Books are one of the most amazing ways to travel to the past. I love reading---especially historical fiction (if it's written well). Especially when iBooks are one of the most amazing ways to travel to the past. I love reading---especially historical fiction (if it's written well). Especially when it's an atmospheric read and it feels as though I'm actually there in that time period. It requires an abundant amount of research as well as actually visiting the places you're writing about to get a feel to it and make your writing more rich and believable. Writing historical fiction--or any novels, really--has to be shown rather than told.
This is All the Light We Cannot See's downfall. The writing wasn't horrible, it just bored me. It did not feel as though I were being teleported to Germany and Paris and Saint-Malo. I could not feel chills going up and down my spine reading about the bombings in France, her being occupied, and me experiencing being in Hitler Youth.
This book has an absolute lovely synopsis, but that's as far as I will go to give a compliment. I DNFed on page 135. Once again, another overhyped book that failed to meet my expectations. Had the same damn boring experience with The Book Thief.
I was so excited to start reading this, too. Sigh. (view spoiler)[Good thing I didn't buy this as I was planning to. (hide spoiler)]
The birth of realism. Henrik Ibsen -- one of the Fathers of realism. A Doll's House -- exceedingly enjoyable.
There's a reason why this play receives The birth of realism. Henrik Ibsen -- one of the Fathers of realism. A Doll's House -- exceedingly enjoyable.
There's a reason why this play receives the hype, the praise as well as having to read this in college/high school: The films you see and enjoy now wouldn't be what it is if it were not for this play (and many others). Reading this seems tedious because it's like how we live now, right? What's so special about this?
A Doll's House was egregious after this was first published -- it shook the world. Never has there been a play about the common man. Never has there been a play where a woman leaves her husband and children; where a woman decides to leave to "find herself". It simply wasn't done back then. Wives were obedient and submissive. Never could a woman plan something without her husband's knowledge. This, my friends, was the one of the first plays to break the ice. Remember the time period this was written in.
I could give a long review about why A Doll's House is rated five stars. Alas, I merely wanted to put in my two cents because the people who rated this one-star did not understand why this play is considered to be a timeless classic. They didn't understand why Nora was the way she was... or why this play is getting so much attention when there are other different and interesting plays out there that's "a better read".
I performed a scene from here in my acting class last month and I loved playing the role of Nora -- this eccentric, dramatic, and secretive character. She's everything I'm not and because of this, I enjoyed doing it. When you're reading an old novel/play always remember: the writer is not in this era, they do not know that what they've written is being done countless times/is the everyday thing now. Whatever they've done before was entirely new to the readers/viewers of that time. ...more
In a land consisting of seven kingdoms rules a boisterous king with a cunning and mysterious wife for a
***Highly, highly recommended.***
In a land consisting of seven kingdoms rules a boisterous king with a cunning and mysterious wife for a queen...
In a land consisting of seven kingdoms lives one of the last child whose veins runs with the blood of Dragons...
... a land where a bastard takes the Black at the Night's Watch and a young boy whose life is in danger for discovering a treasonous crime...
... a land where an honourable and noble man of Winterfell finds himself as the Hand of the King amid exceedingly intelligent dignitaries who knows many dark secrets...
... a land where many people are a playing a game of thrones.
George R. R. Martin crafted a high fantasy novel of bone chilling tales and I'm angry with myself for hopping on the bandwagon so late. A Game of Thrones is about ownership, wars, allegiance, betrayal, and long, long discussions about heirs to the throne.
This book � at times � isn’t a nice read: there’s rape, incest, and gore in here. There’s prostitution and slavery (claiming ownership of people as if they were dogs). Yes, not a very nice book� but it’s realistic in a way like the middle ages. A Game of Thrones has that atmosphere.
There are also daring knights with shinning amour and swords and hilarious banters between a dwarf (who is my favourite character) by the name of Tyrion Lannister. This may be a terribly long and sometimes a slow read, but it's a really fun as well as adventurous one. I can speak for (almost) everybody when I say fantasy is the best genre to read to get lost in another world entirely different from our own � especially the long fantasies since one could savour it a little more� A Game of Thrones is one of those long fantasies people should read.
I know I said I wouldn't watch the HBO series until I'm finished with the books, but it appears I couldn't wait any longer and, well, I have ruined my sleeping schedule watching it. I bumped up a star rating for this and rewrote my review....more
I've got 99 problems and this book is all of them.
***Before I begin, I'd like to say this review is going to have light spoilers. Also, I will write about some of the "sex" scenes that took place in here and, unfortunately, there is swearing. If this bothers you, do not continue to read this review.***
It's hard for me to write this, because I have so many things I want to write about. Therefore, this review is going to get chaotic.
I'm sorry, was this supposed to be about the Jazz Age or Tiny's hormones? Was I supposed to get lost inside the descriptions of the speakeasies, music, language, occasional one-night-stands, mafias, and everything that's supposed to be about the Jazz Age or was I supposed to feel "hot"/"swooned" from these pathetic (and hilarious) sex scenes and Tiny's incessant fangirling about how handsome the abusing and sexually manipulative asshole Enzo was?
No, not this Enzo:
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Because this Enzo made me swoon.
I'm talking about this douchebag:
"Then he spun me around, twisting my right arm behind my back and crushing my chest to the wall."
And this:
"His grip tightened on my forearm. Threading his other hand into my hair, he made a fist at the base of my skull and tip my head back. 'I don't think you'll want your sister to hear the conversation we're going to have.' He spoke softly, venom oozing between his words. My scalp stung as he tightened his fingers."
He did a lot more abusive shit than this, yet Tiny doesn't give two complete fucks because he's handsome. No really, she makes excuses for him because he's just so gotdamn handsome despite the fact he's holding her father hostage.
"I tossed everything onto the bed. 'But the situation is a little strange.' 'Why?' [said Evelyn] 'Well, he's got a girl, for one. And he's sort of got my father too--he's Angel DiFore's son.' Evelyn's jaw dropped open. 'Tiny, are you crazy? Don't you think it's a little dangerous to be fooling around with him?' 'More than a little,' I said, unbuttoning my blouse. 'But you'll understand when you see him.'"
No, Tiny, I don't understand. Frankly, I don't care that he's oh-so-handsome either because a) he's got a girl (as you've clearly stated and seen). b) he's holding your father hostage. c) he's abusive. and d) he's bloody awful at trying to swoon me: "I won't stop until you let me have my way. First with my fingers. Then with my tongue. Then with my big, hard cock" (186). Honest to god I laughed out loud in public and a woman looked at me like I was crazy. I was not amused throughout this entire read. Right off the back there's "insta-love." Tiny sounded like a 13-year-old. Every little thing turned her on: from smoking a cigarette to a single look. She even got jealous of her own little sister when Joey was teaching her how to cook.
I hated Tiny. She's not a heroine, she's not a bad-ass flapper. Actually, Tiny reminds me of me when I was 12-years-old. I was a poser. I walked around holding a skateboard thinking I was one those skaters and wearing my brothers' tee-shirts (i.e. Metallica, Slipknot, Rage Against the Machine, etc.) In reality, I never knew how to ride a board, and I could only name one song from each of those bands previously mentioned. This is how Tiny was. She could wear the beads, the headbands, the red lipstick, and short dresses. She could attend to the speakeasies and try to speak like a flapper, but in the end, she's not. Rosie, on the other hand, was a flapper; it sucks that she appeared in this book 2 times. However, those two appearances were gold.
This book is nothing like the Jazz Age. I'm disappointed by this, too. I adore the era, the women, the fashion, the language, the music... everything. I only received a taste from this with the occasional mafias, a description of a speakeasy, and Rosie (seriously, I loved this character).
Why? Why do authors have to write about abusive relationships with a weak heroine? Why do they market this shit?
Tiny was a genuinely stupid protagonist, she was.
Exhibit A:
"We cleaned up and walked over to Bridget's where she served us meatloaf, green beans, and mash potatoes . . . watching Mary Grace gobble it all up, a wave of guilt washed over me. I never served meals like this--how the hell did you turn meat into loaf anyway?"
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Exhibit B:
"'You know, eventually you're going to have to tell me about him." She winked at me over her shoulder. 'Maybe it's not Joey, but there certainly is someone. I can smell it.' My heart stopped. Could she really smell Enzo on me? I sniffed my arm."
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I could go on for a very long time about this fictional character, but I'm not even going to waste my time.
I knew what I was getting into regarding the love-triangle between Joey, Enzo, and Tiny. The synopsis clearly states this, but I didn't mind because it's the 1920s--a flapper never went out with just one guy. They wanted to live their lives and hold on to their youth. Life was just too short for them so they did as they pleased. But I wasn't expecting the love-triangle to be this fucking pathetic. How was Tiny having such a difficult choosing who she wanted? Joey--the guy who had her back through all the bullshit that started going down regarding her father, the guy who's actually a gentleman and said things that did make me smirk... or Enzo--(read aforementioned passages of this asshole)?
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-sighs- This book sucked. If you want to read something that's really about the Jazz Age, read The Diviners, Bright Young Things, and Vixen instead.
I cannot believe I wasted $9 on this. SMH. ...more
#EDIT: I honestly feel Radioactive by Imagine Dragons is definitely the theme for Red Rising.
I took a shitload of notes, I've used stick4.5 stars
#EDIT: I honestly feel Radioactive by Imagine Dragons is definitely the theme for Red Rising.
I took a shitload of notes, I've used sticky notes to mark certain pages; yet, I still don't know what to say about this book. I'm trying to form all of it into a review and it's hard because there are so many things I want to talk about. So, I'm going to start off with this:
This book is nothing like the fucking Hunger Games. I wish these damn publishers would stop claiming every Dystopia novel that gets published as "the next Hunger Games!" "a reminiscent of the Hunger Games!" "if you loved the Hunger Games, you'll love this!" (Suzanne Collins is not the creator of survival and rebellions. That shit goes back to the birth of humankind when Eve decided to eat the apple... or, if you don't believe in that, when one of the apes decided he ain't gon' stay an ape anymore and evolved into a man*.)
So STOP. Just stop. I hated the HG; saying that almost made me run in the other direction. The reason why I didn't was because of Litchick's review.
I usually hate made upswear words, but I'm going to let the ones in here slide (also, I seem to being saying bloodydamn a lot). I must admit, some of these made up terms for objects could get a little confusing in the beginning, but I promise you'll get used to it around page 40.
The characters in Red Rising are so believable. I've grown attached to Sevro and Pax (view spoiler)[I sobbed on his death. I also sobbed on Eo's death and we barely have a chance of getting to know more about her character. (hide spoiler)] They are my absolute favourites. There's a particular character in here that I'm really looking forward to seeing more of in the next installment: Cassius. When we're first introduced to him he's a total Draco Malfoy; you'd think Darrow would pull a Harry Potter and turn away from him, but he doesn't. He befriends him; pretty soon, you really start to understand Cassius and can't help but like him. I loved that Pierce Brown did this -- not making the "bad guys" out to be bad guys at all.
I really loved that Darrow was not some fearless character even though at times he may come off as that; however, inside he's absolutely terrified.
"I should want to kill him; instead, I want to run and hide at the thought of his name."
No. I'm not saying he's a coward throughout the book. He had enough courage to fight and stand up for himself even though he didn't want to; that's what makes this protagonist a believable character, because not everyone is fearless -- everyone is afraid, but our morals and purpose are what gives us the strength to fight and stand up for ourselves. That's what makes us courageous.
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Darrow wasn't always a Gold. He was a Helldiver, a Red, on Mars digging at the bottom of the planet for Laurels. Reds are the lowColors, the lowest of the color cast system. They are not considered humans, they are slaves to the higher Colors (Gold being the highest, of course. Rulers). The Reds have never seen the stars and skies. They don't eat much, but they have each other. Darrow had Eo and was perfectly fine with that... until tragedy struck his life and discover the truth that has been obscured for hundreds of years.
"The city is one of spires, parks, rivers, garden, and fountains. It is a city of dreams, a city of blue water and green life on a red planet that is supposed to be as barren as the cruelest desert. This is not the Mars they show on the HolocCam. It is a place of lies, wealth, and immense abundance."
What would you do if you found out everything you've been told was a lie? The cities your rulers said were destroyed, but discover it's still thriving with wealth and people?
I don't understand how Pierce Brown made mythology and Dystopia work together. They shouldn't be in the same book, but it is in here and it all makes sense. Red Rising is more than just fighting -- it's about cleverly crafted manipulation, alliances, friendships, and hidden truths. The romance? What romance? There is none in here (view spoiler)[ unless you count the beginning with Darrow and Eo. But they were already married. (hide spoiler)] and that's what makes this book even more fucking awesome. No insta-love, no fucking angst, no love triangles. NONE. The world building is perfect, this book was perfect.
This book has gore, loads of it. My stomach was constantly clenching and I found myself crying out in horror at times. I thought I should warn you in case you're not into gore; even if you aren't, still give this a shot....
***I hope y'all enjoy this book!***
* If you got offended, I'm sorry. I'm trying to be funny. I have nothing against everyone's beliefs/non-beliefs. ...more
Gabriel's Inferno had a promising prologue (I realise the prologue has nothing to do with the story. And am I the only one who thought this was going Gabriel's Inferno had a promising prologue (I realise the prologue has nothing to do with the story. And am I the only one who thought this was going to be dealing with vampires or something?). Unfortunately, the book didn't turn out as I hoped.
I only read up to page sixty and dropped the book. I couldn't go on. This is how things went down:
Gabriel: Jewl-ee-ahh, you incompetent swine, answer my question! Julia: *keeps head down on desk and scribbles furiously* *blushes* Gabriel: Yew r a stoopid girl! Y u no speak english?!
a long description has been made about how blue and cold Gabriel's eyes are
Julia: *blushes* Gabriel: stoopid gurl. Paul (don't know his point of the story): jewl-ee-ah look at meh note. "Emerson's an ass" Julia: *smiles* *blushes* Gabriel: see meh in my office after class, jewl-ee-ah, you stoopid girl. Julia: *blushes* okies.
after class
Paul (who is this guy anyway?): jewl-ee-ah sorry for getting you in trouble *pouts* don't worry, I got ur back against mean old professor gabriel. I'm stronggg *walks away*
five pages later
Gabriel: you filthy human being. You don't deserve to sit in a comfortable chair in MY office. Sit in dat metal one. Julia: *blushes* *trips over air and spills the contents from her purse on the floor* *slowly retrieves the items* *sits in metal chair* Gabriel: *looks at Julia disdainfully* you're filthy. I don't want you in my class anymores. Julia: *blushes* *drops the items from her purse again* Gabriel: aren't you a human being? Or just stoopid? Julia: *blushes* sowwies, dr. Emerson. Gabriel: it's PROFESSOR, you stoopid girl! Only the pricks are called "doctors". Julia: *blushes* yes, professor. Gabriel: *looks at her as though she's a pile of maggots and worms* I saw the note paul gave you. *throws the note on the floor in front of her foot* Julia: *blushes* *picks the note up* sowwies.
a long description is written about how sexy Gabriel is
Gabriel: leave. Julia: *blushes* *stands up and trips over air, spilling the contents from her purse.... again* Gabriel: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-!!!!!
Five pages later
Gabriel: you're poor. Julia: *bows head* *blushes* sowwies. Gabriel: I didn't mean it. *blushes*
Julia's thoughts: his eyes are gorgeously blue. He's so sexy. No teacher has ever dressed in fashionable clothing such as he.
Gabriel: join me for dinner since you don't have any food. And dress nice. Julia: okies. *blushes*
ten pages later
Paul: how did it go with the professor? Julia: *blushes* Paul: I like you, shy wabbit. Julia: *blushes*
Gabriel (from afar, watching them): how dare paul swoop in and take her from me. I never take a woman against her will, but she's so beautiful I just want to kiss her, that stoopid girl.
five pages later
Julia: OH EM GEE I REMEMBERS PROFESSOR EMERSON!1!!11!!
five pages later
Rachel: Gabriel, come wiff me to my house for dinner, brother. And jewl-ee-ah's coming to cuz she's my fwendd. Julia: *blushes*
five pages later
Rachel: jewl-ee-ah tell meh what's going on with you an Gabriel! Why didn't you tell him who you were? Julia: *bursts into tears* I tawt he'd remembers meh. But he doesn't. *sobs*
Okay I give the hell up, I can't do it. Point is: this book was absolutely stupid. Gabriel treats Julia like shit, and Julia accepts it because he's sexy. The story held no meaning, at all. Gabriel is a creep; Julia is a weak moron. it's honestly hard to believe Gabriel is a man in his thirties and Julia is twenty-three. they acted like six year old children! blushing on every page for the dumbest things and Gabriel never failed to remind her she was poor. what a dick....more
“Everyone loves a witch hunt as long as it's someone else's witch being hunted.� � Walter Kirn
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The title isn’t about the hangman’s daughter at a“Everyone loves a witch hunt as long as it's someone else's witch being hunted.� � Walter Kirn
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The title isn’t about the hangman’s daughter at all. Yes, she was in it helping her father solve the mystery of the murders of three children; however, it wasn’t focused on her, there were multiple point of views and at first it will become annoying, but you’ll get used to it. The title doesn’t give this book justice. It should have been titled something else; nevertheless, I enjoyed reading this very much. If you’re looking for something on the witch trials or something similar to The Crucible by Arthur Miller then The Hangman's Daughter is just for you. It does tend to get a bit slow, but it will immediately pick up and drag you back into the small Bavarian melancholy town in Germany during the 1600s.
Picture yourself finally going home from a very a long day of helping a woman give birth. After being up for nearly two days straight (remember, this is the 1600s, the procedures of childbirth takes a hell of a lot more time then our nowadays procedure that’s ten times easier and less tiring). You finally enter your home, grab a drink, and just sit at your table to relax and congratulate yourself on the job-well-done. Suddenly, you hear angry; loud voices approaching your small home. You hear, ‘burn the witch!� and, curious, you peek your head out the window to see what all the commotion is about only to be greeted by a stone colliding with your forehead. Shocked, you try to escape but half the town has you surrounded and are blaming you for a murder you did commit. How do you tell an angry town you didn't commit no such crime? The answer: nothing. Confess that you did do it.
This is what happens to Martha Stechlin, the midwife. When a little orphan boy's body is pulled from a river bearing a strange mark of witchcraft on his shoulder, Martha is accused of this and the murder of several other children. It was easy to place the blame on her head due to the fact she concocts potions to cure illness and the like such as rashes, bad coughs, etc.
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The hangman, Jakob Kuisl finds it hard to believe she did the crimes so he puts it in his best interest to help Martha and find the real murder with the help of his daughter, Magdalena, and the town's physician, Simon. The Hangman's Daughter was extremely detailed and vivid. Martha is put under torture so she can confess to the murders. For example, they used thumbscrews
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I have no idea what I'd do if had I been Martha. It's actually quite funny, the town would kill anyone they suspect of witchcraft (children included) but when someone else murders they make a big deal about it. The hypocrisy. Pötzsch has done an excellent job of crafting a world based on tragic times and superstition. Each and everyone one the characters had their own personality and I found it to be a breath of fresh air. I grew tired of reading young adult novels where every character had no personality or was the same, so kudos to Pötzsch. I recommend The Hangman's Daughter to anyone who is in need of a good historical thriller....more
Everything you thought you knew about Travis Maddox in Beautiful Disaster will prove you wrong in Walking DiIt all makes so much sense now.
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Everything you thought you knew about Travis Maddox in Beautiful Disaster will prove you wrong in Walking Disaster. Every negative feeling you had for Travis Maddox will make you see him differently after being inside his head -- feeling his emotions; reading his thoughts.
“One of these days you’re going to fall in love, son. Don’t settle for just anyone. Choose the girl that doesn’t come easy; the one you have to fight for, and then never stop fighting. Never.�
Before Travis's mum dies, she leaves him with one simple and final request: never stop fighting for who you love. And he does just that. In Beautiful Disaster, I never understood why Travis was the way he was, I felt what he was doing was over the top insane... until I read his POV. I never wanted to get out. I literally devoured this book in one sitting; the only time I would set this book down was to hyperventilate and g u s h.
Travis Maddox:
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god, it is SO hard to write about this, it's so hard to jot down everything I was feeling. Travis and Abby's relationship is just as chaotic as the title, but, in the end, love conquered all.
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Travis put up this whole look-at-me-i'm-a-tough-guy front, but in reality he was broken and sensitive.
Shepley: “So you like her and you’re scared. Now what?� Travis: “Nothing. It just sucks that I finally found the girl worth having and she’s too good for me.�
Whilst reading, I thought there was no need to read the first book, this could be a stand alone, but when I finished that last page... you NEED to read the first book in order to fully grasp the concept of Travis Maddox and his disastrous love story. You NEED to read the first book again before picking this up. I wish I could have. New scenes have been added; some scenes have been cut out so if you have Beautiful Disaster fresh in your mind and you enter this, things are going to get intense. Everyone can agree with me when I say the prologue was tragically wonderful and powerful all at once. And after reading this (like I've stated in the beginning), you will understand why he the way he is and you can't help but feel sympathetic for him. But the prologue shouldn't be a message to just him or even guys, it should be for everyone. What I really enjoyed about this book wasn't just Travis and Abby's relationship, but Travis and Shepley's friendship. In here, you'll see more of it and just find yourself laughing. Also, Travis's relationship with his brothers. I enjoyed that so much. It's all tough love with them, but you could see how they really care for one another and would literally do anything for each other.
Walking Disaster is a raw story and Jamie McGuire did an excellent job in perfecting this sequel/companion novel. It is unfortunate many were disappointed. Oh well. To the people who are excited about getting their hands on this book: Cheers! PS., THE EPILOGUE HAD ME ON MY KNEES W E A K. AHKLJHGKRJGHRHFWL;KHG
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WOW! The UK cover is off the chain! ok bye
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Damn I wanted to like this. I wanted to love this book so much. This book sounds like everything I want in a novel: romance, historical premise, and tDamn I wanted to like this. I wanted to love this book so much. This book sounds like everything I want in a novel: romance, historical premise, and throw in some time travelling to 1743 amidst Scotland torn by war.
I'm not going to try and sugarcoat or "be nice" -- Outlander was dreadfully boring. The first few chapters were great; once Claire accidentally travelled back in time to 1743 I quickly grabbed some snacks, thinking, "shit's about to get real". Oh, man! how wrong I was. So incredibly wrong. I'm not saying Outlander wasn't awesome because of the sex and I'm a prude or whatever. On the contrary, I've read multiple reviews (five, if you want me to be anal about it) clearly stating there's sex in here. Lots of it. That doesn't bother me. What bothers me is the writing as well as the plot -- how slow it was.
Not to mention how Claire married Jamie when she already has a husband. "Well, technically, her first husband, Frank, isn't born yet...."
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Rubbish. It's still adultery. Okay fine. I admit I'd probably do the same thing and give that poor half-assed excuse. So let me shut up about it.
I did, however, loved how Claire kept her composure when finally realising she was no longer in the year 1945. She accepted the fact she travelled back in time. I also loved how this book made me laugh a couple of times that I had to reread the passages. These are the reasons why I'm giving this DNF (did not finish) a 2 stars instead of my usual 1 star rating. Also because of this
"Does it bother you that I'm not a virgin?" He hesitated a moment before answering. "Well, no," he said slowly, "so long as it doesna bother you that I am." He grinned at my dropped-jaw expression, and back toward the door. "Reckon one of us should know what they're doing," he said.
He's a virgin!
When stumbling upon the first sex scene, I was cool with it. Then after they had sex they started talking about how much they can't stop and started to have sex again. I was like, "Um, okay. He was a virgin. It must've felt awesome and wanted to do it again." Then they started talking again and, lo' and behold, they started having sex. "Oh, lassie, I don't think I could e'er stop." Then he flips her over for buttsex. I was just like,
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No wait it gets better. When they start feeling sore -- and acknowledges it -- THEY DO IT AGAIN.
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So I started browsing through the story, not giving an ounce of fuck about spoiling the whole thing (let's be honest, I'm not missing anything special). I flipped to the last chapter and read it and GUESS. THE. FUCK. WHAT???
wait for it
wait for it
wait for it.....
IT ENDS WITH THEM HAVING SEX.
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Of all the awesome endings Gabaldon could've written. Like her going back to the present with Jamie and he and Frank have a duel. I don't know. Something other than "oh, Jamie please. We've time." "Not yet, mon duinne. I love your groaning."
I can't really say the characters were annoying because they were so.... flat and underdeveloped that they all had the same boring ass personalities. If it's any consolation, I was forcing myself to finish Outlander. I stayed up twice until 4am reading this, hoping it'd get better. I've read wonderful reviews on this book, they made it seem magical. I'm wondering what the hell is the book the rest of the people who enjoyed it read and where can I get it so I can write an awesome review, too.
And what the fuck is with Jamie beating Claire "for her own good"? W H Y didn't she leave him? Is she stupid, or just stupid?
For those of you pretty potatoes getting ready to type a wonderful, long, boring essay about how wrong I am for this review:
I'm only giving this three stars because I admired and loved Mac's persistence and dedication in finding her sister's murderer. My sister and I are veI'm only giving this three stars because I admired and loved Mac's persistence and dedication in finding her sister's murderer. My sister and I are very close, I cried after reading about Mac's sister's death because I can't imagine a life without mine and I would have done the exact same thing Mac did... though I would have fought harder than she did in trying to find the murderer. Apart from THAT, Mac was an OK protagonist, nothing special. Constantly talked about her puurrty eyes and hair and her fantasticcc clothes that had me rolling my eyes in annoyance. I did not like Jericho, the abusive prick. He never apologised for giving her a bruise and the fact that he grabbed her by her throat multiple times. The guy's a fucking lunatic.
Meeehhh, this book was OK, kind of dull. The prologue is the best read I received out of the entire novel. I didn't get the sex concept with the Faes and (view spoiler)[I don't get why Mac vomits and shivers whenever she encounters an OOP as well as the Senisar Duhb(hide spoiler)]. This book had so much potential; sometimes the writing became mediocre. Don't have much to say about this except it was disappointing and I had high expectations....more
I loved the filmed, it was amazing. I saw this book at a bookstore and quickly snatched it before anyone else did and bought it. Waste. Of. My. Money.I loved the filmed, it was amazing. I saw this book at a bookstore and quickly snatched it before anyone else did and bought it. Waste. Of. My. Money.
In the film Julie's character was so adorable. What I mean by this is, she was 'pure'. In the book, Julie constantly swore and it was annoying. I understand if you swear a few times, but almost every page? Seriously. I did not expect this book to be so... boring.
The concept of this story is great, very unique. But she lacked giving specific details/description on her recipes. Julie, to me, is an uninteresting person. Very vulgar. I must admit that some parts in the story did make me chuckle, but the rest I was giving it a dull look. ...more
The setting is set in Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. Aibileen, a black maid, takes the demands of the woman she works for, MrsTwo enthusiastic thumbs up!
The setting is set in Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. Aibileen, a black maid, takes the demands of the woman she works for, Mrs Leefolt, and her friend, Hilly, quietly. She wants to tell them how she really feels about all this, but is afraid of what might happen to her. Meanwhile, Aibileen's closest friend, Minny, isn't so quiet. She has a mouth that gets her into loads of trouble.
Ms Skeeter really wants to be a writer, but her mother has other plans for her. She can't take following her mom's orders of what needs to be done in her life (get married, have children, etc.) so she writes a book about what it's like working for a white woman with the help of the coloured maids Aibileen and Minny. But writing this can get her, and the woman who helps collaborate with it, into a load of trouble. They just might be making the biggest mistake of their lives. . . .
I have no idea why I stopped reading this in February. I simply adore Minny (but really, I think we all do). She's such an inspiring character. Though I have to admit, reading about the people of the South back in the 1900s disturbs me so much. I'm glad a lot has changed now.
Anyway, I really recommend this. The story was funny, arousing and simply an enjoyable read!...more
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