Alex rated Pet Sematary: 2 stars
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Pet Sematary is a 1983 horror novel by American writer Stephen King. The novel was nominated for a World Fantasy …
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Sono Americano e il mio Italiano é molto fuori di pratica. Studiavo per un anno al'Universitá di Bologna più di venti cinque anni fa. Italo Calvino é il mio autore Italiano favorito. Oh, wait, seems like a fairly international crowd here.
Over on Mastodon, I'm: @alex_galt@mas.to I'm not sure how to connect this thing to that thing.
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Alex rated Starship Troopers: 2 stars
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Starship Troopers takes place in the midst of an interstellar war between the Terran Federation of Earth and the Arachnids …
Alex rated The Chronicles of Narnia: 3 stars
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battles between good and evil—what more could any reader …
Alex rated Shooting an Elephant (Penguin Modern Classics): 3 stars
George Orwell: Shooting an Elephant (Penguin Modern Classics) (2003, Penguin Classics)
Shooting an Elephant (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
'Shooting an Elephant' is Orwell's searing and painfully honest account of his experience as a police officer in imperial Burma; …
Alex rated Another Roadside Attraction: 3 stars
Another Roadside Attraction by Tom Robbins
What if the Second Coming didn't quite come off as advertised? What if "the corpse" on display in that funky …
Naked by David Sedaris
Naked, published in 1997, is a collection of essays by American humorist David Sedaris. The book details Sedaris’ life, from …
Alex rated The Scarlet Letter: 3 stars
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. Set …
Alex rated The Magicians (The Magicians #1): 3 stars
The Magicians (The Magicians #1) by Lev Grossman
The Magicians is a new adult fantasy novel by the American author Lev Grossman, published in 2009 by Viking Press. …
Alex rated The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane: 4 stars
Kate DiCamillo: The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane (2006, Candlewick Press)
The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who …
Alex rated John Knowles's A separate peace: 4 stars
John Knowles's A separate peace by Neil Baldwin (Barron's book notes)
A guide to reading "A Separate Peace" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes background on the author's life and …
Alex rated [Gone Girl] [by: 4 stars
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Alex rated Brave New World: 4 stars
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. Cloning, feel-good …
Alex rated Angela's Ashes: 4 stars
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Stunning reissue of the phenomenal worldwide bestseller: Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in …
Alex rated The Hotel New Hampshire: 5 stars
John Irving: The Hotel New Hampshire (1986, Black Swan)
The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
"The first of my father's illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second …