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. 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 …