I couldn't get into it, but I could see others enjoying the book. It has pumping action deeper in.
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I read nonfiction only for years. Now, I'm getting back into fiction.
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sifuCJC reviewed The Library of the Dead
Couldn't get into it thouroughly
3 stars
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sifuCJC reviewed The Dutch House
Smoooooth writing
5 stars
Prose like melting butter on toast.
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sifuCJC reviewed The Magician's Assistant
When Parsifal, a handsome and charming magician, dies suddenly, his widow Sabine—who was also his …
A good, simple story
4 stars
Full, living characters in a simple story.
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The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett
When Parsifal, a handsome and charming magician, dies suddenly, his widow Sabine—who was also his faithful assistant for twenty years—learns …
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The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett
When Parsifal, a handsome and charming magician, dies suddenly, his widow Sabine—who was also his faithful assistant for twenty years—learns …
sifuCJC reviewed Neverwhere
"Richard Mayhew is an ordinary young man with an ordinary life and a good heart. …
Classic Gaiman
3 stars
Great writing of course, but I felt I'd read the situations before. Richard's situation (not the character) was very similar to the beginning of Anansi Boys. So didn't engage me as much.
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Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
"Richard Mayhew is an ordinary young man with an ordinary life and a good heart. His world is changed forever …
sifuCJC reviewed The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Good writing; strong ending
4 stars
sifuCJC rated The Kingdom of Gods: 3 stars
The Kingdom of Gods by N. K. Jemisin
The Kingdom of Gods is a fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin, the third book of her Inheritance …
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set …