naz

• Rated 5 stars

“Just as with his other books, I recommend listening to him read it rather than reading it yourself.

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naz wrote this review Thursday, March 26 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“Excellent companion to Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. If you enjoyed the footnotes that would span several pages, you'll very much enjoy this collection of short stories. ”

naz wrote this review Thursday, November 13 2008. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 4 stars

“Good, but there just aren't enough pages. It felt like there was a much larger story to be told.

If Nobody Owens had more time to grow into the 14 year old we see at the end of the book, if Silas and Miss Lupescu had more pages devoted to their activity away from the graveyard, if Scarlett had been a little more interesting and if Liza Hempstock had played a larger role, this could've been another Neverwhere.



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naz wrote this review Thursday, November 13 2008. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“Moby Dick was the first serious novel I'd ever read and it opened my eyes to what books could be: a refuge, a trip, an escape, a dream. When I was reading this book, I was immersed, I was on the ship and completely lost to the physical world.

This remains one of my favorite books.
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naz wrote this review Tuesday, November 11 2008. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“Breathtaking in scope, Schismatrix Plus threatens to overwhelm you with information at times, yet the story flows so well and so easily. ”

naz wrote this review Tuesday, November 11 2008. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“I picked this up after watching Wristcutters: A Love Story and I wasn't disappointed. The short story: The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God was easily my favorite of them all.”

naz wrote this review Tuesday, November 11 2008. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“Halting State has one of the most believable and engaging near-futures I've had the pleasure of reading about. If the characters had been more charismatic and natural and if the relationship between the two primary characters felt less contrived, this would easily have been one of my favorite books.”

naz wrote this review Tuesday, November 11 2008. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“This was the first Doctorow book I've read and I'll likely read more of his work if it's anything to judge by.
Both a cautionary tale of government excess in the interest of national security and a coming of age story, Little Brother was a great, fun read.
I'm a sucker for dystopian futures or alternate realities, so thematically I was sold by the synopsis, but the execution was flawless, as well.”

naz wrote this review Tuesday, November 11 2008. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“An excellent collection of darkly themed short stories.”

naz wrote this review Tuesday, November 11 2008. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 2 stars

“I'm not sure why so many people think this was a good book; the protagonist kept lobbing slow pitches to God so that he could hit spiritual home runs. This book is either a primer for young christians or an attaboy for those who think they're alright in the big guy's book.”

naz wrote this review Tuesday, November 11 2008. ( reply | permalink )