Ten little niggers, ten little indians, ten little soldiers, ten little teddy bears. The rhyme, the song, the play, the book. It is so famous and so integrated in history and pop culture that it is near impossible to not come across in some way, either herited, inspired by or mentioned. It‘s a classic. It‘s a must read!

If you‘re feeling alone in the struggle, there‘s this book, fighting alongside you.
A fantastic and important read!

It‘s inspiring to read about someone hitting rock bottom and turning things around. We like to root for the underdog. I think most people see themselves as underdogs and maybe that‘s why we root for them. It‘s David and Goliath, and we‘re all David and Goliath is this thing we call life.

Stella! Stellaaaaaaa! Sit back, relax, have a glass of vino tinto and enjoy this iconic book! Be sure to read between the lines, that‘s where the real flavor lies.

A book about wasting time, opportunity and going nowhere... I really felt it was going nowhere and that is was a waste of time. Maybe in abandoning it I also lost out on an opportunity to grasp it, but I was just too bored...

Evelyn seems very loosely based on several iconic actresses, like Elizabeth Taylor who is known to have had many husbands, the platinum blonde bombshell that screams Marilyn Monroe, the americanized latina Rita Hayworth and the secret bisexual of Greta Garbo. You can‘t help but feel that there are real secrets revealed in the pages of the book.
Enjoyed it and would recommend it!

Ishiguro has created a dark, quiet and melancholy world in England where we are made to examine the value of our lives and the time we have on this earth.
I wept, through the book and through the movie, I wept.

Music binds together five short stories in this suite of a book, set in this world of ours that sometimes feels so vast and then suddenly so small.
There are 5 parts to music: melody, harmony, key, metre and rhythm. Nocturnes comprises of 5 parts as well and each story builds up in length and comes to peak at the fourth story. Just like a song, the book plays...

Some times funny, some times just alright.
But the storytelling is sublime!

I‘m gonna be one of the people that just flat out admits that I didn‘t get it. The story feels to me as fragile, melancholy and quiet. It sets a tone that feels very frail and should be read carefully. And while I try to find meaning, I just can‘t. But I can recognize the beauty in it still, and I wish I could see the story that other people clearly have seen before me. It almost feels like a challenge since the story is so subtle, and I failed...

Amber is a social climber with a dubious past who has her gold digging heart set on the insanely wealthy Jackson Parrish. To get to Jackson she goes through his seemingly perfect  wife, Daphne Parrish.

The whole plot centers around these three characters, with a few guest characters coming and going along the way.
And while I‘m not the biggest fan of the smut/mystery/romance genre, I would recommend this one, cause this one was fun!

“For there are no villains in this story. There‘s just a ragtag band of hillbillies struggling to find their way - both for their sake and, by the grace of God, for mine. - J.D.Vance
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This one crept up on me. Just when I had it pegged for a decent rags to riches, coming of age type memoir, it went and changed into so much more for me.

The book is divided up in 5 parts which I think symbolizes the five stages of grief. It‘s one of the most layered books I‘ve read that delivers so many deep issues without being confusing or overcrowding the story.

The book is serious without being preachy, it‘s funny without making light, it‘s honest without being boring and sad without being depressing. In some way, it might even be a little hopeful. That change is on its way.

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“For the record, it hurts to be torn apart” -HRC

I didn‘t have any bias towards her before, so I went in with an open mind and I have to say that I come out of it liking her a whole lot. She is far more objective than most people would be and she takes responsibility for her shortcomings. Because we all have shortcomings, even if some refuse to admit that. And in the end, she‘s inspiring.
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I don‘t even know what this is, the book defies all classification and description!
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I don‘t know what it takes to keep track of all the elements in this book, but it requires powers and focus that I don‘t possess. If you prefer a straightforward narrative where you don‘t need a masters degree in behavioural science to understand the story, then STAY AWAY from this one.
BUT! If you‘re bored by conventional books, then give this one a try, it‘s gonna knock your socks off!

The book is very clever in how it explores all different options and is driven in directions by the press, which, lets be hones, it also does in real life.
However, for a book, there was simply too much dialogue for me. I‘m not saying that the dialogue was bad, the dialogue was excellent! There was just too much of it.
And I think that‘s the curse of being an excellent script writer, the divide between script and book.

The book has everything. It‘s heartfelt. It‘s funny. It‘s sad. It‘s honest. It‘s a cautionary tale. It teaches you something good. It teaches you something bad. It‘s scary. It‘s serious. It‘s full of jokes. It‘s both real and unreal. Just as life is a specter of all those things, so is Amy Schumers book.

I think we all need reminders of how life never is just one thing. We shouldn‘t caricature ourselves so much that we lose our layers.

I have to agree that I don‘t want to give away details, for half the joy for me was discovering it as I read it.

I will say this: It‘s effortless to read, it flows off the page and into your heart. The voice of Ted Flask comes off to me as a very sweet and caring introvert. It makes me feel like I‘m a friend of his, sitting on the sidelines, observing with love, carefully let in.

Americanophile as I am, I am highly partial to everything this book embodies.
What was brought into the country, the hopes that once was the now forgotten places. The new versus the old America.
Remember that Gaiman is an englishman, so he is observing america how I could only hope to do and not with the blind eyes of a native. Pair the authors journey with the journey of the main character “Shadow” and I cannot do anything but surrender to it.