qboq wants to read Someone like you by Roald Dahl
Someone Like You is a collection of short stories by Roald Dahl. It was published …
Another find in our local street library. It keeps on giving.
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I like to read books. Wish I had the energy and time to read more.
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qboq finished reading Imperial 109 by Richard Doyle
If you are into 70s adventure novels, this is a good read. The end felt a bit rushed, but the story was solid.
qboq rated Only Human: 3 stars
qboq wants to read Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Earthseed, #1)
In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful …
Another find in the street library!
qboq rated America Fantastica: 4 stars
America Fantastica by Tim O'Brien
The adventure of Boyd Halverson—star journalist turned notorious online disinformation troll turned JCPenney manager—and his irrepressible hostage, Angie Bing, starts …
qboq commented on America Fantastica by Tim O'Brien
The adventure of Boyd Halverson—star journalist turned notorious online disinformation troll turned JCPenney manager—and his …
This book reads like a Coen Brothers movie.
qboq rated Let's Pretend This Never Happened: 4 stars
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
When Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her …
qboq finished reading Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
When Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream …
If this autobiogrphy is as 'mostly accurate' as the author claims, she hes every reason to be as crazy as she appears to be.
qboq rated When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?: 3 stars
When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? by George Carlin
WHEN WILL JESUS BRING THE PORK CHOPS? is quintessential Carlin. No one is off limits for his criticism - children, …
qboq rated Voor ieder wat waars: 4 stars
Voor ieder wat waars by Rob Wijnberg
Wie het nieuws leest, de discussies op sociale media volgt en de debatten in de politiek bekijkt, kan haast niet …
qboq rated Dead Cities: 3 stars
Odyssey by Stephen Fry (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #4)
Follow Odysseus after he leaves the fallen city of Troy and takes ten long dramatic years - battling monsters, the …
qboq rated Marvel 1602: 3 stars
Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman
Marvel 1602 is an eight-issue comic book limited series published in 2003 by Marvel Comics. The limited series was written …
qboq reviewed Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
Monstrous Regiment is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 31st novel in …
Dark satire on many levels
4 stars
Was going for 3,5 stars, but am currently leaning towards 4+.
The story is a satire on sexism, religious fundamentalism, nationalism and war. To me personally, it felt as one of Pratchett's darker stories: a backwards country so depleted of men and boys and girls that are being religiously repressed and for varying reasons take their chances in the army. Add to it the futility of being in a constant war about Who Knows What. But we are winning, I assure you.
The book has an all-new cast of characters (apart from a few cameos) with interesting backstories. I particularly liked Jackrum, who fulfilled the role as wizened old soldier and father figure to the lads. In a way, he felt a bit as a counterpart to Vimes. Polly / Oliver was well written and developed as well.
The only thing that I did not particularly like, was the silly …
Was going for 3,5 stars, but am currently leaning towards 4+.
The story is a satire on sexism, religious fundamentalism, nationalism and war. To me personally, it felt as one of Pratchett's darker stories: a backwards country so depleted of men and boys and girls that are being religiously repressed and for varying reasons take their chances in the army. Add to it the futility of being in a constant war about Who Knows What. But we are winning, I assure you.
The book has an all-new cast of characters (apart from a few cameos) with interesting backstories. I particularly liked Jackrum, who fulfilled the role as wizened old soldier and father figure to the lads. In a way, he felt a bit as a counterpart to Vimes. Polly / Oliver was well written and developed as well.
The only thing that I did not particularly like, was the silly Big Reveal. It was a bit too on the nose and a bit too unbelievable. If you read the book, you'll know what I mean.
qboq rated Monstrous Regiment: 4 stars
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
Monstrous Regiment is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 31st novel in his Discworld series. It takes …