Jeff M. finished reading Matilda by Roald Dahl
Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be true. At age …
Years of loving the movie and musical. Finally took a few hours to read the famous novel!
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Jeff M. finished reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
More than sixty years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury's internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 …
Pretty quick read. I enjoyed it! The prose was very unique.
Jeff M. finished reading 1984 by George Orwell (duplicate)
Loved it, wow!
Jeff M. commented on Big Door Prize by M. O. Walsh
Content warning Brief comparison to TV adaptation
I really enjoyed this book. Part mystery part, slice-of-life, I was motivated to read it after watching the first season of the Apple TV+ adaptation. It has the same basic premise and setting, but almost every other detail is different. Some similar characters, but it seems to go in a vastly different direction than the TV show has so far.
Dust by Hugh Howey (Silo, #3)
In a time when secrets and lies were the foundations of life, someone has discovered the truth. And they are …
Jeff M. rated Midnighters #1: 3 stars
Midnighters #1 by Scott Westerfeld
A few nights after Jessica Day arrives in Bixby, Oklahoma, she wakes up at midnight to find the entire world …
Specials by Scott Westerfeld (Uglies trilogy -- 3)
After being captured and surgically transformed into a "special," teenaged Tally Youngblood, now a government agent programmed to protect society …
Extras by Scott Westerfeld
After rebel Tally Youngblood brings down the uglies/pretties/specials regime, fame, instead of beauty, becomes the new world order, and fifteen-year-old …
Jeff M. rated Second Shift: 5 stars
Prey by Michael Crichton
In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles -- micro-robots -- has escaped from …
Jeff M. rated First Shift: 5 stars
Timeline by Michael Crichton
In an Arizona desert a man wanders in a daze, speaking words that make no sense. Within twenty-four hours he …
Jeff M. rated Wool Omnibus: 5 stars
Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
This Omnibus Edition collects the five Wool books into a single volume. It is for those who arrived late to …
Jeff M. rated The Hobbit: 3 stars
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. …
Jeff M. rated The Hunger Games: 5 stars
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, #1)
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded …