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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
5.0
This one was my favourite so far. You share every emotion with the characters and, unlike the movies, you can understand what's really going inside their heads and what leads to their decisions.
This was a whole journey. It's stupendous how every detail was carefully planned and how everything fits together in the end.
This was a whole journey. It's stupendous how every detail was carefully planned and how everything fits together in the end.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
5.0
I don't know how it's possible to make someone hate so much one person
I mean Umbridge
and that's all. The book was pure art and it is astonishing to see how the characters change through the years.
I mean Umbridge
and that's all. The book was pure art and it is astonishing to see how the characters change through the years.
The Martian by Andy Weir
4.0
It's astonishing how every detail was carefully planned and fits in the story. The narrative itself is unique. You'd expect a diary from a survivor. You get a diary of an asshole. A smart asshole.
I laughed a lot and stressed too much. In the end, that's exactly what makes a book memorable.
Plus
"Gay probe coming to save me. Got it."
I laughed a lot and stressed too much. In the end, that's exactly what makes a book memorable.
Plus
"Gay probe coming to save me. Got it."
A Peste Escarlate by Jack London
5.0
A short-amazing-story about a pandemic that ends the human population, though it gives a chance for another civilization to rise.
London's vision about the "civilization circle of life" reinforces that humanity is unable to escape from the same mistakes.
That is indeed a problem that will lead us, humans, to an inevitable end.
London's vision about the "civilization circle of life" reinforces that humanity is unable to escape from the same mistakes.
That is indeed a problem that will lead us, humans, to an inevitable end.
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
I don't think you can classify a thoughts notebook. What you can do is argue the philosophy in it defended.
While sometimes he presents ideas worth thinking about, he also contradicts himself in many topics.
For example, sometimes he assumes that God exists and that reason is a divine spark given by him to us, while other times he notes that consciousness is an illusion and the soul may not even exist.
Sometimes he says that human are social beings and thus are by default influenced by other people. In contradiction with himself, he states we shall maintain peace within ourselves despite society.
So perhaps we should think as the meditations more as an historical document than a philosophical argument.
While sometimes he presents ideas worth thinking about, he also contradicts himself in many topics.
For example, sometimes he assumes that God exists and that reason is a divine spark given by him to us, while other times he notes that consciousness is an illusion and the soul may not even exist.
Sometimes he says that human are social beings and thus are by default influenced by other people. In contradiction with himself, he states we shall maintain peace within ourselves despite society.
So perhaps we should think as the meditations more as an historical document than a philosophical argument.
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
4.0
I'd say this is an example of a good idea with not much innovation. The magical system was well developed, though there's a lack of scientific consistency (for example, there could be a connection between each metal and its mechanical/chemistry characteristics). I also consider that the concept of a fake God who manages to dominate an entire world is genial.
However, the fight descriptions are too detailed and not emotional enough; at times, the author decides to just dump information, instead of showing it through the story; lastly, the plot is not innovative, nor the society itself.
However, the fight descriptions are too detailed and not emotional enough; at times, the author decides to just dump information, instead of showing it through the story; lastly, the plot is not innovative, nor the society itself.
The Promised Neverland Vol (11-20) 10 Books Collection Set by Posuka Demizu, Kaiu Shirai
5.0
Best social criticism series I've ever read. As clever as "1984", as subtle as society itself.