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| | # | cover | title | author | isbn | isbn13 | asin | pages | rating | ratings | pub | (ed.) | rating | my rating | review | notes | | comments | votes | count | started | read | addedDown arrow | | owned | | | format | | | -------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------- | -------------------- | --------------- | ------------------ | --------------- | ------------------- | --------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | ------ | | | checkbox | position | cover Flowers for Algernon | title Flowers for Algernon | author Keyes, Daniel | isbn | isbn13 | asin | num pages 311pp | avg rating 4.22 | num ratings 708,163 | date pub Apr 1966 | date pub edition May 01, 2005 | J.L. 's rating it was amazing | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review “I don’t know what’s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you’ve always wanted to be, and feel alone.”[image]I first read D “I don’t know what’s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you’ve always wanted to be, and feel alone.”[image]I first read Daniel Keyes' Flowers for Algernon in junior high school. At the time, I had no idea it was such a groundbreaking novel. Reading it again many years later, I'm not surprised that it is powerful, but I am surprised at just how complete the story is. There were parts of the story that stuck with me all these years: Charlie's belief that his life would be better if he were somehow more intelligent and the heartache of his return to his former condition. It's difficult to verbalize why this regression should be so heartbreaking. Wasn't Charlie able to experience a life which somehow existed beyond his abilities (sort of like Lt. Barclay in Star Trek the Next Generation's "Nth Degree" episode)? Even if his newfound intelligence didn't last long, how long do any of us get to live at our full potential? Charlie's reclaiming of memories and relationships he forms after gaining intelligence make Charlie feel like a real character who, in spite of the odds, we are rooting for. Flowers for Algernon stays with you long after you finish it!Merged review:“I don’t know what’s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you’ve always wanted to be, and feel alone.”[image]I first read Daniel Keyes' Flowers for Algernon in junior high school. At the time, I had no idea it was such a groundbreaking novel. Reading it again many years later, I'm not surprised that it is powerful, but I am surprised at just how complete the story is. There were parts of the story that stuck with me all these years: Charlie's belief that his life would be better if he were somehow more intelligent and the heartache of his return to his former condition. It's difficult to verbalize why this regression should be so heartbreaking. Wasn't Charlie able to experience a life which somehow existed beyond his abilities (sort of like Lt. Barclay in Star Trek the Next Generation's "Nth Degree" episode)? Even if his newfound intelligence didn't last long, how long do any of us get to live at our full potential? Charlie's reclaiming of memories and relationships he forms after gaining intelligence make Charlie feel like a real character who, in spite of the odds, we are rooting for. Flowers for Algernon stays with you long after you finish it! ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 24 | # times read 2 | date started Jan 13, 2018 not set | date read Jan 15, 2018 not set | date added Aug 23, 2023 | owned | format Paperback | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Second Place | title Second Place | author Cusk, Rachel | isbn 0374279225 | isbn13 9780374279226 | asin 0374279225 | num pages 186pp | avg rating 3.68 | num ratings 24,623 | date pub 2021 | date pub edition May 04, 2021 | J.L. 's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added May 13, 2023 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Desobediência Civil (Portuguese Edition) | title Desobediência Civil | author Arendt, Hannah | isbn 9896416680 | isbn13 9789896416683 | asin 9896416680 | num pages 0pp | avg rating 3.86 | num ratings 211 | date pub 1969 | date pub edition Jan 01, 2017 | J.L. 's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 1 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added May 01, 2023 | owned | format Unknown Binding | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements | title Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements | author X, Malcolm | isbn 0802132138 | isbn13 9780802132130 | asin 0802132138 | num pages 240pp | avg rating 4.47 | num ratings 6,084 | date pub 1965 | date pub edition Jan 11, 1994 | J.L. 's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Apr 29, 2023 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Logic Beach: Part I | title Logic Beach: Part I | author Exurb1a | isbn | isbn13 | asin B077SDRMHR | num pages 203pp | avg rating 4.31 | num ratings 1,060 | date pub unknown | date pub edition Nov 27, 2017 | J.L. 's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Apr 24, 2023 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1) | title Tropic of Cancer(Tropic, #1) | author Miller, Henry | isbn 0802131786 | isbn13 9780802131782 | asin 0802131786 | num pages 318pp | avg rating 3.66 | num ratings 74,343 | date pub 1934 | date pub edition Jan 06, 1994 | J.L. 's rating really liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review On the meridian of time, there is no injustice: there is only the poetry of motion creating the illusion of truth and drama.”[image]For a while as I r On the meridian of time, there is no injustice: there is only the poetry of motion creating the illusion of truth and drama.”[image]For a while as I read Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer I wondered why it had appealed to me in my early twenties. Maybe it was allure of living as an artist in Paris or Miller's blatant disregard for conventions and authority. However, in the first section, it seemed like Miller only discussed whores or what he could get out of a woman. If not sex, some of them were good for "pin money." To be fair, it doesn't feel like Miller has real friendships with either men or women. At some point, Miller began to broaden the reflection on his time in Paris and his own writing. He still reflected on the lifestyle of the starving artist in Paris; however, you get a sense he's searching for deeper meanings. It's not all smooth prose, but there are fragments that make you stop in your tracks. Perhaps that's something that Miller recognized; one of the quotes below is about how we should seek out books even if they only contain one great page. While I'm not sure I'm ready to wholeheartedly endorse this book as I may have as a younger reader, but I'm happy to have read it again with a different perspective. “Words are loneliness.” “I believe that today more than ever a book should be sought after even if it has only one great page in it. We must search for fragments, splinters, toenails, anything that has ore in it, anything that is capable of resuscitating the body and the soul.” “Do anything, but let it produce joy. Do anything, but let it yield ecstasy.” “I have found God, but he is insufficient.” ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 56 | # times read 1 | date started Apr 10, 2023 | date read Apr 12, 2023 | date added Apr 10, 2023 | owned | format Paperback | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Boulder | title Boulder | author Baltasar, Eva | isbn 8439736967 | isbn13 9788439736967 | asin 8439736967 | num pages 128pp | avg rating 3.90 | num ratings 9,752 | date pub Mar 12, 2020 | date pub edition Mar 12, 2020 | J.L. 's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Apr 10, 2023 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2) | title Deadhouse Gates(Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2) | author Erikson, Steven * | isbn 0765310023 | isbn13 9780765310026 | asin 0765310023 | num pages 604pp | avg rating 4.27 | num ratings 76,911 | date pub Sep 01, 2000 | date pub edition Feb 01, 2005 | J.L. 's rating really liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review **"You cannot be remade unless you are first broken."**[image]Steven Erikson is not content to stay in the world we became immersed in during the first bo **"You cannot be remade unless you are first broken."**[image]Steven Erikson is not content to stay in the world we became immersed in during the first book of this series. Instead, in Deadhouse Gates, his characters are on the march through new places with even grimmer situations than before. It sometimes feels like they are stuck on a really bad road trip with mayhem and death at every turn (and some heart-wrenching deaths at that). Despite that, this is neither simplistic nor a glorification of violence. Deadhouse Gates presents a multi-layered story in the context of a history that is still writing itself out in the backdrop of both new and ancient civilizations. Am I hooked? I am certainly intrigued and will be be continuing the series with the next book, Memories of Ice. At some point as well, I'll be rereading this and perhaps understanding some of what I missed. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 63 | # times read 1 | date started Mar 28, 2023 | date read Apr 24, 2023 | date added Mar 28, 2023 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Castle in the Air (Howl's Moving Castle, #2) | title Castle in the Air(Howl's Moving Castle, #2) | author Jones, Diana Wynne | isbn 0064473457 | isbn13 9780064473453 | asin 0064473457 | num pages 298pp | avg rating 3.87 | num ratings 60,544 | date pub 1990 | date pub edition Aug 07, 2001 | J.L. 's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Mar 26, 2023 | owned | format Mass Market Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities | title Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities | author Lovegrove, James | isbn 1783295953 | isbn13 9781783295951 | asin 1783295953 | num pages 459pp | avg rating 3.95 | num ratings 2,013 | date pub Nov 14, 2017 | date pub edition Nov 21, 2017 | J.L. 's rating liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review “The veneration in which some people hold the gods says more about those people than about the gods”[image]In a follow up to Sherlock Holmes and the S “The veneration in which some people hold the gods says more about those people than about the gods”[image]In a follow up to Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows, James Lovegrove's Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities continues Holmes and Watson's adventures battling the Elder Gods of the Cthulhu Mythos. Feeling a bit campy still, but I think that's part of the appeal. As their investigation took shape, I felt some momentum growing; however, a longish story inside the story told in the form of a journal, put the brakes on that. It had interesting bits and a sort of 'Heart of Darkness' feeling to it that matched well with the atmosphere already created, but its length, I think, disrupted the flow. Still, for the most part, this was a fun read. 3.25 stars ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 54 | # times read 1 | date started Mar 24, 2023 | date read Apr 18, 2023 | date added Mar 24, 2023 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover How High We Go in the Dark | title How High We Go in the Dark | author Nagamatsu, Sequoia * | isbn 0063072645 | isbn13 9780063072640 | asin 0063072645 | num pages 293pp | avg rating 3.83 | num ratings 61,428 | date pub Jan 18, 2022 | date pub edition Jan 18, 2022 | J.L. 's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Mar 16, 2023 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity | title The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity | author Graeber, David | isbn 1250858801 | isbn13 9781250858801 | asin 1250858801 | num pages 720pp | avg rating 4.20 | num ratings 21,170 | date pub Oct 19, 2021 | date pub edition Apr 04, 2023 | J.L. 's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Mar 16, 2023 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Inside Out & Back Again | title Inside Out & Back Again | author Lại, Thanhhà * | isbn 0061962783 | isbn13 9780061962783 | asin 0061962783 | num pages 262pp | avg rating 4.12 | num ratings 63,474 | date pub Feb 22, 2011 | date pub edition Feb 22, 2011 | J.L. 's rating really liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review “Black seeds spill like clusters of eyes, wet and crying.” “I’m practicingto be seen.”[image]Based on a pivotal year in her own life, Thanhha Lai's Ins “Black seeds spill like clusters of eyes, wet and crying.” “I’m practicingto be seen.”[image]Based on a pivotal year in her own life, Thanhha Lai's Inside Out & Back Again follows the life of a young girl named Hà and her family. Quickly after the story opens, Saigon falls and they become refugees in Alabama. Hà's struggle to create a new life with her family in Alabama is told in the form of a diary. As a story about how immigrants cope with being part of a new culture while simultaneously being separated by it, there are no real surprises. However, I liked the way the story was told and the details Lai uses. Hà's difficulties with English and her references to how different it is from Vietnamese also resonated with me as I've been learning Vietnamese while preparing for a visit to Vietnam next month. Quick read with nice details. 3.75 stars ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 51 | # times read 1 | date started Mar 15, 2023 | date read Mar 19, 2023 | date added Mar 15, 2023 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Amerika | title Amerika | author Kafka, Franz | isbn 0805210644 | isbn13 9780805210644 | asin 0805210644 | num pages 336pp | avg rating 3.74 | num ratings 31,171 | date pub 1927 | date pub edition Jul 02, 1996 | J.L. 's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Mar 15, 2023 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Night Sky with Exit Wounds | title Night Sky with Exit Wounds | author Vuong, Ocean | isbn | isbn13 | asin | num pages 89pp | avg rating 4.19 | num ratings 43,479 | date pub Apr 05, 2016 | date pub edition Apr 05, 2016 | J.L. 's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Mar 10, 2023 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Escape from Yokai Land (Laundry Files, #6.5) | title Escape from Yokai Land(Laundry Files, #6.5) | author Stross, Charles * | isbn 1250805708 | isbn13 9781250805706 | asin 1250805708 | num pages 81pp | avg rating 3.92 | num ratings 1,769 | date pub Mar 01, 2022 | date pub edition Mar 01, 2022 | J.L. 's rating really liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review “There's enough irony in my situation that a skilled blacksmith could turn it into a katana.”[image]In Charles Stross's Escape from Yokai Land, Bob Ho “There's enough irony in my situation that a skilled blacksmith could turn it into a katana.”[image]In Charles Stross's Escape from Yokai Land, Bob Howard returns for another Laundry Files mission, this time in Japan. For me, there were no laugh out loud moments in this novella, but I was smiling during much of my reading. I'm not sure how strong the plot was, I mostly just felt amused as Bob interacted with non-threatening yokai, looking like cats or penguins handing out flyers. A fun read! 3.75 stars ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 37 | # times read 1 | date started Mar 07, 2023 | date read Mar 08, 2023 | date added Mar 07, 2023 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Firekeeper’s Daughter | title Firekeeper’s Daughter | author Boulley, Angeline * | isbn | isbn13 | asin | num pages 496pp | avg rating 4.33 | num ratings 173,023 | date pub Mar 16, 2021 | date pub edition Mar 16, 2021 | J.L. 's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Jan 30, 2023 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Tender Bar: A Memoir | title The Tender Bar: A Memoir | author Moehringer, J.R. | isbn 0786888768 | isbn13 9780786888764 | asin 0786888768 | num pages 416pp | avg rating 3.99 | num ratings 43,748 | date pub 2005 | date pub edition Aug 01, 2006 | J.L. 's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Jan 27, 2023 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Worm (Parahumans, #1) | title Worm(Parahumans, #1) | author Wildbow | isbn | isbn13 | asin B0DLTB58Y5 | num pages 6,680pp | avg rating 4.60 | num ratings 9,642 | date pub Nov 2013 | date pub edition Nov 19, 2013 | J.L. 's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Dec 17, 2022 | owned | format ebook | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts) | title Akata Woman | author Okorafor, Nnedi * | isbn 0451480597 | isbn13 9780451480590 | asin 0451480597 | num pages 416pp | avg rating 4.21 | num ratings 4,426 | date pub Jan 18, 2022 | date pub edition Jan 17, 2023 | J.L. 's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Dec 17, 2022 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | |

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