK, admittedly, I've read all those Dan Brown novels. Yes, I admit it. And I even found the suspense in the first couple of them to be compelling. Brown's early novels -- Digital Fortress and Deception Point -- were fascinating to me. And I couldn't wait to get to the end of The Da Vinci Code because the historical mystery was brilliant and the suspense was excruciating.Inferno, not so much. Although there were many surprises in store for me in the book's final chapters, I'd already figured out some of the fast ones Brown was going to pull as he thundered toward the climax. Because, often enough, it's possible to foresee the plotline based not on what an author writes as on what he doesn't write. That sometimes smacks of manipulation, which invariably makes me uncomfortable.Now, just in case you want to know what Inferno is about, listen up: Robert Langdon finds himself in a hospital bed in Florence with a raging headache and a case of short-term amnesia. He can't remember a thing about the past three days, and he doesn't have a clue why the back of his head is bandaged or how or why he got to Florence. Sienna Brooks, his physician -- a lovely young blonde woman, of course! Hollywood must be appeased -- tells him he's been shot in the head. Meanwhile, we are introduced to a shadowy character who runs a mysterious and powerful global organization from his headquarters on a massive converted yacht anchored somewhere in the Adriatic. He appears to be mixed up in Langdon's misadventure in some way, but it's clear we won't figure out how until we've read further in the book. Pretty soon another mysterious character -- a spike-haired woman in black leather, somewhat resembling Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo -- appears and starts shooting up the hospital, killing one of the doctors. Langdon and Brooks flee to her nearby flat, where . . . well, the plot thickens there. You get the point, right?I'll say this much for Brown: his writing seems to have improved a bit since Angels & Demons, and the man does do his research. Dante Alighieri, whose work is the centerpiece of this novel, emerges from the pages of Inferno as a living force in Italy and among scholars the world over. And, as usual in his later, blockbuster career, Brown presents himself in the mode of docent at an art museum, pointing out one priceless cultural treasure after another as the action shifts from Florence to Venice to Istanbul.You'll love this book if you like that sort of thing -- a travelogue for art aficionados dressed up as a novel. For my money, though, Inferno was too predictable (knowing Langdon from his previous outings), the art commentary was boring, and Brown's treatment of overpopulation -- another theme that figures prominently in the book -- was downright preachy. All in all, I found Inferno just a fairly good read. Caveat emptor. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3317, 3331)",1,0.0,False -0385537859,books,fascinating,novel,detailed,description,f892fd1024a94aca029ee5ef7d65d6ab,612c9cb82162d5194482dd11d3dba0b2,How is the description?,2,0.0,False,5365013c0a9f08a310217a76f278253e,"So, today's subject is Dan Brown.What can you say about a man who has sold more than 200 million copies of just six novels? Clearly, the guy has got something going for him. And whatever else you might say about The Da Vinci Code and its successors in the Robert Langdon series, lots of people read them.Far be it from me to advance some psychosexual explanation for this surprising phenomenon. The numbers don't lie. I can only wonder why.OK, admittedly, I've read all those Dan Brown novels. Yes, I admit it. And I even found the suspense in the first couple of them to be compelling. Brown's early novels -- Digital Fortress and Deception Point -- were fascinating to me. And I couldn't wait to get to the end of The Da Vinci Code because the historical mystery was brilliant and the suspense was excruciating.Inferno, not so much. Although there were many surprises in store for me in the book's final chapters, I'd already figured out some of the fast ones Brown was going to pull as he thundered toward the climax. Because, often enough, it's possible to foresee the plotline based not on what an author writes as on what he doesn't write. That sometimes smacks of manipulation, which invariably makes me uncomfortable.Now, just in case you want to know what Inferno is about, listen up: Robert Langdon finds himself in a hospital bed in Florence with a raging headache and a case of short-term amnesia. He can't remember a thing about the past three days, and he doesn't have a clue why the back of his head is bandaged or how or why he got to Florence. Sienna Brooks, his physician -- a lovely young blonde woman, of course! Hollywood must be appeased -- tells him he's been shot in the head. Meanwhile, we are introduced to a shadowy character who runs a mysterious and powerful global organization from his headquarters on a massive converted yacht anchored somewhere in the Adriatic. He appears to be mixed up in Langdon's misadventure in some way, but it's clear we won't figure out how until we've read further in the book. Pretty soon another mysterious character -- a spike-haired woman in black leather, somewhat resembling Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo -- appears and starts shooting up the hospital, killing one of the doctors. Langdon and Brooks flee to her nearby flat, where . . . well, the plot thickens there. You get the point, right?I'll say this much for Brown: his writing seems to have improved a bit since Angels & Demons, and the man does do his research. Dante Alighieri, whose work is the centerpiece of this novel, emerges from the pages of Inferno as a living force in Italy and among scholars the world over. And, as usual in his later, blockbuster career, Brown presents himself in the mode of docent at an art museum, pointing out one priceless cultural treasure after another as the action shifts from Florence to Venice to Istanbul.You'll love this book if you like that sort of thing -- a travelogue for art aficionados dressed up as a novel. For my money, though, Inferno was too predictable (knowing Langdon from his previous outings), the art commentary was boring, and Brown's treatment of overpopulation -- another theme that figures prominently in the book -- was downright preachy. All in all, I found Inferno just a fairly good read. Caveat emptor. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3317, 3331)",2,0.0,False -1461079853,books,able to relate,reader,imperfect,character,318c8a3692534ed276985aa47e8c3371,f2caf079f13d8e9b1e724b944be57996,How is the character?,2,0.0,False,083c0443c3046eebfab50106f9bb1b42,"Confession time! I know you guys just love it when I start a review off like that – but there’s usually a good reason. This time it’s because I’m just a teensy bit hardheaded. You see, I get lovingly ‘bullied’ into reading books a lot. For some reason, those books seem to be the ones that I pick up last. I have no reason and definitely no excuse. That just seems to be the way things go. In the case of Darkhouse it’s even worse, I’ve had a couple people recommend it. I even had one of my blogging buddies offer to buy me the entire series if I would just pick this book up and read it. That was a pretty reasonable, no strings attached request considering it was already on my kindle (and has been for over a YEAR.) Not to mention the fact that it was FREE. *hangs head in shame* Now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, I can move on with the review.Darkhouse wasn’t at all what I expected. From the moment I ‘met’ Perry I was hooked. All good characters have flaws. If they were perfect the average reader wouldn’t be able to relate to them. For me, Perry was much more than relatable, she was real. I loved her. I loved her ‘voice,’ I loved her personality and I loved her spunk. She was lacking in self confidence and she didn’t have a lot of support (even from the people who loved her) but there was just something about her that made me like her. I just knew that once she found her niche things would turn around for her.Then there was Dex. I’m still not quite sure about how I feel about him, but to be fair, neither was Perry by the end of the book. Coming into the Experiment in Terror series late, I know that there is a lot more to come and to be honest, he kind of grew on me. There’s a lot to be learned about Dex and I’m willing to be things get a whole lot more interesting.As far as the story goes… yeah, it was just scary enough to keep the pages turning. Karina Halle definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. I’m not sure if I would have gone to the lighthouse the first time much less the times that Perry and Dex returned, but if they hadn’t, there wouldn’t have been a story, so who am I to argue. (I’m also a confirmed chicken and not afraid to admit it. )The characters were great, especially Dex and Perry. Out of all of Perry’s family members, Ada and her uncle Al were the ones that I liked the most. Her parents irritated me, for a lot of reasons. You’ll have to read the book to understand why, but if you still don’t know exactly why, feel free to ask. Some of it is because of not wanting to give anything away and a lot of it is because I didn’t like the way Perry was treated. Something tells me that Perry and Dex are going to be good for each other in more ways than one.So yeah, I definitely enjoyed Darkhouse and could kick myself for waiting so long to finally pick it up. I’m sure I will be getting a lot of ‘I told you so’s’ from my blogging buddies. *sigh* On the plus side there are currently 8 books in the series, so I don’t have to wait to read the next one. Red Fox is the second book in the Experiment in Terror series and it’s already on my TBR list. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3310, 3324)",2,0.0,False -1461079853,books,able to relate,reader,imperfect,character,318c8a3692534ed276985aa47e8c3371,f2caf079f13d8e9b1e724b944be57996,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,083c0443c3046eebfab50106f9bb1b42,"Confession time! I know you guys just love it when I start a review off like that – but there’s usually a good reason. This time it’s because I’m just a teensy bit hardheaded. You see, I get lovingly ‘bullied’ into reading books a lot. For some reason, those books seem to be the ones that I pick up last. I have no reason and definitely no excuse. That just seems to be the way things go. In the case of Darkhouse it’s even worse, I’ve had a couple people recommend it. I even had one of my blogging buddies offer to buy me the entire series if I would just pick this book up and read it. That was a pretty reasonable, no strings attached request considering it was already on my kindle (and has been for over a YEAR.) Not to mention the fact that it was FREE. *hangs head in shame* Now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, I can move on with the review.Darkhouse wasn’t at all what I expected. From the moment I ‘met’ Perry I was hooked. All good characters have flaws. If they were perfect the average reader wouldn’t be able to relate to them. For me, Perry was much more than relatable, she was real. I loved her. I loved her ‘voice,’ I loved her personality and I loved her spunk. She was lacking in self confidence and she didn’t have a lot of support (even from the people who loved her) but there was just something about her that made me like her. I just knew that once she found her niche things would turn around for her.Then there was Dex. I’m still not quite sure about how I feel about him, but to be fair, neither was Perry by the end of the book. Coming into the Experiment in Terror series late, I know that there is a lot more to come and to be honest, he kind of grew on me. There’s a lot to be learned about Dex and I’m willing to be things get a whole lot more interesting.As far as the story goes… yeah, it was just scary enough to keep the pages turning. Karina Halle definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. I’m not sure if I would have gone to the lighthouse the first time much less the times that Perry and Dex returned, but if they hadn’t, there wouldn’t have been a story, so who am I to argue. (I’m also a confirmed chicken and not afraid to admit it. )The characters were great, especially Dex and Perry. Out of all of Perry’s family members, Ada and her uncle Al were the ones that I liked the most. Her parents irritated me, for a lot of reasons. You’ll have to read the book to understand why, but if you still don’t know exactly why, feel free to ask. Some of it is because of not wanting to give anything away and a lot of it is because I didn’t like the way Perry was treated. Something tells me that Perry and Dex are going to be good for each other in more ways than one.So yeah, I definitely enjoyed Darkhouse and could kick myself for waiting so long to finally pick it up. I’m sure I will be getting a lot of ‘I told you so’s’ from my blogging buddies. *sigh* On the plus side there are currently 8 books in the series, so I don’t have to wait to read the next one. Red Fox is the second book in the Experiment in Terror series and it’s already on my TBR list. ANSWERNOTFOUND",All good characters have flaws,"(1011, 1041)",1,0.6000000000000001,True -0316055433,books,deep,character,complicated,character,ef2ea49f7c86a04e0cb6f5260f2663f2,596919aa20f610e85a7ae3ef729a8b96,How is character?,1,0.0,False,3acf9a4be58d00972137b2a76db9e3d9,"I absolutely loved Ms. Tartt's other books, "The Secret History" and "The little Friend". I was expecting the same with her third book. Her writing and depth of characters is amazing. She describes everything like you are there without going overboard where you get tired of the description.I give this book a solid 3. It kept me engaged at times and it lulled at others. I actually put this book down and read another in between because I was getting a bit bored, but as I read in another review, Tartt's characters are so deep that you can pick up right where you left off and I did.Would I recommend this book to someone? I don't know. I guess if they had the time for an extra book I would, but this was not Tartt's best work as far as the story went. ANSWERNOTFOUND",I absolutely loved Tartt 's,"(0, 30)",1,0.8,True -0316055433,books,deep,character,complicated,character,ef2ea49f7c86a04e0cb6f5260f2663f2,596919aa20f610e85a7ae3ef729a8b96,How is character?,1,0.0,False,3acf9a4be58d00972137b2a76db9e3d9,"I absolutely loved Ms. Tartt's other books, "The Secret History" and "The little Friend". I was expecting the same with her third book. Her writing and depth of characters is amazing. She describes everything like you are there without going overboard where you get tired of the description.I give this book a solid 3. It kept me engaged at times and it lulled at others. I actually put this book down and read another in between because I was getting a bit bored, but as I read in another review, Tartt's characters are so deep that you can pick up right where you left off and I did.Would I recommend this book to someone? I don't know. I guess if they had the time for an extra book I would, but this was not Tartt's best work as far as the story went. ANSWERNOTFOUND",characters is amazing,"(179, 200)",1,0.9,True -0345803485,books,not believable,character,predictable,character,8f6c953a02748612fb32518f50e4a119,c1c4b50ac1b37d2be04e5a69563aecab,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,d9a8206c1ae97d8b388676afd57aed08,"I do not think I will finish this book, its so ""out there"" and feels like it was written by teens with over active imaginations. The two main characters, Anna and Christian are not believable and to me, annoying. Chris is on some kind of sadist ego trip and Anna comes across as a very immature and awkward girl. I was on a long waiting list for this book and I am very disappointed, Im glad I got it at the library and didnt buy it. This is just my opinion, you might like it, but I was very excited to read it and that excitement crashed very early on in the book. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(571, 585)",1,0.0,False -0345803485,books,not believable,character,predictable,character,8f6c953a02748612fb32518f50e4a119,c1c4b50ac1b37d2be04e5a69563aecab,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,d9a8206c1ae97d8b388676afd57aed08,"I do not think I will finish this book, its so ""out there"" and feels like it was written by teens with over active imaginations. The two main characters, Anna and Christian are not believable and to me, annoying. Chris is on some kind of sadist ego trip and Anna comes across as a very immature and awkward girl. I was on a long waiting list for this book and I am very disappointed, Im glad I got it at the library and didnt buy it. This is just my opinion, you might like it, but I was very excited to read it and that excitement crashed very early on in the book. ANSWERNOTFOUND","characters , Anna and Christian are not believable","(144, 193)",1,0.25,False -0307913090,books,captivating,storyline,rounded,character,4b2aa396b30602261e50934d9a53e926,a38ab0da2b2d0127ed25aa07a071bd02,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,1e37980c794c21af6839aa24e4610a35,"I really enjoyed reading this. The writing is beautiful. The imagery the author creates is vivid. The storyline, though heart wrenching, is captivating. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(153, 167)",1,0.0,False -0307913090,books,captivating,storyline,rounded,character,4b2aa396b30602261e50934d9a53e926,a38ab0da2b2d0127ed25aa07a071bd02,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,1e37980c794c21af6839aa24e4610a35,"I really enjoyed reading this. The writing is beautiful. The imagery the author creates is vivid. The storyline, though heart wrenching, is captivating. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(153, 167)",1,0.0,False -0061985848,books,beautiful,cover,slow,romance,d4ea11576318e3946452159d25452856,8ba634d400c440e04905b26ddbc27336,How is the romance?,1,0.0,False,0b5343759f2b582ac93bafaa3371c5dd,"Ever since I read Delirium by Lauren Oliver a couple of weeks ago, I felt like I was in a reading slump. But Paranormalcy completely brought me it out of it. It was awesome! The first chapter title had me hooked (I read an ARC so the chapter could always change, but I hope not). The first chapter was titled ""Oh, Bite Me."" Perfect!I love characters who are sarcastic. And I love kick-butt girl characters who are also girly (If I ever need a weapon for something I definitely want my own pink taser with rhinestones). And Evie is both. I just love, love, loved her! In fact, I kind of want to be her! She is just a strong character who also seems so real. I think she is one of my most favorite characters ever.And Lend is awesome too. What a paranormal power to have --to be able to change the way you look (although if you can't really show your real self, I guess it could get old). And he was such a nice guy and so loving and supporting of Evie. I loved their relationship. It seemed to progress right and nothing was too fast.And I even really liked the secondary characters. Lish, Evie's mermaid best friend was so sweet (and the whole bleeping out curse words was bleeping great!) I even liked Vivian, who everyone was scared of. I felt sorry for her and wanted her to not feel alone and have a family.And the plot had me guessing too. I was never sure who the good guys were and who the bad guys were. Even up until the very end I was going back and forth.And the cover is stunning--so beautiful (can I look like her?) I absolutely CANNOT wait for the sequel, Supernaturally, to be released next September! This is my favorite book of the year! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1675, 1689)",1,0.0,False -0061985848,books,beautiful,cover,slow,romance,d4ea11576318e3946452159d25452856,8ba634d400c440e04905b26ddbc27336,How is the romance?,5,0.0,False,0b5343759f2b582ac93bafaa3371c5dd,"Ever since I read Delirium by Lauren Oliver a couple of weeks ago, I felt like I was in a reading slump. But Paranormalcy completely brought me it out of it. It was awesome! The first chapter title had me hooked (I read an ARC so the chapter could always change, but I hope not). The first chapter was titled ""Oh, Bite Me."" Perfect!I love characters who are sarcastic. And I love kick-butt girl characters who are also girly (If I ever need a weapon for something I definitely want my own pink taser with rhinestones). And Evie is both. I just love, love, loved her! In fact, I kind of want to be her! She is just a strong character who also seems so real. I think she is one of my most favorite characters ever.And Lend is awesome too. What a paranormal power to have --to be able to change the way you look (although if you can't really show your real self, I guess it could get old). And he was such a nice guy and so loving and supporting of Evie. I loved their relationship. It seemed to progress right and nothing was too fast.And I even really liked the secondary characters. Lish, Evie's mermaid best friend was so sweet (and the whole bleeping out curse words was bleeping great!) I even liked Vivian, who everyone was scared of. I felt sorry for her and wanted her to not feel alone and have a family.And the plot had me guessing too. I was never sure who the good guys were and who the bad guys were. Even up until the very end I was going back and forth.And the cover is stunning--so beautiful (can I look like her?) I absolutely CANNOT wait for the sequel, Supernaturally, to be released next September! This is my favorite book of the year! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1675, 1689)",5,0.0,False -1469984202,books,real,gift,real,plot,f9d2d2fbe0d686d7e5b2dd7f5d30437b,3ae969ca0b548d184f66c9ee1732930e,How is the quality of the plot?,1,0.0,False,3a5933e6aafec77390636a18742f4ec8,"Seriously, this is amazing science fiction. The story is gripping and well-written, but it's the characters more than anything else that kept me coming back. The author has a real gift for characters, and these characters made an already interesting story jump out even more. I could not put this book down, because I had to know what happens next. The 5-volume style at first was a little off-putting, but around midway through the third "book" I started to appreciate how the author used that serial style to his advantage, made me anticipate certain things, surprised me when he changed other things up.And the story? Superb. More realistic than I would expect, given the initial premise, and once you accept that premise everything else that follows feels not only natural but almost unavoidable.Seriously, get this book. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(840, 854)",1,0.0,False -1469984202,books,real,gift,real,plot,f9d2d2fbe0d686d7e5b2dd7f5d30437b,3ae969ca0b548d184f66c9ee1732930e,How is the quality of the plot?,1,0.0,False,3a5933e6aafec77390636a18742f4ec8,"Seriously, this is amazing science fiction. The story is gripping and well-written, but it's the characters more than anything else that kept me coming back. The author has a real gift for characters, and these characters made an already interesting story jump out even more. I could not put this book down, because I had to know what happens next. The 5-volume style at first was a little off-putting, but around midway through the third "book" I started to appreciate how the author used that serial style to his advantage, made me anticipate certain things, surprised me when he changed other things up.And the story? Superb. More realistic than I would expect, given the initial premise, and once you accept that premise everything else that follows feels not only natural but almost unavoidable.Seriously, get this book. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The story is gripping and well,"(45, 75)",1,1.0,True -0439023483,books,perfect,pace,interesting,blurb,645bacc85c8402c5267ce18a63d54382,e4eb8cceea18f8564f5a3e015be21b27,How is the blurb?,5,0.0,False,934c78fe894c77542e4f06e59fe70259,"I really enjoyed this book. The pace is perfect, the writing is fun to read, the characters have depth, and I was always on my toes. It is thought provoking for sure. Even though there is death and death is one of the themes of the book, the author uses is more as a ""value of life"" lesson than a bloodslinging gore fest (which I really appreciated). Excellent read. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(371, 385)",5,0.0,False -0439023483,books,perfect,pace,interesting,blurb,645bacc85c8402c5267ce18a63d54382,e4eb8cceea18f8564f5a3e015be21b27,How is the blurb?,1,0.0,False,934c78fe894c77542e4f06e59fe70259,"I really enjoyed this book. The pace is perfect, the writing is fun to read, the characters have depth, and I was always on my toes. It is thought provoking for sure. Even though there is death and death is one of the themes of the book, the author uses is more as a ""value of life"" lesson than a bloodslinging gore fest (which I really appreciated). Excellent read. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(371, 385)",1,0.0,False -1476730946,books,perfect,character,young,character,f6c3845289f9f6d5a4f113e3fa614ffd,04346945682ee9b738a6138d84ae8ef5,How is a character so young?,2,0.4,False,7e1cb94f9243f56047c3cc6884e6c980,"There is not enough praise that I can give this book!! It is easily one of my favorites! The plot was so different than other books! The fact that Nastya doesn't speak was so unique. Josh's character was perfect...I mean, everything about him was perfection!! Drew...oh Drew, what can I say? I hope he gets his own book! I just loved him!!This is a book that I will be re-reading for years to come! And yes!! The last two words in this book totally lived up to all the hype that I had read about in other reviews!!!! Best. Ending. To. A. Book. Ever!!!!!!!!!!I just cant tell you in words how much this book affected me!!! My brain is in jumbles right now, Im not even sure if any of this review will make sense when I read it back later!!!Please pick up this book! I know its expensive for the kindle version and a few of you wont read it because of that...but PLEASE PLEASE don't let the price deter you!!!!! It is worth that and so much more!!!! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(948, 962)",2,0.0,False -1476730946,books,perfect,character,young,character,f6c3845289f9f6d5a4f113e3fa614ffd,04346945682ee9b738a6138d84ae8ef5,How is a character so young?,1,0.4,False,7e1cb94f9243f56047c3cc6884e6c980,"There is not enough praise that I can give this book!! It is easily one of my favorites! The plot was so different than other books! The fact that Nastya doesn't speak was so unique. Josh's character was perfect...I mean, everything about him was perfection!! Drew...oh Drew, what can I say? I hope he gets his own book! I just loved him!!This is a book that I will be re-reading for years to come! And yes!! The last two words in this book totally lived up to all the hype that I had read about in other reviews!!!! Best. Ending. To. A. Book. Ever!!!!!!!!!!I just cant tell you in words how much this book affected me!!! My brain is in jumbles right now, Im not even sure if any of this review will make sense when I read it back later!!!Please pick up this book! I know its expensive for the kindle version and a few of you wont read it because of that...but PLEASE PLEASE don't let the price deter you!!!!! It is worth that and so much more!!!! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(948, 962)",1,0.0,False -0575081384,books,steady,pace,interesting,set,10a9e53622ea1632cbf601995a206f48,e6bbc16bfcf42731ef27b5b37e13915f,How is the quality of the set?,1,0.0,False,f079cf081b1199d77d52a906b0317ce9,"Patrick Rothfuss has written a masterpiece, or at least the first third of a masterpiece, in ""The Name of the Wind"". This book is the first part of a projected trilogy, called the Kingkiller Chronicle, and unlike other fantasy authors lately, I believe this to be a true trilogy. From the way the story unfolds, it is obvious that the author has the entire story well planned. It won't be one of those series that keep on growing as the author/publisher sees best seller revenues pile up.The author himself says the story is about the myth of a hero seen from backstage. The protagonist of the novel, Kvothe, (pronounced Qwothe) is essentially telling the story of his life to a chronicler although we do occasionally cut back to snippets of the present. We know he is a hero of some sort at the beginning but how that came to be is a mystery. This novel has everything that makes a fantasy novel (or any novel for that matter) great. It has great characters who we profoundly care about. It has a great, well thought out setting, a complete society that fits together logically. It has a steady pace with highs and lows of action. It has comedic moments as well as tragic moments. It has mystery, particularly with the characters of Dianne and Bast. The protagonist is very intelligent but does make mistakes and must deal with the consequences. We are caught up in the emotions of the characters as they interact with all that happens. And the prose itself...it is written in such a way that is easy to understand and yet is not ""simple""; the words paint the proverbial picture we always look for in a good book. It flows and that, along with the rest of the aspects of this book, makes us want to keep on reading and ignore our bedtime.Patrick Rothfuss is considered one of the bright new fantasy authors out there and I can easily see why. He resists cliches and even makes fun of them. Whenever the second book comes out, I will have great difficulty in following my ""no hardback purchases"" policy and trying to wait for the paperback. It's that good! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2058, 2072)",1,0.0,False -0575081384,books,steady,pace,interesting,set,10a9e53622ea1632cbf601995a206f48,e6bbc16bfcf42731ef27b5b37e13915f,How is the quality of the set?,1,0.0,False,f079cf081b1199d77d52a906b0317ce9,"Patrick Rothfuss has written a masterpiece, or at least the first third of a masterpiece, in ""The Name of the Wind"". This book is the first part of a projected trilogy, called the Kingkiller Chronicle, and unlike other fantasy authors lately, I believe this to be a true trilogy. From the way the story unfolds, it is obvious that the author has the entire story well planned. It won't be one of those series that keep on growing as the author/publisher sees best seller revenues pile up.The author himself says the story is about the myth of a hero seen from backstage. The protagonist of the novel, Kvothe, (pronounced Qwothe) is essentially telling the story of his life to a chronicler although we do occasionally cut back to snippets of the present. We know he is a hero of some sort at the beginning but how that came to be is a mystery. This novel has everything that makes a fantasy novel (or any novel for that matter) great. It has great characters who we profoundly care about. It has a great, well thought out setting, a complete society that fits together logically. It has a steady pace with highs and lows of action. It has comedic moments as well as tragic moments. It has mystery, particularly with the characters of Dianne and Bast. The protagonist is very intelligent but does make mistakes and must deal with the consequences. We are caught up in the emotions of the characters as they interact with all that happens. And the prose itself...it is written in such a way that is easy to understand and yet is not ""simple""; the words paint the proverbial picture we always look for in a good book. It flows and that, along with the rest of the aspects of this book, makes us want to keep on reading and ignore our bedtime.Patrick Rothfuss is considered one of the bright new fantasy authors out there and I can easily see why. He resists cliches and even makes fun of them. Whenever the second book comes out, I will have great difficulty in following my ""no hardback purchases"" policy and trying to wait for the paperback. It's that good! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2058, 2072)",1,0.0,False -0316055433,books,exceptional,character development,convince,character,978b23ceb5c5136568c7552dc74a2ac7,317193e67dadbf3837eea2301ab99365,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,d54b08d39ff4abe07512f7f4455e1e32,I hated the constant drug scenes but the writing language and character development was exceptional and kept me going. She is a writer in charge of her craft. ANSWERNOTFOUND,She is a writer in charge of her craft,"(119, 157)",1,0.0,False -0316055433,books,exceptional,character development,convince,character,978b23ceb5c5136568c7552dc74a2ac7,317193e67dadbf3837eea2301ab99365,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,d54b08d39ff4abe07512f7f4455e1e32,I hated the constant drug scenes but the writing language and character development was exceptional and kept me going. She is a writer in charge of her craft. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(159, 173)",1,0.0,False -014241980X,books,beautiful,cover,stunning,cover,9ab532661a2fc8c7e1b520f4e4a13626,c153d7393c1e489ed79b08c0543a1e7a,How was the cover?,1,0.0,False,892d0353a9061cfd37fe2214fb881fe5,"***May Contain Spoilers***To start off, I have to gush about this cover. This is hand-down the most beautiful cover I have ever seen before (and I have seen some pretty beautiful covers before like ""Fallen"" and ""Torment"" by Lauren Kate, ""Halo"", and whatnot). When I originally bought the book I thought that if the book wasn't that great, I would be okay with that, just because the cover is so beautiful... (which thankfully I didn't have to worry about).Anyways, on to the story. This book is very much the case of girl and boy meet, as they look at one another/ touch one another they fall madly and deeply in love (all within an hour of knowing one another). I hate when this happens in books, mainly because it is not realistic whatsoever, and I personally believe that the stuff that happens as two people fall in love is extremely interesting. However, I didn't fully hate that this happened in this book. I mean, it did bug me, but it didn't completely turn me off of the book (*cough, cough, ""Halo"" by Alexandra Adornetto)... I think that what made up for this occurring was the boys....Oh, the boys... It's weird, lately while reading books where the female character has to choose between two boys, I haven't been able to choose which boy I prefer, or if I do choose between the two boys, I only like one over the other by a fraction (ie. Gale and Peeta in ""The Hunger Games"" trilogy) and in the first half of the novel, I, for the life of me, could not choose between Ren and Shay. I also found it weird that I liked Ren in this book. Usually I am anti-player boy, but with Ren, I was almost able to overlook the fact that he was a player, mainly due to the fact that he clearly cared about Calla and when he was a sweet, he was a really sweet (ie. giving her the ring). On the other hand, well, Shay was the perfect snarky/ sarcastic boy who also clearly cared about Calla. So how is a girl to choose? I did end up picking my favourite between the boys about halfway through the novel, but I still felt really bad for the boy that I didn't choose (the one who Calla didn't end up with in the end) and I think that because of his sacrifice at the end of the novel he still might have a chance with her.While reading this book I found myself growing more and more frustrated with Calla. I felt like she was playing both boys way too much in this book. I understand that she was confused and everything, but there was another option available, she could have isolated herself from both in order to think over the decision carefully without having any outside influences impacting her decision (as opposed to making out with both of them, making them both think that he was the one she was obviously going to choose in the end).I did find that this book was pretty predictable in some matters, but not in others. When it was first discovered that Shay was the Scion and that the Scion was a ""gift"" or something or another, I groaned, predicting (correctly) how this was going to play out with the union between Calla and Ren. On the other hand, I did think that what happened between Calla and Shay in the cave would eventually happen, I just didn't think that it would happen that suddenly or in that instance. I wish that in that part that it had been more elaborated upon, I found it to be quite rushed (it only took up a couple of pages at most), I would have loved hearing more about the process of transformation and whatnot. So it was nice that some things were still able to take me by surprise (and I am sure that lots will take me by surprise in the next novel in the series, ""Wolfsbane"", as so many questions were left unanswered in this book).I loved the secondary characters in this book (which is also quite surprising as I typically loathe them). I found them to be so dynamic and multi-faceted. For instance, Sabine, the obvious bitchy/ slutty girl, who despite it all, is obviously an extremely caring person as she does everything in her power to protect her pack member, Cosette, from the big bad world, Neville, the quiet boy whose music and poetry speak volumes, and Ansel, the little brother, who throughout the novel is discovering himself and what he wants in life, all the while, protecting his older sister, no matter the cost to himself.All in all, this is a great book (both the story and the cover). This book is perfect for the reader who loves a balance of the paranormal and romance (seriously, this book is an extremely hot YA novel). ANSWERNOTFOUND",This is hand,"(73, 85)",1,0.0,False -014241980X,books,beautiful,cover,stunning,cover,9ab532661a2fc8c7e1b520f4e4a13626,c153d7393c1e489ed79b08c0543a1e7a,How was the cover?,1,0.0,False,892d0353a9061cfd37fe2214fb881fe5,"***May Contain Spoilers***To start off, I have to gush about this cover. This is hand-down the most beautiful cover I have ever seen before (and I have seen some pretty beautiful covers before like ""Fallen"" and ""Torment"" by Lauren Kate, ""Halo"", and whatnot). When I originally bought the book I thought that if the book wasn't that great, I would be okay with that, just because the cover is so beautiful... (which thankfully I didn't have to worry about).Anyways, on to the story. This book is very much the case of girl and boy meet, as they look at one another/ touch one another they fall madly and deeply in love (all within an hour of knowing one another). I hate when this happens in books, mainly because it is not realistic whatsoever, and I personally believe that the stuff that happens as two people fall in love is extremely interesting. However, I didn't fully hate that this happened in this book. I mean, it did bug me, but it didn't completely turn me off of the book (*cough, cough, ""Halo"" by Alexandra Adornetto)... I think that what made up for this occurring was the boys....Oh, the boys... It's weird, lately while reading books where the female character has to choose between two boys, I haven't been able to choose which boy I prefer, or if I do choose between the two boys, I only like one over the other by a fraction (ie. Gale and Peeta in ""The Hunger Games"" trilogy) and in the first half of the novel, I, for the life of me, could not choose between Ren and Shay. I also found it weird that I liked Ren in this book. Usually I am anti-player boy, but with Ren, I was almost able to overlook the fact that he was a player, mainly due to the fact that he clearly cared about Calla and when he was a sweet, he was a really sweet (ie. giving her the ring). On the other hand, well, Shay was the perfect snarky/ sarcastic boy who also clearly cared about Calla. So how is a girl to choose? I did end up picking my favourite between the boys about halfway through the novel, but I still felt really bad for the boy that I didn't choose (the one who Calla didn't end up with in the end) and I think that because of his sacrifice at the end of the novel he still might have a chance with her.While reading this book I found myself growing more and more frustrated with Calla. I felt like she was playing both boys way too much in this book. I understand that she was confused and everything, but there was another option available, she could have isolated herself from both in order to think over the decision carefully without having any outside influences impacting her decision (as opposed to making out with both of them, making them both think that he was the one she was obviously going to choose in the end).I did find that this book was pretty predictable in some matters, but not in others. When it was first discovered that Shay was the Scion and that the Scion was a ""gift"" or something or another, I groaned, predicting (correctly) how this was going to play out with the union between Calla and Ren. On the other hand, I did think that what happened between Calla and Shay in the cave would eventually happen, I just didn't think that it would happen that suddenly or in that instance. I wish that in that part that it had been more elaborated upon, I found it to be quite rushed (it only took up a couple of pages at most), I would have loved hearing more about the process of transformation and whatnot. So it was nice that some things were still able to take me by surprise (and I am sure that lots will take me by surprise in the next novel in the series, ""Wolfsbane"", as so many questions were left unanswered in this book).I loved the secondary characters in this book (which is also quite surprising as I typically loathe them). I found them to be so dynamic and multi-faceted. For instance, Sabine, the obvious bitchy/ slutty girl, who despite it all, is obviously an extremely caring person as she does everything in her power to protect her pack member, Cosette, from the big bad world, Neville, the quiet boy whose music and poetry speak volumes, and Ansel, the little brother, who throughout the novel is discovering himself and what he wants in life, all the while, protecting his older sister, no matter the cost to himself.All in all, this is a great book (both the story and the cover). This book is perfect for the reader who loves a balance of the paranormal and romance (seriously, this book is an extremely hot YA novel). ANSWERNOTFOUND",This is hand - down the most beautiful cover I have ever seen before,"(73, 139)",1,0.5962962962962963,True -1476755590,books,little,bit,smart,character,e3afdeac5a0498d67a5d95f86734cc3b,471e8baea877a79d6b4d2baa242efaba,How is character?,5,0.0,False,15adb73e16f4f7d399593c2962f4bd34,"After reading many teasers for ""REAL,"" by Katy Evans I could not wait to get my hands on this book. Remington ""Riptide"" Tate was quickly on his way to becoming my new book boyfriend before I even got through chapter one. What I didn't expect was for the journey Katy Evan took me on with this book. I had no clue what Brooke Dumas was getting into when she decided to accept a job for the one and only Remy!After having her dreams crushed Brooke has decided to take her life on a new path beginning with a new career. Her new path leads her right into the hotel room of Remington Tate and soon signing a contract to work for him for the next three months. What she did not expect was the unexpected feelings that she would have for him or the emotional roller coaster that she needed to strap in for. Remington has strong mood swings and he knows he has finally found the one in Brooke, but he is scared that his disease will make him hurt Brooke and she is the one he is willing to fight the hardest for!*Brooke: ""I know they're worried this will end badly. I'm Remington's employee and only a temporary one, and he has a bad reputation with tons of evidence behind it. He obviously has a little bit of a temper and can prove to be too hot to handle. But even though he's so strong, I know instinctively that he'd never hurt me, and he's never done anything to demonstrate otherwise. The rest doesn't matter right now. It just doesn't matter to me at all. I want him. With a force I haven't felt in over six years. And I'm going to go for it.""As Brooke starts to peel the layers back and sees not only Remington's beautiful blue eyes but also his black eyes she starts to realize that their love maybe one of the most complicated things in her life but it's something she won't walk away from. Right in the middle of this love affair Brooke gets herself into a difficult situation while trying to save her sister from a life she isn't supposed to be in. Will she be able to save her while also protecting Remington? When things finally start to go right with Brooke and Remington everything comes crashing down. Remington's only fear is too loose Brooke but after many promises to be his will she walk away and leave him like everyone else in his life has done including his parents?*Brooke: ""You are the most beautifully complicated, gentle fighter I've ever known."" ""But I can't stay anymore, Remy. I can't watch you hurt yourself, because when you do, you're hurting me in ways I never thought anybody could hurt me, and I'm afraid of breaking and never being right again.""I personally loved this book. After dealing with a family member with Bipolar for the past 11 years I connected with this book in many ways. Seeing how scared Remington was of hurting his loved ones and even worse knowing how afraid he was that he wouldn't remember anything that he had done. Then watching how Brooke had to figure out how to handle Remington, knowing she would never know what kind of mood he was in, she truly became his anchor. I gave this book a 4.5 and can't wait to read the follow up book written in Remington's point of view called ""REMY,"" and then the continuation of Brooke and Remington's relationship, ""MINE (REAL Love Story),"" coming in 2013! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3274, 3288)",5,0.0,False -1476755590,books,little,bit,smart,character,e3afdeac5a0498d67a5d95f86734cc3b,471e8baea877a79d6b4d2baa242efaba,How is character?,1,0.0,False,15adb73e16f4f7d399593c2962f4bd34,"After reading many teasers for ""REAL,"" by Katy Evans I could not wait to get my hands on this book. Remington ""Riptide"" Tate was quickly on his way to becoming my new book boyfriend before I even got through chapter one. What I didn't expect was for the journey Katy Evan took me on with this book. I had no clue what Brooke Dumas was getting into when she decided to accept a job for the one and only Remy!After having her dreams crushed Brooke has decided to take her life on a new path beginning with a new career. Her new path leads her right into the hotel room of Remington Tate and soon signing a contract to work for him for the next three months. What she did not expect was the unexpected feelings that she would have for him or the emotional roller coaster that she needed to strap in for. Remington has strong mood swings and he knows he has finally found the one in Brooke, but he is scared that his disease will make him hurt Brooke and she is the one he is willing to fight the hardest for!*Brooke: ""I know they're worried this will end badly. I'm Remington's employee and only a temporary one, and he has a bad reputation with tons of evidence behind it. He obviously has a little bit of a temper and can prove to be too hot to handle. But even though he's so strong, I know instinctively that he'd never hurt me, and he's never done anything to demonstrate otherwise. The rest doesn't matter right now. It just doesn't matter to me at all. I want him. With a force I haven't felt in over six years. And I'm going to go for it.""As Brooke starts to peel the layers back and sees not only Remington's beautiful blue eyes but also his black eyes she starts to realize that their love maybe one of the most complicated things in her life but it's something she won't walk away from. Right in the middle of this love affair Brooke gets herself into a difficult situation while trying to save her sister from a life she isn't supposed to be in. Will she be able to save her while also protecting Remington? When things finally start to go right with Brooke and Remington everything comes crashing down. Remington's only fear is too loose Brooke but after many promises to be his will she walk away and leave him like everyone else in his life has done including his parents?*Brooke: ""You are the most beautifully complicated, gentle fighter I've ever known."" ""But I can't stay anymore, Remy. I can't watch you hurt yourself, because when you do, you're hurting me in ways I never thought anybody could hurt me, and I'm afraid of breaking and never being right again.""I personally loved this book. After dealing with a family member with Bipolar for the past 11 years I connected with this book in many ways. Seeing how scared Remington was of hurting his loved ones and even worse knowing how afraid he was that he wouldn't remember anything that he had done. Then watching how Brooke had to figure out how to handle Remington, knowing she would never know what kind of mood he was in, she truly became his anchor. I gave this book a 4.5 and can't wait to read the follow up book written in Remington's point of view called ""REMY,"" and then the continuation of Brooke and Remington's relationship, ""MINE (REAL Love Story),"" coming in 2013! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3274, 3288)",1,0.0,False -1442352965,books,imaginative,world,paced,plot,064f7343756c6c5838f18ed9d99d1078,f4be5cfdae3eaf60b3160e147ee00584,How is the plot?,1,0.0,False,182539dd198ab6d8a8e10034191f346a,"I'm at 3.5 stars, a very different reaction to this book than most other reviewers. There are some very strong points to the book, but also some weaknesses. On the strong side, the writing is superior and the post-apocalyptic world that Cole creates is imaginative and she builds it well. The book is reminiscent of Swan Song by Robert McCammon, which I highly enjoyed (these strong points maybe led me to set the bar a little higher than I might for other books). On the weak side, having built this great world, she doesn't do enough with it. This is a very slow book in places. We have slavers, ""bagmen"", cannibals, militia, and others, but they make only a few brief appearances - the book is two-thirds gone before we finally have a first hand encounter with a bagman that we been hearing about for 200 pages. So, in short, the book is long on dialogue and introspection, but a tad short on action, which may appeal to many, but may be less engaging to others. Also, the story centers on Evie and Jackson, but they spend the entire book arguing and fighting to the point where you just want them to shut up already. They have a painful, dysfunctional relationship and it got very tiresome for me by the end. Finally, the ending is . . . well, let's just say it's curious--I'm going to hold off on saying it disappoints until I see book 2. Speaking of which, this is only book 1 and there is certainly a lot of room for book 2 to improve on things. And while I do plan on giving book 2 a read, this trilogy is on a short leash with me. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the strong side,"(162, 177)",1,0.7333333333333333,True -1442352965,books,imaginative,world,paced,plot,064f7343756c6c5838f18ed9d99d1078,f4be5cfdae3eaf60b3160e147ee00584,How is the plot?,1,0.0,False,182539dd198ab6d8a8e10034191f346a,"I'm at 3.5 stars, a very different reaction to this book than most other reviewers. There are some very strong points to the book, but also some weaknesses. On the strong side, the writing is superior and the post-apocalyptic world that Cole creates is imaginative and she builds it well. The book is reminiscent of Swan Song by Robert McCammon, which I highly enjoyed (these strong points maybe led me to set the bar a little higher than I might for other books). On the weak side, having built this great world, she doesn't do enough with it. This is a very slow book in places. We have slavers, ""bagmen"", cannibals, militia, and others, but they make only a few brief appearances - the book is two-thirds gone before we finally have a first hand encounter with a bagman that we been hearing about for 200 pages. So, in short, the book is long on dialogue and introspection, but a tad short on action, which may appeal to many, but may be less engaging to others. Also, the story centers on Evie and Jackson, but they spend the entire book arguing and fighting to the point where you just want them to shut up already. They have a painful, dysfunctional relationship and it got very tiresome for me by the end. Finally, the ending is . . . well, let's just say it's curious--I'm going to hold off on saying it disappoints until I see book 2. Speaking of which, this is only book 1 and there is certainly a lot of room for book 2 to improve on things. And while I do plan on giving book 2 a read, this trilogy is on a short leash with me. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1553, 1567)",1,0.0,False -0761463275,books,interesting,relationship,real,feel,f41ca7776fe5db847ea91262356ee95e,7ed7e7049db15c9c39767e5c6f2011c3,How is the feel?,1,0.0,False,dec54d95ed20e12a2ead0a97969da75c,Loved the story and the characters. It was a look hard to put it down. I kept craving to see what would happen. Penryn's relationship with Raffe is so interesting. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(166, 180)",1,0.0,False -0761463275,books,interesting,relationship,real,feel,f41ca7776fe5db847ea91262356ee95e,7ed7e7049db15c9c39767e5c6f2011c3,How is the feel?,5,0.0,False,dec54d95ed20e12a2ead0a97969da75c,Loved the story and the characters. It was a look hard to put it down. I kept craving to see what would happen. Penryn's relationship with Raffe is so interesting. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(166, 180)",5,0.0,False -0385660065,books,able to make,author,real,plot,132621e32d1032fc2f5cedf812bd7576,3338ec9b7eaa328032c3ad512fbbffcf,How is the plot?,5,0.0,False,e87e144035394c4dfaec312e7a763eec,"This book was just that...sensational. Hosseini's story is told through the eyes of Amir, the son of a wealthy and prominent man in Afghanistan. Amir's best friend Hassan, is also his father's servant's son. The lines between friendship and duty are sometimes blurred for Amir and later it is an act of betrayal that eventually consumes Amir and causes him so much pain in his life. We witness his fears, insecurities and guilt and the internal struggle to do what is right.It is truly a story of betrayal and redemption with family loyalties at stake, hidden family secrets and childhood friendship borne of innocence and doomed by one single act.The storyline of this book will stay with you, haunt you. It opened my heart and my mind. The depth of sadness and humanity is felt within the first few pages.The author is able to make us feel what living in Afghanistan was like before the Soviets took over and before the Taliban began its reign of terror. I learned about the people and their customs along with their struggles, their pride as a people and their overwhelming heartbreaks.This is a book not to be missed, a story that begs to be heard. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1153, 1167)",5,0.0,False -0385660065,books,able to make,author,real,plot,132621e32d1032fc2f5cedf812bd7576,3338ec9b7eaa328032c3ad512fbbffcf,How is the plot?,1,0.0,False,e87e144035394c4dfaec312e7a763eec,"This book was just that...sensational. Hosseini's story is told through the eyes of Amir, the son of a wealthy and prominent man in Afghanistan. Amir's best friend Hassan, is also his father's servant's son. The lines between friendship and duty are sometimes blurred for Amir and later it is an act of betrayal that eventually consumes Amir and causes him so much pain in his life. We witness his fears, insecurities and guilt and the internal struggle to do what is right.It is truly a story of betrayal and redemption with family loyalties at stake, hidden family secrets and childhood friendship borne of innocence and doomed by one single act.The storyline of this book will stay with you, haunt you. It opened my heart and my mind. The depth of sadness and humanity is felt within the first few pages.The author is able to make us feel what living in Afghanistan was like before the Soviets took over and before the Taliban began its reign of terror. I learned about the people and their customs along with their struggles, their pride as a people and their overwhelming heartbreaks.This is a book not to be missed, a story that begs to be heard. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1153, 1167)",1,0.0,False -0671003755,books,good,people,capable,man,f3e0b125f15072078b09ea22b75c6719,4eb54f9fafb5913ca7c222fb22b89ebf,How is it the man?,1,0.0,False,56d02198cf9f8e7c6652b15f7a7149c6,"What's more is that I didn't even know this was an Oprah's Book Club pick until after I finished it and looked for reviews on Ammy. That said, I am impressed with Wally Lamb's writing, because he genuinely fooled me into thinking he was a female writer. It also helped that I got the audio book featuring the performing talent of the impressive Linda Stephens.Delores Price is a sad person whose life story begins in 1956 when her family gets a TV set as a gift to her family through the courtesy of her philandering father's mistress. Delores recounts the destruction of herself and her family from that first day when she is merely 4 years old, a dismal tale of a child who goes largely ignored after her mother has a miscarriage, effectively ignoring her little girl, and her father begins to become more verbally and physically abusive. Her father eventually leaves Delores and her mother until her mother has a mental breakdown and our poor little heroine is sent off to live with her grandmother, a racist, Bible-belting harpie who makes her success with other neighborhood children virtually impossible. Eventually, Delores's mother comes back home from the hospital, gets a new job, and starts dating lots of guys--including sleeping with the married boarder upstairs who ends up raping a 13 year-old Dolores. From there on things get worse. Dolores gets fat, her mother fights with her constantly until she is killed by a drunk driver, and then Delores goes off to college, suffering one embarrassing situation after another until a family friend pays for a seven year stay in a mental institution. Through unfinished therapy and a bad marriage, this girl goes through everything you can imagine, and then some. This book is fast paced and throws in every situation imaginable until it plays out like a controversial and tacky miniseries. That's not necessarily a bad thing, however. Along the way, Lamb puts in some great laugh-out-loud dialog along with some truly disturbing and tear-jerking moments.If you love very highly charged stories with lots of tragedy and trash, you will love this book. There are some very touching people in this story, and Lamb shows that people are neither good nor bad--we all have moments of weakness as much as our better traits--and nobody is infallible. If this book seems too trashy and rediculous to swallow, I would recommend somebody more on the level of Meg Hutchinson. Personally, I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't get it for keeps. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2495, 2509)",1,0.0,False -0671003755,books,good,people,capable,man,f3e0b125f15072078b09ea22b75c6719,4eb54f9fafb5913ca7c222fb22b89ebf,How is it the man?,3,0.0,False,56d02198cf9f8e7c6652b15f7a7149c6,"What's more is that I didn't even know this was an Oprah's Book Club pick until after I finished it and looked for reviews on Ammy. That said, I am impressed with Wally Lamb's writing, because he genuinely fooled me into thinking he was a female writer. It also helped that I got the audio book featuring the performing talent of the impressive Linda Stephens.Delores Price is a sad person whose life story begins in 1956 when her family gets a TV set as a gift to her family through the courtesy of her philandering father's mistress. Delores recounts the destruction of herself and her family from that first day when she is merely 4 years old, a dismal tale of a child who goes largely ignored after her mother has a miscarriage, effectively ignoring her little girl, and her father begins to become more verbally and physically abusive. Her father eventually leaves Delores and her mother until her mother has a mental breakdown and our poor little heroine is sent off to live with her grandmother, a racist, Bible-belting harpie who makes her success with other neighborhood children virtually impossible. Eventually, Delores's mother comes back home from the hospital, gets a new job, and starts dating lots of guys--including sleeping with the married boarder upstairs who ends up raping a 13 year-old Dolores. From there on things get worse. Dolores gets fat, her mother fights with her constantly until she is killed by a drunk driver, and then Delores goes off to college, suffering one embarrassing situation after another until a family friend pays for a seven year stay in a mental institution. Through unfinished therapy and a bad marriage, this girl goes through everything you can imagine, and then some. This book is fast paced and throws in every situation imaginable until it plays out like a controversial and tacky miniseries. That's not necessarily a bad thing, however. Along the way, Lamb puts in some great laugh-out-loud dialog along with some truly disturbing and tear-jerking moments.If you love very highly charged stories with lots of tragedy and trash, you will love this book. There are some very touching people in this story, and Lamb shows that people are neither good nor bad--we all have moments of weakness as much as our better traits--and nobody is infallible. If this book seems too trashy and rediculous to swallow, I would recommend somebody more on the level of Meg Hutchinson. Personally, I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't get it for keeps. ANSWERNOTFOUND",It also helped that I got the audio,"(256, 291)",3,0.0,False -0439023513,books,not easy,life,special,bond,38f8fc748902352f58366a4d7cd84bad,bbbceb833409e16c2809607b55902265,How was the bond?,1,0.0,False,124c6d57016750fceb5b611ea8aa9e45,"Hum...this is a tough one. Whatever I had expected from this third and final book in the trilogy, it definitely wasn't this...At the end of ""Catching Fire"", Katniss and 2 of the other contestants have been broken out of the arena by the rebels. When Katniss finally wakes up from a drug induced stupor, it was to find that Peeta has been captured by the Capitol, and that District 12 has been turned into a pile of smoldering ash by President Snow's fire bombs. Katniss, her childhood friend Gale, and her mother and sister all end up living in District 13, a district that serves as the base of the rebels and a district whose existence President Snow has taken great pains to conceal. Life in District 13 is not easy, as your every movement is planned out through a rigidly set schedule and every scrap of food you eat is rationed. To top it all off, the rebel leaders are determined to make Katniss the symbol of their cause without giving her any real power, while far away in the Capitol Peeta is being tortured for his associations with her. What is Katniss to do, and does she have what it takes to become The Mockingjay, the symbol of rebellion that the rebel leaders want her to be?If you start this third book in the trilogy expecting more of the same, you are in for a big surprise. Gone are the hunger games, and gone are the moments of triumph that brought some much-needed lightness to its two predecessors. Instead, this book is grim and bleak - each word, each passage mired in such hopelessness that you just know it's not going to get better..that it can't get any better without the author compromising the integrity of the book. With President Snow torturing Peeta in the Capitol in an attempt to break her, Katniss has become a brittle husk of her former self - jumping at shadows, going through her days in drug-induced stupor as she tries to forget what has happened to Peeta, to her friends back at District 12. As a matter of fact, despite her best efforts, throughout most of the book she is merely a pawn in the hands of the rebels as they wrest for control of the districts, just like she was President Snow's pawn in the hunger games. She did come up for air a couple of times during the book, as rage at what the Capitol is doing to Peeta and the determination not to let President Snow win give her some needed incentive to stand up and help the rebels succeed, but those moments of brilliance are often short lived. Often, just when it looks like she's about to triumph and rise above herself, something tragic would occur to turn her back into this hollow shell for whom even going through the motion of living is a chore. And then there's Peeta, a formerly loving and gentle character rendered unrecognizable by his torture at the hands of President Snow. We do get to see a lot of Gale in this book, but what we get to see if often not flattering, as Gale's hatred of the Capitol often paints him as a guy who would be willing to do anything to crush the Capitol regardless of the loss of human lives.Intellectually, I can understand why the author chose to go down this route, and that maybe, she had to go down this route. After all, it was clear even from the beginning that this trilogy is more than just an adventure story, that it is about the lasting effects of war and the myriad of questions they raise. Another side of me, however, still cannot help but wish for a happier ending for the characters that we have come to care about. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3492, 3506)",1,0.0,False -0439023513,books,not easy,life,special,bond,38f8fc748902352f58366a4d7cd84bad,bbbceb833409e16c2809607b55902265,How was the bond?,2,0.0,False,124c6d57016750fceb5b611ea8aa9e45,"Hum...this is a tough one. Whatever I had expected from this third and final book in the trilogy, it definitely wasn't this...At the end of ""Catching Fire"", Katniss and 2 of the other contestants have been broken out of the arena by the rebels. When Katniss finally wakes up from a drug induced stupor, it was to find that Peeta has been captured by the Capitol, and that District 12 has been turned into a pile of smoldering ash by President Snow's fire bombs. Katniss, her childhood friend Gale, and her mother and sister all end up living in District 13, a district that serves as the base of the rebels and a district whose existence President Snow has taken great pains to conceal. Life in District 13 is not easy, as your every movement is planned out through a rigidly set schedule and every scrap of food you eat is rationed. To top it all off, the rebel leaders are determined to make Katniss the symbol of their cause without giving her any real power, while far away in the Capitol Peeta is being tortured for his associations with her. What is Katniss to do, and does she have what it takes to become The Mockingjay, the symbol of rebellion that the rebel leaders want her to be?If you start this third book in the trilogy expecting more of the same, you are in for a big surprise. Gone are the hunger games, and gone are the moments of triumph that brought some much-needed lightness to its two predecessors. Instead, this book is grim and bleak - each word, each passage mired in such hopelessness that you just know it's not going to get better..that it can't get any better without the author compromising the integrity of the book. With President Snow torturing Peeta in the Capitol in an attempt to break her, Katniss has become a brittle husk of her former self - jumping at shadows, going through her days in drug-induced stupor as she tries to forget what has happened to Peeta, to her friends back at District 12. As a matter of fact, despite her best efforts, throughout most of the book she is merely a pawn in the hands of the rebels as they wrest for control of the districts, just like she was President Snow's pawn in the hunger games. She did come up for air a couple of times during the book, as rage at what the Capitol is doing to Peeta and the determination not to let President Snow win give her some needed incentive to stand up and help the rebels succeed, but those moments of brilliance are often short lived. Often, just when it looks like she's about to triumph and rise above herself, something tragic would occur to turn her back into this hollow shell for whom even going through the motion of living is a chore. And then there's Peeta, a formerly loving and gentle character rendered unrecognizable by his torture at the hands of President Snow. We do get to see a lot of Gale in this book, but what we get to see if often not flattering, as Gale's hatred of the Capitol often paints him as a guy who would be willing to do anything to crush the Capitol regardless of the loss of human lives.Intellectually, I can understand why the author chose to go down this route, and that maybe, she had to go down this route. After all, it was clear even from the beginning that this trilogy is more than just an adventure story, that it is about the lasting effects of war and the myriad of questions they raise. Another side of me, however, still cannot help but wish for a happier ending for the characters that we have come to care about. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3492, 3506)",2,0.0,False -0061985848,books,paced,plot,fantastic,plot,cd67e47117d437f003465a2b7e267ea0,8b4f9328a6526c04744e105dab92da31,How is the plot?,1,0.0,False,90a8fdc561f58fd1270db52886f9160d,"Don't let the cover fool you: Paranormalcy is not another dark, melodramatic paranormal novel. Unfortunately, the cover doesn't even hint at the humor, fun, and originality inside.I was charmed by this book by page two-- including a taser in the opening chapter of any book will automatically make me fall in love. And the taser on page two wasn't even the best part! Even when Evie wasn't zapping paranormals, I was completely entertained. Her relationship with Potential Boy, Lend, was adorable and so innocent that it was refreshing to read-- I'm getting a bit tired of ""epic"" romances. The paranormal aspect of the book is also refreshing, as it is totally original-- I mean, have you ever read about a paranormal containment agency? Didn't think so. Two other fabulous things about this book: Evie and the funtimes plot. Evie is so cute, so fierce, and so funny-- three things that I hardly ever find in female YA protagonists. The plot is fast-paced and full of plenty of twists, which made it a blast to read.The only thing I didn't really like about Paranormalcy is that I still have so many questions! Most of the things I want more of are spoiler-y, but I must mention that many aspects were not as developed as I would have liked. Maybe it's because the plot jumped around a bit and some people were absent for long periods of time, but there were a few things and people I wanted much more from.I bleeping adore this book. It was such a refreshing read for me-- I love fun, and this book delivered plenty of it. If you like your reads a bit more epic and intense and deep, you might not like this one as much, but if you're like me and need something purely fun and original every once and a while, I bet you'll at least like it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1742, 1756)",2,0.0,False -0061985848,books,paced,plot,fantastic,plot,cd67e47117d437f003465a2b7e267ea0,8b4f9328a6526c04744e105dab92da31,How is the plot?,2,0.0,False,90a8fdc561f58fd1270db52886f9160d,"Don't let the cover fool you: Paranormalcy is not another dark, melodramatic paranormal novel. Unfortunately, the cover doesn't even hint at the humor, fun, and originality inside.I was charmed by this book by page two-- including a taser in the opening chapter of any book will automatically make me fall in love. And the taser on page two wasn't even the best part! Even when Evie wasn't zapping paranormals, I was completely entertained. Her relationship with Potential Boy, Lend, was adorable and so innocent that it was refreshing to read-- I'm getting a bit tired of ""epic"" romances. The paranormal aspect of the book is also refreshing, as it is totally original-- I mean, have you ever read about a paranormal containment agency? Didn't think so. Two other fabulous things about this book: Evie and the funtimes plot. Evie is so cute, so fierce, and so funny-- three things that I hardly ever find in female YA protagonists. The plot is fast-paced and full of plenty of twists, which made it a blast to read.The only thing I didn't really like about Paranormalcy is that I still have so many questions! Most of the things I want more of are spoiler-y, but I must mention that many aspects were not as developed as I would have liked. Maybe it's because the plot jumped around a bit and some people were absent for long periods of time, but there were a few things and people I wanted much more from.I bleeping adore this book. It was such a refreshing read for me-- I love fun, and this book delivered plenty of it. If you like your reads a bit more epic and intense and deep, you might not like this one as much, but if you're like me and need something purely fun and original every once and a while, I bet you'll at least like it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The plot is fast,"(933, 949)",2,0.6,True -030758836X,books,good,author,smart,woman,c5886fcea81a9d0cc8e5b119b0cd1f8e,833b2191602e3329700f17558a885375,How is the woman?,2,0.0,False,63570765ec33f17e041b740aae8b855d,"Definitely a good read! It's not what I expected red but it was worth the $7 dollars paid on kindle. The ending was.... not what I expected.....it was twisted but not horrible. The author was very good at keeping interest. A little too detailed at times, but still a recommended read. Enjoy! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(292, 306)",2,0.0,False -030758836X,books,good,author,smart,woman,c5886fcea81a9d0cc8e5b119b0cd1f8e,833b2191602e3329700f17558a885375,How is the woman?,1,0.0,False,63570765ec33f17e041b740aae8b855d,"Definitely a good read! It's not what I expected red but it was worth the $7 dollars paid on kindle. The ending was.... not what I expected.....it was twisted but not horrible. The author was very good at keeping interest. A little too detailed at times, but still a recommended read. Enjoy! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(292, 306)",1,0.0,False -0307277674,books,excellent,plot,suspenseful,plot,6be1a543ecf0d37324af1d4d5943799c,f36d73ec679e4cee92c4bb6d92f7902c,How is the plot?,2,0.0,False,e48cf5f76d6ed89bffccd90f8ca5aaf6,"My opinions on this book are based solely on the book's writing style and plot. I don't know the accuracy of the claims in the book and I find them irrelevant in that I consider this book a work of fiction meant solely to entertain. The author only mentions that the societies mentioned in the book (the Priory of Scion and Opus Dei) are real societies.The Da Vinci Code is a thrilling roller-coaster ride of events that surprise the reader at every corner. Brown often ends his chapters on a suspenseful note which leaves the reader anxious to read on. He starts off the novel with the murder of Jacques Sauniere, a prominent man working at the Louvre. The plot continues as Sauniere leaves a message for his granddaughter Sophie Neveu and Harvard professor Robert Langdon at the scene of his death. Neveu and Langdon are sent on a sort of treasure hunt (where symbols and clues are everywhere they turn) to learn why Sauniere and others have been killed and to find the Holy Grail.I find that the plot is excellent in terms of its riveting sequence of events. I found myself involved, trying to figure out the clues along with the characters. Some of the things Neveu and Langdon find are very controversial. But, they don't shatter any beliefs I had before. If anything, the claims about the church and about Jesus make me want to investigate the issues for myself.For readers who can get past the controversial nature of the book, this is a suspenseful page-turner that keeps you hanging every step of the way. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1515, 1529)",2,0.0,False -0307277674,books,excellent,plot,suspenseful,plot,6be1a543ecf0d37324af1d4d5943799c,f36d73ec679e4cee92c4bb6d92f7902c,How is the plot?,5,0.0,False,e48cf5f76d6ed89bffccd90f8ca5aaf6,"My opinions on this book are based solely on the book's writing style and plot. I don't know the accuracy of the claims in the book and I find them irrelevant in that I consider this book a work of fiction meant solely to entertain. The author only mentions that the societies mentioned in the book (the Priory of Scion and Opus Dei) are real societies.The Da Vinci Code is a thrilling roller-coaster ride of events that surprise the reader at every corner. Brown often ends his chapters on a suspenseful note which leaves the reader anxious to read on. He starts off the novel with the murder of Jacques Sauniere, a prominent man working at the Louvre. The plot continues as Sauniere leaves a message for his granddaughter Sophie Neveu and Harvard professor Robert Langdon at the scene of his death. Neveu and Langdon are sent on a sort of treasure hunt (where symbols and clues are everywhere they turn) to learn why Sauniere and others have been killed and to find the Holy Grail.I find that the plot is excellent in terms of its riveting sequence of events. I found myself involved, trying to figure out the clues along with the characters. Some of the things Neveu and Langdon find are very controversial. But, they don't shatter any beliefs I had before. If anything, the claims about the church and about Jesus make me want to investigate the issues for myself.For readers who can get past the controversial nature of the book, this is a suspenseful page-turner that keeps you hanging every step of the way. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the plot is excellent in terms of its riveting sequence of events,"(995, 1060)",5,1.0,True -0307913090,books,complicated,plot,confuse,plot,c6e88d3e920fe9732177e618ba79fe25,4137a29150d091910861958bf2464837,How is plot?,2,0.0,False,89bb8029162b3da6d44999248d005dfa,"A GAME OF THRONES has become one of the few exceptions in the fantasy genre that rises into the pop-culture canon. A GAME OF THRONES, the first book in the A Song of Ice and Fire Series, has achieved this rare status for very good reasons; it's extremely well written, it's engaging, and there's something here for everyone to like: political intrigue, strategic warfare, fully-realized characters, sex and violence, and intricate setting history.George R. R. Martin has created a believable and very detailed world with its own long history. Every character has a history, a family, a life outside of the narrative. Family histories are large but collected at the back of the book in an appendix for convenience (and it doesn't contain spoilers). The depth of these characters are necessary: the author switches point of view frequently between a set of characters in this novel. This technique proves to be highly effective: readers are constantly kept on their toes by the shifting points of view, and more of the setting/characters can be covered by having the narrative told from good guys, bad guys, and in-between-guys. Unlike in other series, it never feels as if the reader is fighting against the narrative; story and setting elements are told at a good pace without ever feeling daunting or esoteric.The only issue this book has is its status as the introduction to the series. A GAME OF THRONES is very long, and it takes a while for it to pick up. Those readers that are accustomed to the genre will probably not have an issue with this, but it seems that some casual readers are not patience enough to wait for the story to fully develop. For that reason, it's hard to say whether or not a reader will really enjoy A GAME OF THRONES until about three-quarters into the novel.There are consistent complaints about this series from other readers: there is sex, there is violence, the ""bad guys"" sometimes win, the ""good guys"" sometimes lose, and the plotting can become complicated. This novel can be considered to have an R-rating. The sex and violence never feels overly gratuitous (unlike in its counterpart HBO series). The characters are shaded with different aspects of good and evil, so it is hard to say that characters are wholly good or wholly evil. The book never feels oppressive in its characterization of ""good"" vs ""evil."" The plotting can become complicated, but it never feels convoluted. Each plot thread as a clear and precise line.I loved the hell out of this book. Readers who enjoy this installment who love later books CLASH OF KINGS and onward. I would recommend this novel to fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series or Stephen King's The Dark Tower series.DISCLAIMER: This novel was read in the paperback edition. Kindle users beware, the electronic edition has its own set of mistakes, errors, and bugs. If you are interested in this book, opt with the analog version over the digital (even if digital is more convenient). ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2990, 3004)",2,0.0,False -0307913090,books,complicated,plot,confuse,plot,c6e88d3e920fe9732177e618ba79fe25,4137a29150d091910861958bf2464837,How is plot?,2,0.0,False,89bb8029162b3da6d44999248d005dfa,"A GAME OF THRONES has become one of the few exceptions in the fantasy genre that rises into the pop-culture canon. A GAME OF THRONES, the first book in the A Song of Ice and Fire Series, has achieved this rare status for very good reasons; it's extremely well written, it's engaging, and there's something here for everyone to like: political intrigue, strategic warfare, fully-realized characters, sex and violence, and intricate setting history.George R. R. Martin has created a believable and very detailed world with its own long history. Every character has a history, a family, a life outside of the narrative. Family histories are large but collected at the back of the book in an appendix for convenience (and it doesn't contain spoilers). The depth of these characters are necessary: the author switches point of view frequently between a set of characters in this novel. This technique proves to be highly effective: readers are constantly kept on their toes by the shifting points of view, and more of the setting/characters can be covered by having the narrative told from good guys, bad guys, and in-between-guys. Unlike in other series, it never feels as if the reader is fighting against the narrative; story and setting elements are told at a good pace without ever feeling daunting or esoteric.The only issue this book has is its status as the introduction to the series. A GAME OF THRONES is very long, and it takes a while for it to pick up. Those readers that are accustomed to the genre will probably not have an issue with this, but it seems that some casual readers are not patience enough to wait for the story to fully develop. For that reason, it's hard to say whether or not a reader will really enjoy A GAME OF THRONES until about three-quarters into the novel.There are consistent complaints about this series from other readers: there is sex, there is violence, the ""bad guys"" sometimes win, the ""good guys"" sometimes lose, and the plotting can become complicated. This novel can be considered to have an R-rating. The sex and violence never feels overly gratuitous (unlike in its counterpart HBO series). The characters are shaded with different aspects of good and evil, so it is hard to say that characters are wholly good or wholly evil. The book never feels oppressive in its characterization of ""good"" vs ""evil."" The plotting can become complicated, but it never feels convoluted. Each plot thread as a clear and precise line.I loved the hell out of this book. Readers who enjoy this installment who love later books CLASH OF KINGS and onward. I would recommend this novel to fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series or Stephen King's The Dark Tower series.DISCLAIMER: This novel was read in the paperback edition. Kindle users beware, the electronic edition has its own set of mistakes, errors, and bugs. If you are interested in this book, opt with the analog version over the digital (even if digital is more convenient). ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2990, 3004)",2,0.0,False -1611735270,books,fascinating,information,fascinating,subject,c9a07f5e13d1c07269ff5e69f477d2e2,67b9c0a3ee649c88631715a08f8fba4b,How was the subject there?,1,0.3333333333333333,False,e2d3510b7309450ede21b0e12bb99188,"I found the star choices of "I like it" (4 stars), and "I love it" (5 stars) inadequate to describe my feelings toward this book. I was fascinated by the premise, but there was no star choice for that. So I am giving it four stars, and this explanatory review.This book has no business trying to be whatever it is the author turned it into. In my opinion, it is a thesis disguised as a novel. I would have found it much more interesting if it had been written as scholarly paper rather than trying to weave it into a story. The meat of the book, the message, was interesting enough all by itself without having to have been dressed up inside a "story." The mechanics of the story telling are appalling, with the interview, question-and-answer format extremely trying on the patience. And invariably, every time one character asked a question, the other repeated the same information in the answer. The actual narrative was enough to drive the reader crazy! But the information in the book is truly fascinating and worth putting up with the clumsy format to dig it out.I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the underlying subject, as long as you feel up to plowing through the extraneous and repetitive text to dig out the informational gems buried deep inside. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1308, 1322)",1,0.0,False -1611735270,books,fascinating,information,fascinating,subject,c9a07f5e13d1c07269ff5e69f477d2e2,67b9c0a3ee649c88631715a08f8fba4b,How was the subject there?,1,0.3333333333333333,False,e2d3510b7309450ede21b0e12bb99188,"I found the star choices of "I like it" (4 stars), and "I love it" (5 stars) inadequate to describe my feelings toward this book. I was fascinated by the premise, but there was no star choice for that. So I am giving it four stars, and this explanatory review.This book has no business trying to be whatever it is the author turned it into. In my opinion, it is a thesis disguised as a novel. I would have found it much more interesting if it had been written as scholarly paper rather than trying to weave it into a story. The meat of the book, the message, was interesting enough all by itself without having to have been dressed up inside a "story." The mechanics of the story telling are appalling, with the interview, question-and-answer format extremely trying on the patience. And invariably, every time one character asked a question, the other repeated the same information in the answer. The actual narrative was enough to drive the reader crazy! But the information in the book is truly fascinating and worth putting up with the clumsy format to dig it out.I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the underlying subject, as long as you feel up to plowing through the extraneous and repetitive text to dig out the informational gems buried deep inside. ANSWERNOTFOUND",information in the book is truly fascinating,"(991, 1035)",1,0.8500000000000001,True -0062024027,books,distinct,personality,paced,plot,6bccbbe31e6a868b6dbdd89b1e80903e,0f520593f9f3e8ef901f083c71e89536,How is the plot?,1,0.0,False,b1f4f8c1dd2f52060bfe43d7a9c44b34,"Divergent is most definitely one of my favourite books. I don't think I can sing enough praise for it because it is just pure brilliance. From start to finish, the characters are solid and the plot is perfectly planned and paced. There is never a dull moment which lets the novel fall into the ""must read in one sitting"" category. Say...you've seen 32945 positive reviews? Rest assured, you'll be feeling the same. The concept of a society separated into coveted virtues is so alluring and intriguing. Living your life in a certain way because you had to? Not telling lies, not allowing yourself to look in the mirror, not fearing death? What. A. Way. To. Live.The novel begins in Tris' faction, Abnegation, as she prepares for a test which will help her decide her fate. We easily see that she is not able to live her life completely, having to always put others before herself and sparing herself of luxuries. Factions were created to eliminate undesirable qualities but on the contrary, it simply forces people to go too much the other way. Blunt, self-denying, reckless, ignorant and superior - doesn't sound as good, does it? At her chosen faction, Tris is thrown into many exciting situations, ones you'll be begging for more of. Divergent is fast-paced and entirely gripping. The action sequences are written wonderfully and you'll constantly feel a thrill shooting up your spine as you anxiously await more.Tris is an amazing heroine. Though skinny and weak at first, she becomes resilient and takes things day by day, being mentally strong and taking us on a long emotional journey. I think the character development in this novel was excellent. As Tris fights for what she wants, she matures and becomes a very different person, or rather, discovers who she really was to begin with. The secondary characters are also very enjoyable to get to know as they each have a distinct personality. All of the characters evoked many strong emotions from me, good and bad, going to show how great of an author Roth is.There's an amazingly good romantic subplot in the novel and that in itself was a mystery! We meet a few male characters early on and for every single one I asked the question, ""Is this her love interest?"". Unlike many novels where it's obvious who the main character will end up liking, this one comes as a surprise and is not obvious from the very beginning, which I loved! Her love interest turns out to be someone who is complex, intelligent, strong and hot. Where can I get myself one of those?I felt that this book was similar to The Hunger Games in that it's an action-packed adventure. This book also deals with sacrifices and the idea of doing things you normally wouldn't in order to survive and gain. In saying that, the similarities end there. Divergent is a unique book that will keep you on your toes. Unexpected things happen that will make your jaw drop and heart fracture. You'll be left wide-eyed after the twists. This highly-anticipated novel most definitely lives up to all of the hype and more! Fantastic characterisation and an always exciting plot. What more could you ask for? ANSWERNOTFOUND",exciting plot,"(3075, 3088)",1,0.8,True -0062024027,books,distinct,personality,paced,plot,6bccbbe31e6a868b6dbdd89b1e80903e,0f520593f9f3e8ef901f083c71e89536,How is the plot?,1,0.0,False,b1f4f8c1dd2f52060bfe43d7a9c44b34,"Divergent is most definitely one of my favourite books. I don't think I can sing enough praise for it because it is just pure brilliance. From start to finish, the characters are solid and the plot is perfectly planned and paced. There is never a dull moment which lets the novel fall into the ""must read in one sitting"" category. Say...you've seen 32945 positive reviews? Rest assured, you'll be feeling the same. The concept of a society separated into coveted virtues is so alluring and intriguing. Living your life in a certain way because you had to? Not telling lies, not allowing yourself to look in the mirror, not fearing death? What. A. Way. To. Live.The novel begins in Tris' faction, Abnegation, as she prepares for a test which will help her decide her fate. We easily see that she is not able to live her life completely, having to always put others before herself and sparing herself of luxuries. Factions were created to eliminate undesirable qualities but on the contrary, it simply forces people to go too much the other way. Blunt, self-denying, reckless, ignorant and superior - doesn't sound as good, does it? At her chosen faction, Tris is thrown into many exciting situations, ones you'll be begging for more of. Divergent is fast-paced and entirely gripping. The action sequences are written wonderfully and you'll constantly feel a thrill shooting up your spine as you anxiously await more.Tris is an amazing heroine. Though skinny and weak at first, she becomes resilient and takes things day by day, being mentally strong and taking us on a long emotional journey. I think the character development in this novel was excellent. As Tris fights for what she wants, she matures and becomes a very different person, or rather, discovers who she really was to begin with. The secondary characters are also very enjoyable to get to know as they each have a distinct personality. All of the characters evoked many strong emotions from me, good and bad, going to show how great of an author Roth is.There's an amazingly good romantic subplot in the novel and that in itself was a mystery! We meet a few male characters early on and for every single one I asked the question, ""Is this her love interest?"". Unlike many novels where it's obvious who the main character will end up liking, this one comes as a surprise and is not obvious from the very beginning, which I loved! Her love interest turns out to be someone who is complex, intelligent, strong and hot. Where can I get myself one of those?I felt that this book was similar to The Hunger Games in that it's an action-packed adventure. This book also deals with sacrifices and the idea of doing things you normally wouldn't in order to survive and gain. In saying that, the similarities end there. Divergent is a unique book that will keep you on your toes. Unexpected things happen that will make your jaw drop and heart fracture. You'll be left wide-eyed after the twists. This highly-anticipated novel most definitely lives up to all of the hype and more! Fantastic characterisation and an always exciting plot. What more could you ask for? ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3119, 3133)",1,0.0,False -147674355X,books,great,writing style,great,way,0d27e07b1f6ab2c3188b90aa5aaf8f66,3b3052eee46efd076d141c47b112f9e2,How is the way?,1,0.0,False,1c270634d7727c4ff4dfbb8df85242b8,"This book really got to me. What a great story line, I was totally surprised where it headed. I will definitely keep my eye out for this author. Her writing style and perspective was great. ANSWERNOTFOUND",perspective was great,"(167, 188)",1,0.75,True -147674355X,books,great,writing style,great,way,0d27e07b1f6ab2c3188b90aa5aaf8f66,3b3052eee46efd076d141c47b112f9e2,How is the way?,1,0.0,False,1c270634d7727c4ff4dfbb8df85242b8,"This book really got to me. What a great story line, I was totally surprised where it headed. I will definitely keep my eye out for this author. Her writing style and perspective was great. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(190, 204)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,undeveloped,character,little,respect,4d4cb7085de87383d09de5159877941c,783c53f1162f4e6ae12fdd104840a083,How is respect?,1,0.0,False,667eb5fe8ee4d20551a6b8d794ab19e5,"I read this as it is on my students booklist. I always enjoy the themes involved in this book. It's clearly teen-fiction in the way it's written. The plot moves along at lightening speed which is the both the success and perhaps the loss in the story. You can't help but being engaged in the story as Katniss is catapulted into the hunger games arena; being swept along with her are a number of other characters who have varying degrees of involvement.This is my only problem really, in that the other characters feel quite undeveloped - i don't feel I know, or care about them very much. Having said this, I'm aware it is book one of a trilogy and expect the other characters to be developed for good and bad in the other two books, so I take this book as a great set-up for the trilogy and involving some really interesting themes both ancient and modern. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(858, 872)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,undeveloped,character,little,respect,4d4cb7085de87383d09de5159877941c,783c53f1162f4e6ae12fdd104840a083,How is respect?,3,0.0,False,667eb5fe8ee4d20551a6b8d794ab19e5,"I read this as it is on my students booklist. I always enjoy the themes involved in this book. It's clearly teen-fiction in the way it's written. The plot moves along at lightening speed which is the both the success and perhaps the loss in the story. You can't help but being engaged in the story as Katniss is catapulted into the hunger games arena; being swept along with her are a number of other characters who have varying degrees of involvement.This is my only problem really, in that the other characters feel quite undeveloped - i don't feel I know, or care about them very much. Having said this, I'm aware it is book one of a trilogy and expect the other characters to be developed for good and bad in the other two books, so I take this book as a great set-up for the trilogy and involving some really interesting themes both ancient and modern. ANSWERNOTFOUND",This is my only problem really,"(452, 482)",3,0.6,True -014241980X,books,pretty,cover,stunning,cover,3745e7d2d66f086151e2d62be9504b52,c153d7393c1e489ed79b08c0543a1e7a,How was the cover?,1,0.0,False,f3323e2659d62b37634adac6c24d22f0,"Calla is a werewolf or well she prefers Guardian. She saves someone by feeding him some of her blood (surprise! werewolf blood has healing properties). This is the first event in a series seemingly designed to bring Calla's carefully organized life down in shambles. She's supposed to marry Ren, but now there is a Shay. What you expect happens.The consensus seems to be that it's full of awesome, but quite honestly I thought it was awful. It gets a star because the cover is so pretty.Where do I start? The exchanges between Calla and Shay are so incredibly contrived. ""Hi! I just met you and telling you things is going to get me killed but let me pour out EVERYTHING about what I am and how my society functions anyway."" This happens at least twice which really detracts from the rest of the story in general. The author really should have found a better way to give the reader that information without resorting to such unnatural dialogue.Calla as a whole comes across as ambivalent. She doesn't have much of an opinion on what is going on besides that both Ren and Shay are incredibly attractive and fill her with longing (well, she does hate skirts and frills). The earth shattering revelation that her masters are lying to her doesn't seem to have much impact. Only when Shay is endangered, does she have a reaction.So... I didn't like this book, and I can't recommend it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1382, 1396)",1,0.0,False -014241980X,books,pretty,cover,stunning,cover,3745e7d2d66f086151e2d62be9504b52,c153d7393c1e489ed79b08c0543a1e7a,How was the cover?,1,0.0,False,f3323e2659d62b37634adac6c24d22f0,"Calla is a werewolf or well she prefers Guardian. She saves someone by feeding him some of her blood (surprise! werewolf blood has healing properties). This is the first event in a series seemingly designed to bring Calla's carefully organized life down in shambles. She's supposed to marry Ren, but now there is a Shay. What you expect happens.The consensus seems to be that it's full of awesome, but quite honestly I thought it was awful. It gets a star because the cover is so pretty.Where do I start? The exchanges between Calla and Shay are so incredibly contrived. ""Hi! I just met you and telling you things is going to get me killed but let me pour out EVERYTHING about what I am and how my society functions anyway."" This happens at least twice which really detracts from the rest of the story in general. The author really should have found a better way to give the reader that information without resorting to such unnatural dialogue.Calla as a whole comes across as ambivalent. She doesn't have much of an opinion on what is going on besides that both Ren and Shay are incredibly attractive and fill her with longing (well, she does hate skirts and frills). The earth shattering revelation that her masters are lying to her doesn't seem to have much impact. Only when Shay is endangered, does she have a reaction.So... I didn't like this book, and I can't recommend it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the cover is so pretty,"(464, 486)",1,1.0,True -0312850093,books,great,ability,fine,character,ef53e6dc41ed0bb48e635b75439273ea,bc9117eecee70e3896d962ff3ceb2e90,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,badd94354fb6c269ecba6230da7abe57,"I got hooked on this series years ago, and it only took this first one to earn my dedication. Robert Jordan has a great ability to create wonderful, believable fantasy characters, and then to let them each develop personally as a human being and develop unique fantasy characteristics. All I can say is that, like so many before and after me, this book captivated my interest and set up some great characters, and in the books to come, the new characters to arrive are all at least as cleverly developed... and let me just say that, if you are a fantasy-lover newcome to Jordan, you will UNDOUBTEDLY enjoy this and the next 2-3 books.If you like fantasy, you will not regret buying this book... though some day you may regret becoming hooked on this seemingly infinite series. Though this is part of an apparently infinite series, this first volume of the million-ogy is most certainly worth your money. ANSWERNOTFOUND",set up some great characters,"(385, 413)",1,0.75,True -0312850093,books,great,ability,fine,character,ef53e6dc41ed0bb48e635b75439273ea,bc9117eecee70e3896d962ff3ceb2e90,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,badd94354fb6c269ecba6230da7abe57,"I got hooked on this series years ago, and it only took this first one to earn my dedication. Robert Jordan has a great ability to create wonderful, believable fantasy characters, and then to let them each develop personally as a human being and develop unique fantasy characteristics. All I can say is that, like so many before and after me, this book captivated my interest and set up some great characters, and in the books to come, the new characters to arrive are all at least as cleverly developed... and let me just say that, if you are a fantasy-lover newcome to Jordan, you will UNDOUBTEDLY enjoy this and the next 2-3 books.If you like fantasy, you will not regret buying this book... though some day you may regret becoming hooked on this seemingly infinite series. Though this is part of an apparently infinite series, this first volume of the million-ogy is most certainly worth your money. ANSWERNOTFOUND",characters to arrive are all at least,"(450, 487)",1,0.4,False -0439023483,books,worth to read,novel,rich,description,73375e5d494503758ed474ccc1f7bdc5,d93abf559c3056747ee81003ef6517e8,How is a description rich?,1,0.75,True,72c2696bac724d0116b98950fc1c8afe,"This trio of young adult novels by Suzanne Collins takes place in the future world of Panem, located in what was once North America. Panem is made up of 12 districts and the Capitol, all controlled by President Snow and various other members of the Capitol city. The citizens of the rest of the 12 districts exist only to provide for the Capitol; provide food, clothing, medicine, coal and very importantly, entertainment.Many years past, the citizens of the 13 original districts had risen up to rebel against a very unfair living arrangement. District 13 was obliterated and the Hunger Games were begun as a way to control the other districts. Each year, a boy and a girl from each district, between the ages of 12 and 17, is ""reaped"", their names chosen from a list of all of the children in that district. Once chosen, those two children join the 22 others from the remaining districts for a fight to the death in an arena, termed the Hunger Games. This spectacle is broadcast as required watching for all citizens of Panem, who in the 12 districts get to watch those they know and love get brutally murdered by other children.In District 12, Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year old living in the poorest of the districts, supports her mother and beloved younger sister, Prim, with her illegal hunting and creative ways of providing for her family.On the day of the reaping this year, Prim is the one whose name is chosen. Katniss immediately volunteers to go for Prim instead. In her mind, she has agreed to die for her but cannot bear the thought of Prim dying in the Games.What unfolds from here is a spectacular tale of rising up against oppression, with Katniss becoming the symbol for the rebellion. She is joined in the Hunger Games by the first of two love interests, Peeta, who is a baker's son she's known for years.Throughout this story (it is truly one long story broken into three parts), the author does an amazing job of writing flawed characters. Put into this world, there are few who are selfless, or even marginally kind. Katniss herself is surly at best, having been forced to care for her family since her father died when she was 11. For any young adult reading this novel, it truly shows how a young girl feels inside at this age; not always able to see the true motives of those around her or believe the truly good things about herself.This story also a commentary on many social and political issues, interspersed with lessons about what should and should not be trusted in life. The politics of those on Katniss' own side of the war, for example, is a lesson on how those in power are those who disseminate the information, and how they spin it and whether how they act on in is in the best interest of the people. It is a lesson on how human beings treat each other and why, how arbitrary things are in life and how betrayal is a part of that.Although these books were written for YA, they are easily accessible for adults. I found myself riveted, in no small part because of how much the author made me root for Katniss. She is an extremely complicated character, but one I would want on my side in a rough situation. She can't help but protect those who are smaller or weaker than she is, and even those who aren't. She is cold and calculating, though, which makes her decisions and her words unlikable at times, but she is as real a character as I've ever read.I was struck by the more esoteric parts of Suzanne Collins' writing as well. For example, she references other literature, most notably numbering Katniss' army squadron (from the final book, Mockingjay) 451. The numbers have no meaning in the army, and this number is most easily remembered from Ray Bradbury's tale, Fahrenheit 451, another futuristic story about government control. This is only one reference, however. She uses character's names (eg. Cressida, Castor, Pollux) to further reference historical and literary ideas, as well as metaphorical ideas (naming the very evil President Snow, whose breath smells like blood and roses).In all, these novels are well-worth reading for those of all ages who like a gripping futuristic tale that isn't all that far-fetched. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4164, 4178)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,worth to read,novel,rich,description,73375e5d494503758ed474ccc1f7bdc5,d93abf559c3056747ee81003ef6517e8,How is a description rich?,1,0.75,True,72c2696bac724d0116b98950fc1c8afe,"This trio of young adult novels by Suzanne Collins takes place in the future world of Panem, located in what was once North America. Panem is made up of 12 districts and the Capitol, all controlled by President Snow and various other members of the Capitol city. The citizens of the rest of the 12 districts exist only to provide for the Capitol; provide food, clothing, medicine, coal and very importantly, entertainment.Many years past, the citizens of the 13 original districts had risen up to rebel against a very unfair living arrangement. District 13 was obliterated and the Hunger Games were begun as a way to control the other districts. Each year, a boy and a girl from each district, between the ages of 12 and 17, is ""reaped"", their names chosen from a list of all of the children in that district. Once chosen, those two children join the 22 others from the remaining districts for a fight to the death in an arena, termed the Hunger Games. This spectacle is broadcast as required watching for all citizens of Panem, who in the 12 districts get to watch those they know and love get brutally murdered by other children.In District 12, Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year old living in the poorest of the districts, supports her mother and beloved younger sister, Prim, with her illegal hunting and creative ways of providing for her family.On the day of the reaping this year, Prim is the one whose name is chosen. Katniss immediately volunteers to go for Prim instead. In her mind, she has agreed to die for her but cannot bear the thought of Prim dying in the Games.What unfolds from here is a spectacular tale of rising up against oppression, with Katniss becoming the symbol for the rebellion. She is joined in the Hunger Games by the first of two love interests, Peeta, who is a baker's son she's known for years.Throughout this story (it is truly one long story broken into three parts), the author does an amazing job of writing flawed characters. Put into this world, there are few who are selfless, or even marginally kind. Katniss herself is surly at best, having been forced to care for her family since her father died when she was 11. For any young adult reading this novel, it truly shows how a young girl feels inside at this age; not always able to see the true motives of those around her or believe the truly good things about herself.This story also a commentary on many social and political issues, interspersed with lessons about what should and should not be trusted in life. The politics of those on Katniss' own side of the war, for example, is a lesson on how those in power are those who disseminate the information, and how they spin it and whether how they act on in is in the best interest of the people. It is a lesson on how human beings treat each other and why, how arbitrary things are in life and how betrayal is a part of that.Although these books were written for YA, they are easily accessible for adults. I found myself riveted, in no small part because of how much the author made me root for Katniss. She is an extremely complicated character, but one I would want on my side in a rough situation. She can't help but protect those who are smaller or weaker than she is, and even those who aren't. She is cold and calculating, though, which makes her decisions and her words unlikable at times, but she is as real a character as I've ever read.I was struck by the more esoteric parts of Suzanne Collins' writing as well. For example, she references other literature, most notably numbering Katniss' army squadron (from the final book, Mockingjay) 451. The numbers have no meaning in the army, and this number is most easily remembered from Ray Bradbury's tale, Fahrenheit 451, another futuristic story about government control. This is only one reference, however. She uses character's names (eg. Cressida, Castor, Pollux) to further reference historical and literary ideas, as well as metaphorical ideas (naming the very evil President Snow, whose breath smells like blood and roses).In all, these novels are well-worth reading for those of all ages who like a gripping futuristic tale that isn't all that far-fetched. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4164, 4178)",1,0.0,False -1469984202,books,clever,premise,entertain,plot,f281aad11ceee52773e4834642e35ce6,86268561e7a5f3f44d8b00361a5cdc52,How is the plot?,1,0.0,False,61c5dc86d24e50d3ac12d4b823504975,"I am a knitter and was drawn by the titles, but knitting really has nothing to do with the story.... no matter, the premise of the story is clever. I can't wait to read more. No spoilers here... lots of other folks have done that already. =) ANSWERNOTFOUND",was,"(19, 22)",1,0.0,False -1469984202,books,clever,premise,entertain,plot,f281aad11ceee52773e4834642e35ce6,86268561e7a5f3f44d8b00361a5cdc52,How is the plot?,1,0.0,False,61c5dc86d24e50d3ac12d4b823504975,"I am a knitter and was drawn by the titles, but knitting really has nothing to do with the story.... no matter, the premise of the story is clever. I can't wait to read more. No spoilers here... lots of other folks have done that already. =) ANSWERNOTFOUND",the premise of the story is clever,"(112, 146)",1,0.8333333333333334,True -0393038912,books,interesting,discussion,interesting,information,21723cdf8b45897fde1fad4bee451d72,6d43b7f75859a4ac306a949c1d2e9d98,How is the information?,5,0.0,False,8f38d0edc2d3412351fb8c5e549954d2,"Jared Diamond provides an original perspective on the fates of human societies. His thesis is that the fates of all human societies has been to a large extent predetermined in remote historic times by the fertility of the soil and the relative abundance or scarcity of cultivatable plants and domesticatable animals. The fundamental intelligence and drive of all peoples are similar. Societies progressed from hunter gathers to farmers and ranchers and developers of political organizations and higher technologies if the geography supported it. If the variety of animals which could be domesticated was sparce or the native flora was of limited nutritional value then the native population remained hunter gathers. Such less developed societies were easy prey for the higher developed societies. Not the least because the less developed societies were highly susceptible to a variety of infectious diseases to which the more highly developed society, living in a higher population density, had become relatively immune. The conquest of the Incas by Pizarro and his band of 198 Spaniards is a prime example cited by Diamond. The Incas did have a degree of agriculture and political organization but lacked many domestic animals and were very susceptible to Old World infectious diseases. The Incas also did not have a written language. Diamond provides numerous other examples of the European conquest of aboriginal peoples.Diamond's discussion on the origins and spread of agriculture are very enlightening. His discussion of the development and spread of written language is also interesting. Unfortunately Diamond gives little weight to religious, political, or philosophical differences between societies in determining their fates. This is a serious shortcoming of his work. Ultimately his thesis, while tantalizing, is not compelling. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1871, 1885)",5,0.0,False -0393038912,books,interesting,discussion,interesting,information,21723cdf8b45897fde1fad4bee451d72,6d43b7f75859a4ac306a949c1d2e9d98,How is the information?,1,0.0,False,8f38d0edc2d3412351fb8c5e549954d2,"Jared Diamond provides an original perspective on the fates of human societies. His thesis is that the fates of all human societies has been to a large extent predetermined in remote historic times by the fertility of the soil and the relative abundance or scarcity of cultivatable plants and domesticatable animals. The fundamental intelligence and drive of all peoples are similar. Societies progressed from hunter gathers to farmers and ranchers and developers of political organizations and higher technologies if the geography supported it. If the variety of animals which could be domesticated was sparce or the native flora was of limited nutritional value then the native population remained hunter gathers. Such less developed societies were easy prey for the higher developed societies. Not the least because the less developed societies were highly susceptible to a variety of infectious diseases to which the more highly developed society, living in a higher population density, had become relatively immune. The conquest of the Incas by Pizarro and his band of 198 Spaniards is a prime example cited by Diamond. The Incas did have a degree of agriculture and political organization but lacked many domestic animals and were very susceptible to Old World infectious diseases. The Incas also did not have a written language. Diamond provides numerous other examples of the European conquest of aboriginal peoples.Diamond's discussion on the origins and spread of agriculture are very enlightening. His discussion of the development and spread of written language is also interesting. Unfortunately Diamond gives little weight to religious, political, or philosophical differences between societies in determining their fates. This is a serious shortcoming of his work. Ultimately his thesis, while tantalizing, is not compelling. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1871, 1885)",5,0.0,False -0307744434,books,slow,story,confuse,plot,e10e5a2b02e7bc0b17f5735b01bc1b7a,e04987d4a720645e17d6350efb8c6263,How is plot?,1,0.0,False,e19a4ef6d6a4c38c700bb2eda5b752dd,I struggled with how many stars to give this one. In the beginning it would have been two. I thought it was OK but slow. The imagery is great but the story was slow and hard to follow. It jumps back and forth in time and I had to page back to remind myself where we were on the timeline. By the time I was half way through the book I was more engaged and enjoying it more. By 75% in I really liked it. In the end I enjoyed it and have recommended it to others but I still have some questions about what happened and how the characters fit together. I fluctuate between thinking I really liked the book and thinking it was just OK. I originally rated this 3 stars but now a few months later I have such positive reaction when thinking of this that I have bumped it to 4 stars. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(776, 790)",1,0.0,False -0307744434,books,slow,story,confuse,plot,e10e5a2b02e7bc0b17f5735b01bc1b7a,e04987d4a720645e17d6350efb8c6263,How is plot?,2,0.0,False,e19a4ef6d6a4c38c700bb2eda5b752dd,I struggled with how many stars to give this one. In the beginning it would have been two. I thought it was OK but slow. The imagery is great but the story was slow and hard to follow. It jumps back and forth in time and I had to page back to remind myself where we were on the timeline. By the time I was half way through the book I was more engaged and enjoying it more. By 75% in I really liked it. In the end I enjoyed it and have recommended it to others but I still have some questions about what happened and how the characters fit together. I fluctuate between thinking I really liked the book and thinking it was just OK. I originally rated this 3 stars but now a few months later I have such positive reaction when thinking of this that I have bumped it to 4 stars. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(776, 790)",2,0.0,False -0641934173,books,excellent,character,superb,plot,9b13b36bb4b3446f6550600f5bfbe7a7,a8e48a40859a5bfe1feafe714ca7d970,How is the quality of plot?,1,0.0,False,3e1e751145ef319f116244c68d8f144a,I just loved this book. It is in my top two and I will probably read it again which I rarely do. The story was really good and the characters were excellent. This author will go far. I can hardly wait for her next novel. ANSWERNOTFOUND,I just loved this book,"(0, 22)",1,0.8,True -0641934173,books,excellent,character,superb,plot,9b13b36bb4b3446f6550600f5bfbe7a7,a8e48a40859a5bfe1feafe714ca7d970,How is the quality of plot?,1,0.0,False,3e1e751145ef319f116244c68d8f144a,I just loved this book. It is in my top two and I will probably read it again which I rarely do. The story was really good and the characters were excellent. This author will go far. I can hardly wait for her next novel. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(225, 239)",1,0.0,False -1455578347,books,many,obstacle,passionate,character,f8c759714c72dc8fa4405d62d1498eaf,4630399f75aff1aa6385a271e6a0a3b9,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,41cca05e9d1089b8a9a78d811eeae2ff,"""I'm sorry, so sorry. I don't deserve it, but give me a chance."" He squeezes me hard. ""I need another chance.""Jesse and Ava's relationship has been rocky from the get go. How can two people be so good together yet are so very destructive. Trying to find a middle ground in this relationship has been challenging.Ava is still struggling to come to terms with Jesse's business. After their huge fight, Ava learns a little bit of Jesse's past. Slowly, well as slow as Jesse can do. They are trying to get back on track but have many obstacles in their way to happiness.""I need you. I need you strong and healthy. I need you to understand how much I love you, I need you to know that I can't be without you either. I would die before losing you too.""Jesse is still crazy about Ava and controlling as ever. Ava is still strong willed and continues to fight Jesse tooth and nail. Together their rocky journey will lead to heartache, betrayal, knowledge and love.Jesse will have you cursing, frustrated, annoyed but at the same time he will melt your heart. You will also be happy for Ava being able to stand her ground, finding ways to get through to Jesse and his many secrets. Questions are finally answered and we are able to truly understand and love, what's beneath this man.... ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1280, 1294)",1,0.0,False -1455578347,books,many,obstacle,passionate,character,f8c759714c72dc8fa4405d62d1498eaf,4630399f75aff1aa6385a271e6a0a3b9,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,41cca05e9d1089b8a9a78d811eeae2ff,"""I'm sorry, so sorry. I don't deserve it, but give me a chance."" He squeezes me hard. ""I need another chance.""Jesse and Ava's relationship has been rocky from the get go. How can two people be so good together yet are so very destructive. Trying to find a middle ground in this relationship has been challenging.Ava is still struggling to come to terms with Jesse's business. After their huge fight, Ava learns a little bit of Jesse's past. Slowly, well as slow as Jesse can do. They are trying to get back on track but have many obstacles in their way to happiness.""I need you. I need you strong and healthy. I need you to understand how much I love you, I need you to know that I can't be without you either. I would die before losing you too.""Jesse is still crazy about Ava and controlling as ever. Ava is still strong willed and continues to fight Jesse tooth and nail. Together their rocky journey will lead to heartache, betrayal, knowledge and love.Jesse will have you cursing, frustrated, annoyed but at the same time he will melt your heart. You will also be happy for Ava being able to stand her ground, finding ways to get through to Jesse and his many secrets. Questions are finally answered and we are able to truly understand and love, what's beneath this man.... ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1280, 1294)",1,0.0,False -0307265439,books,elegant,write,rich,language,205525ae280fb07e23cb1f69c7785cea,5291a4cc60799e2b0c73f436f887f8f4,How is language?,1,0.0,False,51ceeec96d6ae3a976c0bfd333b335c9,"People either love or hate Cormac McCarthy. While a polarized reader base is suggestive of a great writer, it is not conclusively so. Regardless, ""The Road"" is a nice addition to the ever growing End of the World library.The story follows the walking journey of a man and his young son (age=9?) through a post-apocalyptic America. The man and child must scavenge for food and shelter as the cause of the disaster was apparently quite devestating--there is hardly any life left at all. They head for the Southern coastline with no purpose other than the hope that life might be better down there.Like Cormac's other work, the writing is elegant and simplistic. His lack of proper punctuation is a bit unpalatable, but the reader quickly adjusts.This book can be quickly devoured in a few hours, but it should be read slowly, like a good meal, so the impact of it can be totally felt.**** Spoilers Follow****The real effect of the story is mind-numbing hopelessness and despair. Powerful stuff indeed. Certainly the End of the World would be horrible, but this is the extreme example where only cannibals and murderers can barely survive.The message that can be gleaned from the ending is that humanity's goodness and faith can survive anything. I don't buy into this message considering the world ""The Road"" takes place in, which is why I only give it four stars. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1371, 1385)",1,0.0,False -0307265439,books,elegant,write,rich,language,205525ae280fb07e23cb1f69c7785cea,5291a4cc60799e2b0c73f436f887f8f4,How is language?,5,0.0,False,51ceeec96d6ae3a976c0bfd333b335c9,"People either love or hate Cormac McCarthy. While a polarized reader base is suggestive of a great writer, it is not conclusively so. Regardless, ""The Road"" is a nice addition to the ever growing End of the World library.The story follows the walking journey of a man and his young son (age=9?) through a post-apocalyptic America. The man and child must scavenge for food and shelter as the cause of the disaster was apparently quite devestating--there is hardly any life left at all. They head for the Southern coastline with no purpose other than the hope that life might be better down there.Like Cormac's other work, the writing is elegant and simplistic. His lack of proper punctuation is a bit unpalatable, but the reader quickly adjusts.This book can be quickly devoured in a few hours, but it should be read slowly, like a good meal, so the impact of it can be totally felt.**** Spoilers Follow****The real effect of the story is mind-numbing hopelessness and despair. Powerful stuff indeed. Certainly the End of the World would be horrible, but this is the extreme example where only cannibals and murderers can barely survive.The message that can be gleaned from the ending is that humanity's goodness and faith can survive anything. I don't buy into this message considering the world ""The Road"" takes place in, which is why I only give it four stars. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1371, 1385)",5,0.0,False -0987818066,books,complex,world,superb,plot,48765df7822f1cf1e456ef0233a63ddb,36be7139833bb1534ec48d55281d71c3,How is the quality of plot?,1,0.0,False,dc0455419080353d4e60fb0d070bec22,"I got this for free through the Kindle Lending Library, but I will probably end up purchasing it at some point. I was just looking for something mildly entertaining and maybe not worth paying for, but instead I got this!It is less like a traditional novel than a series of connected stories told from different points of view over the same period of time. I didn't find it repetitive or boring at all, because Mather very skillfully reveals more and more about each event each time it is re-told. The world that it takes place in is very complex and well thought-out. This book is one of the best science fiction books I have every read. It reminded me a lot of Philip K. Dick's stories. So if you liked those, you will probably like this book just as much. I will definitely be reading the next book in this series, and anything else Matthew Mather publishes in the future. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(882, 896)",3,0.0,False -0987818066,books,complex,world,superb,plot,48765df7822f1cf1e456ef0233a63ddb,36be7139833bb1534ec48d55281d71c3,How is the quality of plot?,5,0.0,False,dc0455419080353d4e60fb0d070bec22,"I got this for free through the Kindle Lending Library, but I will probably end up purchasing it at some point. I was just looking for something mildly entertaining and maybe not worth paying for, but instead I got this!It is less like a traditional novel than a series of connected stories told from different points of view over the same period of time. I didn't find it repetitive or boring at all, because Mather very skillfully reveals more and more about each event each time it is re-told. The world that it takes place in is very complex and well thought-out. This book is one of the best science fiction books I have every read. It reminded me a lot of Philip K. Dick's stories. So if you liked those, you will probably like this book just as much. I will definitely be reading the next book in this series, and anything else Matthew Mather publishes in the future. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(882, 896)",5,0.0,False -0307913090,books,identifiable,character,three dimensional,character,072aedf554c00e32c7fc8c6d3c1b3acf,e08d7e1e59f00ab981ba571b826c481f,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,3acaee465d816d3d4a76566c810a9b93,"I love to read, & I'll read almost anything, but I am not a fantasy genre reader. On a whim I decided to start this series & it absolutely blew me away how much I loved it. GRRM world is so immense, so detailed, so believable. His dialogue rings true, and with such an expansive cast of characters, sometimes it can be hard to remember them all or they end up sounding alike, but all these characters are easily identifiable as themselves. The beginning of the book basically foreshadows central plot developments, then it delves into a slew of interesting characters. GRRM doesn't shy away from sexual situations or the fact that humans are not always totally good or totally bad. The books are much better than the HBO show, and the tv show's pretty awesome in my opinion! Lol. Be forewarned though, if you start this series, you will probably fall in love with it, so be prepared to be patient waiting on the next books to come out-GRRM is a very slow writer! ANSWERNOTFOUND",and with such an expansive cast of characters sometimes it can be hard to remember them all or they end up sounding alike but all these characters are easily identifiable as themselves,"(252, 438)",1,0.5138888888888888,True -0307913090,books,identifiable,character,three dimensional,character,072aedf554c00e32c7fc8c6d3c1b3acf,e08d7e1e59f00ab981ba571b826c481f,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,3acaee465d816d3d4a76566c810a9b93,"I love to read, & I'll read almost anything, but I am not a fantasy genre reader. On a whim I decided to start this series & it absolutely blew me away how much I loved it. GRRM world is so immense, so detailed, so believable. His dialogue rings true, and with such an expansive cast of characters, sometimes it can be hard to remember them all or they end up sounding alike, but all these characters are easily identifiable as themselves. The beginning of the book basically foreshadows central plot developments, then it delves into a slew of interesting characters. GRRM doesn't shy away from sexual situations or the fact that humans are not always totally good or totally bad. The books are much better than the HBO show, and the tv show's pretty awesome in my opinion! Lol. Be forewarned though, if you start this series, you will probably fall in love with it, so be prepared to be patient waiting on the next books to come out-GRRM is a very slow writer! ANSWERNOTFOUND",all these characters are easily identifiable as themselves,"(380, 438)",1,0.5,False -014241977X,books,clean,book,clean,romance,9e89df168b00d6fadcff583292d74747,6f27bff1e1ee1d0d40a43055cfd39ccb,How is the romance?,1,0.0,False,06873e236f510a2f639b3f97cf355d55,I really enjoyed Matched. I read it because my fifth grade daughter's librarian wanted me to ok her reading it. I found the book to be clean enough for a preteen. Some of the subject matter is intense and I will be available to answer any of my daughter's questions. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(267, 281)",1,0.0,False -014241977X,books,clean,book,clean,romance,9e89df168b00d6fadcff583292d74747,6f27bff1e1ee1d0d40a43055cfd39ccb,How is the romance?,1,0.0,False,06873e236f510a2f639b3f97cf355d55,I really enjoyed Matched. I read it because my fifth grade daughter's librarian wanted me to ok her reading it. I found the book to be clean enough for a preteen. Some of the subject matter is intense and I will be available to answer any of my daughter's questions. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(267, 281)",1,0.0,False -0451239350,books,big,role,more,romance,b22612a2c4bbf3d8ceace9c94a3cd5cb,b0e0304eca8b62ca06f9ea9da637e094,How is the romance?,1,0.0,False,05bf7fdac7a602cabab7a8d685362815,"To say I've been waiting for Blay and Qhuinn's story is an understatement. There was such ""meat"" to their story that they deserved to have their own full length novel and finally get their happily ever after. JR Ward created the perfect story for the two of them. It wasn't an easy road, because honestly nothing has ever been easy for Qhuinn.Lots of things happen in the BDB world. The Band of Bastards, lead by Xcor, are still on their mission to dethrone Wrath with some shady faction of the glymera. Assail continues to build the empire that Rhevenge let go of months (or at least I think it's months) before. Trez and iAm, the Shadow bodyguards from Rhevenge's days as the Reverand, get a bit more of a storyline as Trez tries to avoid a commitment he's had since the day he was born. And then there was the weird storyline with Assail and Sola, a cat burglar who Assail becomes ""involved"" with. This was a lot of action and there were times when I was completely about who and what was going on. For the first time ever, I had a sticky note attached to my Fire to help me keep everything straight. Did things really need to be that complicated?? And to be honest, I could have cared less about all of that....I just wanted Blay and Qhuinn.And we did get Blay and Qhuinn. From the opening prologue, all I wanted to do was find Qhuinn and give him a big hug. He tore my heart open and I wanted him to find someway to find where he belonged. Of course, I knew that was with Blay, but Qhuinn really needed to work through issues with his past and his own sexuality before he could really ever be happy. Of course, being Qhuinn and having that sometimes thick head of his, it takes him practically until the last page to finally have the light bulb come on, but when it did it was like a tremendous weight was lifted off his shoulders.On the flip side of that relationship we have Blay. Blay who's still in love with Qhuinn but dating Saxton. Blay who can cut Qhuinn to the core with a look or a few words, but can't help but still be drawn to him. My problem with Blay was how he treated Qhuinn for most of the book. He was unbelievable harsh. So harsh I spent most of the time I was reading wanting to cause bodily harm to him myself. Blay put up an emotional wall to try and protect himself from being sucked into Qhuinn's world again, but as he did that he cut Qhuinn down...a lot. Nothing was more harsh than when Blay and Qhuinn were in the hallway down in the clinic and Blay fileted Qhuinn. Sure I can understand why he wanted to protect himself from someone he didn't think could love him forever, but given the emotional state Qhuinn was in for most of the 591 pages, I would have thought Blay would have truly recognized that acting like he was wasn't the best way to get things across to Qhuinn.That leaves Layla. I'm on the fence about her. Given what happened between Layla and Qhuinn in the last book, I would have thought she'd have a bigger role in this book. She was there, but she had as much ""page time"" as all the other side storylines. I question her judgement because of her fascination with a certain vampire and wonder that will mean down the road with her, Qhuinn and... (trying to avoid spoilers). To be honest, I could do without her. She's never been the ""sharpest pencil in the box"" and I atrributed that to being sequestered all those years with the Scribe Virgin. But now I just don't think she'll be good for anyone and cause much bigger issues.I really, really enjoyed this one. The emotionally charged story between Blay and Qhuinn reminded of Zsadist's story and it had me hooked from the very beginning. I could have done with less of the other storylines (see my comments about the sticky note above) because really all I wanted was for Blay and Qhuinn to finally get together and to see what those Bands of Bastards were up to. However, the continuation of the BDB world has been set up perfectly and I will now need to sit back and wait for next March to see what JR Ward has in store for us next. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4072, 4086)",1,0.0,False -0451239350,books,big,role,more,romance,b22612a2c4bbf3d8ceace9c94a3cd5cb,b0e0304eca8b62ca06f9ea9da637e094,How is the romance?,1,0.0,False,05bf7fdac7a602cabab7a8d685362815,"To say I've been waiting for Blay and Qhuinn's story is an understatement. There was such ""meat"" to their story that they deserved to have their own full length novel and finally get their happily ever after. JR Ward created the perfect story for the two of them. It wasn't an easy road, because honestly nothing has ever been easy for Qhuinn.Lots of things happen in the BDB world. The Band of Bastards, lead by Xcor, are still on their mission to dethrone Wrath with some shady faction of the glymera. Assail continues to build the empire that Rhevenge let go of months (or at least I think it's months) before. Trez and iAm, the Shadow bodyguards from Rhevenge's days as the Reverand, get a bit more of a storyline as Trez tries to avoid a commitment he's had since the day he was born. And then there was the weird storyline with Assail and Sola, a cat burglar who Assail becomes ""involved"" with. This was a lot of action and there were times when I was completely about who and what was going on. For the first time ever, I had a sticky note attached to my Fire to help me keep everything straight. Did things really need to be that complicated?? And to be honest, I could have cared less about all of that....I just wanted Blay and Qhuinn.And we did get Blay and Qhuinn. From the opening prologue, all I wanted to do was find Qhuinn and give him a big hug. He tore my heart open and I wanted him to find someway to find where he belonged. Of course, I knew that was with Blay, but Qhuinn really needed to work through issues with his past and his own sexuality before he could really ever be happy. Of course, being Qhuinn and having that sometimes thick head of his, it takes him practically until the last page to finally have the light bulb come on, but when it did it was like a tremendous weight was lifted off his shoulders.On the flip side of that relationship we have Blay. Blay who's still in love with Qhuinn but dating Saxton. Blay who can cut Qhuinn to the core with a look or a few words, but can't help but still be drawn to him. My problem with Blay was how he treated Qhuinn for most of the book. He was unbelievable harsh. So harsh I spent most of the time I was reading wanting to cause bodily harm to him myself. Blay put up an emotional wall to try and protect himself from being sucked into Qhuinn's world again, but as he did that he cut Qhuinn down...a lot. Nothing was more harsh than when Blay and Qhuinn were in the hallway down in the clinic and Blay fileted Qhuinn. Sure I can understand why he wanted to protect himself from someone he didn't think could love him forever, but given the emotional state Qhuinn was in for most of the 591 pages, I would have thought Blay would have truly recognized that acting like he was wasn't the best way to get things across to Qhuinn.That leaves Layla. I'm on the fence about her. Given what happened between Layla and Qhuinn in the last book, I would have thought she'd have a bigger role in this book. She was there, but she had as much ""page time"" as all the other side storylines. I question her judgement because of her fascination with a certain vampire and wonder that will mean down the road with her, Qhuinn and... (trying to avoid spoilers). To be honest, I could do without her. She's never been the ""sharpest pencil in the box"" and I atrributed that to being sequestered all those years with the Scribe Virgin. But now I just don't think she'll be good for anyone and cause much bigger issues.I really, really enjoyed this one. The emotionally charged story between Blay and Qhuinn reminded of Zsadist's story and it had me hooked from the very beginning. I could have done with less of the other storylines (see my comments about the sticky note above) because really all I wanted was for Blay and Qhuinn to finally get together and to see what those Bands of Bastards were up to. However, the continuation of the BDB world has been set up perfectly and I will now need to sit back and wait for next March to see what JR Ward has in store for us next. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4072, 4086)",1,0.0,False -1469984202,books,strong,point,enough,information,d4c7cfeccd6cfa69e3287986ef30a3da,fd20c52cdcc0f382b22cae9ebdc31735,How is the information?,1,0.0,False,3934976a8875c2a94efdca3f5afc2941,"I've mixed feelings about this novel. The concept and background are interesting and well played. However, the actual mechanics of character development and plot momentum don't hold up.Many times throughout the novel, drama is created for the sake of drama. The main emotions are broad strokes with little subtly. Tensions are artificially tweaked instead of unfolding naturally.It's not a bad novel. It's a quick read and has some strong points. But overall, it's flat when it could be much more complex. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(506, 520)",1,0.0,False -1469984202,books,strong,point,enough,information,d4c7cfeccd6cfa69e3287986ef30a3da,fd20c52cdcc0f382b22cae9ebdc31735,How is the information?,5,0.0,False,3934976a8875c2a94efdca3f5afc2941,"I've mixed feelings about this novel. The concept and background are interesting and well played. However, the actual mechanics of character development and plot momentum don't hold up.Many times throughout the novel, drama is created for the sake of drama. The main emotions are broad strokes with little subtly. Tensions are artificially tweaked instead of unfolding naturally.It's not a bad novel. It's a quick read and has some strong points. But overall, it's flat when it could be much more complex. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(506, 520)",5,0.0,False -0307352145,books,many,example,interesting,information,2b4e281c57272bd658cfcd4e71ddfdab,48de0d82d9addc8af2249f3dc722a644,How is the information?,1,0.0,False,06253a902fbe70694cd3b0228f19d36c,"When I saw this book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain, I knew I had to choose it for my review. I am an introvert and was interested to see what Mrs. Cain had to say about it.To be honest, I did not finish reading this book. I pretty much sped read through the last half of the book. I was getting a bit bogged down with reading it. I think my favorite section was the introduction. In the author's introduction she mentions Rosa Parks and a few other famous people. There's a questionnaire to find out whether you are more of an introvert or extrovert or in-between. For myself, I definitely am an introvert. She also explains the psychology of introversion/extroversion.There are four parts to this book. In Part Two: The Extrovert Ideal, Susan Cain mentions Dale Carnegie and the changes that he went through and became a great public speaker. Shealso talks about the Tony Robbins seminar (he was driving be bonkers), the Harvard Business School, Saddleback Church, plus many other studies and examples.Part Two: Your Biology, Your Self? has many example of people who were/are extroverts/introverts. I did finally find a nugget that I liked. On page 173, it says,""If you are an introvert, find your flow by using your gifts. You have the power of persistence, the tenacity to solve complex problems, and the clear-sightedness to avoid pitfalls that trip others up....So stay true to your own nature. If you like to do things in a slow and steady way [I do], don't let others make you feel as if you have to race.""Part Three: Do All Cultures Have An Extrovert Ideal? and Part Four: How To Love, How to Work, I will not write much about. I skipped over most chapters.The conclusion has a quotation that I like. It's from Anais Nin and it says, ""Our culture made a virtue of living only as extroverts. We discouraged the inner journey, the quest for a center. So we lost our center and have to find it again.""Susan Cain shares some ideas for those who are extroverts wanting to help introverts or those who are introverts themselves. I like this, especially since I myself was a quiet child and my children are more quiet (in public anyway): ""If your children are quiet, help them make peace with new situations and new people, but otherwise let them be themselves. Delight in the originality of their minds. Take pride in the strength of their consciences and the loyalty of their friendships. Don't expect them to follow the gang. Encourage them to follow their passions instead. Throw confetti when they claim the fruits of those passions, whether it's on the drummer's throne, on the softball field, or on the page.""Overall it's a good book with some great nuggets to remember.I received this book for free from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers for my honest review. ANSWERNOTFOUND",I had to choose it for my review,"(110, 142)",1,0.0,False -0307352145,books,many,example,interesting,information,2b4e281c57272bd658cfcd4e71ddfdab,48de0d82d9addc8af2249f3dc722a644,How is the information?,1,0.0,False,06253a902fbe70694cd3b0228f19d36c,"When I saw this book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain, I knew I had to choose it for my review. I am an introvert and was interested to see what Mrs. Cain had to say about it.To be honest, I did not finish reading this book. I pretty much sped read through the last half of the book. I was getting a bit bogged down with reading it. I think my favorite section was the introduction. In the author's introduction she mentions Rosa Parks and a few other famous people. There's a questionnaire to find out whether you are more of an introvert or extrovert or in-between. For myself, I definitely am an introvert. She also explains the psychology of introversion/extroversion.There are four parts to this book. In Part Two: The Extrovert Ideal, Susan Cain mentions Dale Carnegie and the changes that he went through and became a great public speaker. Shealso talks about the Tony Robbins seminar (he was driving be bonkers), the Harvard Business School, Saddleback Church, plus many other studies and examples.Part Two: Your Biology, Your Self? has many example of people who were/are extroverts/introverts. I did finally find a nugget that I liked. On page 173, it says,""If you are an introvert, find your flow by using your gifts. You have the power of persistence, the tenacity to solve complex problems, and the clear-sightedness to avoid pitfalls that trip others up....So stay true to your own nature. If you like to do things in a slow and steady way [I do], don't let others make you feel as if you have to race.""Part Three: Do All Cultures Have An Extrovert Ideal? and Part Four: How To Love, How to Work, I will not write much about. I skipped over most chapters.The conclusion has a quotation that I like. It's from Anais Nin and it says, ""Our culture made a virtue of living only as extroverts. We discouraged the inner journey, the quest for a center. So we lost our center and have to find it again.""Susan Cain shares some ideas for those who are extroverts wanting to help introverts or those who are introverts themselves. I like this, especially since I myself was a quiet child and my children are more quiet (in public anyway): ""If your children are quiet, help them make peace with new situations and new people, but otherwise let them be themselves. Delight in the originality of their minds. Take pride in the strength of their consciences and the loyalty of their friendships. Don't expect them to follow the gang. Encourage them to follow their passions instead. Throw confetti when they claim the fruits of those passions, whether it's on the drummer's throne, on the softball field, or on the page.""Overall it's a good book with some great nuggets to remember.I received this book for free from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers for my honest review. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2819, 2833)",1,0.0,False -0345803485,books,major,problem,little,respect,96fc97e01bb4c88f1b30c1185eb34be4,aba3997640e2e42b6ef124291bba5f25,How is respect?,1,0.0,False,96508ef879f8b328ced4817057831fc5,"WARNING: this review contains spoilers.I couldn't resist seeing for myself what all the fuss is about over this series. So far I've finished the first book and have not read the second or third (until I lose interest, I'm on the waiting list to get them at the library--I'd rather wait than actually buy the books). Before I read this book, from what I heard I assumed Ana and Christian executed the contract, had a D/S relationship going on, and she left when he went too far. I also thought both characters were older (especially Christian--27 is eyebrow-raising age for someone who's amassed such incredible wealth). Not so. In the entire first book the heroine agonizes over whether or not to sign the D/S contract, and whether or not this is what she wants for her first sexual relationship--and in fact she does not sign the contract. They never truly get into the D/S so the issues I thought might be raised--like will she find a paradoxical ""freedom"" or newfound self-confidence in being a submissive--never arise. (For a good movie about how a couple starts off in a D/S relationship and finds a way to translate it to everyday life, I'd suggest 'Secretary' starring Maggie Gyllenhall.)I'm not going to summarize ""Fifty Shades"" or address the ""retro"" message people have major problems with: if it bothers you in x-rated romance fiction I don't know why you'd pick up this book. What bothered me more than anything is how Ana expected and insisted on having a ""plain vanilla"" relationship with Christian--and had the laughable presumption to believes she could change him!--after he explicitly told her: I don't do flowers and romance; I don't have girlfriends; I cut ties with three former subs because they wanted more from me than I was capable of giving; ""I'm fifty shades of f***** up."" If that is how he wants to live his life and experience the other sex in consensual relationships, who is she to demand more from him? I don't see how she's so special Christian should be fascinated with her to the point he forgets the needs that have driven his chosen lifestyle. This goes back to the Twilight/Bella parallel another reviewer pointed out. Anastasia really is Bella, only she gets to have lots of sex. Even the tea Ana prefers (English breakfast) is boring.Ana knows what she's getting into. She chooses to pursue Christian even though she anticipates it will not end well and he will break her heart, because the attraction between them is so strong; but she makes the fatal mistake of believing she can change him. When that doesn't work, she flies out at him and dramatically leaves. I sympathize with Ana, I really do. When I was a college student younger than she, dating my first boyfriend, I ended up wanting more from him. When I realized I would never get it I broke up with him and it was extremely painful. Had I heeded the writing on the wall that was there at the beginning, I could have spared myself a solid week of tears and freakishly swollen eyes. For someone who's supposed to be so intelligent and mature, poor Ana makes another classic relationship newb mistake: asking extremely personal, inappropriate jealous questions about her boyfriend's exes. I had to laugh. I won't even go into the emails other than to say there were too many of them, and it was quaint to see a college student in the year 2011 emailing a guy back and forth like Bridget Jones' Diary ca. 1996. Kids today text.Like some other reviewers I also had problems with the Britishisms. Why bother setting the book in the US if you refer to Christian's gray ""flannel"" pants (I think she means ""slacks""), ""ringing"" someone on the telephone, going to the ""cinema"" or use ""bloody"" as a curse word? That's simply not done here and makes it painfully obvious the writer doesn't know her chosen setting. Of course the same applies to American writers trying to set stories in Britain (and I'm looking at you, American writers who use modern colloquial/anachronistic phrases in Regency romances). If Ms. James had followed the maxim, ""write what you know"" for the setting, the result would have been less distracting. In that same vein, I found it very improbable that Christian's parents are a doctor and a lawyer, and yet are so rich they live on an ""estate"" and have ""staff."" The vast majority doctors and lawyers in this country are not millionaires. Either Christian's parents are extremely successful leaders in their fields who must work all the time, or they come from wealth (or both I guess)--but that's not explained.I decided to give the book three stars because it interested me enough to want to find out how Christian and Ana ultimately get to the happy ending that must be coming. The sex was nothing that shocked me. For the record I'm a married woman in my 20s, and I've never been able to orgasm with the amazing frequency and ease Anastasia does without using a vibrator. I guess some women do, even having never so much as ""touched"" themselves before their first time. Mazel tov. I'm interpreting this aspect of the book as fanciful. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5055, 5069)",1,0.0,False -0345803485,books,major,problem,little,respect,96fc97e01bb4c88f1b30c1185eb34be4,aba3997640e2e42b6ef124291bba5f25,How is respect?,1,0.0,False,96508ef879f8b328ced4817057831fc5,"WARNING: this review contains spoilers.I couldn't resist seeing for myself what all the fuss is about over this series. So far I've finished the first book and have not read the second or third (until I lose interest, I'm on the waiting list to get them at the library--I'd rather wait than actually buy the books). Before I read this book, from what I heard I assumed Ana and Christian executed the contract, had a D/S relationship going on, and she left when he went too far. I also thought both characters were older (especially Christian--27 is eyebrow-raising age for someone who's amassed such incredible wealth). Not so. In the entire first book the heroine agonizes over whether or not to sign the D/S contract, and whether or not this is what she wants for her first sexual relationship--and in fact she does not sign the contract. They never truly get into the D/S so the issues I thought might be raised--like will she find a paradoxical ""freedom"" or newfound self-confidence in being a submissive--never arise. (For a good movie about how a couple starts off in a D/S relationship and finds a way to translate it to everyday life, I'd suggest 'Secretary' starring Maggie Gyllenhall.)I'm not going to summarize ""Fifty Shades"" or address the ""retro"" message people have major problems with: if it bothers you in x-rated romance fiction I don't know why you'd pick up this book. What bothered me more than anything is how Ana expected and insisted on having a ""plain vanilla"" relationship with Christian--and had the laughable presumption to believes she could change him!--after he explicitly told her: I don't do flowers and romance; I don't have girlfriends; I cut ties with three former subs because they wanted more from me than I was capable of giving; ""I'm fifty shades of f***** up."" If that is how he wants to live his life and experience the other sex in consensual relationships, who is she to demand more from him? I don't see how she's so special Christian should be fascinated with her to the point he forgets the needs that have driven his chosen lifestyle. This goes back to the Twilight/Bella parallel another reviewer pointed out. Anastasia really is Bella, only she gets to have lots of sex. Even the tea Ana prefers (English breakfast) is boring.Ana knows what she's getting into. She chooses to pursue Christian even though she anticipates it will not end well and he will break her heart, because the attraction between them is so strong; but she makes the fatal mistake of believing she can change him. When that doesn't work, she flies out at him and dramatically leaves. I sympathize with Ana, I really do. When I was a college student younger than she, dating my first boyfriend, I ended up wanting more from him. When I realized I would never get it I broke up with him and it was extremely painful. Had I heeded the writing on the wall that was there at the beginning, I could have spared myself a solid week of tears and freakishly swollen eyes. For someone who's supposed to be so intelligent and mature, poor Ana makes another classic relationship newb mistake: asking extremely personal, inappropriate jealous questions about her boyfriend's exes. I had to laugh. I won't even go into the emails other than to say there were too many of them, and it was quaint to see a college student in the year 2011 emailing a guy back and forth like Bridget Jones' Diary ca. 1996. Kids today text.Like some other reviewers I also had problems with the Britishisms. Why bother setting the book in the US if you refer to Christian's gray ""flannel"" pants (I think she means ""slacks""), ""ringing"" someone on the telephone, going to the ""cinema"" or use ""bloody"" as a curse word? That's simply not done here and makes it painfully obvious the writer doesn't know her chosen setting. Of course the same applies to American writers trying to set stories in Britain (and I'm looking at you, American writers who use modern colloquial/anachronistic phrases in Regency romances). If Ms. James had followed the maxim, ""write what you know"" for the setting, the result would have been less distracting. In that same vein, I found it very improbable that Christian's parents are a doctor and a lawyer, and yet are so rich they live on an ""estate"" and have ""staff."" The vast majority doctors and lawyers in this country are not millionaires. Either Christian's parents are extremely successful leaders in their fields who must work all the time, or they come from wealth (or both I guess)--but that's not explained.I decided to give the book three stars because it interested me enough to want to find out how Christian and Ana ultimately get to the happy ending that must be coming. The sex was nothing that shocked me. For the record I'm a married woman in my 20s, and I've never been able to orgasm with the amazing frequency and ease Anastasia does without using a vibrator. I guess some women do, even having never so much as ""touched"" themselves before their first time. Mazel tov. I'm interpreting this aspect of the book as fanciful. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5055, 5069)",1,0.0,False -0060838582,books,thorough,research,fascinating,information,004e4d199ae4218f3fac04ec6ba2f500,5e1d27c86e8cbd8e79b9953f2468ae62,How is the information?,2,0.0,False,5ec750e429da7cf506d6f44b9cf369a9,"This book was wonderful. The vast history in the book was very interesting. I couldn't put it down I had to finish it in one weekend. From reading reviews before I bought the book I thought It would be alot of gross out stuff, but it wasn't. This author really took the time to know what he was talking about. His research was thorough and he also gave credit to anyone who deserved it. This isn't just a book bashing the unhealthfulness of Fast Food, but rather a commentary on what the Fast Food industry is doing to economies and waistlines all over the world.I must admit my parents weren't big on Fast Food to begin with and I never ate that much of it, but now I will not be eating any of it. My husband is a fast food junky, but I am trying my best to steer him away from it. After reading this book, I made it clear that I better never catch him eating a Fast Food burger.Bottom Line: Extermely interesting book. This should be a mandatory book on high school reading lists. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(992, 1006)",2,0.0,False -0060838582,books,thorough,research,fascinating,information,004e4d199ae4218f3fac04ec6ba2f500,5e1d27c86e8cbd8e79b9953f2468ae62,How is the information?,1,0.0,False,5ec750e429da7cf506d6f44b9cf369a9,"This book was wonderful. The vast history in the book was very interesting. I couldn't put it down I had to finish it in one weekend. From reading reviews before I bought the book I thought It would be alot of gross out stuff, but it wasn't. This author really took the time to know what he was talking about. His research was thorough and he also gave credit to anyone who deserved it. This isn't just a book bashing the unhealthfulness of Fast Food, but rather a commentary on what the Fast Food industry is doing to economies and waistlines all over the world.I must admit my parents weren't big on Fast Food to begin with and I never ate that much of it, but now I will not be eating any of it. My husband is a fast food junky, but I am trying my best to steer him away from it. After reading this book, I made it clear that I better never catch him eating a Fast Food burger.Bottom Line: Extermely interesting book. This should be a mandatory book on high school reading lists. ANSWERNOTFOUND",This book was wonderful,"(0, 23)",1,1.0,True -1476755604,books,great,love,special,bond,a5a7fb9771f7d00dfa8d2ccb00cbf94f,361a61ff3f4b05ad661513536b0d1427,How was the bond?,2,0.0,False,6728be3b7760954a1ee1ef3e283aa920,"3 “Riptide” “Mine.” “Racer“ KissesI am torn. Conflicted. Frustrated. I don't know what to do. Well...I know what I have to do but that doesn't mean that I am going to like doing it. When you know the capabilities of an author...a character...a story line...and when you love it so passionately, anything less than amazing is not good enough. That's what I'm faced with here. I feel like Real set the bar of what I was expecting for the whole series…and Mine did not measure up in my book. Stone me now…curse me if you will, believe me, the words that I have to say are not fun for me to admit…but I can’t lie about how I feel.Brooke Dumas...did I love everything about Brooke in Real - not exactly but I got over it because for some reason, on some level I connected with her and felt for her. So all the annoying stuff kind of...didn’t matter. I know it doesn't make a lot of sense but it works in my crazy brain. Well in the beginning of Mine, Brooke drove me about 10 shades of crazy with some of her antics and logic. If you are going to make decisions and then get mad at the results of those decisions...it's time for you to grow up! She was being completely irrational and utterly annoying at times. Drove me bonkers! Because that's not the Brooke I loved in Real. Then, it was like a heavenly light opened up and finally I got my Brooke back. She was strong, not only for herself but for Remy, I loved the way she handled him and their relationship and just…everything. I was proud of her and how far they had come together.‘I’ve been broken and put together again.I’ve been loved, and I have loved.I’m in love, and I will be forever changed by this man. I used to dream of medals and championships, but now I dream solely of a blue-eyes fighter who one day changed my life, when he put his lips on mine…’Remy...Remington Tate deserves a million stars. Ten million. Alright infinity stars - there...it's settled. He is not perfect...he has flaws...he has issues and he is no where near infallible...but the man is so freakin’ in love with Brooke it makes my heart soar. Remy is like no other book bf…he defies categories and logic because even his wrongs add up to so much right. The #1 thing that has me excited about Remy is the prospect of being in his head. He's just...*sigh*...there are no words. Well...there are actually lots of words....like loving, strong, protective, kind, sexy, alpha, dominating, endearing...he's just so complex and the more I get to know about him the more I crave him. There are so many layers to this chess playing, @#$ kicking, Brooke loving lion. He's like a drug and I totally want to be on a Remy high...forever.‘And I want him like my next breath.I want him more than any one of these screaming women wants im.I want every fragmented part of him. I want his body. His mind. His heart. His beautiful soul.He says he’s mine, but I know that there’s a part of Remington Tate nobody will ever have.I am his, but he is untamable and unconquerable.The only one who can defeat Remington Tate is himself.’The thing that kept this book from being another 5++++ book was the repetitiveness. It was out of control...enough to the point where I was rolling my eyes. A lot. I loathe repetitiveness...I've stopped reading books because of it. What do I mean by repetitiveness? A few examples...talking about ‘his hair’, ‘his abs’, ‘his eyes’ – I get it…the dude’s gorgeous, I’m aware. I love his looks…but I don't need to be reminded of them all the time, and it was constant. If that was all the repetitiveness then maybe I could have handled it better, but it was also using the same words, over and over, to describe the same things. I didn't understand the point and unfortunately, I needed more than that. They have this great and amazing love and connection – build off of that. Expand! They’ve not been in a relationship for that long, I wanna see all of those moments! So what kept me going? One word. Remy. Plain and simple. That's it - his character completely carried this book and made it worth reading for me. Because any other time I would have stopped reading before I reached 50%. I hate saying that. I hate thinking that. It just...sucks.‘My lungs ache for breath and the rest of me aches for his hands on me. And when my gaze flicks upward to find those blue eyes pinned on mine, his face hurt and sweaty, all the testosterone in the world courses through him, pulling and enveloping me, so I can barely take living right now I want him so much . He makes me feel this all-consuming, soul -searing, heart-wrenching, painful need for him that’s more than physical, more than emotional.’I was warned about the repetitiveness too...so I was prepared to possibly hate it and maybe that softened the blow a little bit because while it grated on my nerves, I was able to shrug it off and push forward. If I am being honest, I probably would have DNF’d it had I not been prepared. That makes me want to cry. But despite the annoyance, I was glad I did read it because there were fleeting glimpses of the amazingness that was in Real. Like the amazing quote worthiness...I did swoon and love all my special little Remy moments...he and Brooke still blew me away with their love and devotion to each other. But then that only makes me wonder if the repetitiveness hadn't been so bad...what could this book have been? It's a sad thought to ponder...‘His words caress me.Nobody ever taught him how to love.He does it instinctively.’I can't lie...this book did evoke emotions out of me, even though the half of the time the emotions were usually out of frustration, that wasn’t all I felt… I already admitted I swooned, but I cried, I gasped, it got to my little feelers...so I did have love for this book and that does mean something to me. I am an emotional reader and if an author can still pull emotion out of me even when I'm at my wits end with frustration...that's saying a lot IMO. I did not see a lot of this plot coming, which is another positive thing. I don't know what I was expecting but the story line was definitely unpredictable and I appreciated that it kept me on my toes. And seriously…the prologue…L.O.V.E.D. every word.“Remy . . .”“This is the last time I live without you. I’m half mad already and halfway into the f^@$ing grave. I don’t like this. Every single monster in my head tells me you’ll run and I won’t be close enough to catch you. Every instinct in me screams at me to go get you. Every bone in my body tells me you are MINE—not a part of me, but my brain understands why the hell I sent you away from me. The rest of me can’t take it. You can’t convince the rest of me being away from you is right.”“Remington Tate, I swear to you— I swear— that when I’m able to get up from this stupid bed and run again, you’re always, always, going to be the one thing I’ll run straight to.”I will always have a deep love for Remy and Brooke and their story...but I am nervous about what to expect from Remy because I am hearing similar things to what I heard with Mine. So once again...I will prepare myself but keep the hope alive that even though I may not like everything, that my love for the characters will save me from too much disappointment. :-\ ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(7607, 7621)",2,0.0,False -1476755604,books,great,love,special,bond,a5a7fb9771f7d00dfa8d2ccb00cbf94f,361a61ff3f4b05ad661513536b0d1427,How was the bond?,1,0.0,False,6728be3b7760954a1ee1ef3e283aa920,"3 “Riptide” “Mine.” “Racer“ KissesI am torn. Conflicted. Frustrated. I don't know what to do. Well...I know what I have to do but that doesn't mean that I am going to like doing it. When you know the capabilities of an author...a character...a story line...and when you love it so passionately, anything less than amazing is not good enough. That's what I'm faced with here. I feel like Real set the bar of what I was expecting for the whole series…and Mine did not measure up in my book. Stone me now…curse me if you will, believe me, the words that I have to say are not fun for me to admit…but I can’t lie about how I feel.Brooke Dumas...did I love everything about Brooke in Real - not exactly but I got over it because for some reason, on some level I connected with her and felt for her. So all the annoying stuff kind of...didn’t matter. I know it doesn't make a lot of sense but it works in my crazy brain. Well in the beginning of Mine, Brooke drove me about 10 shades of crazy with some of her antics and logic. If you are going to make decisions and then get mad at the results of those decisions...it's time for you to grow up! She was being completely irrational and utterly annoying at times. Drove me bonkers! Because that's not the Brooke I loved in Real. Then, it was like a heavenly light opened up and finally I got my Brooke back. She was strong, not only for herself but for Remy, I loved the way she handled him and their relationship and just…everything. I was proud of her and how far they had come together.‘I’ve been broken and put together again.I’ve been loved, and I have loved.I’m in love, and I will be forever changed by this man. I used to dream of medals and championships, but now I dream solely of a blue-eyes fighter who one day changed my life, when he put his lips on mine…’Remy...Remington Tate deserves a million stars. Ten million. Alright infinity stars - there...it's settled. He is not perfect...he has flaws...he has issues and he is no where near infallible...but the man is so freakin’ in love with Brooke it makes my heart soar. Remy is like no other book bf…he defies categories and logic because even his wrongs add up to so much right. The #1 thing that has me excited about Remy is the prospect of being in his head. He's just...*sigh*...there are no words. Well...there are actually lots of words....like loving, strong, protective, kind, sexy, alpha, dominating, endearing...he's just so complex and the more I get to know about him the more I crave him. There are so many layers to this chess playing, @#$ kicking, Brooke loving lion. He's like a drug and I totally want to be on a Remy high...forever.‘And I want him like my next breath.I want him more than any one of these screaming women wants im.I want every fragmented part of him. I want his body. His mind. His heart. His beautiful soul.He says he’s mine, but I know that there’s a part of Remington Tate nobody will ever have.I am his, but he is untamable and unconquerable.The only one who can defeat Remington Tate is himself.’The thing that kept this book from being another 5++++ book was the repetitiveness. It was out of control...enough to the point where I was rolling my eyes. A lot. I loathe repetitiveness...I've stopped reading books because of it. What do I mean by repetitiveness? A few examples...talking about ‘his hair’, ‘his abs’, ‘his eyes’ – I get it…the dude’s gorgeous, I’m aware. I love his looks…but I don't need to be reminded of them all the time, and it was constant. If that was all the repetitiveness then maybe I could have handled it better, but it was also using the same words, over and over, to describe the same things. I didn't understand the point and unfortunately, I needed more than that. They have this great and amazing love and connection – build off of that. Expand! They’ve not been in a relationship for that long, I wanna see all of those moments! So what kept me going? One word. Remy. Plain and simple. That's it - his character completely carried this book and made it worth reading for me. Because any other time I would have stopped reading before I reached 50%. I hate saying that. I hate thinking that. It just...sucks.‘My lungs ache for breath and the rest of me aches for his hands on me. And when my gaze flicks upward to find those blue eyes pinned on mine, his face hurt and sweaty, all the testosterone in the world courses through him, pulling and enveloping me, so I can barely take living right now I want him so much . He makes me feel this all-consuming, soul -searing, heart-wrenching, painful need for him that’s more than physical, more than emotional.’I was warned about the repetitiveness too...so I was prepared to possibly hate it and maybe that softened the blow a little bit because while it grated on my nerves, I was able to shrug it off and push forward. If I am being honest, I probably would have DNF’d it had I not been prepared. That makes me want to cry. But despite the annoyance, I was glad I did read it because there were fleeting glimpses of the amazingness that was in Real. Like the amazing quote worthiness...I did swoon and love all my special little Remy moments...he and Brooke still blew me away with their love and devotion to each other. But then that only makes me wonder if the repetitiveness hadn't been so bad...what could this book have been? It's a sad thought to ponder...‘His words caress me.Nobody ever taught him how to love.He does it instinctively.’I can't lie...this book did evoke emotions out of me, even though the half of the time the emotions were usually out of frustration, that wasn’t all I felt… I already admitted I swooned, but I cried, I gasped, it got to my little feelers...so I did have love for this book and that does mean something to me. I am an emotional reader and if an author can still pull emotion out of me even when I'm at my wits end with frustration...that's saying a lot IMO. I did not see a lot of this plot coming, which is another positive thing. I don't know what I was expecting but the story line was definitely unpredictable and I appreciated that it kept me on my toes. And seriously…the prologue…L.O.V.E.D. every word.“Remy . . .”“This is the last time I live without you. I’m half mad already and halfway into the f^@$ing grave. I don’t like this. Every single monster in my head tells me you’ll run and I won’t be close enough to catch you. Every instinct in me screams at me to go get you. Every bone in my body tells me you are MINE—not a part of me, but my brain understands why the hell I sent you away from me. The rest of me can’t take it. You can’t convince the rest of me being away from you is right.”“Remington Tate, I swear to you— I swear— that when I’m able to get up from this stupid bed and run again, you’re always, always, going to be the one thing I’ll run straight to.”I will always have a deep love for Remy and Brooke and their story...but I am nervous about what to expect from Remy because I am hearing similar things to what I heard with Mine. So once again...I will prepare myself but keep the hope alive that even though I may not like everything, that my love for the characters will save me from too much disappointment. :-\ ANSWERNOTFOUND",Conflicted Frustrated,"(81, 103)",1,0.2,False -0062060759,books,stunning,cover,slow,romance,8f53f5cc964668e6f43036cbd20afb63,9b1f959736dee7d8528669ae2ad3e8c8,How is the romance?,1,0.0,False,a95fa625a51829926c5b5c54a3c9450a,"Incarnate by Jodi MeadowsPrint Length: 400 pagesPublisher: Katherine Tegen Books (January 31, 2012)Sold by: HarperCollins PublishersASIN: B005GG0K80My Review~The cover is stunning!! I love love love the cover! The colors, the movement, and the feel of it had me dying to delve in the depths of the pages so that I may figure out what the cover represents. This is a new book and feel about things that we read alot about like dragons, souls, reincarnation and etc.. The author has done an amazing job with the unique world that she has created. I'm tickled pink to say that I stayed up all night read this book because I couldn't put it down and didn't want to stop. I wanted to figure out who was after Ana and Sam and also who was following them. I simply can't wait to read the next book in this series and I hope that it is better than the first, because I'm reeling about the ending....Okay if you haven't figured it out yet I LOVE LOVE LOVE this read! The author has done a great job on the characters with the descriptions, personalities, and love the dialogue. The unique world was so wonderful that I could just imagine myself right there with Ana while she struggles to become something better than a no soul. The romance of Ana and Same even made it the story even better with the tension filled talks between them and the hormonal issues that every young adult faces. This book is as unique as the cover and as beautiful and breathtaking as a butterfly.Amazon Book Description~New soulAna is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why.No soulEven Ana’s own mother thinks she’s a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she’ll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?HeartSam believes Ana’s new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana’s enemies—human and creature alike—let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else’s life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all?Jodi Meadows expertly weaves soul-deep romance, fantasy, and danger into an extraordinary tale of new life. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The cover is stunning,"(158, 179)",1,1.0,True -0062060759,books,stunning,cover,slow,romance,8f53f5cc964668e6f43036cbd20afb63,9b1f959736dee7d8528669ae2ad3e8c8,How is the romance?,1,0.0,False,a95fa625a51829926c5b5c54a3c9450a,"Incarnate by Jodi MeadowsPrint Length: 400 pagesPublisher: Katherine Tegen Books (January 31, 2012)Sold by: HarperCollins PublishersASIN: B005GG0K80My Review~The cover is stunning!! I love love love the cover! The colors, the movement, and the feel of it had me dying to delve in the depths of the pages so that I may figure out what the cover represents. This is a new book and feel about things that we read alot about like dragons, souls, reincarnation and etc.. The author has done an amazing job with the unique world that she has created. I'm tickled pink to say that I stayed up all night read this book because I couldn't put it down and didn't want to stop. I wanted to figure out who was after Ana and Sam and also who was following them. I simply can't wait to read the next book in this series and I hope that it is better than the first, because I'm reeling about the ending....Okay if you haven't figured it out yet I LOVE LOVE LOVE this read! The author has done a great job on the characters with the descriptions, personalities, and love the dialogue. The unique world was so wonderful that I could just imagine myself right there with Ana while she struggles to become something better than a no soul. The romance of Ana and Same even made it the story even better with the tension filled talks between them and the hormonal issues that every young adult faces. This book is as unique as the cover and as beautiful and breathtaking as a butterfly.Amazon Book Description~New soulAna is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why.No soulEven Ana’s own mother thinks she’s a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she’ll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?HeartSam believes Ana’s new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana’s enemies—human and creature alike—let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else’s life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all?Jodi Meadows expertly weaves soul-deep romance, fantasy, and danger into an extraordinary tale of new life. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2605, 2619)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,compelling,character,compelling,plot,9be534c7053dfaa202472ebbc2fade9f,cf1872503e2482e8ebcc5cfee53f597d,How was the plot?,1,0.0,False,b8aea357fe52d86b0f089f5c726874fd,"I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and its sequels.I found that she captured the essence of the moral ambiguity that life offers.Her characters,while engaging, live in shades of grey.Unlike Harry Potter- while extremely engaging- the morally expected outcome is not cast in stone.Characters are flawed- seriously so- and the hook is complex: her characters are both compelling and flawed.And isn't that life? While directed at a teen audience I found these books to be not just palatable but riveting to an older audience- we are engaged because we have ( many of us) observed,first hand, the complexities and ambiguities of our lives and decisions.I heartily recommend these books- these are not Twilight- (porno bland) but these serve I believe to challenge us with important question couched in a drama palatable to all: why are we here? what is true? and what,fundamentally,do I stand for? ANSWERNOTFOUND",I thoroughly enjoyed this book,"(0, 30)",1,0.7,True -0439023483,books,compelling,character,compelling,plot,9be534c7053dfaa202472ebbc2fade9f,cf1872503e2482e8ebcc5cfee53f597d,How was the plot?,1,0.0,False,b8aea357fe52d86b0f089f5c726874fd,"I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and its sequels.I found that she captured the essence of the moral ambiguity that life offers.Her characters,while engaging, live in shades of grey.Unlike Harry Potter- while extremely engaging- the morally expected outcome is not cast in stone.Characters are flawed- seriously so- and the hook is complex: her characters are both compelling and flawed.And isn't that life? While directed at a teen audience I found these books to be not just palatable but riveting to an older audience- we are engaged because we have ( many of us) observed,first hand, the complexities and ambiguities of our lives and decisions.I heartily recommend these books- these are not Twilight- (porno bland) but these serve I believe to challenge us with important question couched in a drama palatable to all: why are we here? what is true? and what,fundamentally,do I stand for? ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(891, 905)",1,0.0,False -0316055433,books,fascinating,storyline,unusual,plot,982a04b5d9226877aa64a2c58358df55,9bdacf3603ac445dbadd3a2b6f9d4c16,How is the plot on the story?,1,0.0,False,debf79996c996bec05b66bd53a57c2e5,"This book is one of those rare novels that creates a level of intimacy with its characters that remains in tact long after the story is finished. The characters are complex and unpredictable, extremely human and occasionally divine. The storyline is fascinating and compelling. While I was reading, I didn't feel manipulated by the plot construction or falsely enticed by cliffhangers or manufactured suspense. The characters pulled me forward, not with a shallow lust for more, but with the fluid movement of art and masterful character development. This book will never be one that I see a few years later and can't remember what it was about. Like all masterful art, its impression on me is here to stay. I'm not sure when it happened, but its characters feel like intimate friends rather than casual acquaintances. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(819, 833)",1,0.0,False -0316055433,books,fascinating,storyline,unusual,plot,982a04b5d9226877aa64a2c58358df55,9bdacf3603ac445dbadd3a2b6f9d4c16,How is the plot on the story?,1,0.0,False,debf79996c996bec05b66bd53a57c2e5,"This book is one of those rare novels that creates a level of intimacy with its characters that remains in tact long after the story is finished. The characters are complex and unpredictable, extremely human and occasionally divine. The storyline is fascinating and compelling. While I was reading, I didn't feel manipulated by the plot construction or falsely enticed by cliffhangers or manufactured suspense. The characters pulled me forward, not with a shallow lust for more, but with the fluid movement of art and masterful character development. This book will never be one that I see a few years later and can't remember what it was about. Like all masterful art, its impression on me is here to stay. I'm not sure when it happened, but its characters feel like intimate friends rather than casual acquaintances. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The storyline is fascinating and compelling,"(233, 276)",1,0.7250000000000001,True -0743566572,books,original,character,flesh,character,dd5276834a953fbc13e5913da9906f8e,bd6963762b78dc4c893e3d14e3e2a6ae,How is the character?,2,0.0,False,ce1b04d068a7b112083a3891caa596ec,"I enjoyed City of Bones very much. It was funny, witty, and just fun altogether. I loved the characters' personalities more than anything. The characters were original, but deep down just like every other teenager. The problems the characters got themselves into were creative and fun.The flaw was simply that this book is much like the other books that are currently being published. Many of these books include vampires or werewolves or even witches. This book contains all of the above. While these are fun things to read about, this book is not very original. Sure it is exciting, but so are a lot of other books.In some areas however, the other is very original. Such as the drawings that the shadow hunters tattoo on their body.Half of the time I felt as if I was reading Star Wars, the relationship between Clary and Valentine are similar to Luke and his father.Thus the book being like a lot of other books, I really liked it. ANSWERNOTFOUND","The characters were original , but deep down just like every other teenager","(142, 216)",2,0.4534722222222222,False -0743566572,books,original,character,flesh,character,dd5276834a953fbc13e5913da9906f8e,bd6963762b78dc4c893e3d14e3e2a6ae,How is the character?,2,0.0,False,ce1b04d068a7b112083a3891caa596ec,"I enjoyed City of Bones very much. It was funny, witty, and just fun altogether. I loved the characters' personalities more than anything. The characters were original, but deep down just like every other teenager. The problems the characters got themselves into were creative and fun.The flaw was simply that this book is much like the other books that are currently being published. Many of these books include vampires or werewolves or even witches. This book contains all of the above. While these are fun things to read about, this book is not very original. Sure it is exciting, but so are a lot of other books.In some areas however, the other is very original. Such as the drawings that the shadow hunters tattoo on their body.Half of the time I felt as if I was reading Star Wars, the relationship between Clary and Valentine are similar to Luke and his father.Thus the book being like a lot of other books, I really liked it. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters were original,"(142, 170)",2,0.75,True -006073132X,books,interesting,topic,fascinating,subject,37ad205e647a568a7bcd85e98bc91416,dc37a056d7c240d2fa94a4a0606f4b6b,How was the subject there?,1,0.3333333333333333,False,67ca1f645978ca594722f1de40ba7cf3,"This book makes you think. Maya Angelou once said of the Oprah Book Club, 'I don't like all the books she recommends but I'm glad she gets people to read.'Well, Levitt and Durbin do get you to think. And that brief reference to the obscure latin about the obscure Descartes (cogito ergo sum) is worth remembering here because we really need more opportunities to think and ""Freakonomics"" gets you there.You might not agree with the conclusions. The gun issue has been pretty much shot (sorry) up but Professor Levitt draws the relationship between pool deaths and gun deaths. You're left with the thought that pool deaths must be epidemic to even attempt such a comparison and maybe we should be chanting that 70's slogan 'pools don't kill people . . . .'Ditto the Roe v. Wade analysis and other anecdotal sounding comments. My conclusion was that as an economic introduction it did serve a point that the topic might be accessible and even interesting and that regardless (Descartes coming back at you) we ought to think about these things. As a social commentary it was wanting . . . something. In any event, it seemed to read well most of the time but the conclusions seemed out of step with the premise. 3 stars. Larry Scantlebury ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1235, 1249)",1,0.0,False -006073132X,books,interesting,topic,fascinating,subject,37ad205e647a568a7bcd85e98bc91416,dc37a056d7c240d2fa94a4a0606f4b6b,How was the subject there?,1,0.3333333333333333,False,67ca1f645978ca594722f1de40ba7cf3,"This book makes you think. Maya Angelou once said of the Oprah Book Club, 'I don't like all the books she recommends but I'm glad she gets people to read.'Well, Levitt and Durbin do get you to think. And that brief reference to the obscure latin about the obscure Descartes (cogito ergo sum) is worth remembering here because we really need more opportunities to think and ""Freakonomics"" gets you there.You might not agree with the conclusions. The gun issue has been pretty much shot (sorry) up but Professor Levitt draws the relationship between pool deaths and gun deaths. You're left with the thought that pool deaths must be epidemic to even attempt such a comparison and maybe we should be chanting that 70's slogan 'pools don't kill people . . . .'Ditto the Roe v. Wade analysis and other anecdotal sounding comments. My conclusion was that as an economic introduction it did serve a point that the topic might be accessible and even interesting and that regardless (Descartes coming back at you) we ought to think about these things. As a social commentary it was wanting . . . something. In any event, it seemed to read well most of the time but the conclusions seemed out of step with the premise. 3 stars. Larry Scantlebury ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1235, 1249)",1,0.0,False -147674355X,books,perfect,romance,nice,romance,66f34f585f441439a495a07f9e127f7e,4e120d1ce86568e2121de5f28dc61d39,How is the romance?,1,0.0,False,c78f8e2d957cfb7c202e6917920a4c5b,"This book has a lot of the factors included in your typical NA book. But then...it doesn't. The mystery and the romance combined are just perfect. It ended a bit abruptly for me but, hey, maybe that's because I wanted more. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The mystery and the romance combined are just perfect,"(92, 145)",1,1.0,True -147674355X,books,perfect,romance,nice,romance,66f34f585f441439a495a07f9e127f7e,4e120d1ce86568e2121de5f28dc61d39,How is the romance?,1,0.0,False,c78f8e2d957cfb7c202e6917920a4c5b,"This book has a lot of the factors included in your typical NA book. But then...it doesn't. The mystery and the romance combined are just perfect. It ended a bit abruptly for me but, hey, maybe that's because I wanted more. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(224, 238)",1,0.0,False -038536315X,books,interesting,character,define,character,309065e0b53f906ea0a9649868c879f9,07af058d6d5ff242582935beab41cb06,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,65b6a05d6e17101d6ece22d2897da397,A good story is not easy to find. That was a good story. Actually both together made for a great two part story of a lawyer and his life. The characters were interesting and the history was sad and powerful not only the history from 80 years ago but from the communication just 40 years ago. Powerful stuff. Going to keep me thinking for a long time. ANSWERNOTFOUND,The characters were interesting,"(138, 169)",1,0.5,False -038536315X,books,interesting,character,define,character,309065e0b53f906ea0a9649868c879f9,07af058d6d5ff242582935beab41cb06,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,65b6a05d6e17101d6ece22d2897da397,A good story is not easy to find. That was a good story. Actually both together made for a great two part story of a lawyer and his life. The characters were interesting and the history was sad and powerful not only the history from 80 years ago but from the communication just 40 years ago. Powerful stuff. Going to keep me thinking for a long time. ANSWERNOTFOUND,The characters were interesting and the history was sad,"(138, 193)",1,0.75,True -038536315X,books,interesting,character,define,character,309065e0b53f906ea0a9649868c879f9,07af058d6d5ff242582935beab41cb06,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,65b6a05d6e17101d6ece22d2897da397,A good story is not easy to find. That was a good story. Actually both together made for a great two part story of a lawyer and his life. The characters were interesting and the history was sad and powerful not only the history from 80 years ago but from the communication just 40 years ago. Powerful stuff. Going to keep me thinking for a long time. ANSWERNOTFOUND,The characters were interesting,"(138, 169)",1,0.5,False -0439023513,books,different,thing,special,bond,948659b43f859c0d2262484db881764a,bbbceb833409e16c2809607b55902265,How was the bond?,1,0.0,False,54f1e242e2fac6885794aeee83ca496c,"Review:Katniss Everdeen has been a participant in the Hunger Games Area more than once, and against all odds has survived them all too! Katniss should be overjoyed, right? Wrong. Whether she likes it or not, her whole world has changed since the second she left the arena. Even though Gale and her family escaped and are alive, District 12 is no more. The only home she has ever known and the only part of her father she had left has been obliterated. And then there is Peeta; Katniss is filled with worry, regret, and an overall state of confusion by the fact that Haymitch just left him in the arena at the mercy of The Capitol! After all the time and effort they spent to keep him alive, how could he just abandon him? The Capitol has him now, and for all she knows he could be dead. Katniss doesn't have much time to fathom many of these shocking truths about her new life though because one seems to dominate them all. District 13 is real, and they are ready for a revolution. But is Katniss?Everyone seems to have a say in what's going on except Katniss! She has no idea or part in her rescue from the Quarter Quail! If she had, things would have been much different! There is no way she would have left Peeta's side, and this idea haunts her constantly. The variables may prove to be too much for Katniss to handle. Just when she thought her life couldn't get more hectic, the unthinkable is asked of her! She has had no voice or knowledge about the rebellion, but these new leaders want her to become the Mockingjay, to fuel it? This decision is a big deal. Not only is this decision crucial to the rebellion's success, but it will result in Katniss having to ignore her feelings of furry and mistrust toward this new government. Her decision may be the deciding factor of the rebellion's outcome, but may end up also being the deciding factor for Peeta's life as well. Can she and will she risk it? But the even bigger question is this; Will Katniss be able to become the Mockingjay if it requires complete dedication, no matter the personal stakes at risk?Suzanne Collins has done it again! Another thrilling addition to the Hunger Games series has been added! Mockingjay is another amazingly well written and engrossing Collins novel. Just like Katniss's ability to fuel the rebellion against the Capitol as the Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins has become the Mockingjay for the Hunger Games frenzy. She may not have as much risk on the line as her main character, Katniss, but there is one thing that is evident. Whether Collins realized it at first or not, the Hunger Games has officially caught fire, and she is its Mockingjay.Educational Value: 5 out of 5 - One of the qualities of Mockingjay that makes it not only very entertaining but educational as well is that this book stresses that we, the people, should not be scared of our government and encourages us to take a stand for what is right. One of the themes that runs through this series is the multiple injustices that The Capitol has inflicted on its citizens which result in constant whispers of a revolution.This novel itself clearly entices people to take a stand for what they believe! Many people need something to inspire them to have faith in themselves and to take action! Mockingjay may just be that little nudge of hope that people need to take a stand for their beliefs.Entertainment Value: 5 out of 5 - This novel, along with the other two from its series, is one of the best written novels that our generation has ever seen, and we owe it all to Suzanne Collins! She did a fantastic job tying love, action, suspense, heartbreak, and sadness into a series! After reading these novels, it appears as if you are a part of the story. It's like you have been through everything the characters have and you seem to have a connection with each one! Everything from the imagery to the plotline is just amazing in Mockingjay! This series seems to be the ""Catching Fire"" of Suzanne Collins' career! I look forward to the rest of her accomplishments as an author.This review was first published on Kindle Kids' Corner @Kindle Nation Daily.@Ebookbelle ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4126, 4140)",1,0.0,False -0439023513,books,different,thing,special,bond,948659b43f859c0d2262484db881764a,bbbceb833409e16c2809607b55902265,How was the bond?,1,0.0,False,54f1e242e2fac6885794aeee83ca496c,"Review:Katniss Everdeen has been a participant in the Hunger Games Area more than once, and against all odds has survived them all too! Katniss should be overjoyed, right? Wrong. Whether she likes it or not, her whole world has changed since the second she left the arena. Even though Gale and her family escaped and are alive, District 12 is no more. The only home she has ever known and the only part of her father she had left has been obliterated. And then there is Peeta; Katniss is filled with worry, regret, and an overall state of confusion by the fact that Haymitch just left him in the arena at the mercy of The Capitol! After all the time and effort they spent to keep him alive, how could he just abandon him? The Capitol has him now, and for all she knows he could be dead. Katniss doesn't have much time to fathom many of these shocking truths about her new life though because one seems to dominate them all. District 13 is real, and they are ready for a revolution. But is Katniss?Everyone seems to have a say in what's going on except Katniss! She has no idea or part in her rescue from the Quarter Quail! If she had, things would have been much different! There is no way she would have left Peeta's side, and this idea haunts her constantly. The variables may prove to be too much for Katniss to handle. Just when she thought her life couldn't get more hectic, the unthinkable is asked of her! She has had no voice or knowledge about the rebellion, but these new leaders want her to become the Mockingjay, to fuel it? This decision is a big deal. Not only is this decision crucial to the rebellion's success, but it will result in Katniss having to ignore her feelings of furry and mistrust toward this new government. Her decision may be the deciding factor of the rebellion's outcome, but may end up also being the deciding factor for Peeta's life as well. Can she and will she risk it? But the even bigger question is this; Will Katniss be able to become the Mockingjay if it requires complete dedication, no matter the personal stakes at risk?Suzanne Collins has done it again! Another thrilling addition to the Hunger Games series has been added! Mockingjay is another amazingly well written and engrossing Collins novel. Just like Katniss's ability to fuel the rebellion against the Capitol as the Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins has become the Mockingjay for the Hunger Games frenzy. She may not have as much risk on the line as her main character, Katniss, but there is one thing that is evident. Whether Collins realized it at first or not, the Hunger Games has officially caught fire, and she is its Mockingjay.Educational Value: 5 out of 5 - One of the qualities of Mockingjay that makes it not only very entertaining but educational as well is that this book stresses that we, the people, should not be scared of our government and encourages us to take a stand for what is right. One of the themes that runs through this series is the multiple injustices that The Capitol has inflicted on its citizens which result in constant whispers of a revolution.This novel itself clearly entices people to take a stand for what they believe! Many people need something to inspire them to have faith in themselves and to take action! Mockingjay may just be that little nudge of hope that people need to take a stand for their beliefs.Entertainment Value: 5 out of 5 - This novel, along with the other two from its series, is one of the best written novels that our generation has ever seen, and we owe it all to Suzanne Collins! She did a fantastic job tying love, action, suspense, heartbreak, and sadness into a series! After reading these novels, it appears as if you are a part of the story. It's like you have been through everything the characters have and you seem to have a connection with each one! Everything from the imagery to the plotline is just amazing in Mockingjay! This series seems to be the ""Catching Fire"" of Suzanne Collins' career! I look forward to the rest of her accomplishments as an author.This review was first published on Kindle Kids' Corner @Kindle Nation Daily.@Ebookbelle ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(4126, 4140)",1,0.0,False -0375831002,books,tough,life,special,bond,7bc92f8d8603a9aa8372a170a01b29e6,dfcefe37abcbca3176d34f20e9a55cc3,How was the bond?,5,0.0,False,30e5ed880b73bce16e8786730bfc564b,"SummaryGerman, Liesel Meminger is left with foster parents Rosa and Hans Hubermann in a town called Molching on a cold winter night; her brother is dead, having died on the train, and her mother, unable to feed and care for her children anymore, is gone.Liesel settles in with the Hubermanns, grows accustomed to Rosa's sharp tongue and Hans' gentleness and understanding and discovers a best friend, Rudy Steiner. Life in Hitler's Germany is tough even for non-Jewish Germans...their food is rationed, there are no extras of anything, there are strict rules to follow and family members may be taken away at any time to serve Hitler in whatever way he so chooses.The families do everything possible to keep life as normal as possible.Hans begins to read with Liesel each night when she wakens from her nightmares, first from A Gravediggers Handbook that Liesel, ""The Book Thief,"" recovered after it was lost in the snow by an apprentice gravedigger at her brother's burial and then from books Liesel steals from the mayor's wife's library. She later continues her reading and writing lessons in the basement with a Jew named Max (the son of an old friend of Hans) who shows up one night needing help.Life gets tougher on Himmel Street; the war begins spiraling out of control, Jews are marched down the street of Molching on their way to concentration camps, air raid sirens become part of normal life, Rosa loses many of her washing jobs bc of prejudice, and the family is frightened for their lives 24/7 if Max is found in their basement.Is it even possible for this story to have a happy ending?Should it?What I LikedDeath, the narrator - foreshadowing - I could almost hear music...you know the kind that comes on while you're watching a scary movie...the killer is around the corner...if only the heroine could hear the music, right?? That's when everybody starts screaming, ""Don't you go in there, Girl!! Just don't do it!"" Even when you've seen the movie before, you still hope that she won't go in there...that's how this story felt to me.I knew how it would end. We all do.Liesel - in the past when someone mentioned the name Liesel, I would think of the older sister in ""The Sound of Music""...that won't happen anymore. This Liesel is unforgettable. Her strength, her soul, her ability to adjust to her surroundings, her ability to pick up and keep moving, her ability to love, her ability to see the world around her realistically...all of that and more...nevermind the fact that this child is only 9-13 years old throughout the story.Format - I'm sure there's a word for this type of structure, but I don't know what it is...The narrator, Death, goes back and forth in time as he pleases and interrupts the flow with comments and/or bolded newsflashes of sort. I would think the danger of this kind of format would be a chopped up feel, but there is none of that here. Quite the contrary, the most effective flashes and context seem to be incorporated seamlessly this way.Death complaining about having too much on his plate - Most of us see Death as that hooded creature with the scythe...it's a Hollywood version that's become ingrained in our brains. But, Death as the storyteller in The Book Thief doesn't seem to be a frightening thing at all...the way he gently scoops the victims up in his arms and takes them away, the way Death truly mourns over the lives of worthy humans, the way Death sees all that's happening in the world as a waste, but not something he can stop almost endears him to the reader. I could go on and on about the symbolism here...how mankind hurts itself over and over, etc. but I'll let you experience that for yourself.The humor - both Death's sarcastic remarks and Liesel and Rudy's attempts to carry on conversations with adult words tickled me from time to time. I appreciated the ability to have a rest every now and then from subject matter that weighed so heavily on my chest. The German curse words were my favorites :)The History - once again there are things here that I never even knew about...scores of Jews escaped Germany while they were able and ended up in Australia...hence, Zusak's (an Australian) interest in the Jewish families who survived and the members/branches of those families who were left behind and essentially wiped off the face of the earth.Hans Hubermann - how the heck do you not like a man like Hans?What I Didn't LikeThere is literally nothing about this novel that I didn't like, except of course, the subject matter. How in the world this part of our history exists completely baffles me. And, then sometimes it doesn't; I can look around at the world we live in today and see some of the same mindset that guided the worst genocide in our nation's history, and I get scared. Really.Hitler was one man.One of the statistics Death brings out in this novel is that at one point in history 90% of Germans backed Hitler.90%.Out of every 100 people, 90 of them believed what Hiltler proposed was right and/or believed that his strategies/actions had to happen in order to create a powerful German human race.Even as I type those words, it seems so stupid...like something we'd all snicker at and say the person needs psychiatric help.But, time and time again, things happen that we think never would.How did this happen?90%.It's called blind conformity.It's a disease, and...This book is a classic.Overall RecommendationEverybody needs to read this book.The End. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5457, 5471)",5,0.0,False -0375831002,books,tough,life,special,bond,7bc92f8d8603a9aa8372a170a01b29e6,dfcefe37abcbca3176d34f20e9a55cc3,How was the bond?,2,0.0,False,30e5ed880b73bce16e8786730bfc564b,"SummaryGerman, Liesel Meminger is left with foster parents Rosa and Hans Hubermann in a town called Molching on a cold winter night; her brother is dead, having died on the train, and her mother, unable to feed and care for her children anymore, is gone.Liesel settles in with the Hubermanns, grows accustomed to Rosa's sharp tongue and Hans' gentleness and understanding and discovers a best friend, Rudy Steiner. Life in Hitler's Germany is tough even for non-Jewish Germans...their food is rationed, there are no extras of anything, there are strict rules to follow and family members may be taken away at any time to serve Hitler in whatever way he so chooses.The families do everything possible to keep life as normal as possible.Hans begins to read with Liesel each night when she wakens from her nightmares, first from A Gravediggers Handbook that Liesel, ""The Book Thief,"" recovered after it was lost in the snow by an apprentice gravedigger at her brother's burial and then from books Liesel steals from the mayor's wife's library. She later continues her reading and writing lessons in the basement with a Jew named Max (the son of an old friend of Hans) who shows up one night needing help.Life gets tougher on Himmel Street; the war begins spiraling out of control, Jews are marched down the street of Molching on their way to concentration camps, air raid sirens become part of normal life, Rosa loses many of her washing jobs bc of prejudice, and the family is frightened for their lives 24/7 if Max is found in their basement.Is it even possible for this story to have a happy ending?Should it?What I LikedDeath, the narrator - foreshadowing - I could almost hear music...you know the kind that comes on while you're watching a scary movie...the killer is around the corner...if only the heroine could hear the music, right?? That's when everybody starts screaming, ""Don't you go in there, Girl!! Just don't do it!"" Even when you've seen the movie before, you still hope that she won't go in there...that's how this story felt to me.I knew how it would end. We all do.Liesel - in the past when someone mentioned the name Liesel, I would think of the older sister in ""The Sound of Music""...that won't happen anymore. This Liesel is unforgettable. Her strength, her soul, her ability to adjust to her surroundings, her ability to pick up and keep moving, her ability to love, her ability to see the world around her realistically...all of that and more...nevermind the fact that this child is only 9-13 years old throughout the story.Format - I'm sure there's a word for this type of structure, but I don't know what it is...The narrator, Death, goes back and forth in time as he pleases and interrupts the flow with comments and/or bolded newsflashes of sort. I would think the danger of this kind of format would be a chopped up feel, but there is none of that here. Quite the contrary, the most effective flashes and context seem to be incorporated seamlessly this way.Death complaining about having too much on his plate - Most of us see Death as that hooded creature with the scythe...it's a Hollywood version that's become ingrained in our brains. But, Death as the storyteller in The Book Thief doesn't seem to be a frightening thing at all...the way he gently scoops the victims up in his arms and takes them away, the way Death truly mourns over the lives of worthy humans, the way Death sees all that's happening in the world as a waste, but not something he can stop almost endears him to the reader. I could go on and on about the symbolism here...how mankind hurts itself over and over, etc. but I'll let you experience that for yourself.The humor - both Death's sarcastic remarks and Liesel and Rudy's attempts to carry on conversations with adult words tickled me from time to time. I appreciated the ability to have a rest every now and then from subject matter that weighed so heavily on my chest. The German curse words were my favorites :)The History - once again there are things here that I never even knew about...scores of Jews escaped Germany while they were able and ended up in Australia...hence, Zusak's (an Australian) interest in the Jewish families who survived and the members/branches of those families who were left behind and essentially wiped off the face of the earth.Hans Hubermann - how the heck do you not like a man like Hans?What I Didn't LikeThere is literally nothing about this novel that I didn't like, except of course, the subject matter. How in the world this part of our history exists completely baffles me. And, then sometimes it doesn't; I can look around at the world we live in today and see some of the same mindset that guided the worst genocide in our nation's history, and I get scared. Really.Hitler was one man.One of the statistics Death brings out in this novel is that at one point in history 90% of Germans backed Hitler.90%.Out of every 100 people, 90 of them believed what Hiltler proposed was right and/or believed that his strategies/actions had to happen in order to create a powerful German human race.Even as I type those words, it seems so stupid...like something we'd all snicker at and say the person needs psychiatric help.But, time and time again, things happen that we think never would.How did this happen?90%.It's called blind conformity.It's a disease, and...This book is a classic.Overall RecommendationEverybody needs to read this book.The End. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5457, 5471)",2,0.0,False -031604461X,books,different,set,wonderful,set,346bfd17aed4473ef0e43e54cba5e927,917fd341d8d4f30f8b2758fadd754dd2,How was the set?,1,0.0,False,a344e01590d6b738cabdb2d32922fe74,"Spoiler Alert:I find myself annoyed that the ending worked out the way it did. There was such a build-up for the battle that I was aching for some action. I was almost certain Aro would bring on the chaos. But no, peace prevails, and they live happily ever after. Perhaps Meyers went this route since it is a young adult series. But it seemed like an easy way out. Had she wanted to continue the series, the battle could have occurred with us not knowing the outcome while Jacob flees with Renesmee. A cliffhanger that would have us all waiting with baited breath for the next release. And here she did so well fleshing out many of the newcomers toward the end. But for what? Plus, she fails to resolve that fact that Bella and the Cullen's are okay with letting their kind continue slaughtering humans. I would have extended the series with the golden eyes growing in numbers and a show down coming against the crimson eyes. If Bella is such a good person, a natural protector, a shield for others, how can she just go on forever living blissfully knowing her own mother and father, or members of the pack could be slaughtered by vampires that don't care about them? I just see so much potential in the story once the plot gets beyond Bella's gawking of Edward and her remorse for Jacob. I daresay it is almost idiotic to go into so much detail about the Volturi and all these vampires and then just say 'the end.' I see why the reviews are less than the other books, although I have a different set of reasons than most. The birth scene didn't bother me, nor did the lack of romance at the honeymoon. People get hung up on the most banal things. I actually think this was the best book by far as it was easily the most compelling. But Meyers blew it by wrapping everything into a nice little bow and ending it so suddenly. I am not against happy endings, but in this case it is just too much. Even fantasy worlds wouldn't have endings like this. Come on. That and the gaping moral loophole that I mentioned just leave me thinking Meyers got tired of the series and threw in the towel. The Volturi should have been destroyed. They are murderers! Hello? And then the Cullens should have become the new rule setters and forced their breed to go 'vegetarian' or be torn apart and burned.Anyway. I recommend Gabaldon's Outlander series to you all. She makes Meyers look like the amateur(albeit talented) author she is. Gabaldon's depth and understanding of romance makes Bella and Edward's look silly in comparison. You will not be disappointed. ANSWERNOTFOUND",I have a different set of reasons than most,"(1493, 1536)",1,0.55,True -031604461X,books,different,set,wonderful,set,346bfd17aed4473ef0e43e54cba5e927,917fd341d8d4f30f8b2758fadd754dd2,How was the set?,1,0.0,False,a344e01590d6b738cabdb2d32922fe74,"Spoiler Alert:I find myself annoyed that the ending worked out the way it did. There was such a build-up for the battle that I was aching for some action. I was almost certain Aro would bring on the chaos. But no, peace prevails, and they live happily ever after. Perhaps Meyers went this route since it is a young adult series. But it seemed like an easy way out. Had she wanted to continue the series, the battle could have occurred with us not knowing the outcome while Jacob flees with Renesmee. A cliffhanger that would have us all waiting with baited breath for the next release. And here she did so well fleshing out many of the newcomers toward the end. But for what? Plus, she fails to resolve that fact that Bella and the Cullen's are okay with letting their kind continue slaughtering humans. I would have extended the series with the golden eyes growing in numbers and a show down coming against the crimson eyes. If Bella is such a good person, a natural protector, a shield for others, how can she just go on forever living blissfully knowing her own mother and father, or members of the pack could be slaughtered by vampires that don't care about them? I just see so much potential in the story once the plot gets beyond Bella's gawking of Edward and her remorse for Jacob. I daresay it is almost idiotic to go into so much detail about the Volturi and all these vampires and then just say 'the end.' I see why the reviews are less than the other books, although I have a different set of reasons than most. The birth scene didn't bother me, nor did the lack of romance at the honeymoon. People get hung up on the most banal things. I actually think this was the best book by far as it was easily the most compelling. But Meyers blew it by wrapping everything into a nice little bow and ending it so suddenly. I am not against happy endings, but in this case it is just too much. Even fantasy worlds wouldn't have endings like this. Come on. That and the gaping moral loophole that I mentioned just leave me thinking Meyers got tired of the series and threw in the towel. The Volturi should have been destroyed. They are murderers! Hello? And then the Cullens should have become the new rule setters and forced their breed to go 'vegetarian' or be torn apart and burned.Anyway. I recommend Gabaldon's Outlander series to you all. She makes Meyers look like the amateur(albeit talented) author she is. Gabaldon's depth and understanding of romance makes Bella and Edward's look silly in comparison. You will not be disappointed. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2574, 2588)",1,0.0,False -0307712508,books,fascinating,story,stranger,truth,618925ea9c947a8546b659d0859167f0,aca77e6c306a895ec1b94c33407112d7,How is the truth?,1,0.0,False,aed86e24b558578acae0d1e081db2d9a,"I stayed up way too late because I just couldn't put this down. The tragic story of a woman with 5 young children who, by way of her death from a particularly vicious cancer, should help save the lives of probably almost every one of us, is positively fascinating. I also like the author's style as she weaves the stories of the past and the present, along with updates on the people we've met in the book and an afterword discussing the moral and legal implications of the issues in the book, and they make a very satisfying read. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The tragic story,"(64, 80)",1,0.75,True -0307712508,books,fascinating,story,stranger,truth,618925ea9c947a8546b659d0859167f0,aca77e6c306a895ec1b94c33407112d7,How is the truth?,3,0.0,False,aed86e24b558578acae0d1e081db2d9a,"I stayed up way too late because I just couldn't put this down. The tragic story of a woman with 5 young children who, by way of her death from a particularly vicious cancer, should help save the lives of probably almost every one of us, is positively fascinating. I also like the author's style as she weaves the stories of the past and the present, along with updates on the people we've met in the book and an afterword discussing the moral and legal implications of the issues in the book, and they make a very satisfying read. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(532, 546)",3,0.0,False -0425263916,books,many,obstacle,passionate,character,8ae6b7e24ebc8437a21f2c555e12e5a8,c51fcc8074d615fbdb8e0fe0c6cb4659,How is the character?,2,0.0,False,cf01c8679a012f2092cb16c00c3afbdc,"I love Eva and Gideon. They are so in love in the best and worst way possible. They bring out the good and the bad. Then there's the jealousy and the retaliation and the withholding of affection. Yet I still adore them and want more of them. They are trying so hard to work it out that they cling together desperately and push each other away. Neither of them are perfect and their relationship has so many obstacles. Gideon has never been chatty or a born romantic yet the things he says with such brutal honesty and need for Eva are sometimes better than poems. As for Eva, she is quite the tart herself whose heart is wrapped up in Gideon. Their chemistry is explosive. Gideon would do anything for Eva even if she doesn't understand his motives or won't share his secrets. They both have darkness within them, Gideon more so because he buries it. At the end of the day, they know they belong to each other even if their actions dictate otherwise. I understand their ups and downs even if I hate seeing them hurt. I keep cheering them on to make it work because they have that special connection that is only between the two of them. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1137, 1151)",2,0.0,False -0425263916,books,many,obstacle,passionate,character,8ae6b7e24ebc8437a21f2c555e12e5a8,c51fcc8074d615fbdb8e0fe0c6cb4659,How is the character?,2,0.0,False,cf01c8679a012f2092cb16c00c3afbdc,"I love Eva and Gideon. They are so in love in the best and worst way possible. They bring out the good and the bad. Then there's the jealousy and the retaliation and the withholding of affection. Yet I still adore them and want more of them. They are trying so hard to work it out that they cling together desperately and push each other away. Neither of them are perfect and their relationship has so many obstacles. Gideon has never been chatty or a born romantic yet the things he says with such brutal honesty and need for Eva are sometimes better than poems. As for Eva, she is quite the tart herself whose heart is wrapped up in Gideon. Their chemistry is explosive. Gideon would do anything for Eva even if she doesn't understand his motives or won't share his secrets. They both have darkness within them, Gideon more so because he buries it. At the end of the day, they know they belong to each other even if their actions dictate otherwise. I understand their ups and downs even if I hate seeing them hurt. I keep cheering them on to make it work because they have that special connection that is only between the two of them. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1137, 1151)",2,0.0,False -0062024027,books,amazing,plot,fantastic,plot,66493b364dca36a7d4e073c707cb42d4,1b8c9956ddcfbf9bb1cc28eb54fc09e5,How is the plot?,1,0.0,False,1d5a76af5bf562d6564171bf818f541e,"Let me say right off that I found ""Divergent"" to be compulsively readable and enjoyable. I don't think this is close to another ""Hunger Games"" but it shouldn't be. Who wants to read the same book over and over again? ""Divergent"" has an amazing plot and I think its a fairly unique one when you think about how many dystopian novels are hitting the shelves. The story is basically about a world where there are five different 'factions' that people are associated with. They live for these factions and work for these factions and have their entire belief systems set up to define the type of person an individual is. Tris is a teenage girl who has been raised to be Abnegation, a selfless faction whose core belief is putting other before yourself. When she comes of age and is able to choose for herself she decides to leave her family and faction and join the Dauntless, the brave and fearless faction who runs patrols around the border to ensure everyone's security.I had several important questions that never found sufficient answers and that is why I ended up giving the book three stars instead of more. What is Divergent? That question is never really answered. Sure its a person who has more than one faction that they show aspects of. Yet so do other characters in the story who are not considered Divergent. Also why is this world the way it is? How did these factions come to be and why are the citizens so easily manipulated into these factions? Why are people rebelling?I did like the characters a lot and as I mentioned earlier the plot moved along at a nice pace. I especially like that the heroine is not a girly girl and is mentioned as having a childlike body and few curves. I think that made her feel different than some of our other YA heroines. I never really felt like Tris's friends were really friends and perhaps thats the way the story is intended.The resolution to the story is a little too quickly wrapped up and yet it was positively a thrilling conclusion and I think the author made some very brave choices in where to take the story and the characters. Things are wrapped up pretty nicely although of course not everything is resolved so that the reader is left wanting to know more. I just hope that the follow up gives up more background and also makes the explaination for a Divergent more clear. I felt like the story told us what to believe but didn't really explain why we should believe. I'd like to see all that acknowledged so we can move on with the story and focus on the intriguing plot. ANSWERNOTFOUND",has an amazing plot,"(232, 251)",1,0.9,True -0062024027,books,amazing,plot,fantastic,plot,66493b364dca36a7d4e073c707cb42d4,1b8c9956ddcfbf9bb1cc28eb54fc09e5,How is the plot?,1,0.0,False,1d5a76af5bf562d6564171bf818f541e,"Let me say right off that I found ""Divergent"" to be compulsively readable and enjoyable. I don't think this is close to another ""Hunger Games"" but it shouldn't be. Who wants to read the same book over and over again? ""Divergent"" has an amazing plot and I think its a fairly unique one when you think about how many dystopian novels are hitting the shelves. The story is basically about a world where there are five different 'factions' that people are associated with. They live for these factions and work for these factions and have their entire belief systems set up to define the type of person an individual is. Tris is a teenage girl who has been raised to be Abnegation, a selfless faction whose core belief is putting other before yourself. When she comes of age and is able to choose for herself she decides to leave her family and faction and join the Dauntless, the brave and fearless faction who runs patrols around the border to ensure everyone's security.I had several important questions that never found sufficient answers and that is why I ended up giving the book three stars instead of more. What is Divergent? That question is never really answered. Sure its a person who has more than one faction that they show aspects of. Yet so do other characters in the story who are not considered Divergent. Also why is this world the way it is? How did these factions come to be and why are the citizens so easily manipulated into these factions? Why are people rebelling?I did like the characters a lot and as I mentioned earlier the plot moved along at a nice pace. I especially like that the heroine is not a girly girl and is mentioned as having a childlike body and few curves. I think that made her feel different than some of our other YA heroines. I never really felt like Tris's friends were really friends and perhaps thats the way the story is intended.The resolution to the story is a little too quickly wrapped up and yet it was positively a thrilling conclusion and I think the author made some very brave choices in where to take the story and the characters. Things are wrapped up pretty nicely although of course not everything is resolved so that the reader is left wanting to know more. I just hope that the follow up gives up more background and also makes the explaination for a Divergent more clear. I felt like the story told us what to believe but didn't really explain why we should believe. I'd like to see all that acknowledged so we can move on with the story and focus on the intriguing plot. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2554, 2568)",1,0.0,False -0316206849,books,interesting,story line,believable,plot,2c4d6a989e86ac5e8b7fcf2bdbfbb4e2,46ebd9e817058764ad4290488cc59bba,How is plot?,2,0.0,False,e60e3f52d44b19e213d8c41d7517a26d,"Story line was very interesting. Lots of red herrings not confusing tho. Some of the dialects were hard to understand, but not so bad as to put one off the story. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(163, 177)",2,0.0,False -0316206849,books,interesting,story line,believable,plot,2c4d6a989e86ac5e8b7fcf2bdbfbb4e2,46ebd9e817058764ad4290488cc59bba,How is plot?,1,0.0,False,e60e3f52d44b19e213d8c41d7517a26d,"Story line was very interesting. Lots of red herrings not confusing tho. Some of the dialects were hard to understand, but not so bad as to put one off the story. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Story line was very interesting,"(0, 31)",1,0.65,True -0307913090,books,strong,man,good,man,5c170d89c455af8747b21c61e5b609f0,905803857c8cf8a06eb01b9dfd0757db,How is the life of the man?,1,0.0,False,39f7535a55a3d730c4654d6e3f29e4ce,"Ah yes, welcome all to the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, where the men are men and the women are bitches or sluts or bitchy sluts!I actually bought this book around 7-8 years ago and tried to read it twice, and both times it failed to capture my interest. However, whenever I told people this it was greeted with shock and disbelief and it was demanded of me to try it again. After it came out as a show, which was also greeted with praise, I finally decided to try it again and soldier through the immensely boring first 50-100 pages, and I did. Read the whole thing, front to back and all I have to say is...I understand why all the people demanding I read it were men.Martin can certainly write. The man has a gift for storytelling in his creativity and his imagination, there's no denying this. However, his characters are a bit...lacking. I think it says a lot about a fantasy author from what type of setting he chooses to set his story in, since you can basically choose anything. Martin chose a medieval type setting, where the men are strong, decisive, brave, cruel, and MANLY (well, except the eunuchs), and women are boring. Almost every woman he writes is so preoccupied with sex, being a whore, her husband, being a whore, wanting power for her son, being a whore, getting married to a prince, being a whore, or stabbing people in the back. I'd say the only females not concerned with these things are too young, but Martin is not above pedophilia. The ONE redeeming female character is also the one who gets the least attention, and that's Arya. Even Caitlyn, who's supposed to be a steadfast, strong character is still irrational and ruled by her emotions.Gender differences aside, I think my biggest issue with this book was just the fact that it really did take forever for things to get going. The whole reason it took me so long to force myself through this book was his pacing, everything was in fits and starts until maybe the last 100 pages or so, at which point it felt like he had to fill some kind of obligation for a large-scale war type scenario. The dynamics between the groups of characters feels a bit thin and underdeveloped. Even from the start, this book was written entirely from the imagination of the author with very little regard that his readers are not residing in his mind with him, which is a little frustrating and even a bit condescending.I have no interest in reading the sequels for this one and am quite disappointed in how it actually turned out. Just know what you're in for if you decide to tackle this monster. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2560, 2574)",1,0.0,False -0307913090,books,strong,man,good,man,5c170d89c455af8747b21c61e5b609f0,905803857c8cf8a06eb01b9dfd0757db,How is the life of the man?,1,0.0,False,39f7535a55a3d730c4654d6e3f29e4ce,"Ah yes, welcome all to the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, where the men are men and the women are bitches or sluts or bitchy sluts!I actually bought this book around 7-8 years ago and tried to read it twice, and both times it failed to capture my interest. However, whenever I told people this it was greeted with shock and disbelief and it was demanded of me to try it again. After it came out as a show, which was also greeted with praise, I finally decided to try it again and soldier through the immensely boring first 50-100 pages, and I did. Read the whole thing, front to back and all I have to say is...I understand why all the people demanding I read it were men.Martin can certainly write. The man has a gift for storytelling in his creativity and his imagination, there's no denying this. However, his characters are a bit...lacking. I think it says a lot about a fantasy author from what type of setting he chooses to set his story in, since you can basically choose anything. Martin chose a medieval type setting, where the men are strong, decisive, brave, cruel, and MANLY (well, except the eunuchs), and women are boring. Almost every woman he writes is so preoccupied with sex, being a whore, her husband, being a whore, wanting power for her son, being a whore, getting married to a prince, being a whore, or stabbing people in the back. I'd say the only females not concerned with these things are too young, but Martin is not above pedophilia. The ONE redeeming female character is also the one who gets the least attention, and that's Arya. Even Caitlyn, who's supposed to be a steadfast, strong character is still irrational and ruled by her emotions.Gender differences aside, I think my biggest issue with this book was just the fact that it really did take forever for things to get going. The whole reason it took me so long to force myself through this book was his pacing, everything was in fits and starts until maybe the last 100 pages or so, at which point it felt like he had to fill some kind of obligation for a large-scale war type scenario. The dynamics between the groups of characters feels a bit thin and underdeveloped. Even from the start, this book was written entirely from the imagination of the author with very little regard that his readers are not residing in his mind with him, which is a little frustrating and even a bit condescending.I have no interest in reading the sequels for this one and am quite disappointed in how it actually turned out. Just know what you're in for if you decide to tackle this monster. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2560, 2574)",1,0.0,False -0425263908,books,hot,relationship,passionate,character,631160b6184e907e53ffe591bf788190,9b7b6fe8af50335640001a0a5bbabe73,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,0d0545d7226f0aa15e080f1f9d2704bb,"Yes, there are similarities to Fifty Shades, but they are few. Billionaire falls for a girl and likes to be in charge of all aspects of his life. Both characters have a past. Ok, that's where the similarities end.Yes, Gideon does a few things that are over the top (like the recreation of Eva's bedroom), but he is a very intense guy. Eva falls for him quickly and their relationship turns hot very quickly. The sex scenes are hot. Eva is a sassy, no-nonsense type of person that puts Gideon in his place a few times.This is a great summer read! ANSWERNOTFOUND",Both characters have a past,"(148, 175)",1,0.25,False -0425263908,books,hot,relationship,passionate,character,631160b6184e907e53ffe591bf788190,9b7b6fe8af50335640001a0a5bbabe73,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,0d0545d7226f0aa15e080f1f9d2704bb,"Yes, there are similarities to Fifty Shades, but they are few. Billionaire falls for a girl and likes to be in charge of all aspects of his life. Both characters have a past. Ok, that's where the similarities end.Yes, Gideon does a few things that are over the top (like the recreation of Eva's bedroom), but he is a very intense guy. Eva falls for him quickly and their relationship turns hot very quickly. The sex scenes are hot. Eva is a sassy, no-nonsense type of person that puts Gideon in his place a few times.This is a great summer read! ANSWERNOTFOUND",Billionaire falls for a girl and likes to be in charge of all aspects of his life,"(64, 145)",1,0.0,False -1937041034,books,entertaining,character,entertain,character,bf017ecde3b4e435f8a50bcf683b00b5,296b55cee215a5bd108d73f62867a9f6,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,3089ec170974147afaf04ff155717d89,"The characters and plot line in this novel are very entertaining and thankfully, clean and upscale. I needed something light-hearted, and this definitely fulfilled my expectation. At times one does tire of the references to ice cream, but it makes the story realistic to a certain point. Still reading it, but am thoroughly enjoying this up-to-date story that makes witches out to be a little more down-to-earth than the Harry Potter books!! ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters and plot line in this novel are very entertaining and thankfully,"(0, 79)",1,0.91,True -1937041034,books,entertaining,character,entertain,character,bf017ecde3b4e435f8a50bcf683b00b5,296b55cee215a5bd108d73f62867a9f6,How is the character?,2,0.0,False,3089ec170974147afaf04ff155717d89,"The characters and plot line in this novel are very entertaining and thankfully, clean and upscale. I needed something light-hearted, and this definitely fulfilled my expectation. At times one does tire of the references to ice cream, but it makes the story realistic to a certain point. Still reading it, but am thoroughly enjoying this up-to-date story that makes witches out to be a little more down-to-earth than the Harry Potter books!! ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters and plot line in this novel are very entertaining and thankfully,"(0, 79)",2,0.91,True -0007281447,books,difficult,life,much,interest,30bfcd522c31e523551a0d2b7e5fedf9,3c6079db092793bf1f79424e27fb063c,How is it interest?,2,0.0,False,648f232a733275d89ab3cf1725d1f8ea,"This is a wonderful book, my favorite. I have read it four times. What makes it great is that he isso honest and tells his problems and weaknesses in detail and how he has learned from them.Plus, he finally found the perfect wife for him in Stephanie Graff.He is a hard worker and so is she. Sounds as if they truly love each other and that makes all thedifference.His young life was difficult in that he had to practice tennis all the time, yet he still got to hang out withhis friends, go to movies and such. His love for his brother, Philly, is special.When I run out of anything to read I reread Open. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(610, 624)",2,0.0,False -0007281447,books,difficult,life,much,interest,30bfcd522c31e523551a0d2b7e5fedf9,3c6079db092793bf1f79424e27fb063c,How is it interest?,1,0.0,False,648f232a733275d89ab3cf1725d1f8ea,"This is a wonderful book, my favorite. I have read it four times. What makes it great is that he isso honest and tells his problems and weaknesses in detail and how he has learned from them.Plus, he finally found the perfect wife for him in Stephanie Graff.He is a hard worker and so is she. Sounds as if they truly love each other and that makes all thedifference.His young life was difficult in that he had to practice tennis all the time, yet he still got to hang out withhis friends, go to movies and such. His love for his brother, Philly, is special.When I run out of anything to read I reread Open. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(610, 624)",1,0.0,False -0007386648,books,interesting,description,clear,description,b3bfcb092d9e1ed65dc7ae79f500e1cb,27b82154ee100b0f392ede71d6a3bfa7,How is the descriptions were?,1,0.0,False,6f272eb1226b7a0c8074bec8d267e2ba,"The big numbers speak for themselves. When you see over 3,000 4 or 5-star reviews (over 90% of the total reviews), then this book has to be good - and it is! The author managed to package the unique and very interesting life-story of Louie Zamperini in an attractive and highly readable format that will make you lose some sleep over the two days reading it. It is such an engaging read that it is difficult to put down, a real page-turner.The reader is presented with Mr. Zamperini's story, from his early childhood until his life after retirement well into the new century. Most of all, it's a story about his POW experience during WW II in the Pacific as a prisoner in Japan. Now, just the description of his long and tortuous years surviving the savage Japanese POW camps would have been interesting enough, but the author's real contribution in my opinion lies in all the explanations we find throughout the book for the various behaviors, and how he manages to cope with the brutal treatment in an almost elegant but definitely entertaining way. Writing about the worst human emotions and behavior is certainly not easy, and do it in such a way as to finish with an entertaining book even more.It has to be said that there is a long time between Mr. Zamperini's war years and the writing of this book, which casts some doubts about some details and descriptions included, but this does not really distract at all from the story and from the value of the book. If the author took some literary liberties during the writing process, it was done discretely so as to fit in the overall narrative style.Overall, this is a very interesting story told in an engaging style that without a doubt deserves the title Bestseller - highly recommended. ANSWERNOTFOUND",then this book has to be good,"(115, 144)",1,0.6000000000000001,True -0007386648,books,interesting,description,clear,description,b3bfcb092d9e1ed65dc7ae79f500e1cb,27b82154ee100b0f392ede71d6a3bfa7,How is the descriptions were?,2,0.0,False,6f272eb1226b7a0c8074bec8d267e2ba,"The big numbers speak for themselves. When you see over 3,000 4 or 5-star reviews (over 90% of the total reviews), then this book has to be good - and it is! The author managed to package the unique and very interesting life-story of Louie Zamperini in an attractive and highly readable format that will make you lose some sleep over the two days reading it. It is such an engaging read that it is difficult to put down, a real page-turner.The reader is presented with Mr. Zamperini's story, from his early childhood until his life after retirement well into the new century. Most of all, it's a story about his POW experience during WW II in the Pacific as a prisoner in Japan. Now, just the description of his long and tortuous years surviving the savage Japanese POW camps would have been interesting enough, but the author's real contribution in my opinion lies in all the explanations we find throughout the book for the various behaviors, and how he manages to cope with the brutal treatment in an almost elegant but definitely entertaining way. Writing about the worst human emotions and behavior is certainly not easy, and do it in such a way as to finish with an entertaining book even more.It has to be said that there is a long time between Mr. Zamperini's war years and the writing of this book, which casts some doubts about some details and descriptions included, but this does not really distract at all from the story and from the value of the book. If the author took some literary liberties during the writing process, it was done discretely so as to fit in the overall narrative style.Overall, this is a very interesting story told in an engaging style that without a doubt deserves the title Bestseller - highly recommended. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1745, 1759)",2,0.0,False -0141039280,books,rich,character,three dimensional,character,d3ee868e2ca1d21a9d0c7e775c0e52c5,b5e00ed71ee1df533986468373b414a7,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,545cb20a1dcb16ad131ebe5d5e43c862,"A friend sent The Help to me for Christmas and it was one of the best gifts I received in 2009! The characters are rich, complex, and pull at your heart on every page. I have passed along this book to other friends who have had the same reaction (walking, eating, sleeping with this book). I also think it is a particularly poignant book for the generations born in the 70s, 80s, and 90s who can't believe the degree to which bigotry and racial cruelty was an accepted part of American life in the early 60s...not very long ago, indeed!Read this book and pass it along! ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters are rich,"(97, 120)",1,0.75,True -0141039280,books,rich,character,three dimensional,character,d3ee868e2ca1d21a9d0c7e775c0e52c5,b5e00ed71ee1df533986468373b414a7,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,545cb20a1dcb16ad131ebe5d5e43c862,"A friend sent The Help to me for Christmas and it was one of the best gifts I received in 2009! The characters are rich, complex, and pull at your heart on every page. I have passed along this book to other friends who have had the same reaction (walking, eating, sleeping with this book). I also think it is a particularly poignant book for the generations born in the 70s, 80s, and 90s who can't believe the degree to which bigotry and racial cruelty was an accepted part of American life in the early 60s...not very long ago, indeed!Read this book and pass it along! ANSWERNOTFOUND","The characters are rich , complex","(97, 129)",1,0.575,True -0373210493,books,sweet,relationship,perfect,romance,0134b5724c3524aa876115ae3032df37,7954750039e25709adb52bf0d733c5a6,How was the romance?,2,0.0,False,e2e8139cf8895ca26e8a201ee7808c36,"Pushing the Limits was a great, emotional read. I really enjoyed everything about it, from the characters to the writing to the story/background. Everything just flowed really well together.I thought both Echo and Noah were great characters. Katie McGarry added depth to both of their back stories so that they rose above the typical stereotypes of bad boy and good girl. These kids were damaged and the story tackled their problems and issues with aplomb.Echo is a good student, but she used to be part of the popular clique. One night the previous year, she was involved in an accident that she can't remember and it left scars on her, both physically and mentally. Because of this, Echo has retreated into herself. Noah seems to be the typical bad boy at first, but then we learn both of his parents were killed and he has been shuffled into some pretty bad foster homes. The one he is currently in isn't bad, but he is still separated from his younger brother and would do anything he can to get them back.Echo and Noah's relationship is very sweet and it was nice to see that they saved each other. Noah helped Echo to realize that she wasn't damaged and was the rock she needed to help her regain her memories. Echo helped Noah to see that he wasn't a loser and could accomplish anything he set his mind to. She also helped him to see that he did have other important things in his life than just his brothers. Though they came from different worlds, Echo and Noah helped each other in ways that no one else could.I really enjoyed Katie McGarry's writing and can't wait to continue on to book 2 in this series. Beth wasn't my favorite character, but I have faith that her book will be just as compelling as Pushing the Limits.Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin Teen for providing a review copy of this book! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1816, 1830)",2,0.0,False -0373210493,books,sweet,relationship,perfect,romance,0134b5724c3524aa876115ae3032df37,7954750039e25709adb52bf0d733c5a6,How was the romance?,1,0.0,False,e2e8139cf8895ca26e8a201ee7808c36,"Pushing the Limits was a great, emotional read. I really enjoyed everything about it, from the characters to the writing to the story/background. Everything just flowed really well together.I thought both Echo and Noah were great characters. Katie McGarry added depth to both of their back stories so that they rose above the typical stereotypes of bad boy and good girl. These kids were damaged and the story tackled their problems and issues with aplomb.Echo is a good student, but she used to be part of the popular clique. One night the previous year, she was involved in an accident that she can't remember and it left scars on her, both physically and mentally. Because of this, Echo has retreated into herself. Noah seems to be the typical bad boy at first, but then we learn both of his parents were killed and he has been shuffled into some pretty bad foster homes. The one he is currently in isn't bad, but he is still separated from his younger brother and would do anything he can to get them back.Echo and Noah's relationship is very sweet and it was nice to see that they saved each other. Noah helped Echo to realize that she wasn't damaged and was the rock she needed to help her regain her memories. Echo helped Noah to see that he wasn't a loser and could accomplish anything he set his mind to. She also helped him to see that he did have other important things in his life than just his brothers. Though they came from different worlds, Echo and Noah helped each other in ways that no one else could.I really enjoyed Katie McGarry's writing and can't wait to continue on to book 2 in this series. Beth wasn't my favorite character, but I have faith that her book will be just as compelling as Pushing the Limits.Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin Teen for providing a review copy of this book! ANSWERNOTFOUND",relationship is very sweet and it was nice to see,"(1026, 1075)",1,0.9225,True -1495307352,books,second,book,interesting,blurb,eef1cfe102e65916e5a7beee9a189ba2,a97301cfdc992218b2c74ff1a31b445d,How is the blurb?,2,0.0,False,718cb8b840d8fa655a4a313f24256ca5,"I am so hoping this has a second book even though I hate the ending it was a great read, but for someone like mei like closure and I hated the way it ended. Would have never read if I knew of bad ending. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(204, 218)",2,0.0,False -1495307352,books,second,book,interesting,blurb,eef1cfe102e65916e5a7beee9a189ba2,a97301cfdc992218b2c74ff1a31b445d,How is the blurb?,2,0.0,False,718cb8b840d8fa655a4a313f24256ca5,"I am so hoping this has a second book even though I hate the ending it was a great read, but for someone like mei like closure and I hated the way it ended. Would have never read if I knew of bad ending. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(204, 218)",2,0.0,False -0439023513,books,sweet,end,great,way,9de8b095909096c92fd08da822661aea,35a1d7b501f16e266ca1389488386756,How is the way?,3,0.0,False,90f476bd7445e0625517ac39f470225c,"This probably wasn't the best of the trilogy...perhaps the worse. I was disappointed in all the action that resulted in...nothing. The action parts leading toward the end was boring...like the author got lost in thought and direction...alot of running in circles...perhaps even felt like the third installment of this trilogy was only a draft version rushed to print without being polished and properly editted. I love a well written book, but this just didn't do it for me. There were interesting twists throughout and the very end of the book was sweet, and I did like it over all. But again, very disappointed in several parts leading up to the end. Hoping the final movie version will be fixed by the director to make it more interesting than this final book. That's my humble opinion. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(797, 811)",3,0.0,False -0439023513,books,sweet,end,great,way,9de8b095909096c92fd08da822661aea,35a1d7b501f16e266ca1389488386756,How is the way?,2,0.0,False,90f476bd7445e0625517ac39f470225c,"This probably wasn't the best of the trilogy...perhaps the worse. I was disappointed in all the action that resulted in...nothing. The action parts leading toward the end was boring...like the author got lost in thought and direction...alot of running in circles...perhaps even felt like the third installment of this trilogy was only a draft version rushed to print without being polished and properly editted. I love a well written book, but this just didn't do it for me. There were interesting twists throughout and the very end of the book was sweet, and I did like it over all. But again, very disappointed in several parts leading up to the end. Hoping the final movie version will be fixed by the director to make it more interesting than this final book. That's my humble opinion. ANSWERNOTFOUND",This probably was n't the best of the trilogy ... perhaps the worse,"(0, 64)",2,0.45,False -0316055433,books,confuse,character,unusual,plot,b080a7328b32f82289255d15b825de29,9bdacf3603ac445dbadd3a2b6f9d4c16,How is the plot on the story?,1,0.0,False,3ea3e8fac052f9dc5477f16132bddc97,"This book begins as one that I just could not put down. It totally held my attention and when called to have to put it down, I could hardly wait to pick it up again. Until about midway through the book. Did the author tire of her own story? Did she use a ghost writer at this point? Was she, herself partaking of the ever present drugs and booze so often rambled on about throughout the story? What ever the reason, the story fell flat and continued a rambling monologue that I had much difficulty getting through. Characters became confusing, the story line fuzzy and buried. At the end (that I made myself read to, albeit skimming through many pages) the author tried to explain a deeply philosophical message but by that time I was so weary, it was totally lost in the bla, bla, bla. This book would have been fantastic if the author had ended it midpoint. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(860, 874)",1,0.0,False -0316055433,books,confuse,character,unusual,plot,b080a7328b32f82289255d15b825de29,9bdacf3603ac445dbadd3a2b6f9d4c16,How is the plot on the story?,2,0.0,False,3ea3e8fac052f9dc5477f16132bddc97,"This book begins as one that I just could not put down. It totally held my attention and when called to have to put it down, I could hardly wait to pick it up again. Until about midway through the book. Did the author tire of her own story? Did she use a ghost writer at this point? Was she, herself partaking of the ever present drugs and booze so often rambled on about throughout the story? What ever the reason, the story fell flat and continued a rambling monologue that I had much difficulty getting through. Characters became confusing, the story line fuzzy and buried. At the end (that I made myself read to, albeit skimming through many pages) the author tried to explain a deeply philosophical message but by that time I was so weary, it was totally lost in the bla, bla, bla. This book would have been fantastic if the author had ended it midpoint. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(860, 874)",2,0.0,False -140031321X,books,little,girl,good,lesson,f018af766494cfc63ae6209eff180fba,010126435317ef38cdc7bee3bddf9eb1,How is the lesson?,1,0.0,False,137ca1804b5a9a574ba826643c1e5dbc,"What a SWEET book! This is an adorable book for any family that has little girls! With 3 of my own, I was excited to get a peek at it.It's the story of a Daddy and his little girl just ""doing nothing in particular"" but spending time together. It was a great reminder to Daddies to spend time with your little princesses just being with them and the many adventures that come from ""just romping around"" has my beloved calls it.I especially enjoyed the part of the book where the little girl declares, ""I had a spectacular, nothing in particular day."" Her daddy replies with the question, ""Betther than going to a royal ball?"" followed by, ""what was your favorite part?"" At this point, the little girl ponders the question and answers, ""Being with you!""What a great reminder that we can often buy things for our children, plop them in front of the television or computer so we can get what we need to get down, but ultimately, the best present we can possibly give our children is our time!This is a great gift book with room at the end to pen your own little Daddy and Daughter moment. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1090, 1104)",1,0.0,False -140031321X,books,little,girl,good,lesson,f018af766494cfc63ae6209eff180fba,010126435317ef38cdc7bee3bddf9eb1,How is the lesson?,2,0.0,False,137ca1804b5a9a574ba826643c1e5dbc,"What a SWEET book! This is an adorable book for any family that has little girls! With 3 of my own, I was excited to get a peek at it.It's the story of a Daddy and his little girl just ""doing nothing in particular"" but spending time together. It was a great reminder to Daddies to spend time with your little princesses just being with them and the many adventures that come from ""just romping around"" has my beloved calls it.I especially enjoyed the part of the book where the little girl declares, ""I had a spectacular, nothing in particular day."" Her daddy replies with the question, ""Betther than going to a royal ball?"" followed by, ""what was your favorite part?"" At this point, the little girl ponders the question and answers, ""Being with you!""What a great reminder that we can often buy things for our children, plop them in front of the television or computer so we can get what we need to get down, but ultimately, the best present we can possibly give our children is our time!This is a great gift book with room at the end to pen your own little Daddy and Daughter moment. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1090, 1104)",2,0.0,False -0439023513,books,whole,lot,great,way,c52e748b5fd3458ed0ea065e57de039e,35a1d7b501f16e266ca1389488386756,How is the way?,1,0.0,False,c688f34a782b998516b5bcba582c767b,"I had high hopes for this book as I really enjoyed the first two books in this series. I have to say that I was somewhat let down by this book. I don't know what exactly I was expecting, but I really struggled through this book. It wasn't that there wasn't as much action in this book, because there was plenty of action, but this one just seemed predictable in many parts.The characters just seemed somewhat stagnant in this book as opposed to the other two books. There were a few twists and turns in this book but nothing like the first two. As I said earlier the plot was predictable in parts and boring in other parts.I don't even have a whole lot to say about it in review of it. It was just ho-hum to me. If you are like me then you are going to have to read the 3rd book because you read the first two, but don't get your hopes up like I did because I don't feel like this book can live up to them.Overall Rating: 3/5 ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(926, 940)",1,0.0,False -0439023513,books,whole,lot,great,way,c52e748b5fd3458ed0ea065e57de039e,35a1d7b501f16e266ca1389488386756,How is the way?,1,0.0,False,c688f34a782b998516b5bcba582c767b,"I had high hopes for this book as I really enjoyed the first two books in this series. I have to say that I was somewhat let down by this book. I don't know what exactly I was expecting, but I really struggled through this book. It wasn't that there wasn't as much action in this book, because there was plenty of action, but this one just seemed predictable in many parts.The characters just seemed somewhat stagnant in this book as opposed to the other two books. There were a few twists and turns in this book but nothing like the first two. As I said earlier the plot was predictable in parts and boring in other parts.I don't even have a whole lot to say about it in review of it. It was just ho-hum to me. If you are like me then you are going to have to read the 3rd book because you read the first two, but don't get your hopes up like I did because I don't feel like this book can live up to them.Overall Rating: 3/5 ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(926, 940)",1,0.0,False -014241977X,books,likeable,character,clean,romance,a7656e44126d6ecc9586b7138cf5d6f4,6f27bff1e1ee1d0d40a43055cfd39ccb,How is the romance?,1,0.0,False,d5b00a1831345af359591e1789ced185,"I am not a young adult, I am a woman over 50, but this book still spoke to me. We are never to old to be young at heart. To have hopes and dreams and think outside the box. This book was so good I did not want to put it down and I read it in one weekend. I found it very well written and found the main characters to be very likeable and I was rooting for them. I can't wait to read the next book in this series! I highly recommend this book! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(449, 463)",1,0.0,False -014241977X,books,likeable,character,clean,romance,a7656e44126d6ecc9586b7138cf5d6f4,6f27bff1e1ee1d0d40a43055cfd39ccb,How is the romance?,2,0.0,False,d5b00a1831345af359591e1789ced185,"I am not a young adult, I am a woman over 50, but this book still spoke to me. We are never to old to be young at heart. To have hopes and dreams and think outside the box. This book was so good I did not want to put it down and I read it in one weekend. I found it very well written and found the main characters to be very likeable and I was rooting for them. I can't wait to read the next book in this series! I highly recommend this book! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(449, 463)",2,0.0,False -0307913090,books,rich,character,three dimensional,character,09347c717da6ccece5849942d8357093,e08d7e1e59f00ab981ba571b826c481f,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,ee03079eb3d93304f4bde70af9bfae3a,"Two friends of mine kept bugging me, ""Read Martin!"" but I was skeptical. I'm not a typical fantasy reader. All the swords and sorcery stuff usually bores me. I've tried on numerous occasions to put a dent in Jordan's first book but usually I fall asleep or my mind wanders. Give me King, Gaiman, De Lint, Tolkien, Keyes, Fforde, and Salvatore... any of these guys and I'm a happy man. But I try to stay away from straight D&D; fantasy. ""He's not like that,"" they told me.Then, A Game of Thrones came in to our bookstore with a special price of $3.99. So I bought it. I'm a sucker for a good deal!Now, a few weeks later, I've finished it. And HOLY CRAP! That was GOOD! It was better than good it was GREAT! The characters are rich and fantastic and devious and wonderful and heart-breaking and maddening. This is character-driven fantasy. There are no huge plot points that are not created by the characters' interaction. Whether they are warring, backstabbing, screwing, avenging... everything in this book is driven by an amazing cast of characters. I found myself taking my time but wanting to know what happened next so damn bad my slow reading pace was killing me. Also, there are hints at things in side stories and small glimpses of what to come. And I can't wait! I'm going to take a small break from Martin but I've already bought Clash of Kings and can't wait to leap back in.If you've been hemming and hawing about reading his books, stop, and read them. You will not be let down. ANSWERNOTFOUND",This is character - driven fantasy,"(804, 836)",1,0.0,False -0307913090,books,rich,character,three dimensional,character,09347c717da6ccece5849942d8357093,e08d7e1e59f00ab981ba571b826c481f,How is the character?,2,0.0,False,ee03079eb3d93304f4bde70af9bfae3a,"Two friends of mine kept bugging me, ""Read Martin!"" but I was skeptical. I'm not a typical fantasy reader. All the swords and sorcery stuff usually bores me. I've tried on numerous occasions to put a dent in Jordan's first book but usually I fall asleep or my mind wanders. Give me King, Gaiman, De Lint, Tolkien, Keyes, Fforde, and Salvatore... any of these guys and I'm a happy man. But I try to stay away from straight D&D; fantasy. ""He's not like that,"" they told me.Then, A Game of Thrones came in to our bookstore with a special price of $3.99. So I bought it. I'm a sucker for a good deal!Now, a few weeks later, I've finished it. And HOLY CRAP! That was GOOD! It was better than good it was GREAT! The characters are rich and fantastic and devious and wonderful and heart-breaking and maddening. This is character-driven fantasy. There are no huge plot points that are not created by the characters' interaction. Whether they are warring, backstabbing, screwing, avenging... everything in this book is driven by an amazing cast of characters. I found myself taking my time but wanting to know what happened next so damn bad my slow reading pace was killing me. Also, there are hints at things in side stories and small glimpses of what to come. And I can't wait! I'm going to take a small break from Martin but I've already bought Clash of Kings and can't wait to leap back in.If you've been hemming and hawing about reading his books, stop, and read them. You will not be let down. ANSWERNOTFOUND",The characters are rich and fantastic,"(706, 743)",2,0.825,True -0439023483,books,many,quality,real,plot,3a2ac8a6b0bf443e36fb03947174fc25,f1fe4fe1bf79fac9dc720b9677f15374,How is the quality of the plot?,2,0.0,False,a03e22d07121afff3a5a8a9cc71ee5be,"The first book in this series is the best one. It focus on a dystopia in the future. It reminded me of a cross between ""The Handmaid's Tale"" and ""Fahrenheit 451"" probably more closer to the latter. Katniss is the main character and the story is told through her perspective, I will let you decide whether or not you like her. She has many admirable qualities in this first book. Going into the world of the Hunger Games it is such an original plot (although it is similar to ""Battle Royale by Koushun Takami), about a society that makes its twelve districts send two children to an enclosed arena and to fight to the death. Of course it is a little more complicated than that, but that's the gist of it. I recommend everyone to read at least the first book because it is a very easy read. It is young adult and can be finished quite quickly, however the substance of the book is still there even if it is a young adult book. On a side note...I did see the movie after I read the first book and thought the movie really edited out major plot points in the book. The movie did do a great job of capturing the moments before the games, but lacked showing the intensity of the games and Katniss's relationship to Rue. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1215, 1229)",2,0.0,False -0439023483,books,many,quality,real,plot,3a2ac8a6b0bf443e36fb03947174fc25,f1fe4fe1bf79fac9dc720b9677f15374,How is the quality of the plot?,1,0.0,False,a03e22d07121afff3a5a8a9cc71ee5be,"The first book in this series is the best one. It focus on a dystopia in the future. It reminded me of a cross between ""The Handmaid's Tale"" and ""Fahrenheit 451"" probably more closer to the latter. Katniss is the main character and the story is told through her perspective, I will let you decide whether or not you like her. She has many admirable qualities in this first book. Going into the world of the Hunger Games it is such an original plot (although it is similar to ""Battle Royale by Koushun Takami), about a society that makes its twelve districts send two children to an enclosed arena and to fight to the death. Of course it is a little more complicated than that, but that's the gist of it. I recommend everyone to read at least the first book because it is a very easy read. It is young adult and can be finished quite quickly, however the substance of the book is still there even if it is a young adult book. On a side note...I did see the movie after I read the first book and thought the movie really edited out major plot points in the book. The movie did do a great job of capturing the moments before the games, but lacked showing the intensity of the games and Katniss's relationship to Rue. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1215, 1229)",1,0.0,False -031604461X,books,realistic,set,wonderful,set,e7663d623ceb99c72d553fd180a3538a,917fd341d8d4f30f8b2758fadd754dd2,How was the set?,5,0.0,False,faee2a04f824089576909140d6fe59d8,"(This is not my account I'm using my parent's right now because I lost my old one)To start off, Breaking Dawn was AMAZING. I could not put it down; it had so many surprises and twists that I was just on edge the whole time. I LOVE THIS BOOK.Don't let what others say make you shy away from this book or series; some people, it seems, get a little too into a story and forget that this is only a fiction piece. I understand that many readers come to identify with one character throughout the story and don't get the ending they wanted. They claim it's too ""easy"" and ending or that it's not realistic. Well, let me be realistic for them: the Twilight series is an AMAZING work of fiction, folks. Like Harry Potter, it's just not real. It has a realistic setting and characters, but face it, vampires and werewolves aren't exactly a realistic norm in society, right? So give the books a break.(SPOILERS AHEAD)One review claimed that the story didn't teach good morals. Only... why would you even try to get morals from a fiction book?? I know I keep repeating that about fiction but... why?? Bella and Edward have a baby. They end up together in the end. Jacob finds someone for him, even if it is their baby. It's not like he's a pedophile, he wants to protect her and be there for her. Be anything Renesmee needs him to be. That's just how it is. The ending is satisfying- everyone stays as family. And If you are somehow looking for morals in these books, what more could you ask for? Family protects family; family stays with family no matter what. People not satisfied with that ending would have wanted more death? If Jacob or Edward or Bella or any of the Cullens had died, would more fans have been happy? That just doesn't seem likely.(END SPOILERS)Breaking Dawn is a great book. It's simply amazing. It's written wonderfully and creatively through two different perspectives, which made it more interesting to me. It won't let you down, as long as you don't become too intent on your own ""perfect ending"" for the story. Don't let the other reviews get you down; they just didn't get what they wanted. READ THIS BOOK! ANSWERNOTFOUND",BOOK.Don't,"(236, 246)",1,0.0,False -031604461X,books,realistic,set,wonderful,set,e7663d623ceb99c72d553fd180a3538a,917fd341d8d4f30f8b2758fadd754dd2,How was the set?,1,0.0,False,faee2a04f824089576909140d6fe59d8,"(This is not my account I'm using my parent's right now because I lost my old one)To start off, Breaking Dawn was AMAZING. I could not put it down; it had so many surprises and twists that I was just on edge the whole time. I LOVE THIS BOOK.Don't let what others say make you shy away from this book or series; some people, it seems, get a little too into a story and forget that this is only a fiction piece. I understand that many readers come to identify with one character throughout the story and don't get the ending they wanted. They claim it's too ""easy"" and ending or that it's not realistic. Well, let me be realistic for them: the Twilight series is an AMAZING work of fiction, folks. Like Harry Potter, it's just not real. It has a realistic setting and characters, but face it, vampires and werewolves aren't exactly a realistic norm in society, right? So give the books a break.(SPOILERS AHEAD)One review claimed that the story didn't teach good morals. Only... why would you even try to get morals from a fiction book?? I know I keep repeating that about fiction but... why?? Bella and Edward have a baby. They end up together in the end. Jacob finds someone for him, even if it is their baby. It's not like he's a pedophile, he wants to protect her and be there for her. Be anything Renesmee needs him to be. That's just how it is. The ending is satisfying- everyone stays as family. And If you are somehow looking for morals in these books, what more could you ask for? Family protects family; family stays with family no matter what. People not satisfied with that ending would have wanted more death? If Jacob or Edward or Bella or any of the Cullens had died, would more fans have been happy? That just doesn't seem likely.(END SPOILERS)Breaking Dawn is a great book. It's simply amazing. It's written wonderfully and creatively through two different perspectives, which made it more interesting to me. It won't let you down, as long as you don't become too intent on your own ""perfect ending"" for the story. Don't let the other reviews get you down; they just didn't get what they wanted. READ THIS BOOK! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2126, 2140)",1,0.0,False -0143170090,books,fascinating,character,unusual,plot,29f33efefeb72ad79f493460f757de3c,c7e4bf5474ee935aedbae606efd0b506,How is the plot on the story?,1,0.0,False,4b53bc63ecd63e5564f54986142efb1f,"This is a great mystery that twists and turns and never stops moving. As a pure mystery, this is excellent. On top of that, the characters are fascinating, especially Lisbeth (the girl with the dragon tattoo). It's been a while since I was as intrigued by a fictional character as I found myself with her. Between the main plot, multiple subplots, and great characters, I was engaged through the 600 pages. The subplots were expertly woven into the main story of a missing girl that happened a generation before. I spent the last 200 pages torn between needing to finish this and wanting to let it last longer. This was the best book I have read in quite a while. This has it all - mystery, violence, love, sex, family intrigue, financial intrigue. Amazingly, all these pieces form a very cohesive whole! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(806, 820)",1,0.0,False -0143170090,books,fascinating,character,unusual,plot,29f33efefeb72ad79f493460f757de3c,c7e4bf5474ee935aedbae606efd0b506,How is the plot on the story?,5,0.0,False,4b53bc63ecd63e5564f54986142efb1f,"This is a great mystery that twists and turns and never stops moving. As a pure mystery, this is excellent. On top of that, the characters are fascinating, especially Lisbeth (the girl with the dragon tattoo). It's been a while since I was as intrigued by a fictional character as I found myself with her. Between the main plot, multiple subplots, and great characters, I was engaged through the 600 pages. The subplots were expertly woven into the main story of a missing girl that happened a generation before. I spent the last 200 pages torn between needing to finish this and wanting to let it last longer. This was the best book I have read in quite a while. This has it all - mystery, violence, love, sex, family intrigue, financial intrigue. Amazingly, all these pieces form a very cohesive whole! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(806, 820)",5,0.0,False -0141039280,books,rich,character,developed,character,2acb01809a71f599e2fe330e1b4582b2,5b03b2a7285d6d3ffe6ed1964aa112f2,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,a9b80f649011896bb696c9b3bf48d951,"This book was recommended by a few friends of mine, but I kept putting it off because I thought it would be too political. Was I EVER wrong!! This was one of the best books I have read in a long time....absolutely impossible to put down. All the characters are so rich in their descriptions that I feel I would recognize them on the street if I was to run into them. Loved the way the book was written since I really feel I was there in each and every home and situation. Please do not hesitate to read this wonderful, and I believe classic, novel!!! You will not regret it!! ANSWERNOTFOUND",the characters are so rich in their descriptions that I feel would recognize them on the street,"(244, 341)",1,0.75,True -0141039280,books,rich,character,developed,character,2acb01809a71f599e2fe330e1b4582b2,5b03b2a7285d6d3ffe6ed1964aa112f2,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,a9b80f649011896bb696c9b3bf48d951,"This book was recommended by a few friends of mine, but I kept putting it off because I thought it would be too political. Was I EVER wrong!! This was one of the best books I have read in a long time....absolutely impossible to put down. All the characters are so rich in their descriptions that I feel I would recognize them on the street if I was to run into them. Loved the way the book was written since I really feel I was there in each and every home and situation. Please do not hesitate to read this wonderful, and I believe classic, novel!!! You will not regret it!! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(580, 594)",1,0.0,False -030758836X,books,cliched,character,predictable,character,43c7662502ff36a20733a96f4916fba3,8fe05a5aa9a73523085c736672c87b34,How is the character?,2,0.0,False,ed9c5457f4120b60e9aef3a5d2f0e6e4,"Oh, wow! Wow!I very rarely read thrillers, but this book is going to make it to the ones I enjoyed most.I thouroughly enjoyed this book for the past three days and I am sorry it's over, but I had to rush through it for two reasons:1. I couldn't put it down2. It had to be my last book of 2012I am one of those readers who skim quite a bit when reading fiction, esp. mainstream fiction, but this book I read cover to cover, i pondered over her statements, I marvelled over it's philosophies (cool girl, anyone?) and underlined many pharagraphs on my Kindle. And it is not a book I expected to need to underline.It is such a clever book, all the details neatly come together, every detail is of some importance, the writing is straightforward, but amazingly descriptive, the characters are so realistic ( I actually know people like them and I felt like every single one of them from time to time)I loved Amy all the way through and I loved Nick. I wish Go was developed a bit more, though. Her I just liked. The secondary characters were amazing too and not cliched at all, except for, maybe, Amy's lovey-dovey parents, but they were fairly fitting to the story.The ending made sense, too. It wasn't a huge twist everyone was talking about, I didn't see it coming, but I wasn't shocked by it either. It was fitting. The characters were developed enough for me to be able to accept the outcome.All in all, what a great book to complete my 2012 'books read' collection. ANSWERNOTFOUND",very rarely,"(15, 26)",2,1.0,True -030758836X,books,cliched,character,predictable,character,43c7662502ff36a20733a96f4916fba3,8fe05a5aa9a73523085c736672c87b34,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,ed9c5457f4120b60e9aef3a5d2f0e6e4,"Oh, wow! Wow!I very rarely read thrillers, but this book is going to make it to the ones I enjoyed most.I thouroughly enjoyed this book for the past three days and I am sorry it's over, but I had to rush through it for two reasons:1. I couldn't put it down2. It had to be my last book of 2012I am one of those readers who skim quite a bit when reading fiction, esp. mainstream fiction, but this book I read cover to cover, i pondered over her statements, I marvelled over it's philosophies (cool girl, anyone?) and underlined many pharagraphs on my Kindle. And it is not a book I expected to need to underline.It is such a clever book, all the details neatly come together, every detail is of some importance, the writing is straightforward, but amazingly descriptive, the characters are so realistic ( I actually know people like them and I felt like every single one of them from time to time)I loved Amy all the way through and I loved Nick. I wish Go was developed a bit more, though. Her I just liked. The secondary characters were amazing too and not cliched at all, except for, maybe, Amy's lovey-dovey parents, but they were fairly fitting to the story.The ending made sense, too. It wasn't a huge twist everyone was talking about, I didn't see it coming, but I wasn't shocked by it either. It was fitting. The characters were developed enough for me to be able to accept the outcome.All in all, what a great book to complete my 2012 'books read' collection. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the characters are so realistic,"(769, 800)",1,0.3333333333333333,False -0307352145,books,fascinating,book,fascinating,information,781bcf94cac00e3f96c1cffd517af064,06765a5e52a469d857abda23e3b1a9d9,How is information?,1,0.0,False,3afde836606d1a854cdefcd1ecf4e1f2,"This book was truly fascinating. And I really wish I had had enough time to finish it before moving to Africa. But I read a majority of it and am looking forward to borrowing it next summer from the friend I gave it to.For various reasons I was expecting this book to be written from a biblical worldview, but it's not. The book isn't against the Bible or Christianity. It's just that I was expecting something that didn't turn out to be true.The author does address how introverts and those more on the quiet side might feel excluded by some churches - especially big churches. That's one reason why I believe it's very important to have greeters at every door. But the people in the pews (more often chairs these days) need to be a bit more friendly to those around them as well.It doesn't take long to realize that the author put a lot of research and thought into this book. There are many, many examples both from her personal life and from things most everyone comes in contact. She also traces how over the past century America has come to value extroversion more highly than introversion and she contrasts that with other societies that are opposite.The writing is not dry, the stories keep you reading and there is practical advice scattered throughout. Both introverts and extroverts can benefit from Quiet. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1318, 1332)",1,0.0,False -0307352145,books,fascinating,book,fascinating,information,781bcf94cac00e3f96c1cffd517af064,06765a5e52a469d857abda23e3b1a9d9,How is information?,2,0.0,False,3afde836606d1a854cdefcd1ecf4e1f2,"This book was truly fascinating. And I really wish I had had enough time to finish it before moving to Africa. But I read a majority of it and am looking forward to borrowing it next summer from the friend I gave it to.For various reasons I was expecting this book to be written from a biblical worldview, but it's not. The book isn't against the Bible or Christianity. It's just that I was expecting something that didn't turn out to be true.The author does address how introverts and those more on the quiet side might feel excluded by some churches - especially big churches. That's one reason why I believe it's very important to have greeters at every door. But the people in the pews (more often chairs these days) need to be a bit more friendly to those around them as well.It doesn't take long to realize that the author put a lot of research and thought into this book. There are many, many examples both from her personal life and from things most everyone comes in contact. She also traces how over the past century America has come to value extroversion more highly than introversion and she contrasts that with other societies that are opposite.The writing is not dry, the stories keep you reading and there is practical advice scattered throughout. Both introverts and extroverts can benefit from Quiet. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1318, 1332)",2,0.0,False -0316206849,books,great,character development,developed,character,fa0fbef3f82432909d2deeeb78b4b0be,c03b65cda707afdb064d9ced61702f16,How is the character?,2,0.0,False,f1a08cad998ffbdfa5f9d32326fb4bdb,Loved this book. The plot keeps you interested and guessing the whole time. Such a departure from her Harry Potter books. The character development was great. I have vivid pictures in my mind of what they looked like. I think this might become a series the way it was left. Will make a great movie too. ANSWERNOTFOUND,The character development was great,"(125, 160)",2,0.75,True -0316206849,books,great,character development,developed,character,fa0fbef3f82432909d2deeeb78b4b0be,c03b65cda707afdb064d9ced61702f16,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,f1a08cad998ffbdfa5f9d32326fb4bdb,Loved this book. The plot keeps you interested and guessing the whole time. Such a departure from her Harry Potter books. The character development was great. I have vivid pictures in my mind of what they looked like. I think this might become a series the way it was left. Will make a great movie too. ANSWERNOTFOUND,The character development was great,"(125, 160)",1,0.75,True -0143170090,books,sympathetic,character,compelling,plot,ac414d6f9057a7c02bf6694bddd03685,4e81b381f793b5428c7472fa93d9294e,How was the plot?,1,0.0,False,cd264168cb9ddd1d776bd8bd390cdd5e,"I'm skeptical of ""libris populi,"" books that suddenly wash over society to public and critical acclaim. I was really burned by ""The DaVinci Code"" (we all were), about how new and exciting and different the writing was, and you have to give Dan Brown credit; he took an idea that was floating around for years and brought it to the public's attention. But the book itself was nothing but a whole chase novel and it wasn't a surprise that it was quickly made into a movie. Recently ""The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"" has been creating the same sort of public reaction. Fortunately, there's a little more in ""Girl"" to hold a readers attention and worth the price of the trip that author Stieg Larsson takes you on.""The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"" is the dual story of Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading financial reporter in Stockholm, and Lisbeth Salander (a play on salamander?), an anti-social possibly mentally ill but gifted private investigator.As ""The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo"" starts Mikael Blomkvist has been found guilty of Swedish libel laws because he wrote a story about a prominent industrialist that he couldn't back up with documentation. Mikael takes a leave of absence from his magazine, Millennium, until the heat is off. Mikael accepts a position from Henrik Vanger, the head of another prominent industrialist family to ostensibly write a chronicle of the Vanger family history. Mikael's actual assignment is find the killer of Harriet Vanger who disappeared off an island at a family gathering while the island was cut off from the mainland. The classic murder in a locked room scenario. As Mikael crawls through the Vanger family history he discovers a family that put the dysfunction in dysfunctional. There are Nazi's in the family, religious zealotry, abusive parents, promiscuous children, relatives who embrace the family and relatives trying to disavow the family connection at all costs. A little bit of something for everybody.The parallel story is, of course, Lisbeth Salander's. Lisbeth is literally ""The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."" Lisbeth is a ward of the state, although in her mid 20's, her life has been held in check because of a mysterious childhood incident that has put her at the mercy of a failed system and corrupt guardians. Lisbeth has a very subjective moral code that deals mostly in black and white assumptions of people. Her saving grace is her abilities to find information via computer (a hacker) and her job as a freelance private detective.I don't read a lot of mystery's, but I found a lot of the plot points to be pretty transparent that details seemingly mentioned off handedly by characters are going to be important in the solution to the mystery, almost like having it highlighted IMPORTANT POINT HERE! The motivating reason for Mikael to move to Hedeby, to solve the mystery of the missing and presumed dead Harriet is predicated on an obvious bit of misdirection in a basic misunderstanding of motives. I think it is assumed by the author that the reader will assume the interpretation of the characters is correct.The title of the book when it was published in Sweden was ""Men Who Hate Women."" I read an interview with the U.S. publisher of ""The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"" and the title and cover design were made more intriguing for the U.S. audience. But ""Men Who Hate Women"" (if not as catchy and intriguing) is a more apt and descriptive title of what the book is about. Early on Lisbeth is given very little to do with the main plot of finding the murderer of Harriet Vanger, but she runs into her own man who hates women. The development of Lisbeth's character is slow in coming, the bits and pieces of her back story are intriguing and develop a mystique around her; Larsson is slow to get her into the central mystery of the story.You're probably thinking that with all those shortcomings this is an unfavorable review. No, despite these shortcomings ""The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"" works. The story is simple but elegantly constructed and I found it to be entertaining and readable. The main characters are sympathetic despite their flaws. The bits and pieces we're given of Lisbeth at the beginning are intriguing, like lightning flashes in the dark, we want to see more than her silhouette. Mikael for his faults is a sympathetic character and as he lurches about in the Vanger family history we learn he's basically a decent person, but compared to the Vanger family, most other families would be considered normal. We're also given villains to be shocked at, and not one, but at least three love stories. As all the threads of the mystery are pulled together they seem natural and organic to the characters, no details of the mystery are obscured from the reader, there's no left field revelation that appears out of no where in the solution of the mystery and there's no dues ex machina in it's solution.The proof of the success of ""The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"" is, is the reader interested in the characters enough to go along and see what happens in the next book of the trilogy? I am.The DVD for ""The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"" comes out July 6th. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5136, 5150)",1,0.0,False -0143170090,books,sympathetic,character,compelling,plot,ac414d6f9057a7c02bf6694bddd03685,4e81b381f793b5428c7472fa93d9294e,How was the plot?,1,0.0,False,cd264168cb9ddd1d776bd8bd390cdd5e,"I'm skeptical of ""libris populi,"" books that suddenly wash over society to public and critical acclaim. I was really burned by ""The DaVinci Code"" (we all were), about how new and exciting and different the writing was, and you have to give Dan Brown credit; he took an idea that was floating around for years and brought it to the public's attention. But the book itself was nothing but a whole chase novel and it wasn't a surprise that it was quickly made into a movie. Recently ""The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"" has been creating the same sort of public reaction. Fortunately, there's a little more in ""Girl"" to hold a readers attention and worth the price of the trip that author Stieg Larsson takes you on.""The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"" is the dual story of Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading financial reporter in Stockholm, and Lisbeth Salander (a play on salamander?), an anti-social possibly mentally ill but gifted private investigator.As ""The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo"" starts Mikael Blomkvist has been found guilty of Swedish libel laws because he wrote a story about a prominent industrialist that he couldn't back up with documentation. Mikael takes a leave of absence from his magazine, Millennium, until the heat is off. Mikael accepts a position from Henrik Vanger, the head of another prominent industrialist family to ostensibly write a chronicle of the Vanger family history. Mikael's actual assignment is find the killer of Harriet Vanger who disappeared off an island at a family gathering while the island was cut off from the mainland. The classic murder in a locked room scenario. As Mikael crawls through the Vanger family history he discovers a family that put the dysfunction in dysfunctional. There are Nazi's in the family, religious zealotry, abusive parents, promiscuous children, relatives who embrace the family and relatives trying to disavow the family connection at all costs. A little bit of something for everybody.The parallel story is, of course, Lisbeth Salander's. Lisbeth is literally ""The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."" Lisbeth is a ward of the state, although in her mid 20's, her life has been held in check because of a mysterious childhood incident that has put her at the mercy of a failed system and corrupt guardians. Lisbeth has a very subjective moral code that deals mostly in black and white assumptions of people. Her saving grace is her abilities to find information via computer (a hacker) and her job as a freelance private detective.I don't read a lot of mystery's, but I found a lot of the plot points to be pretty transparent that details seemingly mentioned off handedly by characters are going to be important in the solution to the mystery, almost like having it highlighted IMPORTANT POINT HERE! The motivating reason for Mikael to move to Hedeby, to solve the mystery of the missing and presumed dead Harriet is predicated on an obvious bit of misdirection in a basic misunderstanding of motives. I think it is assumed by the author that the reader will assume the interpretation of the characters is correct.The title of the book when it was published in Sweden was ""Men Who Hate Women."" I read an interview with the U.S. publisher of ""The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"" and the title and cover design were made more intriguing for the U.S. audience. But ""Men Who Hate Women"" (if not as catchy and intriguing) is a more apt and descriptive title of what the book is about. Early on Lisbeth is given very little to do with the main plot of finding the murderer of Harriet Vanger, but she runs into her own man who hates women. The development of Lisbeth's character is slow in coming, the bits and pieces of her back story are intriguing and develop a mystique around her; Larsson is slow to get her into the central mystery of the story.You're probably thinking that with all those shortcomings this is an unfavorable review. No, despite these shortcomings ""The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"" works. The story is simple but elegantly constructed and I found it to be entertaining and readable. The main characters are sympathetic despite their flaws. The bits and pieces we're given of Lisbeth at the beginning are intriguing, like lightning flashes in the dark, we want to see more than her silhouette. Mikael for his faults is a sympathetic character and as he lurches about in the Vanger family history we learn he's basically a decent person, but compared to the Vanger family, most other families would be considered normal. We're also given villains to be shocked at, and not one, but at least three love stories. As all the threads of the mystery are pulled together they seem natural and organic to the characters, no details of the mystery are obscured from the reader, there's no left field revelation that appears out of no where in the solution of the mystery and there's no dues ex machina in it's solution.The proof of the success of ""The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"" is, is the reader interested in the characters enough to go along and see what happens in the next book of the trilogy? I am.The DVD for ""The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"" comes out July 6th. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the plot points to be pretty transparent,"(2546, 2586)",1,1.0,True -1442346272,books,amazing,insight,capable,man,f27a7d263a439491819c8946303cc2cc,14ea93176a6dcce9f837abf2adb2117c,How is the man?,1,0.0,False,0a1fd9c7df6aea6f0d63626b902b4e2b,"There's plenty of reviews here already, so I'll focus in on the bottom line for me: Although this book gives short shrift to certain aspects of Jobs' personal life, and so is really a partial biography in that sense, from a business perspective, it is excellent, and a book anyone in business should read. The insight into how Jobs made decisions, how he pulled off the deals he pulled off, his successes and failures, and how they both shaped Apple, are amazing. His attention to detail, design, and the customer experience, and his merging of intuition, art, and technology, are stunning. It's a good read too - he was a difficult man, with the temperment and sensibility of an artist, not an engineer, which makes for good drama in the narrative of his life.This is also an amazing historical account of the forces that have changed our world in the last 30 years. From the birth of personal computing, through the internet, to mobile devices, the individuals such as Jobs that drove innovation during this time have been the true 'masters of the universe.' The other players that Jobs dealt with - Bill Gates of course, as well as the founders of most of the major technological players of our time - are all featured here, and it makes for a fascinating tale. I was actually quite fascinated, and in the end touched, by the relationship between Gates and Jobs, perhaps the two individuals most responsible for the nature of our world today (one could argue, far more so than any political or social leader during this time, when one considers how technology has transformed world politics as well, in terms of our global connectivity, Twitter, etc.)I would have personally loved more on his personal life. For example, his love of Zen Buddhism (an interest of mine) and how it impacted his design aesthetic is covered, but the exact nature of his practice and the teachers he studied with are not. His marriage and family life are barely covered, although of course by Jobs' own admission, he worked all the time and missed a lot of family life, so perhaps the percentage of space it is given in the book is proportional to the time he gave it in his life. But really, this is a business biography - a record of how he built Apple and Pixar, and all the products they spawned. And Isaacson definitely has a perspective - Jobs saw himself as a visionary at the intersection of the arts and technology, and creator of the most influential company on earth, and Isaacson grants him that legacy. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2498, 2512)",1,0.0,False -1442346272,books,amazing,insight,capable,man,f27a7d263a439491819c8946303cc2cc,14ea93176a6dcce9f837abf2adb2117c,How is the man?,2,0.0,False,0a1fd9c7df6aea6f0d63626b902b4e2b,"There's plenty of reviews here already, so I'll focus in on the bottom line for me: Although this book gives short shrift to certain aspects of Jobs' personal life, and so is really a partial biography in that sense, from a business perspective, it is excellent, and a book anyone in business should read. The insight into how Jobs made decisions, how he pulled off the deals he pulled off, his successes and failures, and how they both shaped Apple, are amazing. His attention to detail, design, and the customer experience, and his merging of intuition, art, and technology, are stunning. It's a good read too - he was a difficult man, with the temperment and sensibility of an artist, not an engineer, which makes for good drama in the narrative of his life.This is also an amazing historical account of the forces that have changed our world in the last 30 years. From the birth of personal computing, through the internet, to mobile devices, the individuals such as Jobs that drove innovation during this time have been the true 'masters of the universe.' The other players that Jobs dealt with - Bill Gates of course, as well as the founders of most of the major technological players of our time - are all featured here, and it makes for a fascinating tale. I was actually quite fascinated, and in the end touched, by the relationship between Gates and Jobs, perhaps the two individuals most responsible for the nature of our world today (one could argue, far more so than any political or social leader during this time, when one considers how technology has transformed world politics as well, in terms of our global connectivity, Twitter, etc.)I would have personally loved more on his personal life. For example, his love of Zen Buddhism (an interest of mine) and how it impacted his design aesthetic is covered, but the exact nature of his practice and the teachers he studied with are not. His marriage and family life are barely covered, although of course by Jobs' own admission, he worked all the time and missed a lot of family life, so perhaps the percentage of space it is given in the book is proportional to the time he gave it in his life. But really, this is a business biography - a record of how he built Apple and Pixar, and all the products they spawned. And Isaacson definitely has a perspective - Jobs saw himself as a visionary at the intersection of the arts and technology, and creator of the most influential company on earth, and Isaacson grants him that legacy. ANSWERNOTFOUND",he was a difficult man,"(615, 637)",2,1.0,True -0399159010,books,complete,book,good,lot,21d9f9f4b25bc72ee920cddde5b80725,4a6571c14a197203aed0c977d7b00264,How is the lot?,2,0.0,False,82087dc6f93edf2f7ad1e0f8a49c9a3c,"This memoir is freaking hilarious! Jenny narrates the audiobook herself, and she's completely charming... no one else could have done it better. I laughed out loud so many times! I also have the hardcover, and I was glad to have both because the book is complete with pictures, which just enhance her stories. Some things you need to see to believe. I highly recommend this book in any format! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(394, 408)",2,0.0,False -0399159010,books,complete,book,good,lot,21d9f9f4b25bc72ee920cddde5b80725,4a6571c14a197203aed0c977d7b00264,How is the lot?,1,0.0,False,82087dc6f93edf2f7ad1e0f8a49c9a3c,"This memoir is freaking hilarious! Jenny narrates the audiobook herself, and she's completely charming... no one else could have done it better. I laughed out loud so many times! I also have the hardcover, and I was glad to have both because the book is complete with pictures, which just enhance her stories. Some things you need to see to believe. I highly recommend this book in any format! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(394, 408)",1,0.0,False -006230240X,books,write,character,interesting,cast,e67a0ffb6ef57d58a801bbabcfe67b39,c1bcc2c2872f5edc3f155063e9945d5a,How is the cast?,2,0.0,False,537bb648b8634efc0d8dee8012e32d20,"I loved this book! Characters were great and well written! I love a bad boy / good girl love story, and this did not disappoint! I look forward to the next book about the other characters. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(189, 203)",2,0.0,False -006230240X,books,write,character,interesting,cast,e67a0ffb6ef57d58a801bbabcfe67b39,c1bcc2c2872f5edc3f155063e9945d5a,How is the cast?,1,0.0,False,537bb648b8634efc0d8dee8012e32d20,"I loved this book! Characters were great and well written! I love a bad boy / good girl love story, and this did not disappoint! I look forward to the next book about the other characters. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(189, 203)",1,0.0,False -0316055433,books,superb,writing style,detailed,description,4280e3082456122e1c4adf9026614d50,4072cb2ecc0e2d780f9bbb05c8c2509f,How is the description?,1,0.0,False,e3843d04d7734c5b09e60a6492fd0d0c,This is one of the best books I've read in a very long time. How Ms. Tartt was able to get into this young man's psyche is incredible! Her writing style is superb and I hated to see the book end. I have recommended the book to many friends. I hope to see more from this author and hope she continues with her excellent character development. ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(346, 360)",1,0.0,False -0316055433,books,superb,writing style,detailed,description,4280e3082456122e1c4adf9026614d50,4072cb2ecc0e2d780f9bbb05c8c2509f,How is the description?,2,0.0,False,e3843d04d7734c5b09e60a6492fd0d0c,This is one of the best books I've read in a very long time. How Ms. Tartt was able to get into this young man's psyche is incredible! Her writing style is superb and I hated to see the book end. I have recommended the book to many friends. I hope to see more from this author and hope she continues with her excellent character development. ANSWERNOTFOUND,was able,"(76, 84)",2,0.625,True -0307408841,books,interesting,information,fascinating,information,8ab56fbda439c11cd4001a9f2163005a,9c34bdeda9b18b07e76df25901ccece8,How is the information?,5,0.0,False,c810cf3539c22a3e96bd2cbc175dd3bc,"When I started this book I had high hopes and the information about Berlin and the change to Nazism and the often cruelty and attacks on American citizens were very interesting. Also the interplay of characters, Nazi and not. What I was very disappointed in was the free spirited sex life of Martha, the daughter. Here was a woman who was married (somewhat) but proceeded to have an active sex life with practically anyone who came along. She might have been the daughter of the ambassador but she was no lady. IF the author wanted to present the whole story, then reactions and actions of Bill Jr and the ambassador's wife would have added to the story. Rather the book was more about the daughter and her affairs than the presenting what was really going on in Berlin ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(774, 788)",5,0.0,False -0307408841,books,interesting,information,fascinating,information,8ab56fbda439c11cd4001a9f2163005a,9c34bdeda9b18b07e76df25901ccece8,How is the information?,1,0.0,False,c810cf3539c22a3e96bd2cbc175dd3bc,"When I started this book I had high hopes and the information about Berlin and the change to Nazism and the often cruelty and attacks on American citizens were very interesting. Also the interplay of characters, Nazi and not. What I was very disappointed in was the free spirited sex life of Martha, the daughter. Here was a woman who was married (somewhat) but proceeded to have an active sex life with practically anyone who came along. She might have been the daughter of the ambassador but she was no lady. IF the author wanted to present the whole story, then reactions and actions of Bill Jr and the ambassador's wife would have added to the story. Rather the book was more about the daughter and her affairs than the presenting what was really going on in Berlin ANSWERNOTFOUND",the information about Berlin and the change to Nazism,"(46, 99)",1,0.0,False -0143170090,books,engaging,character,entertain,plot,afbf6592106ce62a6fb62d4df339503b,a9f862f2a97e4d930d5b500d5d8750df,How is the plot?,1,0.0,False,1ff28ac3760bbeb248e4fd25a27f74a3,"Mr. Larsson spends almost a quarter of this book setting up the murder mystery. That amount of background is appropriate because this is far more than just a murder mystery. There is a financial mystery to unravel as well. As one gets to know tha main character, Mikael, it is inevitable that both mysteries would occupy him. He has been professionally shattered as a journalist after writing an unsubstantiated story about a crooked financier (resulting in jail time). He is then hired by a wealthy industrialist to solve a decades old mystery the industrialist believes to be a murder.At the outset there is also a parallel bio of Lisbeth, the girl with the dragon tatoo. She has some major mental problems and is under guardianship, but we also see early on that there is some sort of genius within. Watching her progress and overcome some of her demons is worth the price of the book alone.Eventually Mikael and Lisbeth join forces. Both mysteries are terrific (particularly the murder) and, by the end keep the pages turning.Both characters are very engaging, particularly Lisbeth, whose off-the-wall characteristics contrast well with Mikael's starightforward economic journalist tendencies.I gave this only four stars because although all the background was necessary, it took a while for the book to really take off. Once it did, it was terrifically engaging. I look forward to the next installments of the trilogy. These characters, especially Lisbeth, are well worh following. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1498, 1512)",1,0.0,False -0143170090,books,engaging,character,entertain,plot,afbf6592106ce62a6fb62d4df339503b,a9f862f2a97e4d930d5b500d5d8750df,How is the plot?,1,0.0,False,1ff28ac3760bbeb248e4fd25a27f74a3,"Mr. Larsson spends almost a quarter of this book setting up the murder mystery. That amount of background is appropriate because this is far more than just a murder mystery. There is a financial mystery to unravel as well. As one gets to know tha main character, Mikael, it is inevitable that both mysteries would occupy him. He has been professionally shattered as a journalist after writing an unsubstantiated story about a crooked financier (resulting in jail time). He is then hired by a wealthy industrialist to solve a decades old mystery the industrialist believes to be a murder.At the outset there is also a parallel bio of Lisbeth, the girl with the dragon tatoo. She has some major mental problems and is under guardianship, but we also see early on that there is some sort of genius within. Watching her progress and overcome some of her demons is worth the price of the book alone.Eventually Mikael and Lisbeth join forces. Both mysteries are terrific (particularly the murder) and, by the end keep the pages turning.Both characters are very engaging, particularly Lisbeth, whose off-the-wall characteristics contrast well with Mikael's starightforward economic journalist tendencies.I gave this only four stars because although all the background was necessary, it took a while for the book to really take off. Once it did, it was terrifically engaging. I look forward to the next installments of the trilogy. These characters, especially Lisbeth, are well worh following. ANSWERNOTFOUND",genius,"(794, 800)",1,0.0,False -0143170090,books,exciting,part,major,flaw,27d3dc65082d75a74dc2ec71d2917e69,12c56b0042b102016b34fc50e2ff6e08,How is the flaw?,2,0.0,False,8bebebcd1d08b804810ab6d9783d398d,"I saw the Swedish film and was inspired to buy the book. The movie was very intense and exciting--I enjoyed it immensity. That said I was pretty surprised when I found the book rather...boring. Luckily, I knew what would happen so I kept reading. You have to make it through the first half of the book before anything really happens. There is a lot of unnecessary exposition. Details about Blomkvist going to a cafe for breakfast...where nothing happens. I think 100+ pages could have been cut with out sacrificing the heart of the story. That said, the exciting parts are very exciting. It is gripping and the characters are very interesting.I will read the next two books, but I honestly enjoyed the movie more. I also think the original Swedish title should have been kept. The literal translation of the Swedish title is ""Men Who Hate Women,"" which is totally appropriate. The girl with the dragon tattoo--Lisbeth--is a major character, but the book is as much about Blomkvist. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(994, 1008)",2,0.0,False -0143170090,books,exciting,part,major,flaw,27d3dc65082d75a74dc2ec71d2917e69,12c56b0042b102016b34fc50e2ff6e08,How is the flaw?,1,0.0,False,8bebebcd1d08b804810ab6d9783d398d,"I saw the Swedish film and was inspired to buy the book. The movie was very intense and exciting--I enjoyed it immensity. That said I was pretty surprised when I found the book rather...boring. Luckily, I knew what would happen so I kept reading. You have to make it through the first half of the book before anything really happens. There is a lot of unnecessary exposition. Details about Blomkvist going to a cafe for breakfast...where nothing happens. I think 100+ pages could have been cut with out sacrificing the heart of the story. That said, the exciting parts are very exciting. It is gripping and the characters are very interesting.I will read the next two books, but I honestly enjoyed the movie more. I also think the original Swedish title should have been kept. The literal translation of the Swedish title is ""Men Who Hate Women,"" which is totally appropriate. The girl with the dragon tattoo--Lisbeth--is a major character, but the book is as much about Blomkvist. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(994, 1008)",1,0.0,False -1482747634,books,high,tolerance,little,respect,afb58dbe0a2744f72d30a00d48e99aeb,4d02534c0b46e8b9f3f6a271fa41e21e,How is respect?,1,0.0,False,51b7d4440dc76a8b28d0280edf755631,"I have a pretty high tolerance for most books and it takes a lot to make me really not like a book and to stop reading before I am done. I hated both main characters, both annoying. Story dragged and dragged and have never skipped over so much! I kept reading until 2/3 through the book I just finally gave up and decided to stop waisting my time. Brook, you just wanted to slap she was so bitchy and annoying and Jett who was suppose to be Mr. Sexy pants and all alpha male was about as alpha as an accountant a lot of talk and no action. The sex, that did not show up until half way through was tepid at best....not what you were expecting when he wanted her so bad, or so he said over and over and was growling all the time, and all she did was stare and drool. I just did not get what there was to like about this book. I would not bother! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(844, 858)",1,0.0,False -1482747634,books,high,tolerance,little,respect,afb58dbe0a2744f72d30a00d48e99aeb,4d02534c0b46e8b9f3f6a271fa41e21e,How is respect?,1,0.0,False,51b7d4440dc76a8b28d0280edf755631,"I have a pretty high tolerance for most books and it takes a lot to make me really not like a book and to stop reading before I am done. I hated both main characters, both annoying. Story dragged and dragged and have never skipped over so much! I kept reading until 2/3 through the book I just finally gave up and decided to stop waisting my time. Brook, you just wanted to slap she was so bitchy and annoying and Jett who was suppose to be Mr. Sexy pants and all alpha male was about as alpha as an accountant a lot of talk and no action. The sex, that did not show up until half way through was tepid at best....not what you were expecting when he wanted her so bad, or so he said over and over and was growling all the time, and all she did was stare and drool. I just did not get what there was to like about this book. I would not bother! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(844, 858)",1,0.0,False -1250006317,books,engaging,story,straightforward,plot,f4f52d156b9ab274f4e67d2abcfb81a4,3c28fc36bb7a86aa5a9425bce18f95f1,How is it plot ?,1,0.0,False,41878ad34812fd7a026f0883bf40ffe4,"This is the first book in the Trylle trilogy by Hocking. It was a fun and engaging read about something you don't usually get to read about, Trolls. Great start to this series.Wendy's mother tried to kill her when she was a little girl, so now she is being raised by her aunt and brother. At seventeen years old she still doesn't fit in and people seem to automatically dislike her; then Finn enters her life and tells her that she is a Trylle. Now Wendy is entering a world she never knew existed and she's not sure if it is any better than the world she left behind.The story was very engaging and the characters well done. It was fun to read about something other than werewolves, fairies, and vampires for once; Wendy is a Trylle or troll. There wasn't a ton of high school angst in this book, Wendy is off to the Trylles pretty quickly, so I enjoyed that.Wendy is a complicated character who is dealing with a lot of emotional trauma since her mother tried to kill her and she has so much trouble fitting in with other people. I liked how independent she was and how willing she was to accept the big changes that happened in her life.Finn was a wonderful and mysterious male lead. It bothered me some that his relationship was so on and off again with Wendy and that his personality changed so much. Despite that I still look forward to learning more about him in future books.The book was engaging and well written; basically a fun light read. The ending is a total cliffhanger though and that was pretty irritating. Luckily the next book is already out, so you if you like this book, be ready to read the next book ASAP.Overall this was a fun and engaging read. I loved the creativity of having trolls as the main paranormal element. The characters were all well done and fun to read about. I recommend this book for people who enjoy young adult paranormal books. Just beware that it ends on a cliffhanger without much resolution. I will definitely be reading the next book in the series, Torn. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2019, 2033)",1,0.0,False -1250006317,books,engaging,story,straightforward,plot,f4f52d156b9ab274f4e67d2abcfb81a4,3c28fc36bb7a86aa5a9425bce18f95f1,How is it plot ?,1,0.0,False,41878ad34812fd7a026f0883bf40ffe4,"This is the first book in the Trylle trilogy by Hocking. It was a fun and engaging read about something you don't usually get to read about, Trolls. Great start to this series.Wendy's mother tried to kill her when she was a little girl, so now she is being raised by her aunt and brother. At seventeen years old she still doesn't fit in and people seem to automatically dislike her; then Finn enters her life and tells her that she is a Trylle. Now Wendy is entering a world she never knew existed and she's not sure if it is any better than the world she left behind.The story was very engaging and the characters well done. It was fun to read about something other than werewolves, fairies, and vampires for once; Wendy is a Trylle or troll. There wasn't a ton of high school angst in this book, Wendy is off to the Trylles pretty quickly, so I enjoyed that.Wendy is a complicated character who is dealing with a lot of emotional trauma since her mother tried to kill her and she has so much trouble fitting in with other people. I liked how independent she was and how willing she was to accept the big changes that happened in her life.Finn was a wonderful and mysterious male lead. It bothered me some that his relationship was so on and off again with Wendy and that his personality changed so much. Despite that I still look forward to learning more about him in future books.The book was engaging and well written; basically a fun light read. The ending is a total cliffhanger though and that was pretty irritating. Luckily the next book is already out, so you if you like this book, be ready to read the next book ASAP.Overall this was a fun and engaging read. I loved the creativity of having trolls as the main paranormal element. The characters were all well done and fun to read about. I recommend this book for people who enjoy young adult paranormal books. Just beware that it ends on a cliffhanger without much resolution. I will definitely be reading the next book in the series, Torn. ANSWERNOTFOUND",the Trylle trilogy by Hocking,"(26, 55)",1,0.0,False -1476730946,books,how amazing,story,young,character,7fa4f0f7fc3d532a80f92501a4f84aa3,04346945682ee9b738a6138d84ae8ef5,How is a character so young?,1,0.4,False,e3070a3336a76493d7c2c272e9cdc741,"""I'm not. I keep it there to remind me it's bulls***. I thought it sounded like this beautiful place. Like where you'd want to go when you die. Quiet and water everywhere. A place that would swallow you up and accept you no matter what. I had this whole image of it.""I cannot even begin to tell you how amazing this story is. I was a little thrown by the synopsis and skeptical about reading it. Let me tell you the synopsis does not even come close to the beauty of this story.Nastya is trying to start over. She is trying to escape the demons that have taken away her dreams and left her damaged. Nastya has not spoken a word for more than a year and has changed her appearance from the sweet innocent pianist, to the rebellious, gothic, short skirts and high heeled wearing new student. Most of the students avoid her or I should say she avoids them because, she doesn't want them to know her past or where she came from.""It amazes me how people are so afraid of what can happen in the dark, but they don't give a second thought about their safety during the day, as if the sun offers some sort of ultimate protection from all of the evil in the world.""As much as Nastya tries to avoid the world and hold on to her hate with both hands, a young man by the name of Drew won't let her be and he thrusts her in to his best friend's life, Josh Bennett.Josh is a young man who has lived in a world of heartache and knows only death. Everyone seems to be dying around him. He avoids the living like the plague, always afraid to attach himself to anyone for fear that they may leave him too. Once he meets Nastya, as much as he tries to resist her, he begins to rely on her friendship and her constant presence.I fell in love with these two characters. They are both so young to endure the hand that they were dealt. I remember reading about how one wanted to save the other from the moments that they experienced but would they have met if those moments never occurred?""Part of us has always known that we were together because we were damaged. We had that life experience bond that neither of us ever wanted. And maybe when she's not so damaged anymore, I won't be enough for her. Maybe she'll want someone whose life isn't as tragic as hers. And that won't be me."" ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2266, 2280)",1,0.0,False -1476730946,books,how amazing,story,young,character,7fa4f0f7fc3d532a80f92501a4f84aa3,04346945682ee9b738a6138d84ae8ef5,How is a character so young?,2,0.4,False,e3070a3336a76493d7c2c272e9cdc741,"""I'm not. I keep it there to remind me it's bulls***. I thought it sounded like this beautiful place. Like where you'd want to go when you die. Quiet and water everywhere. A place that would swallow you up and accept you no matter what. I had this whole image of it.""I cannot even begin to tell you how amazing this story is. I was a little thrown by the synopsis and skeptical about reading it. Let me tell you the synopsis does not even come close to the beauty of this story.Nastya is trying to start over. She is trying to escape the demons that have taken away her dreams and left her damaged. Nastya has not spoken a word for more than a year and has changed her appearance from the sweet innocent pianist, to the rebellious, gothic, short skirts and high heeled wearing new student. Most of the students avoid her or I should say she avoids them because, she doesn't want them to know her past or where she came from.""It amazes me how people are so afraid of what can happen in the dark, but they don't give a second thought about their safety during the day, as if the sun offers some sort of ultimate protection from all of the evil in the world.""As much as Nastya tries to avoid the world and hold on to her hate with both hands, a young man by the name of Drew won't let her be and he thrusts her in to his best friend's life, Josh Bennett.Josh is a young man who has lived in a world of heartache and knows only death. Everyone seems to be dying around him. He avoids the living like the plague, always afraid to attach himself to anyone for fear that they may leave him too. Once he meets Nastya, as much as he tries to resist her, he begins to rely on her friendship and her constant presence.I fell in love with these two characters. They are both so young to endure the hand that they were dealt. I remember reading about how one wanted to save the other from the moments that they experienced but would they have met if those moments never occurred?""Part of us has always known that we were together because we were damaged. We had that life experience bond that neither of us ever wanted. And maybe when she's not so damaged anymore, I won't be enough for her. Maybe she'll want someone whose life isn't as tragic as hers. And that won't be me."" ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2266, 2280)",2,0.0,False -0307408841,books,unique,ability,magical,way,9757b05de1374d9705bf14155ee6d5f3,8940df45b00d07e50a12ce3e25e626e3,How is the way?,2,0.0,False,a518633ab178e671aba7215f9e4c0a12,"I'm a total history lover, so anytime I can read something that is not only true, but interesting, I'm all over it. Erik Larson has a unique ability to write about historical events in a truly intriguing way. He writes non-fiction that flows and seems less real than some novels I read.In the Garden of Beasts is about William E. Dodd, an American ambassador in Germany circa 1933. Dodd moves his family to Berlin at a pivotal point in history when Hitler is rising in power. You can only imagine the chaos that surrounds this family as they try to assimilate in a very difficult time and place in the world.If you love history, or just need a non-fiction book to read, I highly recommend this one. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Erik Larson has a unique ability to write about historical events in a truly intriguing way,"(116, 207)",2,0.4666666666666666,False -0307408841,books,unique,ability,magical,way,9757b05de1374d9705bf14155ee6d5f3,8940df45b00d07e50a12ce3e25e626e3,How is the way?,1,0.0,False,a518633ab178e671aba7215f9e4c0a12,"I'm a total history lover, so anytime I can read something that is not only true, but interesting, I'm all over it. Erik Larson has a unique ability to write about historical events in a truly intriguing way. He writes non-fiction that flows and seems less real than some novels I read.In the Garden of Beasts is about William E. Dodd, an American ambassador in Germany circa 1933. Dodd moves his family to Berlin at a pivotal point in history when Hitler is rising in power. You can only imagine the chaos that surrounds this family as they try to assimilate in a very difficult time and place in the world.If you love history, or just need a non-fiction book to read, I highly recommend this one. ANSWERNOTFOUND",truly intriguing way,"(187, 207)",1,0.4,False -0989450201,books,own,demon,troubled,past,8750b4f3efaef1a191d0bcc917cca2c9,8f428a1a322d25cfa32c967d8d635665,How is past?,2,0.25,False,b425f8d8caf3842090669201f41099ab,"Simply amazing, it's packed with sensual tension,the constant banter between Colton and Riley is full of sexual innuendo that will make you blush, tickle you pink and get you hot and bothered. The worldly, handsome, millionaire car racer Colton Thomas relentlessly pursued the beautiful Riley Thomas, though smart but naive, didn't stand a chance when it comes to Colton's seduction. This man never gives up, knows his ways around and the quickest way to get in women's pants. Oozes with sex and charm, rolling in fame and dough, women just easily fall on his feet. That would have been great and exciting to be chased by a man like Colton Westin except he has his own demons. His past is so dark that haunts his dreams, so dark even he has great fear confronting it.Riley Thomas is smart, softhearted and beautiful, also has her own demons caused by a traumatic tragedy in the past. As hard as she fought her attraction to Colton, she has deeply fallen. And therein lies the problem, she can't give him what he wants, he can't give her what she needs.This story is captivating, has enough angst which make for a good story, it has romance, the dialogue between Colton and Riley is witty and playful and filled with sexual tension. Their sex scenes is hot and steamy and smokin! it's way up the top you'll get caught up in the heat between them.This is impressive for a new writer, it's well written and has great substance, she ended it with a cliffhanger that's not anti-climatic but still make you looking forward to reading! the next book. Well done Ms. Bromberg! ANSWERNOTFOUND",His past is so dark that haunts his dreams,"(677, 719)",2,0.325,False -0989450201,books,own,demon,troubled,past,8750b4f3efaef1a191d0bcc917cca2c9,8f428a1a322d25cfa32c967d8d635665,How is past?,1,0.25,False,b425f8d8caf3842090669201f41099ab,"Simply amazing, it's packed with sensual tension,the constant banter between Colton and Riley is full of sexual innuendo that will make you blush, tickle you pink and get you hot and bothered. The worldly, handsome, millionaire car racer Colton Thomas relentlessly pursued the beautiful Riley Thomas, though smart but naive, didn't stand a chance when it comes to Colton's seduction. This man never gives up, knows his ways around and the quickest way to get in women's pants. Oozes with sex and charm, rolling in fame and dough, women just easily fall on his feet. That would have been great and exciting to be chased by a man like Colton Westin except he has his own demons. His past is so dark that haunts his dreams, so dark even he has great fear confronting it.Riley Thomas is smart, softhearted and beautiful, also has her own demons caused by a traumatic tragedy in the past. As hard as she fought her attraction to Colton, she has deeply fallen. And therein lies the problem, she can't give him what he wants, he can't give her what she needs.This story is captivating, has enough angst which make for a good story, it has romance, the dialogue between Colton and Riley is witty and playful and filled with sexual tension. Their sex scenes is hot and steamy and smokin! it's way up the top you'll get caught up in the heat between them.This is impressive for a new writer, it's well written and has great substance, she ended it with a cliffhanger that's not anti-climatic but still make you looking forward to reading! the next book. Well done Ms. Bromberg! ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1568, 1582)",1,0.0,False -1469984202,books,write,character,rounded,character,9010177f719ddb8af3bc2006549efc90,998fa17c908272c8cfc869746bf6682c,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,600afa4e8af47134d1e0edd2297ec0dc,"I found this omnibus by accident and was a little wary of purchasing the collection without knowing if I would like the story or writing, but based on the reviews I decided to be a crazy risk-taker and go for it. And the gamble paid off! I read a lot of self-published works on the Kindle and consider finding unknown authors to be part of the fun of eBooks. That said, it is very common to come across books that are in serious need of an editor and a spell-check. Not so this book! This book reads as smoothly as one published by one of the New York publishing giants (and I'm frankly surprised they haven't gobbled up these stories). The flow was good, the characters were interesting and well written, and I didn't notice any obvious spelling or grammar errors. I will definitely be checking out other works from this author, and can't wait to see what happens to this world in future works. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(896, 910)",1,0.0,False -1469984202,books,write,character,rounded,character,9010177f719ddb8af3bc2006549efc90,998fa17c908272c8cfc869746bf6682c,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,600afa4e8af47134d1e0edd2297ec0dc,"I found this omnibus by accident and was a little wary of purchasing the collection without knowing if I would like the story or writing, but based on the reviews I decided to be a crazy risk-taker and go for it. And the gamble paid off! I read a lot of self-published works on the Kindle and consider finding unknown authors to be part of the fun of eBooks. That said, it is very common to come across books that are in serious need of an editor and a spell-check. Not so this book! This book reads as smoothly as one published by one of the New York publishing giants (and I'm frankly surprised they haven't gobbled up these stories). The flow was good, the characters were interesting and well written, and I didn't notice any obvious spelling or grammar errors. I will definitely be checking out other works from this author, and can't wait to see what happens to this world in future works. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(896, 910)",1,0.0,False -030728090X,books,bland,character,amazing,power,9ef7bbb4c710eaa96bb3b526a724cdaa,84e8c2ef493660373ebc548cf4350a78,How is the power?,1,0.0,False,f05947772523101f2a425b2c6d30b401,"I bought these books thinking that they'd be alright as I like vampire fiction. I was so painfully wrong.The characters are bland and share the same voice, showing little personality of their own. The romance is contrived and forced and quite frankly, creepy. None of the vampire biology is ever explained, just thrown out there. Why do the vampires sparkle? Who knows.I could at least get past the silly characters if at least the narrative was good, but it was just awful. Stephanie Meyer abuses the thesaurus, spends way too much time drooling over her own boring male lead, and is obviously not familiar with the land that she's writing about. On top of that, plot holes abound and the book is resolved within a page.Do yourself a favor and walk away. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(763, 777)",1,0.0,False -030728090X,books,bland,character,amazing,power,9ef7bbb4c710eaa96bb3b526a724cdaa,84e8c2ef493660373ebc548cf4350a78,How is the power?,1,0.0,False,f05947772523101f2a425b2c6d30b401,"I bought these books thinking that they'd be alright as I like vampire fiction. I was so painfully wrong.The characters are bland and share the same voice, showing little personality of their own. The romance is contrived and forced and quite frankly, creepy. None of the vampire biology is ever explained, just thrown out there. Why do the vampires sparkle? Who knows.I could at least get past the silly characters if at least the narrative was good, but it was just awful. Stephanie Meyer abuses the thesaurus, spends way too much time drooling over her own boring male lead, and is obviously not familiar with the land that she's writing about. On top of that, plot holes abound and the book is resolved within a page.Do yourself a favor and walk away. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(763, 777)",1,0.0,False -0141039280,books,straightforward,writing style,wide,variety,f2775096721154e9092148d41cfb79ca,70fe59827fe87df7a8a38aa8bd391ce8,How was the variety?,1,0.0,False,0f37cc9540a9e2993b6da5a8e5673db1,"This is the first book I have read in 2010 that I could not put down. The storyline and the characters were both realistic and unique. Being a southerner born in the 1960's, these characters were my mother's friends and their/our maids. From the beginning the reader identifies and is cheering for the maids. They were smart, funny, loved their families yet the victims of a longstanding system that relied upon their continued repression.Stockett did a wonderful job capturing the dialect and (in my opinion) the lives of the maids. Her writing style was refreshingly simple and straightforward, not distracting me with wordy sentences and unnecessary paragraphs. The storyline is interwoven through the eyes of three different characters which allow the reader to look at relationship between blacks and whites during the 1960's through a new perspective. While we all know the racial relationship between blacks and whites continues to be a challenge for the country, this story ends with the triumph of good over evil as the maids' story is published and the young writer leaves town for her bright future in New York. All in all, forgot the historical relevance and read The Help because it a great story. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1218, 1232)",1,0.0,False -0141039280,books,straightforward,writing style,wide,variety,f2775096721154e9092148d41cfb79ca,70fe59827fe87df7a8a38aa8bd391ce8,How was the variety?,2,0.0,False,0f37cc9540a9e2993b6da5a8e5673db1,"This is the first book I have read in 2010 that I could not put down. The storyline and the characters were both realistic and unique. Being a southerner born in the 1960's, these characters were my mother's friends and their/our maids. From the beginning the reader identifies and is cheering for the maids. They were smart, funny, loved their families yet the victims of a longstanding system that relied upon their continued repression.Stockett did a wonderful job capturing the dialect and (in my opinion) the lives of the maids. Her writing style was refreshingly simple and straightforward, not distracting me with wordy sentences and unnecessary paragraphs. The storyline is interwoven through the eyes of three different characters which allow the reader to look at relationship between blacks and whites during the 1960's through a new perspective. While we all know the racial relationship between blacks and whites continues to be a challenge for the country, this story ends with the triumph of good over evil as the maids' story is published and the young writer leaves town for her bright future in New York. All in all, forgot the historical relevance and read The Help because it a great story. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(1218, 1232)",1,0.0,False -144235948X,books,fabulous,character,not perfect,character,ea1963d1bfac9839983eef78a14cadae,9ffd9cc64925af9c8d4f0f35b5808596,How is the character?,5,0.0,False,6198061ca3e41ed1f86e72e40e38ef6b,"Okay. I have a lot to say about this book and I felt like after I read this book, I was letting so many other blogger's opinions of the novel get to me so I decided to close Goodreads and just write my damn review. I've always prided myself on giving honest and truthful reviews no matter what other people say/think. This book garnered A LOT of controversy and flack and I can see why but I will also sit here and defend my opinion of this novel because you know what? I freaking loved it. I loved this book.First of all, this book reminded me of the show Intervention or Hoarders...the people on those shows are complete and utter train wrecks. Hot messes. Totally unable to understand why they do what they do. But I still watch it. Each and every time. I even ENJOY and look forward to watching these train wrecks. Why? I don't know. I just do. I'm guessing I'm not the only one either, otherwise the shows would be off the air. Anyways, Beautiful Disaster is kind of like those shows. Abby and Travis are train wrecks themselves. They have unhealthy personality traits and an unhealthy relationship. But the thing is...I've been there. I've seen it. And I've also seen it work out for the better like it does in this book. In my opinion, a lot of the ""reasons"" people didn't like this book so much has me scratching my head. A lot of people call Travis abusive and I straight up disagree. I've seen firsthand what an abusive relationship is, and I do not feel that Travis is abusive to Abby in the least bit. Does he have some anger/obsessive personality traits? Yes. But he doesn't hit her, he doesn't call her a bitch or a skank or verbally abuse her. He just doesn't always communicate his feelings in the most appropriate ways... and you know what? Neither do I. Neither do a lot of people. It doesn't mean they are abusive people. The other thing that has me scratching my head is that people are getting SO UPSET over Travis and Abby's relationship when I can think of a hundred other books that make me cringe with the way they portray the relationship. 50 Shade of Grey? That is NOT a healthy relationship but instead of beating it to a pulp, people are eating it up! Twilight...ugh... don't even get me started. I'd much rather have a protagonist like Abby, who is smart, witty and stands up for herself than a character like Bella Swan. But the thing people are also forgetting is that in this book, Travis and Abby's relationship DOESN'T work until they figure out who they are separately and how to fix what's broken in them. When they are able to face their own demons, the become the very best of themselves and then the relationship is able to prosper. Which I think is a beautiful, beautiful thing. Everyone always says pessimistically, ""people never change,"" but I disagree. Sometimes, when it's with the right person and for the right reasons, people can and will change.Okay, now that I got that part out of the way, the other reasons why I love this book.... I thought that ALL characters were fabulous and I thought they all broke down the stereotype that I initially thought they'd all be in. Abby is a ""good"" girl, smart, driven and yet... she has a troubled past, she's a smart ass and even she is not without temptation to the badass hotties. Travis is the tattooed fighter that has an enormous ego...yet he's smart and affectionate and has a vulnerability that is adorable. America...oh, America. She is the best friend every person should have. Loyal to a fault, protective and yet just brave enough to encourage her friend to do some stupid things. But it's in the little details that make me love America. A couple of her off-hand comments that make me feel like she and Abby have an incredibly close friendship. I even like Shepley, who reminds me so much of one of my friends. I liked the premise of the novel, though I found that to be secondary to my attachment to the characters. Was it a little unrealistic? Yeah. Did I care? Nope. I've been reading for so long that I'm the type of reader that is able to suspend belief, even in a contemporary novel, if A. I like the characters and the plot enough and B. if it was written well enough. In my opinion, McGuire did both of these things, so the unrealistic parts didn't bother me. Actually, I kind of enjoyed it because I thought it put a twist on Abby's story and made her seem that much more interesting.One last thing. I know a lot of people were annoyed with Travis's pet name for Abby... but I loved it. I actually ADORED it. Maybe that's because in my relationship and close friendships with people, I have a rather unorthodox/silly/stupid nickname that seems ridiculous to the rest of the world but to those that are involved...it shows me how much I mean to them.Honestly, the only thing that REALLY bothered me in this entire story is that McGuire used a lot of unnecessary dialogue attributions and she said so and so ""laughed once,"" about a million times within the book and it annoyed the crap out of me. That was my only minor nitpick.Overall, I loved this book. I read it in less than 8 hours and relished every moment with the cast. Obviously, just by seeing the Goodreads reviews, this book is not for everyone and honestly, I don't even know how to recommend it since so many different people seem to either love or hate it. So I guess my advice is... proceed with caution BUT don't ruin your judgement of the book by reading all the one or five star reviews. Find out for yourself. If I had followed some of my fellow bloggers instead of my own heart, I would have never picked up this book and that would have been a really sad thing. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5644, 5658)",5,0.0,False -144235948X,books,fabulous,character,not perfect,character,ea1963d1bfac9839983eef78a14cadae,9ffd9cc64925af9c8d4f0f35b5808596,How is the character?,1,0.0,False,6198061ca3e41ed1f86e72e40e38ef6b,"Okay. I have a lot to say about this book and I felt like after I read this book, I was letting so many other blogger's opinions of the novel get to me so I decided to close Goodreads and just write my damn review. I've always prided myself on giving honest and truthful reviews no matter what other people say/think. This book garnered A LOT of controversy and flack and I can see why but I will also sit here and defend my opinion of this novel because you know what? I freaking loved it. I loved this book.First of all, this book reminded me of the show Intervention or Hoarders...the people on those shows are complete and utter train wrecks. Hot messes. Totally unable to understand why they do what they do. But I still watch it. Each and every time. I even ENJOY and look forward to watching these train wrecks. Why? I don't know. I just do. I'm guessing I'm not the only one either, otherwise the shows would be off the air. Anyways, Beautiful Disaster is kind of like those shows. Abby and Travis are train wrecks themselves. They have unhealthy personality traits and an unhealthy relationship. But the thing is...I've been there. I've seen it. And I've also seen it work out for the better like it does in this book. In my opinion, a lot of the ""reasons"" people didn't like this book so much has me scratching my head. A lot of people call Travis abusive and I straight up disagree. I've seen firsthand what an abusive relationship is, and I do not feel that Travis is abusive to Abby in the least bit. Does he have some anger/obsessive personality traits? Yes. But he doesn't hit her, he doesn't call her a bitch or a skank or verbally abuse her. He just doesn't always communicate his feelings in the most appropriate ways... and you know what? Neither do I. Neither do a lot of people. It doesn't mean they are abusive people. The other thing that has me scratching my head is that people are getting SO UPSET over Travis and Abby's relationship when I can think of a hundred other books that make me cringe with the way they portray the relationship. 50 Shade of Grey? That is NOT a healthy relationship but instead of beating it to a pulp, people are eating it up! Twilight...ugh... don't even get me started. I'd much rather have a protagonist like Abby, who is smart, witty and stands up for herself than a character like Bella Swan. But the thing people are also forgetting is that in this book, Travis and Abby's relationship DOESN'T work until they figure out who they are separately and how to fix what's broken in them. When they are able to face their own demons, the become the very best of themselves and then the relationship is able to prosper. Which I think is a beautiful, beautiful thing. Everyone always says pessimistically, ""people never change,"" but I disagree. Sometimes, when it's with the right person and for the right reasons, people can and will change.Okay, now that I got that part out of the way, the other reasons why I love this book.... I thought that ALL characters were fabulous and I thought they all broke down the stereotype that I initially thought they'd all be in. Abby is a ""good"" girl, smart, driven and yet... she has a troubled past, she's a smart ass and even she is not without temptation to the badass hotties. Travis is the tattooed fighter that has an enormous ego...yet he's smart and affectionate and has a vulnerability that is adorable. America...oh, America. She is the best friend every person should have. Loyal to a fault, protective and yet just brave enough to encourage her friend to do some stupid things. But it's in the little details that make me love America. A couple of her off-hand comments that make me feel like she and Abby have an incredibly close friendship. I even like Shepley, who reminds me so much of one of my friends. I liked the premise of the novel, though I found that to be secondary to my attachment to the characters. Was it a little unrealistic? Yeah. Did I care? Nope. I've been reading for so long that I'm the type of reader that is able to suspend belief, even in a contemporary novel, if A. I like the characters and the plot enough and B. if it was written well enough. In my opinion, McGuire did both of these things, so the unrealistic parts didn't bother me. Actually, I kind of enjoyed it because I thought it put a twist on Abby's story and made her seem that much more interesting.One last thing. I know a lot of people were annoyed with Travis's pet name for Abby... but I loved it. I actually ADORED it. Maybe that's because in my relationship and close friendships with people, I have a rather unorthodox/silly/stupid nickname that seems ridiculous to the rest of the world but to those that are involved...it shows me how much I mean to them.Honestly, the only thing that REALLY bothered me in this entire story is that McGuire used a lot of unnecessary dialogue attributions and she said so and so ""laughed once,"" about a million times within the book and it annoyed the crap out of me. That was my only minor nitpick.Overall, I loved this book. I read it in less than 8 hours and relished every moment with the cast. Obviously, just by seeing the Goodreads reviews, this book is not for everyone and honestly, I don't even know how to recommend it since so many different people seem to either love or hate it. So I guess my advice is... proceed with caution BUT don't ruin your judgement of the book by reading all the one or five star reviews. Find out for yourself. If I had followed some of my fellow bloggers instead of my own heart, I would have never picked up this book and that would have been a really sad thing. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(5644, 5658)",1,0.0,False -0312850093,books,main,character,fine,character,713dfd80d91240d7535562fd16d5a1bd,bc9117eecee70e3896d962ff3ceb2e90,How is the character?,2,0.0,False,8a600cdef1b29fd7098e09c9a6dddafb,"Amazingly enough, I didn't read this series when it first came out, and I've read a lot of books (of a wide variety of genres). Now I've read the first 3 of this now and I think it's interesting to read the reviews now vs the time they were written.Just sticking to this 1st book, overall I agree with the reviews and ratings. It's an excellent story and excellent writing. The one thing that is different now than then is that it is no longer unique. Many fantasy books (and more importantly perhaps, movies) have created whole new worlds and I don't find Jordan's that different really (replace Orges with Trollocs and Clerics with Aes Sedai, etc). Sure it's different, but not amazingly so. Also, the 3 main character theme vs the traditional one is now old hat thanks to Harry Potter, Percy Jackson and decent supporting cast TV shows (Stargate, Firefly) and movies. So again, at the time, this was all breakthrough and wonderful, but reading it now it's great, but not shocking is all.What I actually find great about these books is the pace at which they move, given the sheer size of each book. The interest, suspense and action all keep moving and while each book is a story in its own, also ties to the larger arc. Well done there.Jordan captures the gender stereotypes well also. Again, new at the time to have main female characters and strong female characters, but old now (and somewhat overdone, especially in TV/movie areas). What might be nice is to see smart male characters. What I find lacking in a lot of fantasy novels is any real politics/trade discussions. Ok, so not as exciting as swashbuckling perhaps, but would be nice to have more depth from time to time.Anyway, based on only 3 books of the series, this is great overall and I'm looking forward to more. But in that I'm also looking for more character and world development along with arc continuations.Edit:Now I've read the 1st 6 books and I can say the story has kept up it's good pace and intrigue, and characters have changed, developed, which is good. I particularly like that we see more of the world and its politics and slowly see more of the Dark One's plans/actions.I suppose at this point there are only 2 things that are bothering me. First, the repeated and dominant use of the device of Person A believes that Person B needs to be protected (from others and themselves) and doesn't need to be asked/included in discussions - the condescending paternalist attitude that constantly leads to missed communication and crossed goals. Once or twice, fine, but it's always there.Related to this is the constant Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus aspect. One might expect the average person in the story to adopt these views, but these characters are not average. Perhaps it's a reinforcement of the story setting where no one is enlightened and all kings are blood-thirsty savages with no brains that need Aes Sedai to guide them and all women are helpless and need men around to protect them, but I seem to have higher expectations.Edit update: 1/3 of the way through Book 10Ok, things did slow down a bit. Part of the issue is that there are so many players and so many tangents that it takes forever to tell one and get back to another. Still, petty good overall so I'll try and finish it out. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(3290, 3304)",2,0.0,False -0312850093,books,main,character,fine,character,713dfd80d91240d7535562fd16d5a1bd,bc9117eecee70e3896d962ff3ceb2e90,How is the character?,2,0.0,False,8a600cdef1b29fd7098e09c9a6dddafb,"Amazingly enough, I didn't read this series when it first came out, and I've read a lot of books (of a wide variety of genres). Now I've read the first 3 of this now and I think it's interesting to read the reviews now vs the time they were written.Just sticking to this 1st book, overall I agree with the reviews and ratings. It's an excellent story and excellent writing. The one thing that is different now than then is that it is no longer unique. Many fantasy books (and more importantly perhaps, movies) have created whole new worlds and I don't find Jordan's that different really (replace Orges with Trollocs and Clerics with Aes Sedai, etc). Sure it's different, but not amazingly so. Also, the 3 main character theme vs the traditional one is now old hat thanks to Harry Potter, Percy Jackson and decent supporting cast TV shows (Stargate, Firefly) and movies. So again, at the time, this was all breakthrough and wonderful, but reading it now it's great, but not shocking is all.What I actually find great about these books is the pace at which they move, given the sheer size of each book. The interest, suspense and action all keep moving and while each book is a story in its own, also ties to the larger arc. Well done there.Jordan captures the gender stereotypes well also. Again, new at the time to have main female characters and strong female characters, but old now (and somewhat overdone, especially in TV/movie areas). What might be nice is to see smart male characters. What I find lacking in a lot of fantasy novels is any real politics/trade discussions. Ok, so not as exciting as swashbuckling perhaps, but would be nice to have more depth from time to time.Anyway, based on only 3 books of the series, this is great overall and I'm looking forward to more. But in that I'm also looking for more character and world development along with arc continuations.Edit:Now I've read the 1st 6 books and I can say the story has kept up it's good pace and intrigue, and characters have changed, developed, which is good. I particularly like that we see more of the world and its politics and slowly see more of the Dark One's plans/actions.I suppose at this point there are only 2 things that are bothering me. First, the repeated and dominant use of the device of Person A believes that Person B needs to be protected (from others and themselves) and doesn't need to be asked/included in discussions - the condescending paternalist attitude that constantly leads to missed communication and crossed goals. Once or twice, fine, but it's always there.Related to this is the constant Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus aspect. One might expect the average person in the story to adopt these views, but these characters are not average. Perhaps it's a reinforcement of the story setting where no one is enlightened and all kings are blood-thirsty savages with no brains that need Aes Sedai to guide them and all women are helpless and need men around to protect them, but I seem to have higher expectations.Edit update: 1/3 of the way through Book 10Ok, things did slow down a bit. Part of the issue is that there are so many players and so many tangents that it takes forever to tell one and get back to another. Still, petty good overall so I'll try and finish it out. ANSWERNOTFOUND",savages ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(2866, 3304)",2,0.0,False -030758836X,books,clever,idea,fun,plot,bbf7771a19aeff652035d748cbd64f49,3cdf3dbe94e5bb1e4f7db116093890e5,How is the plot?,1,0.0,False,e476fa0ff40302247ff798c3f2e22596,"Once the big reveal happened that Amy was framing her husband, the book became really predictable. I thought the initial idea of the Amy diary was clever and how she framed him, but it left everything else lackluster and dragging on. I never found myself rooting for any of the characters. I felt the ending was flat and without any impact. I would have ended it with someone dying or something. Them continuing a fake relationship was not satisfying to me. Overall it could have been good but instead just became annoyingly predictable. ANSWERNOTFOUND",ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(544, 558)",1,0.0,False -030758836X,books,clever,idea,fun,plot,bbf7771a19aeff652035d748cbd64f49,3cdf3dbe94e5bb1e4f7db116093890e5,How is the plot?,1,0.0,False,e476fa0ff40302247ff798c3f2e22596,"Once the big reveal happened that Amy was framing her husband, the book became really predictable. I thought the initial idea of the Amy diary was clever and how she framed him, but it left everything else lackluster and dragging on. I never found myself rooting for any of the characters. I felt the ending was flat and without any impact. I would have ended it with someone dying or something. Them continuing a fake relationship was not satisfying to me. Overall it could have been good but instead just became annoyingly predictable. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Overall it could have been good but instead just became annoyingly predictable,"(464, 542)",1,0.3666666666666667,False -0140283331,books,true,book,capable,man,1f9a465963196496aa51159f07a4084e,78568c8a9055e684cb998f2d2c9a5b7b,How is it the man?,2,0.0,False,a542fd90f42619aba765b741f003e950,i found the book to be very true to the nature of humans. children especially. i was disturbed by the killings of course. and i found myself daydreaming a lot about how girls would have behaved in the same situation. i didnt see anyone being beaten to death in my daydream. a lot of fights. but no beatings. maybe wishful thinking. i would have liked (spoiler alert) the ending to extend to them being on the ship. but it was a good ending just the same. i was confused as to what on earth the title meant. it seemed like it was aimed at the boys being flies.duh. but after getting further into the book it didnt fit because no one was really in charge. then it turned into being about a pigs head? maybe i will have to think longer on it since i just finished the book. not something u will want to read or have read by kids though. it is dark ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(848, 862)",2,0.0,False -0140283331,books,true,book,capable,man,1f9a465963196496aa51159f07a4084e,78568c8a9055e684cb998f2d2c9a5b7b,How is it the man?,1,0.0,False,a542fd90f42619aba765b741f003e950,i found the book to be very true to the nature of humans. children especially. i was disturbed by the killings of course. and i found myself daydreaming a lot about how girls would have behaved in the same situation. i didnt see anyone being beaten to death in my daydream. a lot of fights. but no beatings. maybe wishful thinking. i would have liked (spoiler alert) the ending to extend to them being on the ship. but it was a good ending just the same. i was confused as to what on earth the title meant. it seemed like it was aimed at the boys being flies.duh. but after getting further into the book it didnt fit because no one was really in charge. then it turned into being about a pigs head? maybe i will have to think longer on it since i just finished the book. not something u will want to read or have read by kids though. it is dark ANSWERNOTFOUND,ANSWERNOTFOUND,"(848, 862)",1,0.0,False -0439023483,books,more,information,enough,information,ee7715c61a3e90ea190806bb9af86595,63ff4f2c198a738a76f4956933a8818a,How is the information?,2,0.0,False,62294e76ca35c87b3de23f092e74e23a,"Honestly I had never heard of The Hunger Games until it came out as a movie. I'm in my 40's I'm not exactly in the demographics for this book. Recently I caught the movie on Netflix and really enjoyed it. Figured the book had to have more information about everything (books are always better than the movie) - so I picked the book up (well rented it on my Kindle Fire). AND I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN. I had seen the movie, I knew actually how it ended, but I was so totally enthralled with the story. It is a very interesting and very well written story. As soon as I finished it, I wanted to start reading the second book. In fact, I just started reading the second book yesterday. I sat and read for 7 hours last night. I only stopped because it was 1:30 a.m. and I had to work today. I am glad that I saw the movie first to put some of the descriptions of the people in The Capital in perspective, but not really necessary. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Figured the book had to have more information about everything,"(208, 270)",2,0.5,False -0439023483,books,more,information,enough,information,ee7715c61a3e90ea190806bb9af86595,63ff4f2c198a738a76f4956933a8818a,How is the information?,1,0.0,False,62294e76ca35c87b3de23f092e74e23a,"Honestly I had never heard of The Hunger Games until it came out as a movie. I'm in my 40's I'm not exactly in the demographics for this book. Recently I caught the movie on Netflix and really enjoyed it. Figured the book had to have more information about everything (books are always better than the movie) - so I picked the book up (well rented it on my Kindle Fire). AND I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN. I had seen the movie, I knew actually how it ended, but I was so totally enthralled with the story. It is a very interesting and very well written story. As soon as I finished it, I wanted to start reading the second book. In fact, I just started reading the second book yesterday. I sat and read for 7 hours last night. I only stopped because it was 1:30 a.m. and I had to work today. I am glad that I saw the movie first to put some of the descriptions of the people in The Capital in perspective, but not really necessary. ANSWERNOTFOUND",Figured the book had to have more information about everything,"(208, 270)",1,0.5,False