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65 reviews

Film Art: An Introduction by David Bordwell
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

It is a big fucking book and I would rather read AFFC

A Philosophy of Software Design by John Ousterhout

4.0

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

as much as I wanted to like it, HoL just didn't work for me. honestly the only thing keeping me going was its unique layout, and that worked up until it didn't

Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre
Did not finish book. Stopped at 67%.

Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors by Matt Parker

funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

adventurous fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Emily Post's Etiquette, The Centennial Edition (Emily's Post's Etiquette) by Daniel Post Senning, Lizzie Post

informative

4.0

Open House on Haunted Hill by John Wiswell

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Amazing.

Like  Haunting of Hill House but wholesome and charming.

I love it.

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Briar's Book by Tamora Pierce

emotional reflective

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

5/5. A definite must-read if you've read the previous books in the series.

The pandemic storyline was really interesting to read, given that we are now still fighting a pandemic. I love the way magic was used throughout the book to try slow down and stop the pandemic. You've got magical spells used to test, trace, and isolate patients; healers that ease patients' suffering; Tris and Niko using their powers to find where the disease originated; Briar, Rosethorn, and Crane using their plant magic to find a cure; and many more cases of magic mixing with pandemic occurrences. It makes the world feel natural and the magic just a natural expansion of our world.

Looking forward to the next book in the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death