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AlexMcWilliams

AlexMcWilliams

Joined July 2017

Father. Husband. Writer. Bibliophile.
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Cloud Cuckoo Land | Anthony Doerr
Mehso-so

Wasn‘t as good as previous works like All the Light We Cannot See, but still a very good book.

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The Force | Don Winslow
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Pickpick

Couldn‘t put it down. Read the whole thing in one sitting.

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Pickpick

Great book all around. Relevant plot to todays day and age as well.

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Supermarket | Bobby Hall
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Panpan

Not a good book. Predicted the ending about 35% way through. Poorly written, albeit a first novel for someone who‘s traditional medium is music. I wouldn‘t waste the time as the juice wasn‘t worth the squeeze.

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Panpan

A sequel that didn‘t require a sequel. Nowhere near as good as the first book but I knew to expect that going in. I‘d avoid it if you enjoyed the first book and don‘t want to tarnish the opinion you have on it.

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Can‘t wait to check this book out this week! I have very low expectations because sequels that don‘t usually warrant sequels are not always the best. Hope I‘m wrong for the most part.

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Haven‘t posted in a very long time! Going to be starting this one later today. Does anyone have any opinions on The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt?

SamAnne I‘ve not read. I have heard from more than one friend that it really needed a better editor and could have been 200 pages shorter. 4y
AlexMcWilliams @SamAnne appreciate the reply! I‘ll take a look and hope I can get through it. I‘ve seen plenty of mixed reviews so I‘m interested to see for myself. 4y
SamAnne @AlexMcWilliams I might jump in too! But I have some other chunksters that are ahead of this one. I love long books that grab me, but I will also get a bit irritated by authors who waste my time by their love of their words. #barkskins. Especially when one reads something like Colson Whitehead‘s Nickel Boys which doesn‘t waste a word. 4y
BarbaraBB I liked it. But it‘s not mindblowing I think. 4y
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NOS4A2 | Joe Hill
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Good book. Not nearly as scary as described. Didn‘t find it‘s scary at all actually. Definitely had me turning pages to find out what happened though! Loved this quote near the end of the book. “Fantasy was always a Reality waiting to be turned on.”
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss won the vote so that‘s next!

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Need some help! Don‘t know which of these to read next and figured I could get some help from you guys! I‘ve only got about 110 pages left in NOS4A2 and will be done it shortly. Figured I could check in later tonight to see what everyone thinks and go from there!
Thanks for those who decide to reach out with the recommendations!

Cheshirecat913 I can only speak for The Name of the Wind, I haven't read Dune. I loved The Name of the Wind, great fantasy novel, I got my husband reading it now. 5y
shadowspeak17 I haven‘t read Dune either, but I enjoyed The Name of the Wind, so it has my vote. 5y
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NOS4A2 | Joe Hill
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100 pages into this book. One of the easiest reads I‘ve encountered lately. The way the chapters are laid out, there‘s really no break in the story. I think it‘s fantastic so far, but, wish I didn‘t see trailers for the show which has allowed me to only see Zachary Quinto as Charlie Manx.

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Pickpick

Still one of the best books I‘ve ever read. Remember picking this up about 2 years ago on a whim, and ended up finishing it three times over the course of a long weekend. Plot was fantastic, nostalgic, and truly grasped my attention from the opening chapter. This is a book I recommend to anyone who is into 80s pop culture, or just video games in general. This is the type of book that can then non-reassess, into readers. Way better than the movie.

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About 175 pages into this book and just realizing I should have picked up this books years ago. Fantastic so far

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Origin | Dan Brown
Mehso-so

Predicted the ending about 60% way through the book. I‘ve found his writing style to become very predictable over the years and sometimes wish it wouldn‘t take 5 years to put out a book, just to have the same types of endings and plot twists occur in every single book.

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Ready Player One | Ernest Cline
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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline was easily one of my favourite books that I read in 2016. Not only 2016 actually, ever. This was a fantastic book for anyone into gaming, pop culture, movies, music or anything 1980s. I'm over the moon that Spielberg is making this into a movie and the trailer looks amazing. I can't wait!

Ahenchcliffe Can't wait for this movie! 7y
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The Hatching: A Novel | Ezekiel Boone
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Mehso-so

Premise of the book was fantastic. I thought that it would be absolutely killer as I'm a sucker for any kind of book where an animal or insect is the threat or plot device, however, this one fell a little short. I'm not a fan of books that read like television series or end of cliff hangers like a television season ending. This was one of those types of books. It was good for what it was but that's about it!

DebinHawaii Welcome to Litsy! 🎉📚👍😀Hope you enjoy it here! 7y
AlexMcWilliams @DebinHawaii thanks so much for the welcome! I love this app in contrast to GoodReads already. Amazing premise! 7y
DebinHawaii @AlexMcWilliams I know what you mean. Goodreads is better for tracking/stacking but Litsy is the best. The people are amazing on here and there are lots of great things going on to get involved it--it becomes addicting and it will build your #TBR to epic proportions! 😆📚📚📚So jump in and have fun and ask any questions you have. 👍 7y
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