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"excellent writing"
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} | How is the write? | This was a really tough book to get through. I only did because I thought the writing was outstanding. Tolz is a literary virtuoso. There are great positives in this book, from the overall originality of the novel; to the very moving and powerful climax; to an extraordinarily original and intricate plot; through Tolz's... |
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38
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"It's just a shame that what the book had to offer was no surprise to me"
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} | What impact did the book have? | I enjoyed Money Secrets of the Amish. It's just a shame that what the book had to offer was no surprise to me. Being from Lancaster County, PA, I must admit that a lot of what the book had to offer was already common knowledge for me.These things include:Using couponsShopping at consignment shopsPurchasing meats and pr... |
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0
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"The book got me hooked almost immediately Characters and dialogue are good but I liked the movie better"
]
} | Is the plot line good enough? | The book got me hooked almost immediately and then I got to the end and realized that there is another book after this one.I was unaware of this dilemma but its so good I did not care. Characters and dialogue are good but I liked the movie better.I disliked the name because there is one part about the city of bones an... |
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"answer_start": [
97
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"text": [
"premise is interesting"
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} | Which is the good premise principal? | This is a return to form for Brown. It has the same mechanical plot development as usual but the premise is interesting, being based on the work of Dante. With settings in Venice and Florence, references to "Moonraker" (where Bond throws the bad guy through a Venetian clock) and a famous painting of Dante thrown in, an... |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"The escapee turns out to be Sirius Black the"
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} | How is the book? | As Harry Potter's third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry begins the nation is shaken by the news that a murderer has escaped from the infamously horrible wizard prison of Azkaban. The escapee turns out to be Sirius Black. Many in the wizard world believe that Sirius Black's next target is Harry.There ... |
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0
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"inspired to truly dive into this author 's rich body of work"
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} | What is the concept of the book? | I'm new to Neil Gaiman, having only read "Good Omens" before, about four years ago. With "American Gods" I might become inspired to truly dive into this author's rich body of work. This book has a very creative treatise. Old pagan gods still live on as destitute characters in the real world, as long as a few isolated p... |
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0
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"He possesses all the good qualities that a human being may have , i.e. loyalty , courage , diligence , decency , integrity , faithfulness"
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} | How did you think about the sibling relationship? | Without a doubt, this is one the best books I have ever read. Although the author is a medical doctor, he possesses a special talent in writing. The story was very absorbing, engrossing, and riveting. I started the book one day around noon and I could not put it aside. I felt a strong urge to finish it as soon as possi... |
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"answer_start": [
208
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"text": [
"that one can stand"
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} | Do you consider the author a person skilled? | The writer is very good at her trade, but the problem for me was that this reads somewhat like a country music song with all the "he cheated on me, my dog died and they repossessed my pick-up truck" that one can stand. More like a soap opera drama than a real story. I suppose it may fall into a category some... |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"It really home the devastation of World War II on both a large and a personal level"
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} | How do you describe the book? | First of all, The Book Thief is not a light read. It took me a couple chapters to settle into the writing style. The writing packs a punch and you really have to read the sentences fully to understand the beauty of them. But this is a book that deserves your time and attention. I have honestly never read anything l... |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"This was a wonderful YA read"
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} | How is the book flow? | This was a wonderful YA read.After a huge fight with her best friend, Camryn Bennett decides to get on a bus and just travel, instead of settling for the tedium of ordinary everyday life. She has no particular destination, she just wants to leave her old life, and the painful memories, behind.Andrew Parrish is the hot ... |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"text": [
"The novel also ends with a philisophical bang which did blow me away"
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} | What is the most exciting part of the story? | Yann Martel's Life of Pi is a wondrous novel, a marvelous novel--there is much to wonder and marvel at. The story is simple, yet complex at the same time and can be read on many levels. On the surface, this is the story of a young man who grows up in India and at sixteen, en route to Canada with his family, finds him... |
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"answer_start": [
170
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"text": [
"I LOVED this book"
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} | How is the book? | I had so many people give me their opinions about this trilogy, and many of them didn't like the third book, so my expectations were quite low. I must say, though, that I LOVED this book. As an editor, I was a bit surprised at some of the things Collins got away with; as a romantic, I would have liked to have seen he... |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"In hindsight , the progression of the three book storyline is obvious"
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} | Why were the people angry at the release of the novel by Martin? | The third and final book in Suzanne Collins'sThe Hunger Gamestrilogy completes Katniss's story by taking her experiences to the next logical (and inevitable) step. In hindsight, the progression of the three-book storyline is obvious: Katniss goes from a tribute in a gladiatorial death-match, to getting caught up in the... |
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"answer_start": [
98
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"text": [
"So you can only imagine what high expectations"
]
} | What is the central idea of the book? | The Hunger Games was phenomenal. Catching Fire did the impossible; it surpassed it's predecessor. So you can only imagine what high expectations I had of Mockingjay prior to reading it. I was deluded into thinking it would be as fantastic as the others. I was extremely disappointed and frankly, quite upset, that this w... |
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"answer_start": [
168
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"text": [
"VERY interesting and exceedingly creative"
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} | Does this book free your imagination? | After seeing the first two movies, I could not wait for the 3rd one, so I read the book. I generally enjoyed this book. It is moderately well written, but the story is VERY interesting and exceedingly creative, although not necessarily "good." Being of the genre of life after the apocalypse, it is a stressful s... |
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"answer_start": [
406
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"text": [
"amplified the pain up by a thousand"
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} | Do you feel a lot of chest pain? | Breaking Nova is book one in the Nova series and is a New Adult Contemporary Drama written by Jessica Sorensen.4 Anguished, Broken Stars!The Review:This read was so heartbreakingly tragic, it weighed on me several days after reading it. I love Jessica Sorensen's writing. She has a way with words, allowing the reader to... |
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"answer_start": [
502
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"text": [
"the critics"
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} | Why is write was readable? | Unlike most of the "history" we were force-fed in school, "Guns, Germs and Steel" is at once thought-provoking, well-written, fascinating, and highly entertaining. Jared Diamond richly deserves all the accolades (and money), which he has earned! Hey, anyone who can make history interesting to millions of Americans ra... |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"text": [
"The idea and the plot moving the story is pretty fascinating"
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} | What is pace? | The idea and the plot moving the story is pretty fascinating. However, the tedious description kills the story and slows down the plot. The characters are poorly developed except for Julie shown as the only creative and vigorous person. To finish the book, I had to skip a bunch of pages to be able to follow and enjoy... |
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"answer_start": [
50
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"text": [
"The Remaining series was great and very entertaining"
]
} | How is the series? | I have read many of Molles novels and enjoy them. The Remaining series was great and very entertaining. I hope for additional books to follow. |
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"answer_start": [
230
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"text": [
"The writing is excellent"
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} | What is your feeling about this book ? | In this book, Collins tells the story of Katniss, a young girl competing in "The Hunger Games," a cruel, government-orchestrated fight to the death. The plot is as compelling as it is unsettling.This is a book you can't put down. The writing is excellent and the pacing flawless. The characters in general are nicely wro... |
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"answer_start": [
473
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"text": [
"Mississippi"
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} | Who was one of the most threatening villains? | As a long time Grisham fan, I had eagerly awaited this book and I was not disappointed. Each time I think that he has done his best, he outdoes himself on the next one. This time, I am sure this is his best. The suspense had me holding my breath from early in the novel and at no tim did I anticipate the resolution. ... |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"text": [
"Synopsis : Drew is your typical top - of - the - food - chain playboy with a no nonsense"
]
} | How is the story? | Synopsis:Drew is your typical top-of-the-food-chain playboy with a no nonsense, tell it like it is attitude. He is the best at everything and is used to getting everything he wants. Women are nothing more than a release to him and love doesn't even factor into his thoughts. Until he sees her. She is the most beautiful ... |
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"answer_start": [
324
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"text": [
"This is a wonderfully written book"
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} | What are the parts like? | While I would not recommend this book to a young reader due to a couple pretty explicate scenes I would recommend it to any adult who just loves a good book. Once I started reading it I could not put it down. I hesitated reading it because I didn't think that the subject matter would be interesting, but I was so wron... |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"text": [
"Sequels to stand out debuts often struggle advance the series plot"
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} | What kind of storyline does the book contain? | Sequels to stand out debuts often struggle to advance the series plot and recapture the magic of the first book. INSURGENT isn't one of those sequels. It's as powerful or even more powerful than it's predecessor. And considering how phenomenal DIVERGENT was, that's no small compliment.One of the most inventive and acti... |
{
"answer_start": [
5
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"text": [
"this story is simply fantastic"
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} | How pleasant is the storyline? | Wow, this story is simply fantastic from the beginning. You will cry, laugh and simply fall in love with the characters and the poetry in this wonder YA book. Great job Colleen Hoover and I guess I need to listen to The Avett Brothers. I'll start book two Point of Retreat tonight. |
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"answer_start": [
1191
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"text": [
"Everything about the story was interesting and educational"
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} | How is story? | Unbroken is a book to be read, and reread and discussed over and over again.Hillenbrand's extremely well researched and massively detailed book tells the story of Louie Zamperini. A man with an interesting personality to begin with, Louie survived ordeals that would have finished most people off. When it looks like ta... |
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"answer_start": [
13
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"text": [
"The research necessary to write this book is impressive"
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} | How is the research? | Great book! The research necessary to write this book is impressive and it brought this period in history alive. I was always an American History buff and disliked Ancient History so it took me a little longer to read this than it did to read Killing Lincoln or Kennedy. All 3 should be required school reading IMO. |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"text": [
"Well done ."
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} | How good it's the write? | Well done. This is like a cross between Orwell's 1984, Plato's Allegory of the Cave meets a post apocolyptic world. That might not have made sense, but this is a good read. I found the pace to be a bit slow, but exciting at the same time. There were no dull moments in this story.I rented this book through the Amazon Ki... |
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1509
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"text": [
"witty humor comes out on every page"
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} | How was the write? | Words cannot explain my crazy love for Anna and the French Kiss. The story is simple: girl gets shipped off to boarding school in France, makes new friend, meets a hot guy, and falls in lust with him. But there is so much more to it. The characters become real in the course of the 372 pages, as does the incredible Pari... |
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2323
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"text": [
"beautiful story"
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} | How interesting is the back story ? | 3.5 StarsIn the sequel to Delirium, Lena is stronger than ever before, and ready to start loving again.Lena has spent several months in the Wilds. Months learning how to grow stronger and how to survive. And now she is ready to walk among the "Zombies" once again. On a special mission, Lena has to keep tabs on a pro-Cu... |
{
"answer_start": [
195
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"text": [
"good"
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} | How is it dialogue? | I've ready many YA or Young Adult novels, and they always leave me less than satisfied.The characters in those other books seem immature and the story way too dramatic. This book is unbelievably good. The dialogue between the characters is very real and the story was well written and fully developed.The subject matter ... |
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"answer_start": [
133
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"text": [
"It was intense & these sex scenes were very steamy"
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} | How is the sex scene? | I loved this book so much! From the very first page to the very end. It kept me flipping pages like if I was in a race or something. It was intense & these sex scenes were very steamy; there was a point in where I thought "I could probably get pregnant from just reading this lol" I recommend this book to everyo... |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"The WritingThis is one of the book 's strongest points"
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} | What do you think of this way of write? | I was so close to giving this book a higher rating. I would rate the first half of the book as 4/5 and the second half as 2/5.1) The WritingThis is one of the book's strongest points. The author's prose is lovely in its creativity of expressing emotions and describing scenery. Luckily, this is well done throughout the ... |
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378
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"text": [
"great stories"
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} | How did you like the story line? | I would love to read more from this author, if only she would use a more traditional means of writing and pay attention to editing and correct word usage. I really had to struggle through this book and almost deleted it more than once. If the story line had not been good, I would not have finished. I hope to see a b... |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"text": [
"the novel won numerous literary awards and became a long standing international best seller"
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} | How is the book? | The Book Thief (New York: Albert A. Knopf, 2007), a novel by Australian writer Markus Zusak, accomplished a rare feat for Holocaust literature: the novel won numerous literary awards and became a long-standing international best seller, including being on the New York Times best seller list for a record of 230 weeks. W... |
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"answer_start": [
5
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"text": [
"this book tore a hole through my heart"
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} | How was the book? | Jeez this book tore a hole through my heart. I loved it so much but this is not a happy perfect love story. There is a ton of baggage going on during this book. I loved Sky and how she was at the beginning with her friends, Six and Brekin. Some of the funniest lines were between them. Then Dean Holder enters the pictur... |
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"text": [
"turbulent recent history of Afghanistan"
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} | What kind of adventure do they have? | The story of "The Kite Runner" opens in the Kabul of the 1970s. The main character, and the narrator, is Amir, the teenage son of Baba, a prosperous businessman. The film's title derives from the fact that Amir likes kite fighting, a popular sport in Afghanistan, and the central incident in the novel occurs during a ki... |
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"answer_start": [
51
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"text": [
"forcing"
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} | How is the story? | "The things that knock you down in life are tests, forcing you to make a choice between giving in and remaining on the ground or wiping the dirt off and standing up even taller than you did before you were knocked down. "RECAPSky Linden Davis, has always lived a sheltered life with her mother. With not being allowed to... |
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658
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"text": [
"This book does contain a useful premise in how employees have to deal with change and competition in the workplace"
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} | How is the message to the reader? | I spent seven years in the corporate/workforce training field, and never reached lower points than my run-ins with this unfortunately popular piece of tripe. My job was to train employees in the use of extremely complex software systems � training that required deep analytical thinking by the employees. I was ne... |
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526
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"text": [
"the best friend Jacquelin could have"
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} | How is the friend? | This book touches various topics. Some of them are ordinary problems like trying to get over the break-up, some of them are quite serious like rape. Moreover, this book has its sweet and funny moments too. In a simplified way, this book is a whole package and I would recommend to read it to everyone. You definitely won... |
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84
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"text": [
"books"
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} | Is this book based on rumor of real story? | The first thing to say is that not everyone will find OOTP better than the previous books. The tone is darker, Harry is very upset and feels different than the other books and character development is much stronger while plot twists and turns are down-played.But for me this is just an incredible book! The first two cha... |
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"text": [
"the book is fun to read"
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} | How is the book? | Continuing the story of Lisbeth Salander which he began in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Swedish author Stieg Larsson creates a fascinating character study of a young woman with a terrible past, a young woman who also suffers from Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. Salander, having worked with Mikael Blomqvist ... |
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"answer_start": [
267
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"text": [
"the books get better every time"
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} | What opinion do you give us about this istory line? | It took me a while to get into this book...about halfway through exactly. I thought it started off slow, but I do realize that introducing all of the characters takes time. Once I got into it, the story was great. I would recommend going forward with the series...the books get better every time. |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"text": [
"My ratings stay below 5 unless it 's among the best books"
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} | How good is that book? | This book was a big surprise. My ratings stay below 5 unless it's among the best books I know. The story is captivating. I loved it. The writing is outstanding. Even though it's fantasy sci-fi, it's logical, makes sense and has great insights and lessons. I was able to anticipate several things, which is a good thing -... |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"After a long stretch of semi - interesting to really bad books ,"
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} | Are evil people on story line of this book? | After a long stretch of semi-interesting to really bad books, I opened up this book and just loved it. I don't want to write a long review, because the book has to be experienced, be loved, and be enjoyed on its own terms, because this is what it deserves. The Help by Kathryn Stockett is about the black maids in sout... |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"This book is so much and i love it"
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} | What is your feeling about this book ? | This book is so much and i love it!! The book punched me right in the feels! I am 10 years old and love this book!! |
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"answer_start": [
133
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"text": [
"The plot is mostly solidly believable"
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} | How is story? | It's hard to write a review of this novel without spoiling it. Let's see, it's Sly, Devilish, Nerve-Wracking, Original, Imaginative.The plot is mostly solidly believable, so much so it should come with a WARNING:THIS BOOK MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO YOUR MARRIAGE, particularly if you suffer from Bellicosity, Duplicity, Perf... |
{
"answer_start": [
170
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"text": [
"part 2"
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} | How many chapters are missing from this story? | This was a great book, until the end. Some parts were dark. Twisted. But after reading all those pages, some of which were redundant, it just stops. Like there should be part 2 which I would not read. Readers deserve closure. BIG waste of my time and money |
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0
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"text": [
"I loved Hopeless"
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} | What about the story? | I loved Hopeless, but in a completely different way than I loved Slammed and Point of Retreat (the two books that made me fall in love with Colleen Hoover's writing). Hopeless takes us down a tougher, grittier road than Slammed did, with far more mature themes that honestly made me quite uncomfortable at times (or mayb... |
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"text": [
"The unique story and supernatural suspense"
]
} | How is the storyline? | I had seen a few advance reviews for "Beautiful Creatures" by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl, all of which raved about the novel, so I went into it with pretty high expectations. On top of that, it's one of the few books ever to be selected as a "Heather's Pick" at Chapters/Indigo (Canadian Barnes & Noble basically). Thi... |
{
"answer_start": [
227
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"text": [
"the book was worth it"
]
} | How is book? | I try to read fiction interspersed with all the non-fiction reading to give myself a break from harder reading and so I decided to give `Hunger Games' a go after seeing that the movie was going to come out and asking my mom if the book was worth it. She said to read the series. I read the book in two days. I found t... |
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"answer_start": [
138
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"text": [
"great humor and create comical situations"
]
} | Is this book funny? | Jenny Lawson has some hilarious stuff in her book, LET'S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED. There's no question that she can come up with some great humor and create comical situations. And then the rest of the book rears its ugly head.For one thing, Lawson must find some way to moderate her excessive use of the F word. T... |
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"answer_start": [
63
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"text": [
"fast paced and action packed"
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} | Does its contains a lot of action? | Like all Dan Brown's Robert Langdon books, the action is super-fast paced and action packed. His works remind me a lot of Alistair McLean or Desmond Bagley books in their formula.As mentioned, I thoroughly enjoyed this book right up until about the point, where I couldn't put it down for fear of losing the thread of ... |
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"answer_start": [
42
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"text": [
"ending is too fantastic and forced"
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} | How was that end? | The style as usual is very lucid. But the ending is too fantastic and forced. Everything seemed to have fitted in place for Harry Potter. |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"text": [
"good Unbroken Laura"
]
} | Does this story have depressing stuff in it? | For good reason, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand landed on many Best of the Year lists in 2010, including on Mark's. I'm not sure I would have picked this up otherwise; I like World War II books as much as the next guy (if the next guy in question also likes World War II books), but this is focused on one man. And it's 5... |
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"answer_start": [
109
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"text": [
"great new concept"
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} | What is the concept of the book? | I started reading this book at the recommendation of a co-worker - and I just couldn't stop. This book has a great new concept to it and is a very intriguing page turner. |
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568
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"text": [
"this book reminded me of how wonderful heaven will be"
]
} | How is the insight? | I'll be honest. I was doubtful of this book. I honestly didn't know what to think when it first came up on the Booksneeze list of available books. I let it pass the first time. However, after my mentor read it, I decided I wanted to read it. Thankfully, it popped back up on the list and I was able to check it out ... |
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"answer_start": [
366
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"text": [
"Every single emotion that Brooke was going through"
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} | What is the most exciting part of the story? | To say REAL by Katy Evans is one of my favorite books ever would be an understatement. After reading so many books, and changing book boyfriend a couple of times a week (Don’t judge, eh! LOL!!), I officially declare that I have found my book husband! Yes! Remington Riptide Tate is the total package. OMG!!! My hea... |
{
"answer_start": [
298
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"text": [
"This book is very heartbreaking and painful to read"
]
} | Do you have a gift for me? | There are no words that can completely describe the intensity of this book. It is for a more mature audience, because it does deal with a very dark subject matter. At times, I found it very hard to read some scenes because I just could not imagine a father doing that to his own sister and child. This book is very hear... |
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"answer_start": [
214
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"text": [
"Big Girls"
]
} | Where else can I get an emotion like this? | This book is so touching. BEWARE, 26% into it you better have tissue. I cried, felt the hurt and the pain coming from all characters. OMG! Jasinda Wilder, you knocked it out of the park on this one. I LOVED your Big Girls Do It Better series, but this¡K¡K¡Kwow, wow, wow, is all I can say.Nell Hawtho... |
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"answer_start": [
577
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"text": [
"Not sure"
]
} | Where its began to be hot the story? | I was really looking forward to reading this book after all the phenomenal reviews I read for it. Unfortunately, it didn't meet that for me. The story became repetitive. Brooke's feelings about every situation were described, in detail, and sometimes to the point of boredom.The story was good, and somewhat different... |
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"answer_start": [
102
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"text": [
"I liked it the most because the story line was unique and like nothing I had ever read"
]
} | How was the story line? | It was fast paced and kept me very interested in finding out what would happen to Peeta and Katniss. I liked it the most because the story line was unique and like nothing I had ever read. |
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6
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"text": [
"excited to get Gone Girl because it has"
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} | How was the storyline? | I was excited to get Gone Girl because it has been pretty highly ranked lately. When I first started the book, I wasn't convinced it was something I would love; I didn't find the writing to be very engaging, believable, or well-done. As you keep reading the book, though, you could get the impression that this approach ... |
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0
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"There 's a reason publishers put those stickers on books that make comparisons to FSoG. Whatever the reason ........ it sure as hell helped my choose Release Me!This captured my attention right out of the gate"
]
} | Why do they hide a secret? | I FINALLY FOUND IT!!!!This is the book I have been searching for!!!!!! I wanted something that gave me the same feeling I had when I read FSoG or Crossfire Series......not the same story but the same feeling. If I wanted the same story, I would have just reread FSoG or Crossfire Series. I've been craving something h... |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"text": [
"His position is , unambiguously"
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} | Does this one bugs registered like a valid point? | For reasons of space, I shall pass over the routine recital, now given in hundreds of the reviews, of most of the points in Dawkins' book The God Delusion, and concentrate my review on one point only, which he deals with on pages 339,340. His position is, unambiguously, that there cannot be any such thing as `human' e... |
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"answer_start": [
0
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"text": [
"The first third of the book was quite good , and after that it lost some steam and/or I just lost interest"
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} | Is this book probably too complicated? | Having enjoyed Donna Tartt's previous 2 books so much, I was eager to read her third novel. However, I found that I got a bit bogged down in this one. The first third of the book was quite good, and after that it lost some steam and/or I just lost interest. What I would say to prospective readers is that if you have n... |
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"answer_start": [
213
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"text": [
"After losing her"
]
} | How good are the details? | This is not one of those times where the hype ruined it for me because I picked it up before Oprah selected it for her book club and I went into it with a completely open mind. BUT...it was a complete fail for me.After losing her mother to cancer and divorcing what seemed like the most supportive husband ever, Strayed ... |
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"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"I found the booking disappointment"
]
} | Is it a good book? | I found the booking disappointment, maybe because there is so much hype about it and my expectations were too high.Fist of all 21 years old virgin? hard to believeand from her first time having sex she is having mind blowing orgasimsI found the book filled in with fluff, like pages and pages of e mails between them tha... |
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"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"The historical aspect to this story , the connection to Death himself , and the magical aspects make an already good story great"
]
} | How was this story? | Ink and Page's Quick & Dirty ReviewRating: 4Best Thang `Bout It: The writing is seamless and beautiful and the storytelling is amazing. The development of the characters is thoughtful and has plenty of depth. The historical aspect to this story, the connection to Death himself, and the magical aspects make an already g... |
{
"answer_start": [
597
],
"text": [
"SUCH A STORY"
]
} | What is your favorite story? | I've to admit I didn't really read all reviews on Amazon or Goodreads; and I'm so happy about it! I was looking for a similar book to 'Beautiful disaster' & 'Easy' on the Goodreads homepage and stumpled over flat-out love. Reviews were great so I gave it a chance.I've to say the beginning was a lil slow and I got a bit... |
{
"answer_start": [
95
],
"text": [
"good writer and story line from a bad one"
]
} | How is the story line? | I was looking for a new good fantasy book to read. I've read hundreds of books and can tell a good writer and story line from a bad one.This book and new author Susan Ee is an excellent book and is now one of my favorite books and authors.In Angelfall the story is unique and puts you in a post apocalpytic setting with... |
{
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"but it 's gotten better with each book ."
]
} | What is novel? | Rowling did about as well as anyone could have hoped in this book. Her writing is still a bit rough (as many have noted before me), but it's gotten better with each book. Her strengths have always been her plotting, detail, inventiveness, and ability to convey philosophical insights in a non-preachy way, and those co... |
{
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"it 's beautiful writing style"
]
} | How is the quality of style? | *reviewed my MM's (Katie) -Warning: while reading this book you may experience severe reactions to amor deliria nervosa, also known as falling in love, something that's "cured" aka banned in Delirium's society. Side effects may include sleepless nights while reading Delirium, the inability to concentrate on anything el... |
{
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"Dan Brown just seems to write the same book over"
]
} | What is your opinion of the scene? | Dan Brown just seems to write the same book over-and-over. This book is so similar to "The Da Vinci Code" that it's just deja vu reading it. |
{
"answer_start": [
30
],
"text": [
"have read every book in this series and the last couple have left me a"
]
} | How is it the book this one? | I really enjoyed this one. I have read every book in this series and the last couple have left me a little wanting but this one was really good. I loved the story line about Kevin. I liked that she explained Stephanie's dilemma about deciding between Joe and Ranger....which of course is still up in the air. As alwa... |
{
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"psychological suspense family saga / mystery"
]
} | How is the book? | This was one of the best thriller/psychological suspense/family saga/mystery I have ever read. Ms Flynn has a terrific ability for description and development of very interesting characters. She puts you right there in the middle of the story. I couldn't put it down. It has twists and turns and a double ending. As m... |
{
"answer_start": [
115
],
"text": [
"I got a bit bogged down in this one"
]
} | Is this book probably too complicated? | Having enjoyed Donna Tartt's previous 2 books so much, I was eager to read her third novel. However, I found that I got a bit bogged down in this one. The first third of the book was quite good, and after that it lost some steam and/or I just lost interest. What I would say to prospective readers is that if you have n... |
{
"answer_start": [
135
],
"text": [
"The book was a real reflection on the goodness in some people and the evil in others"
]
} | How was the book? | A wonderful but heart-wrenching story about orphans and the people who took them in. Thank goodness that things are different today. The book was a real reflection on the goodness in some people and the evil in others. |
{
"answer_start": [
40
],
"text": [
"The world building was unique and exciting"
]
} | How is the world building? | Wow! I have a new author to fangirl on. The world building was unique and exciting. The characters were smart & practical, a jackpot to hit when reading YA. Nobody was stoopit! Aria (who coincidentally is a talented opera singer - yeah, that was hard to swallow) turned out to be strong & in possession of self control. ... |
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"answer_start": [
988
],
"text": [
"this story gets 4 stars "
]
} | Is the book good about love? | This review is going to be hard, I loved Cam and his baking, turtle owning self. I did not love Avery, I didn't hate her or even dislike her but her actions just made it hard to love this book completely. She was a child, I get that something terrible happened to her at a young age and that probably messed her up. Howe... |
{
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"love Charlaine Harris 's writing"
]
} | How is the write? | OK I LOVE ALL THINGS SOOKIE!!!!!!!!! Yes I know that some people were not happy about the ending of this epic series but I did. I love Charlaine Harris's writing. Her stories are witty, charming, and full of suspense and I love every minute of it.Sookie is one of my all time favorite characters. I love the fact that sh... |
{
"answer_start": [
1711
],
"text": [
"important"
]
} | How is the appreciation? | In "Lone Survivor" author Marcus Luttrell (with Patrick Robinson) relates in 390 pages the heroic stand at "Murphy's Ridge", near the hamlet of Sabray, Afghanistan in 2005. Out-gunned at approximately 30-1, Luttrell's SEAL team, commanded by Michael Murphy, battled Taliban and al Qaeda terrorist fighters to a standstil... |
{
"answer_start": [
964
],
"text": [
"T.R. Graves"
]
} | Who is author ? | Ella and Micha... could two young people be more messed up yet compliment each other more perfectly? I think not.Jessica Sorensen has a rare talent when it comes to building sexual tension between characters, and The Secret of Ella and Micha (The Secret #1) perfectly exemplifies her ability. She hooks you at the beginn... |
{
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"This story is just perfect"
]
} | Who is the story about? | This story is just perfect. I am so glad I was sick so I got to lay around and just read this! I think I might just reread right now. Next wait for the next! |
{
"answer_start": [
38
],
"text": [
"the ending is too fantastic and forced"
]
} | How was that end? | The style as usual is very lucid. But the ending is too fantastic and forced. Everything seemed to have fitted in place for Harry Potter. |
{
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"This book was very funny"
]
} | Does this book make laugh? | This book was very funny, but I have to say that I don't think it is meant to be read all at once. I read it for my book group and waited until a few days before the meeting to read it. I usually do this because if I read it too soon, I will have read several other books by the time we meet to talk about the book. Beca... |
{
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"The writing is interesting and detailed Gripping and painful"
]
} | How is Robinson's prose? | I enjoyed this book very much. The writing is interesting and detailed. Gripping and painful. Amazing author. I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to understand war. |
{
"answer_start": [
986
],
"text": [
"the way Holden seeks an answer is what this book is really about"
]
} | What is your feeling about this book ? | If you're looking for a neat, tidy book where the hero beats the bad guy and gets the girl in the end--look somewhere else. Life isn't like that, and you know it. Holden Caulfield knows the world is full of phonies, and even if he lies a little himself, that's part of life too.On the surface, this is a story about noth... |
{
"answer_start": [
96
],
"text": [
"world is thin"
]
} | How about word? | On one hand, Neil Gaiman has trod this road before: that the line between our world and another world is thin, and sometimes we accidentally break through or see something we weren't supposed to. On the other, this is so lyrical and poetic and absorbing that I didn't care. It was such an aching book, so bittersweet, ... |
{
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"There are very few novels where the movie is better and this is one of them"
]
} | What objective opinion does the reader give to this story? | There are very few novels where the movie is better and this is one of them. Although the author creates one of the most interesting characters ever in Lisbeth, he bogs down the story with multiple plot lines. The main plot , which the movie focuses on is well paced and interesting but the secondary plot of the journal... |
{
"answer_start": [
47
],
"text": [
"I really enjoyed them"
]
} | What is the excitement level in the ending? | I read all 5 books (yes I read it already) and I really enjoyed them. At first I read the books because everyone in my class read the books (that was before the 4th book came out) so I felt kind of pressured to read them, so I read the first book and I really enjoyed it! then the second, after that I read the 3th book ... |
{
"answer_start": [
180
],
"text": [
"Contemporary Young Adult Romances"
]
} | How is the relationship? | I didn't think it was possible, but Stephanie Perkins managed to make me love Lola and the Boy Next Door even more than Anna and the French Kiss. Another home run for the Queen of Contemporary Young Adult Romances.Lola was not your average girl. She saw every day as a chance to reinvent herself, with wigs and costumes;... |
{
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"Gaiman has some interesting ideas on Gods ."
]
} | What can you say about the idea? | That is all I can say. It was well written and very vivid. Gaiman has some interesting ideas on Gods. |
{
"answer_start": [
182
],
"text": [
"amazing"
]
} | How is the book? | If you begin to read a book and the first two pages are set aside for an apology from the author for writing about secondary characters throughout, you might want to reconsider.It's amazing that even George Martin realized what he was doing was going to frustrate and infuriate readers. It made me wonder what the makers... |
{
"answer_start": [
98
],
"text": [
"The dialogue is fantastic"
]
} | How good is the book? | A hauntingly beautiful character study, brilliantly written, and methodically detailed in spirit. The dialogue is fantastic, the characters richly developed, the sense of tragedy so deep, its power is difficult to describe in literal form; "The Goldfinch" touches something on the periphery of human experience. ... |
{
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"I am a veteran of about 15 or so different King novels"
]
} | How long is this book? | I am a veteran of about 15 or so different King novels and I have to say that Under the Dome really was on the low end of the quality spectrum. The premise to me sounded really interesting and I was pleased to receive the book as a gift this Christmas. Much like favorites like the Stand and Needful Things, UTD starts... |
{
"answer_start": [
709
],
"text": [
"This was just a really good read"
]
} | Is it a good story line? | I was excited to come across a book that has over 4000 reviews, and still have 4.5 stars at that, so I knew it would be good...I didn't know it would be INCREDIBLE! This book was NOT written hastily, it is apparent how well thought out and planned, and ultimately executed with every turn of the page. The banter betwe... |
{
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"This book is a good review of what happened in the world in the last 15 years"
]
} | Is there any interesting thing in this book? | This book is a good review of what happened in the world in the last 15 years or so. It tells us that the world is flat, and it explains why the world went flat. For the free thinkers, that is nothing new and we don't really need to be told, because we noticed that long time ago. Still, it's interesting to read (free t... |
{
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"A between"
]
} | What is the story like? | A mix between "Eyes Wide Shut", "National Treasure" and Oliver Stone's "JFK", Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code is an exciting novel wrapped in intrigue, suspense, and controversy.To criticize the book for offering one dimensional characters, silly plot twists, and predictable discoveries about conniving figures who we thought... |
{
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"The story is a mystery novel"
]
} | How is the story in the book? | The story is a mystery novel. The main character, Mikael Blomkvist, is a journalist who was hired by a rich old man to take another look at the disturbing disappearance of a family member. A second main character, Lisbeth Salander, is a computer hacker with lots of *personal* issues due to its own sad life story. Being... |
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