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andrwcnln rated Guards! Guards!: 5 stars
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #8)
Here there be dragons...and th denizens of Ankh-Morpork wish one huge firebreather would return from whence it came. Long believed …
andrwcnln rated Doors open: 3 stars
Doors open by Ian Rankin
Three friends descend upon an art auction in search of some excitement. Mike Mackenzie-retired software mogul, bachelor and fine art …
克拉拉与太阳 by Kazuo Ishiguro, 宋佥
克拉拉是一个专为陪伴儿童而设计的太阳能人工智能机器人（AF），具有极高的观察、推理与共情能力。她坐在商店展示橱窗里，注视着街头路人以及前来浏览橱窗的孩子们的一举一动。她始终期待着很快就会有人挑中她，不过，当这种永久改变境遇的可能性出现时，克拉拉却被提醒不要过分相信人类的诺言。
在《克拉拉与太阳》这部作品中，石黑一雄通过一位令人难忘的叙述者的视角，观察千变万化的现代社会，探索了一个根本性的问题：究竟什么是爱？
andrwcnln rated Meditations: 5 stars
Meditations by Marco Aurelio
was born on April 26, A.D. 121. His real name was M. Annius Verus, and he was sprung of a …
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: Book (1) One: The Fellowship of the Ring; Book (2) Two: The Two Towers; Book (3) Three by J.R.R. Tolkien
Contains:
- Hobbit
- [The Fellowship of the Ring][1]
- [The Two Towers][2]
- [The Return of the King][3]
[1]: openlibrary.org/works/OL15331214W/The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring [2]: openlibrary.org/works/OL262757W/The_Two_Towers [3]: …
andrwcnln rated The Fellowship of the Ring: 5 stars
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings …
andrwcnln rated Leave the World Behind: 1 star
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Amanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life …
Porno by Irvine Welsh
some of the gang from trainspotting ten years on and as always dream up schemes to make a quick buck …
andrwcnln rated White Fang: 4 stars
Jack London: White Fang (2001, Scholastic, Inc.)
White Fang by Jack London (Scholastic classics)
The story of a wolf/dog cross, who is raised by Indians, and becomes a deadly fighter.
andrwcnln rated The Crow Road: 5 stars
The Crow Road by Iain M. Banks
From its bravura opening onwards, THE CROW ROAD is justly regarded as an outstanding contemporary novel. 'It was the day …
andrwcnln rated The Old Man and the Sea: 5 stars
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (Scribner classics)
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and …
Jack London: Call of the Wild by Jack London Annotated Latest Version (2020, Independently Published)
Call of the Wild by Jack London Annotated Latest Version by Jack London
As Buck, a mixed breed dog, is taken away from his home, instead of facing a feast for breakfast and …
andrwcnln rated What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: 5 stars
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (走ることについて語るときに僕の語ること, Hashiru Koto ni Tsuite Kataru Toki ni Boku no Kataru …
andrwcnln rated Lords of Middle-Earth, Vol. 3: 5 stars
Lords of Middle-Earth, Vol. 3 by R. Mark Colburn, Peter C. Fenlon, John D. Ruemmler, and 3 others (Lords of Middle-Earth, #3)
This volume describes Hobbits, the Little People often ignored in the histories; Dwarves, the Children of Aulë; Ents, the Guardians …