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Jwagstaffe

Jwagstaffe

Joined May 2018

A good story is a good story (especially if it‘s post-apocalyptic)
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Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
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The Wilding: A Novel | Benjamin Percy
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I think I was hoping for more of a man vs nature vs man... but definitely man vs man in a very dark way. Very good still.

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Spaceman of Bohemia | Jaroslav Kalfar
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One of my new favourite books. Basically “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” — in space.

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The Girls: A Novel | Emma Cline
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I have been listening to a fabulous podcast ‘You Must Remember This‘ about the drama of the golden age of Hollywood. The Manson murders come up a lot so I was intrigued to read a different take on it. And it certainly was intriguing. Lots of detailed descriptions set the mood of the time. The main character is fascinating and while I think there are parts of her we can all relate to, she was not a sympathetic character which can be frustrating.

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Bitter Orange | Claire Fuller
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This one will sit with me for a long time.. atmospheric, slow burn best read on hot summer days. Artfully written.

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Commonwealth | Ann Patchett
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So great at making other people‘s lives interesting... and sympathetic. Novels that span generations usually not my thing but I very much enjoyed this.

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Impossible Fortress | Jason Rekulak
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An enjoyable quick read with a good amount of coding lingo and character development.. kind of a ‘stranger things‘ meets ‘ready player one‘

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Ready Player One | Ernest Cline
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Late to the bandwagon but how could I not fall in love with this as a child of the 80s and a lover of science fiction ???

Ingerella I loved this one for the same reason! 6y
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Artemis | Andy Weir
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The Martian was going to be hard to follow-up but honestly I think he did it again. Loved the science almost as much as the feisty Jazz.

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All Our Wrong Todays | Elan Mastai
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So entertaining!! But also smart and thoughtful. Can‘t wait for this to be a movie. One of my fav reads this year.

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The Silver Star: A Novel | Jeannette Walls
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A nice departure from my post-apocalyptic run of reads... she really does tell great stories through the eyes of 12 year olds. A 1970s To Kill A Mockingbird?

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