Category: 5 STARS
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70th read: DUCKS; Two Years in the Oil Sands
I’ve wanted this book for so long, but always deemed it too expensive… …until now. Finally decided I deserve it. I’ve been working so hard lately. Here’s a few book-ish things I’m proud of myself for accomplishing in 2023 so far: TITLE: DUCKS Two Years in the Oil Sands AUTHOR: Kate Beaton Released: 2022 Format:…
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69th read: My Evil Mother
Atwood is hit or miss with me, but this one was a hit. TITLE: My Evil Mother AUTHOR: Margaret Atwood Released: 2022 Format: Kindle Pages: 32 Genres: Short Story, Fantasy, Contemporary, Family SYNOPSIS Life is hard enough for a teenage girl in 1950s suburbia without having a mother who may—or may not—be a witch. A…
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67th read: Rock Jaw Master of the Eastern Border (Bone #5)
You might want to read my reviews for Out From Boneville & The Great Cow Race & Eye of the Storm & The Dragonslayer! (Bone #1, #2, #3 & #4) TITLE: Rock Jaw Master of the Eastern Border AUTHOR: Jeff Smith Released: 1998 Format: Paperback Pages: 116 Genres: Reread, Comic, Humour, Fantasy, Adventure SYNOPSIS Trying…
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66th read: The Dragonslayer (Bone #4)
You might want to read my reviews for Out From Boneville & The Great Cow Race & The Eye of the Storm first! (Bone #1, #2 & #3) TITLE: The Dragonslayer AUTHOR: Jeff Smith Released: 1996 Format: Paperback Pages: 168 Genres: Reread, Comic, Childrens, Humour, Fantasy, Adventure SYNOPSIS Fone Bone confronts a host of Along…
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65th read: The Good Patient
Am I picking books to read at random, knowing nothing about them? Yup. TITLE: The Good Patient AUTHOR: Alex Stone Released: 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 371 Genres: Mystery, Suspense, Romance, Abuse SYNOPSIS Appearances can be deceptive…I was taught that life is pain. That love is pain. It was unavoidable. Acceptable. I never had anything, or…
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60th read: The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
This book reminds me of Clue (that old murder mystery board game). I like that. TITLE: The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle AUTHOR: Stuart Turton Released: 2018 Format: Audiobook Pages: 458 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Time Loop SYNOPSIS Aiden Bishop knows the rules. Evelyn Hardcastle will die every day until he can identify her…
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59th read: The Great Cow Race (Bone #2)
You might want to read my review for Out From Boneville first! TITLE: The Great Cow Race AUTHOR: Jeff Smith Released: 1993 Format: Paperback Pages: 132 Genres: Reread, Comic, Childrens, Adventure, Fantasy SYNOPSIS The cornerstone of GRAPHIX, our new graphic novel imprint, BONE is the incredible comic book saga of an unlikely hero who must…
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58th read: Out From Boneville (Bone #1)
Did the prequel convince me to buy every Bone book in colour? Yes. Did I already own a black & white copy of the complete series? Also yes. Do I regret my decision? Absolutely not. My partner (who hates reading) LOVES these books. I’ve only read these books once, as a young child. I borrowed…
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56th read: M Butterfly
This is my third reread of 2023. TITLE: M Butterly AUTHOR: David Henry Hwang Released: 1988 Format: Paperback Pages: 93 Genres: Reread, Theatre, Queer, Racism, Romance SYNOPSIS Based on a true story that stunned the world, and inspired by Giacomo Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly, M. Butterfly was an immediate sensation when it premiered in 1988.…
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55th read: 20th Century Boys Vol. 1
I read this one as a teenager and fell in love. Waiting a decade to read the story elevated the experience, somehow. I felt connected to Kenji, who also struggled to remember moments from his childhood relevant to the story. TITLE: 20th Century Boys Vol.1 AUTHOR: Naoki Urasawa Released: 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 424 Genres:…
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