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Interested in Mystery, Sci Fi, Thiller…

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To Read (View all 21)

Neil Gaiman: Coraline (Hardcover, 2015, HarperCollins Publishers)
Neil Gaiman: View From the Cheap Seats (2016, William Morrow)
Stephen King: If It Bleeds (2020, Scribner)

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J.R.R. Tolkien: The Hobbit (Paperback, 1991, HarperCollins)

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Isaac Asimov: Foundation (Paperback, 1991, Spectra)
Isaac Asimov: Foundation and Empire (2004, Bantam Books)
Isaac Asimov: Second Foundation (EBook, 2004)

2024 Reading Goal

33% complete! René has read 10 of 30 books.

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stopped reading Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein

Sarah Bernstein: Study for Obedience (2023, Knopf Canada) No rating

Shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize Shortlisted for the 2023 Giller Prize Included in Granta’s …

DNFing this book. I’m almost done with the second chapter but the writing style is too complicated for me to follow. Extremely long paragraphs and chapters made the book feel endless. It also just feels like a long monologue that cannot make me want to keep reading. It saddens me because I really wanted to read this book.

reviewed A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Monk & Robot, #2)

Becky Chambers: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Hardcover, 2022, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom) 5 stars

After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) …

It made me so emotional

5 stars

The way the relationship between Dex and Mosscap matured in this book, is so charming and nostalgic. I love how they both explore existential ideas in a way that makes you, as the reader, feel and think about those ideas.

reviewed Shining by Stephen King

Stephen King: Shining (Paperback, 2011, Hodder & Stoughton, imusti) 4 stars

Jack Torrance, his wife Wendy, and their young son Danny move into the Overlook Hotel, …

Good enough

3 stars

I did enjoy the book but it felt like some chapters were a bit repetitive therefore unnecessary. Some of the language is not appropriate and it has been correctly pointed out throughout the years. Besides that, the story is good and original; and the ending is good.