vlibs rated The City & the City: 4 stars
The City & the City by China Miéville
When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to …
Interestingly written, thought provoking and so well done!
User Profile
I have a need for speed, and by speed I mean good books
This link opens in a pop-up window
vlibs's books
2025 Reading Goal
Success! vlibs has read 49 of 12 books.
User Activity
RSS feed Back
vlibs stopped reading
vlibs finished reading The City & the City by China Miéville
When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge …
vlibs started reading The City & the City by China Miéville
The City & the City by China Miéville
When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to …
vlibs wants to read The City & the City by China Miéville
The City & the City by China Miéville
When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to …
vlibs finished reading Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
“Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original, this novel pulls readers into a horrific world of murder and cannibalism while also …
vlibs started reading Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
“Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original, this novel pulls readers into a horrific world of murder and cannibalism while also …
vlibs finished reading Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic …
vlibs started reading Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic …
vlibs reviewed The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
Read something else
1 star
This could have been half as long and probably just as bad if not slightly better. The author telegraphs everything so there’s no real mystery to how things are going to progress or end. Terrible flowery language that just gets repeated chapter after chapter. Save your time and skip it
vlibs commented on The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
Even with all the flowery excessive language, or perhaps because of it, the cursed lovers reveal was so ridiculously telegraphed
vlibs started reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
vlibs rated Basic Laws of Human Stupidity: 5 stars
Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Carlo M. Cipolla
"A masterly book" --Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan "A classic" --Simon Kuper, Financial Times
In the spirit …
vlibs finished reading Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
"A masterly book" --Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan "A classic" --Simon Kuper, …
Written as an academic study with graphs to prove its thesis and individual governing laws, this book is a quick and highly entertaining read! So easy to remember I’m sure I’ll be pulling this out in conversation for a long time
vlibs started reading Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Carlo M. Cipolla
"A masterly book" --Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan "A classic" --Simon Kuper, Financial Times
In the spirit …