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166 reviews

Escape from Virtual Island by John Lutz

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Listening to that was a lot of fun. An adventurous nonsense inside a virtual world, a self conscious NPC causing havoc on the system just because it wanted to have friends. Meanwhile, Faith, Derek, Ramona and Beasley grow closer while trying to figure out what is wrong. Derek is the one who grows the most, having growing inside this virtual world, it is heartwarming to see him realize he has friends on the real world.
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

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adventurous lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Great to see the crew back, but Art is still missed.
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

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adventurous challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This wasn't as much fun as the previous one, also...
Oh Mick 😢
I was starting to enjoy him.
This book was a little bit confusing for me, has he achieved what he wanted when he went to the planet, or not?!
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

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adventurous reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I am loving this series. It brings some reflections regarding human x robot and what makes as human, but that is very thin, the story is mostly focused on the adventures. A new character was added, Art, which I loved, and I hope Art will be back on the next adventures, their partnership was amazing.
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson

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adventurous funny slow-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

3.0

A dangerous books for adults that believe the Earth is not rounded. It was a fun read, the writing style reminded me of Lemony Snicket, though Snicket still master it. The powers of the oculators were very creative: arriving late, breaking things, speaking gibberish spies.
Persepolis, Volume 4 by Marjane Satrapi

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emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

Le dernière volume… c’était très intéressant témoigner la guérison de Marjane après tout qu’elle a vécu en Autriche. Et quelle relation saine elle entretient avec sa famille, l'influence de ses parents et de sa grand-mère sur son processus de maturation est remarquable, comme leur soutien tant dans son mariage, même qu’ils savait que ce serait un échec, que dans son divorce.
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

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hopeful sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I couldn't wait for it to be over. I understand the book was written in early 2000s and the world was different then, however I was astonished about how homophobic, racist, elitist, and chauvinist this book was. It is way more retrograde than books I have read from classical writers, like Dickens. Let's not even get into the problematics of a naked man showing up to a 7 years old girl and asking her to keep it secret. Beyond that, some parts of the book sounded like the author was lazy, it was like reading someone's diary, no deep nuances or details, just a quick description about facts of the day. I should also mention that what Claire did to her friend in the past and then again in the future made me nauseated, no level of suffering can justify her bitchiness.
Giving 1 star because it can't be lower and after all the book distracted, even if it made me mad.
Persepolis, Volume 3 by Marjane Satrapi

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

À mon avis, c'était le meilleur livre de la série. Marji est une adolescente immigrée seule dans un pays qu'elle ne connaît pas, et elle est loin de ses parents, sans le soutien de sa famille. Tous le jugent selon son origine, personne ne lui donne un coup de main dans la charité. Être adolescente est déjà une période très intense dans la vie, alors imaginez comment les choses se sont passées avec Marji qui n'a plus ni sa famille à proximité ni les privilèges que l'on voyait dans les premiers livres.
HTTP: Learn your browser's language! by Julia Evans

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4.0

This zine was more about presenting tools and techniques than explain the meaning of stuff. 
Networking! Ack! by Julia Evans

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informative medium-paced

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