@nillyrobot such a great book! So witty.
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friesen5000 finished reading Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman
friesen5000 rated Half of a Yellow Sun: 4 stars
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
With effortless grace, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie illuminates a seminal moment in African history: Biafra's struggle to establish an independent republic …
friesen5000 finished reading Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A masterly, haunting new novel from a writer heralded by The Washington Post Book World as “the 21st-century daughter of …
friesen5000 rated Anatheism: 4 stars
Anatheism by Richard Kearney (Insurrections)
friesen5000 finished reading Anatheism by Richard Kearney (Insurrections)
Anatheism by Richard Kearney (Insurrections)
friesen5000 rated The Bones of Ruin: 3 stars
The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley (The Bones of Ruin, #1)
An African tightrope walker who can’t die gets embroiled in a secret society’s deadly gladiatorial tournament in this “bloodily spectacular” …
friesen5000 finished reading The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley (The Bones of Ruin, #1)
The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley (The Bones of Ruin, #1)
An African tightrope walker who can’t die gets embroiled in a secret society’s deadly gladiatorial tournament in this “bloodily spectacular” …
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friesen5000 reviewed Underland by Robert Macfarlane
From the internationally bestselling, prize-winning author of Landmarks, The Lost Words and The Old Ways
…Underland
5 stars
I am immensely envious that the author got to visit all these magnificent places and meet such remarkable people while doing so. I am also immensely grateful that the author captures it all so powerfully and poetically that I feel almost as if I was there, too.
friesen5000 rated Underland: 5 stars
Underland by Robert Macfarlane
From the internationally bestselling, prize-winning author of Landmarks, The Lost Words and The Old Ways
'Dazzling' Guardian
'Heart-stopping' …
friesen5000 finished reading Underland by Robert Macfarlane
From the internationally bestselling, prize-winning author of Landmarks, The Lost Words and The Old Ways
…I am immensely envious that the author got to visit all these magnificent places and meet such remarkable people while doing so. I am also immensely grateful that the author captures it all so powerfully and poetically that I feel almost as if I was there, too.
friesen5000 wants to read The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld (1))
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld (1))
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position …
friesen5000 wants to read White Mosque by Sofia Samatar
White Mosque by Sofia Samatar
A rich history of wanderers, exiles and intruders. A haunting personal journey through Central Asia. An intimate reflection on mixed …
friesen5000 reviewed Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
A Michael L. Printz Award Honor book that was called "a fiendishly-plotted mind game of …