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Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines, Book 1)
Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines, Book 1) | Philip Reeve
The epic city-eat-city adventure is now a major motion picture produced by Peter Jackson!"A breathtaking work of imagination, Hester Shaw is a heroine for the ages. The moment we finished reading this book we knew we wanted to make it into a movie." -- Producer Peter Jackson * "Reeve's [Mortal Engines] remains a landmark of visionary imagination." -- School Library Journal, starred review Now a major motion picture produced by Peter Jackson! London is hunting again. Emerging from its hiding place in the hills, the great Traction City is chasing a terrified little town across the wastelands. Soon London will feed. In the attack, Tom Natsworthy is flung from the speeding city with a murderous scar-faced girl. They must run for their lives through the wreckage -- and face a terrifying new weapon that threatens the future of the world. Beloved storyteller Philip Reeve creates a brilliant new world in the Mortal Engines series, called "phenomenal... violent and romantic, action-packed and contemplative, funny and frightening" by the Sunday Times.
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sdbruening
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Mehso-so

Excellent narrator. I watched the movie before reading the book, so my impressions are skewed. It was strange to me how it was written for young adults or children (Scholastic), but the themes felt very adult with graphic scenes. I appreciate the Peter Jackson made the movie feel more like it was for adults. The characters were alright but it was the settings that were most imaginative. And Shrike.

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CaitlinR
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“It was a dark, blustery afternoon in spring, and the city of London was chasing a small mining town across the dried-out bed of the old North Sea”

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saritaroth
Mortal Engines | Philip Reeve
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“It was a dark, blustery afternoon in spring, and the city of London was chasing a small mining town across the dried-out bed of the old North Sea.”

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nothing_but_books
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Waah....at last completed new book😌
I recommend y'all MORTAL ENGINES series I freaaakkinggg loved it ppl🤩...
This ending tho😪😟..
#addiction #newlove #mortalengine #hestershaw😍 #tom

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nothing_but_books
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Ay! Yo!! Ppl admit this daring truth like me!!😌🤗 And those characters made my standards for men tooo damn high ^_^ who all are suffering like me?#bookfreak #fictionlover #singlecozofBOOKS

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zxck
Mortal Engines | Philip Reeve

For ten years now the London has been taking over land.The Lord Mayor has discovered a new area in Europe that he can rule over the land. I think the author started the story like this to let us know the the type of things that happen and the history of the people in the story.

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ashsbookmarks
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I reviewed the Mortal Engines Quartet. It was so good! Check out my review at ashsscript.com
#mortalengines #bookreview

BookmarkTavern I love those covers! 😍 4y
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AdamCaron
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I really liked the story here. Easy read YA. With a new look on the world with motorized city's. Some fun characters and adventure and action

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Charityann
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Have to go with a so-so on this one. The story seemed like a jumble events before it ever got to the point, and too many characters died. It is a unique concept though. Another #bookspinbonanza book down. 😊📚📖 #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Great progress!!! 4y
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maya.jasmine
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Mortal Engines Series Book 1
I highly enjoyed this book because of the steampunk era and medieval London. I loved the characters and how the story went along. I rate this book an 8/10 because of the emotions and because I loved how “mechanical“ the time period was (?) Recommended to people who love science fiction, and action-packed plots.

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Jari-chan
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Hubbie once asked me about this series, but we both decided that it sounded like to much YA and to little Sci-Fi. Still, as it happens, I still came along this book and listened to the audio book.

And loved it!

It's unlike the kind of YA I thought it would be and that's great. I loved the world that reminded me of Dune. There are also other hints on sci-fi classics, those I really enjoyed as well.

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Aylandra

I've had to ditch this one for now, it's not a bad book, and held myy interest for a while, but it's dribbled off now.
It's not the books fault, it's mine.
Can't seem to stay focused at the moment.

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ElineTheNightFlower
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I loved this book, middle class being thrown into poverty and anti establishment themes are my wheelhouse. I may be projecting but the book feels like a commentary on late stage capitalism. It was a great fantasy book and a fun read, I don't think there could have been any plausible happy ending but understand the need for one. Despite the themes I mentioned it isn't a heavy book and is a good way read or listen

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chapters-and-pages
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“sometimes, on our way through the world, we meet someone who touches our heart in a way others don't.“

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bookstoregoblin
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Sewing little ghost friends and finishing up the first book in the Mortal Engines series. The pacing is a bit slow but overall I find the characters charming. #nowlistening #craftyreads

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BMWtheAuthor
Mehso-so

A fantastic idea with semi-flat characters and far too flowery language.
http://benjamin-m-weilert.com/index.php/2019/10/16/book-mortal-engines-2001/

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abookdragonsretreat
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After hearing about the movie months ago, I knew I had to read the book first. As much as I enjoyed it, I couldn't say that I will finish the series. The idea is so steampunk and cool, however the book just seems to drag. The fact that the main character isn't flawless is one if the main things about the book I liked as its different yet obvious. I do prefer the movie, only because I felt it was faster and more action packed.
#Steanpunk #Action

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silentrequiem
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My #bn #bookhaul today. Yay half off books! 😻😻😻

Bonus Aral for #catsoflitsy

LibrarianRyan 😱😀😀 5y
annamatopoetry Have you read mortal engines before? 5y
silentrequiem @annamatopoetry I haven't! But Lucas talked it up so much I had to snag it. 5y
annamatopoetry @silentrequiem it really is quite fantastic 5y
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ralexist
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It's definitely an interesting world concept...a post-apocalyptic planet created when the continents shifted, it's devoid of digital tech & most of our historical records; entire cities wheel themselves across the globe gobbling up smaller cities for parts. The human element is a familiar story - men in power grasping for tech that will provide them global domination stomps on the little guy once too often & unwittingly unleashes a revolution.

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5feet.of.fury
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#lakelife took me a while to start getting into this book, but we are rolling along now. #YA #scholastic #sundayfunday

brit91 Great picture!!😍📚 5y
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ashsbookmarks
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Making progress in this #readathon. Finished Mortal Engines and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Plus making progress on The Duke and I on audiobook 🤗
#happyreading #read #oz #mortalengines #24in48 @24in48

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ashsbookmarks
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Here is my official stack for #24in48
I‘m going to finish Mortal Engines, finish the first Oz graphic novel, then go on from there reading the rest of the Mortal Engines series and Oz graphic novels. And if I have time I have a ton of books on my kindle!! Oh and I have The Duke and I (first book of The Bridgerton series) on audiobook. I‘m ready for the weekend....wait....snacks 🤦🏻‍♀️
#iheartreading #stacks #books #library #libby #read #readathon

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ashsbookmarks
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5feet.of.fury
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I like to stay pretty focussed, 1 physical book, 1 audiobook. How bout you? How many books are you juggling regularly? #questions

brit91 WoW! Not me I only read one at a time lol🤣😂 5y
Exbrarian I usually have between 4 and 6 going at any given time. 5y
JacqMac I try to do one physical and one ebook, but sometimes there‘s also a book club book or a library hold comes in. 5y
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batsy I tend to have one physical book and one ebook going at the same time. But if I'm in a group read or two, it has gone up to 3 or 4 at the same time, which does make me a bit anxious 🙃 5y
5feet.of.fury @batsy @JacqMac 1 in each format I can understand, I can see adding here and there if it‘s for a Book Club and you‘re reading along. (edited) 5y
5feet.of.fury @Exbrarian 📚📚that‘s quite a few, what your secret to keeping the stories straight? 5y
Exbrarian @5feet.of.fury No secret. I read pretty widely and I don't usually have 2 similar books going at once. At the moment, I have a Graphic Novel, a classic paperback, a classic chunkster via Serial Reader, a Contemporary Fiction ebook via Libby, an audiobook, a book club hardback, a reference book (that I am reading straight through), a book of short stories written by a friend, a book of poetry, and Atlas about countries that no longer exist. 5y
Exbrarian Oh, and an audiobook 5y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 📚🤗 5y
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obrobanana

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BookishBlonde12
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Having a mini readathon this weekend for myself. Hoping to finish Mortal Engines, along with my other library books. 📚

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kaysworld1
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The ending is very different from book to movie but both are still good.
Slow start but when it gets going it's a great page turner.
I am in love with Hugo weaving (pictured above) he plays the character Valentine.
#steampunk #engines #readingmyownbook #reading #bookstofilm #bookworm #reading

LibrarianRyan have you ever noticed that a character named Valentine is never a good guy. 5y
kaysworld1 @LibrarianRyan absolutely 😄 I was thinking that when I came to his name while reading it. 5y
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kaysworld1
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Started this the other day.
It took a while to get into it but when it does oh it's a great story.
Fast page turner, always wanting to know what's next and loving the characters.
Have you seen the film yet?
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#readingmyownbooks #reading #steampunk #engines #robots

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LeticiaToraci
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An extremely well done story world and multi-layered characters, each having something unique to make them special and memorable. #Booked2019 #booktomovie @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

Cinfhen Well done 👍🏻🥳💕 5y
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bliophile
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Absolutely loved this book. I loved the characters and how easily the plot flowed. I did start to get a little bit annoyed when there was no explanation on what had happened to society to result in this way of life. However, with one sentence half way through the book i was given the answer. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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EmilieGR
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Mehso-so

Good world building but disappointing characters and derivative story. There is a disappointing tendency for steampunk books‘ protagonists to be impossibly innocent and naive- a complicated world with an infantile protagonist lets the entire story down.

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Tonton
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I don‘t read too much YA, but glad that I picked this up at the library. London (and other cities) are on the move, gobbling up smaller cities and towns over devastated ground. There are other cities that are static, high in the mountains protected by a Great Wall;there are airship pirates, lethal undying cyborgs, a boy engineer and a girl who wants revenge in this fast steampunk fantasy. And I have a mad crush on the pirate/spy/assassin Anna Fang

erzascarletbookgasm My teenager recently read this and look forward to read the rest in the series. 6y
Tonton @erzascarletbookgasm I think there are 3 more volumes! 6y
Tonton Yikes、the boy is not an engineer、 he is a Historian. 😮My mistake, there are engineers too 6y
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DebbieVincent
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Part 1 of 3: 1000 years in the future where towns move on wheels, called "traction towns", that eat other towns (people become slaves, metals used for fuel to keep the predator town moving), all set during post a apocalyptic world where "the ancients" have destroyed the planet.
Tom Natsworthy, Hester Shaw & Kate Valentine (all 15-16 yrs old) save the world from the recreation of a bomb using relics. It's a teen book.
#mortalengines #philipreeve

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gilroyc
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My latest audio. About half way through already and considering bailing.

#audiobook #bookofmovie #mortalengines

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MrsGagnonreads2024
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About to watch the movie to see how it compares to the books.

Literary_Siren What service are you watching it on?? 6y
MrsGagnonreads2024 Redbox On Demand 6y
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GirlNamedJesse
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Mehso-so

A wildly original dystopian premise, with frustrating characters. Hester, while being a badass physically-handicapped would-be assassin is repeatedly mentioned as “ugly” as if it‘s her only trait. And Tom‘s main “growth” is loving her despite her ugliness. Ugh no thanks. I can see how it would translate well to the big screen, but I‘m wondering how they made the audience care what happened to them. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Sammidnightsun
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Was good

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Sammidnightsun
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Hope it‘s good

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GirlNamedJesse
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Weirdest pregnancy symptom: reading makes me nauseous. I haven‘t read anything in two months! Have to power through this one: April‘s tween book club pick.

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NovelGirl82
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I‘ve been in Dallas for my initial visit with the headache center at Baylor, so I‘ve been out of touch for a few days, but I did receive a birthday gift from my mom while I was there! 😊

Lizpixie How did the headache centre visit go? My migraines are forcing me to find one for myself lately.🤕 6y
NovelGirl82 @Lizpixie It went really well, thanks for asking. The neurologist I saw was wonderful & really knowledgeable. She diagnosed me with 3 different types of headaches: chronic migraine (which I knew), chronic tension, and medication rebound headaches (from using too much excedrin migraine). They started me on one of the new monthly injections that was just approved, that will hopefully help decrease the frequency of my migraines. ⬇️ 6y
NovelGirl82 My homework is to attempt to decrease the frequency of use of excedrin migraine. She was able to write my script for my rescue med where my insurance will cover is better, so that should help. And I should attempt to do something about the tension (massages, maybe?). I‘ll return every 3 months for now. If this doesn‘t work, we‘ll try a different approach. @Lizpixie 6y
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lesliemarie
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I'm reading the tagged book and it's ok. But here is a picture of my sweet dog Dexter. It is his birthday today! He's 3.
#dogsoflitsy

Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures Happy Birthday sweet Dexter!! 6y
Prairiegirl_reading 🎂❤️🐶 6y
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ErikasMindfulShelf So cute! Happy Birthday!! 6y
Tamra 😘 6y
Sleepswithbooks So adorable 🥰 6y
SharonAlger Happy Birthday to a very good boy! 6y
mabell Happy Birthday Dexter! ❤️🐶🎉 6y
xicanti Happy birthday, Dexter! 6y
Melissa_J Happy Birthday Dexter! Keep on being a good boy 🐶🥰 6y
Nute He is so cute. Happy Birthday, Dexter!🐶❤️ 6y
wordzie So super cute ❤ 6y
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papertimemachines
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Been pretty busy this week, so I am only about halfway through. But pretty much this entire story all I can think is "Oh no, Tom Tom, baby what is you doing!"

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Dangermouse
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Such a far out and amazing story, I really felt and related to the characters... For a story I started reading as a child and finally finished reading as an adult I truly loved this book!!

Moodyreader This cover is terrifying 6y
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Traci1
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Entertaining story. I'm not sure if I'll seek out the rest of the series, but this one was an enjoyable read. I'll be interested to see how the film compares.

DuckOfDoom I liked the first one, but I read the second in the last few days and it was an absolute no-go for me 😣 there were so many things wrong with it, I am still mad!! 6y
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Traci1
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Going to try to finish this one today so I can get back to Abaddon's Gate. I'm enjoying both of them, but this one has to go back to Libby tomorrow.

tpixie Good Luck! 🍀 6y
Gina I feel your pain. I had like 50 pages left in my book and 'poof' it was gone. 6y
litenthusiast Best of luck reading. Also, I love your HP cup! 6y
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Traci1 @tpixie thanks. 😊 6y
Traci1 @Gina I've had that happen to. It especially stinks when there's a huge holds list you've already waited on forever. 6y
Traci1 @litenthusiast it's my favorite cup. And it holds so much coffee I can't ever finish it all. 😁 6y
CBee I love that cup! @Stacy_31 you need this cup! 6y
Stacy_31 @CBee I do!! 😍😍 6y
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Dangermouse
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Living so close to Hull, I can confirm the similarity Reeve's is making 😂😂😂 #mortalengines #Yorkshire #England

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Welcome to Litsy 📖💙 6y
Leftcoastzen Welcome to Litsy! 6y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 🌷 6y
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Loving Mortal engines!!

wanderinglynn Welcome to Litsy! 👋🏻 @LitsyWelcomeWagon 6y
Dangermouse Thank you :) 6y
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KatWDV
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Can‘t wait to read this! #bookno2

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