Study Guide

Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo

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SuperSummary: Study Guide (2018, Independently Published)

English language

Published 2018 by Independently Published.

ISBN:
978-1-7916-4153-5
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4 stars (329 reviews)

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reviewed A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Review of 'A Gentleman in Moscow' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I'm going to copy my review from The Sinner Book 1, because it is so apt:

I absolutely MUST have a hard copy of this book. It is a necessity for any library that also has Dante's Comedy. This is the only novel that has ever held a candle to Dante Alighieri. I didn't expect prose, but I got it, and I loved it. This is a book I will come back to again and again.

If you like prose (that isn't nearly as inaccessible as Dante) and you love a good fable steeped in religious stories and lore, you'll love this series.

reviewed A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Review of 'A Gentleman in Moscow' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This is one of my favorite movies, so I decided to read the book. I will tell you this, this author writes like nothing I have read before, I at first I hated it. Once I got used to his cadence and delivery, however, I came to appreciate his (very) unique writing style. It wouldn't work anywhere else, but for some reason it works here. I like the story, it's just as dark and depressing as the movie, but it adds to the movie. It's not one is better than the other, rathe they compliment each other very well. I'd recommend reading this if you're a fan of the movie, or even if you just like a good junkie love story :-)

reviewed A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Review of 'A Gentleman in Moscow' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

It's rare that I enjoy a collection of short stories as much as this one, and if I do, it's usually all from one author. Interestingly, and somewhat annoyingly, each short story had an even shorter little into. This would have been useful in the table of contents, rather than directly in front of each story. It would make reviewing each story easier, rather than just being an extra page to flip past. I didn't read a single one after the first.

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Review of 'Study Guide' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Like many people, when I think of rats, I think of fleas, filth, and the plague.
Imagine if you will, a world where rats do not carry disease, but cure it. Where instead of killing rats as pests they must be preserved because their blood has the power to heal. When these rats go missing from the lab, it first seems that they may have been stolen. But as the body count goes higher, it's clear these rats have had enough of being experimented on. After a while the rat attacks did get a bit repetitive for my taste but I did still enjoy the story.
I don't usually get into books about government experiments gone awry, but this had a good Sci-Fi/horror/creature feature vibe to it that held my interest.

I received a complimentary copy for review.

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Review of 'Study Guide' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I am glad I read this book alongside listening to the Audiobook of Dopesick. I couldn't have asked for a better fiction/nonfiction pairing about the consequences of heroin addiction. This is a dark story and I personally found Selby's stream-of-conscious prose and his play with grammar entertaining. The surface level of this story is about the ramifications of heroin use, particularly how the addicts constant quest to avoid dopesickness really constricts their vision of the future and, therefore, their dreams. There is also a condemnation of the 'American Dream' interpreted as the never-ending rat-race to accumulate material possessions because it nurtures vices rather than virtues: greediness, selfishness, hatred, fear....

If you enjoy Cormac McCarthy of Tom Wolfe, you should enjoy Selby's writing style.

reviewed A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Review of 'A Gentleman in Moscow' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

The characters were fully developed, and the main character made me want to cry – she had such a hard life and was working so hard at trying to forget the promises that were broken and the emotional pain that she experienced. The author mixed this in with an endearing story of revitalization. I liked all of the characters – well, except the dead husband and the slimy uncle – and the writing displayed the ambivalence of her situation and feelings. The reader comes out relating with the main character and caring for her troubles and mixed emotions – and the sources of same.

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Review of 'Study Guide' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

If you like political corruption , mystery and intrigue then this book is for you.. I haven't read many books regarding political issues, but enjoyed this one, and found it to be a fast paced book. I am looking forward to the next book the author writes. I enjoyed her style of writing. Cant wait to read more.

reviewed A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Review of 'A Gentleman in Moscow' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Parallel Worlds Beneath Earth

At first it was like, "uh, what? Too confusing." But as the story developed and the multiverse started to make sense, it gets very interesting. This is a parallel world adventure unlike any other. Seekers find long lost treasures scattered or hidden throughout the worlds beneath Earth.

Yes, you read that right. Parallel worlds that are beneath Earth… literally. Earth is the central hub, travel between the parallel worlds must always pass through Earth. But it gets interesting that creatures and beings from there other worlds mostly stay away from Earth but Seekers loves to enter their worlds and bring back something.

This is the story of Mira Brand, a Seeker out to prove something, together with her unlikely friends, they set out to find treasures no one else have ever found… until now.

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