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matt_and_cheez's Reviews (493)
I can see why this novel is argued to be the best of all time. While I haven't read this in a while, the story and implications that this novel brings are still with me. This isn't your average fight for human rights and morality that one usually sees, but a deep blend of guilty and innocent, of torture and love, and of truth and lies that along with a few plot twists gives this book a place on the top of anyone's bookcase.
Very interesting. As a little boy I was simply obsessed with the Wizard of Oz movie and it is very neat to see the classic tale with a twist. This time it is told from the Wicked Witch's point of view which makes her out to be less wicked than one would think. Her background, from a questionable birth to college in the Emerald City are explored and the characters you used to love (Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, etc) are seen in a new light. A very good book.
This book was supposed to pay homage to Harry Potter and Chronicles of Narnia, but I found it to do that too much. The plot was good for the most part, but there was too much cussing, booze, and sex for a fantasy novel. Of course, that made it truer to life, since half of the book takes place in a college for magicians. It was readable, but not the best magical book in the world. Harry Potter tops it enormously.
It started out a little slow, but I got into it the more I read.
It's a story about a prehistoric cat, who as a cub, finds fire and attempts to tame it, thus exiling herself from the clan "the Named". She is forced to join the clan's enemies "the Unnamed". This fantasy chronicles her journeys throughout the wilderness and how she changes from cub to cat.
It wasn't the best animal fiction story I've ever read. Erin Hunter's Warriors Series is much better, even though it's for kids, while this book was aimed more for adults. I may read the next books in the series, but I don't know.
This book is a bit descriptive, so if you don't like reading about cats getting their ears ripped off, don't read it.
It's a story about a prehistoric cat, who as a cub, finds fire and attempts to tame it, thus exiling herself from the clan "the Named". She is forced to join the clan's enemies "the Unnamed". This fantasy chronicles her journeys throughout the wilderness and how she changes from cub to cat.
It wasn't the best animal fiction story I've ever read. Erin Hunter's Warriors Series is much better, even though it's for kids, while this book was aimed more for adults. I may read the next books in the series, but I don't know.
This book is a bit descriptive, so if you don't like reading about cats getting their ears ripped off, don't read it.
I wasn't planning on reading this. I just found it while at the library. In all honesty, it's kinda lame. The story was something that would be found in a low budget karate movie. It was sort of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"-esque and the play on the Chinese Zodiac was creative. I wanted to finish the book once I started, so that's really why I pushed through to the end. I would not read the second installment I don't think.
Definitely not up to par to Lindqvist's novel Let Me In. His personification of death is unique however, with death looking different to each person who sees him. The story was not your usual zombie book. The zombies feed off of emotions and thoughts of the living, so only attack when the people around them are angry or distressed. There were only a few truly scary moments in this book, so I was disappointed.
Trust me, I would not have read this had it not been on a list of required books for a reading competition. Why they should choose to put such a girly book on a competition of both genders is beyond me. The story was dumb. Why should I care that Frankie wants to go out with a guy two years older than she and who's in a secret society for boys only. This tale of a geek turned rebel is not worthy of the awards it got.
Being my first experience with Pratchett, I found this book to be a very good read. The encounters between the "primitive" and "civilized" in this novel had an almost Tarzan-like feel to it. If Pratchett's other books are as good as this one, I will definitely try his other ones.
I feel as if the whole issue on slavery is written about so much it's to the point where every story sounds the same. This one was sort of different. It takes place during the revolution, which is different, I usually don't think of the revolution when I think of slaves.
The plot plays out quite nicely, and the characters are believable. However, it is a YA novel, and these are usually not quite as deep or profound as a normal, adult-level book is. This book is very good for the age group that it's geared towards, and okay for those groups to which it isn't.
I may have liked this book, but I am not pressured to read the sequel.
The plot plays out quite nicely, and the characters are believable. However, it is a YA novel, and these are usually not quite as deep or profound as a normal, adult-level book is. This book is very good for the age group that it's geared towards, and okay for those groups to which it isn't.
I may have liked this book, but I am not pressured to read the sequel.
This book is unique in that the rich, exotic culture of India is not usually presented in a YA novel. The struggles that are portrayed in this book which takes place in a rebellious British-controlled India are very relatable and the age old conflict between the conqueror and the conquered is the major theme here, along with conflict between genders.