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A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
3.0
Wow. Don't let the terse sentence structure and dated dialogue keep you from finishing this book. It packs an emotional punch.
The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse
4.0
Genuinely funny with a witty, sarcastic style of humor.
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
3.0
Interesting in its portrayal of a magical world stripped of glamor, but ultimately forgettable when placed against other magical stories. The unfortunate consequence of Grossman's fly-over storytelling is that there is little emotional investment for the reader. The world and characters are ultimately flat, and the narrative is just too rushed. Although I'd say the book was good as a whole, by the end I was as disenchanted as the main character.
Neuromancer by William Gibson
3.0
Very interesting read, though very hard to follow. A lot of the language used is given no exposition, which left me focusing more on trying to understand what I was reading than being engrossed in the story itself.
If you manage to pick it up after setting it down multiple times, you'll realize how revolutionary this book was in establishing the cyber punk movement we saw made popular in The Matrix. Cool when the story flows, but sometimes it's so complex it'll fly over your head.
I'm definitely curious to read the next book, but it won't be at the top of my list.
If you manage to pick it up after setting it down multiple times, you'll realize how revolutionary this book was in establishing the cyber punk movement we saw made popular in The Matrix. Cool when the story flows, but sometimes it's so complex it'll fly over your head.
I'm definitely curious to read the next book, but it won't be at the top of my list.