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K W

K W

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Explanation: I used to work in a bookshop.
  • London, UK
  • member since March 2, 2008

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  • Stiff
    • Rated 4 stars

    Fascinating and disgusting in equal measure. Highly recommended.

    K W wrote this review Friday, October 15, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
  • My Face for the World to See
    • Rated 2 stars

    Such a pretty book, pink leather-bound with its own little lock and key.. but so empty on the inside. Some scribblings (mostly to-do lists and doodles), a few photos, not much more. Somehow appropriate that it is beautiful on the outside and lacking within, but also disappointing.

    K W wrote this review Monday, May 24, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
  • Blood Roses
    • Rated 4 stars

    A very quick but charming read. Fans of Francesca Lia Block's magical style will love it (especially if they loved 'Girl Goddess 9', her earlier collection of short stories.)

    K W wrote this review Tuesday, December 1, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • B Is for Beer
    • Rated 2 stars

    Almost entirely unrepresentative of Tom Robbins' talent as a writer. (Also, as a person who spent a lot of her childhood around drunk adults, the premise of the book struck me as rather.. ill-advised. To say the least. The author walks a thin line throughout and for a not particularly noble cause, in my opinion.)

    K W wrote this review Monday, June 8, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Between the Bridge and the River
    • Rated 4 stars

    Surprizingly excellent debut novel by Craig Ferguson. (Yes, "the Scottish Conan guy" of late night TV fame.)

    Reminded me a lot of Tom Robbins' novels (that's a good thing.. if you love Tom Robbins.)

    Good enough to make me wonder what on earth Craig Ferguson is doing hosting late night television. (Actually I don't wonder at all. Hosting a talk show (even one on CBS) surely pays better than writing novels. Certainly good ones.)

    Hope he finds time to write another novel at some point.

    K W wrote this review Monday, June 8, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Bloodsucking Fiends
    • Rated 3 stars

    Better than 'Twilight'. (See 'Twilight' review.)

    K W wrote this review Monday, June 8, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Twilight
    1 of 1 members found this review helpful.
    • Rated 2 stars

    Not as good as 'Bloodsucking Fiends'. (See 'Bloodsucking Fiends' review.)

    (Also, I wonder, how can a book sell so many copies when the author forgot to give the main character a personality?)

    K W wrote this review Monday, June 8, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Brokeback Mountain
    • Rated 4 stars

    Two words: the shirts. Killed me. What a perfect, heartbreaking ending. Wonderful little novella.

    K W wrote this review Friday, May 22, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Hunger
    • Rated 4 stars

    Forget 'The Catcher In the Rye'. THIS is IT. Intense. Brilliant.

    K W wrote this review Friday, May 22, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
    • Rated 5 stars

    I'm in the "loved it" camp. I do not apologise for this. It made me laugh. A lot. Favourite parts: the picture of the stapler, the upsidedown addendum, the part with the imagined scenario of babysitter homocide. Could write more but have to go try to explain "irony" to my little brother.

    K W wrote this review Friday, May 22, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
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