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Piranesi reviewed by @an_ordinary_tuesday
9 out of 10
The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite. I have copied that into the front of my notebook.
Piranesi@an_ordinary_tuesday28 Apr 2026
1 reader agrees with this review
Just Kids reviewed by @the_slow_reader
7 out of 10
Éramos unos niños, which is the better title.
Just Kids@the_slow_reader28 Apr 2026
1 reader agrees with this review
Influence reviewed by @books_and_bins
7 out of 10
Useful, that.
Influence@books_and_bins28 Apr 2026
A Brief History of Time reviewed by @kepler22b
7 out of 10
dated but honest. imaginary time still loses me.
A Brief History of Time@kepler22b28 Apr 2026
Children of Time reviewed by @tinyapartmentbigtbr
7 out of 10
It's spiders! Nobody warned me it was spiders! I've come round to the spiders (I love them now, obviously) but the human chapters dragged and I definitely skimmed one.
Children of Time@tinyapartmentbigtbr28 Apr 2026
Rebecca reviewed by @verity_lane
9 out of 10
The only line I'll quote is the first one, and you know it already.
Rebecca@verity_lane27 Apr 2026
1 reader agrees with this review
The Book Thief reviewed by @margaretreads
8 out of 10
Death narrates. It mostly works.
The Book Thief@margaretreads27 Apr 2026
Shoe Dog reviewed by @books_and_bins
6 out of 10
Half a decent book about a man who cannae stop selling you the shoes.
Shoe Dog@books_and_bins27 Apr 2026
Pride and Prejudice reviewed by @plainjaneausten
10 out of 10
yes obviously, and I don't care
Pride and Prejudice@plainjaneausten26 Apr 2026
The Poisonwood Bible reviewed by @dr_bramble
7 out of 10
Somebody did the reading
The Poisonwood Bible@dr_bramble26 Apr 2026
5 readers agree with this review
Gulliver’s Travels reviewed by @theodore_p
9 out of 10
The children's abridgements stop at Lilliput, where the book has barely started. Book Four is the one that will do something to you.
Gulliver’s Travels@theodore_p25 Apr 2026
When Breath Becomes Air reviewed by @libbyoverdrive
8 out of 10
Not a bus book.
When Breath Becomes Air@libbyoverdrive23 Apr 2026
Small Gods reviewed by @rereader
10 out of 10
Sixth. Still the book I press on people.
Small Gods@rereader23 Apr 2026
Just Kids reviewed by @mossandink
8 out of 10
New York as weather. She's better on Robert than on herself.
Just Kids@mossandink23 Apr 2026
Oathbringer reviewed by @tinyapartmentbigtbr
8 out of 10
Took me eleven weeks and I'm not sorry.
Oathbringer@tinyapartmentbigtbr23 Apr 2026
Normal People reviewed by @pageandvine
8 out of 10
Two people and a phone signal problem
Normal People@pageandvine22 Apr 2026
4 readers agree with this review
The Way of Kings reviewed by @thebigsleepy
7 out of 10
October to the following June. An enormous book read at the speed of a glacier, which I don't think did it any favours. Kaladin I could follow, and the bridge runs stayed with me. The rest went past in the dark.
The Way of Kings@thebigsleepy22 Apr 2026
Becoming reviewed by @plainjaneausten
10 out of 10
mum lent me this and then asked for it back three times and I kept saying I hadn't finished it (I had) (in four days) (I just wanted to keep it a bit longer). the South Side chapters, before any of it happens!!
Becoming@plainjaneausten22 Apr 2026
Nineteen Eighty-four reviewed by @saltmarsh
8 out of 10
The rats. I skipped that part and I'm not sorry.
Nineteen Eighty-four@saltmarsh21 Apr 2026
Watchmen reviewed by @grimdarkgareth
9 out of 10
Nine. Rorschach isn't meant to be the hero and it took me two goes to twig that. Veidt wins, everybody knows, nobody says. Bleakest ending in comics and it's earned. The Mars chapter is mental.
Watchmen@grimdarkgareth21 Apr 2026
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reviewed by @thebigsleepy
8 out of 10
gentle and daft
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy@thebigsleepy20 Apr 2026
Thinking, Fast and Slow reviewed by @books_and_bins
6 out of 10
Aye, alright. Half of it's stuff my granny knew and the other half's a graph I didnae need.
Thinking, Fast and Slow@books_and_bins20 Apr 2026
Project Hail Mary reviewed by @sam
6 out of 10
Fun. Very pleased with itself. Didn't read the science.
Project Hail Mary@sam20 Apr 2026
Persuasion reviewed by @plainjaneausten
10 out of 10
the letter. THE LETTER. I have it saved in my notes app and I read it at bus stops like an unhinged woman. Anne Elliot deserved everything and got it eight years late.
Persuasion@plainjaneausten18 Apr 2026

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Piranesi reviewed by @an_ordinary_tuesday

Just Kids reviewed by @the_slow_reader

Influence reviewed by @books_and_bins

A Brief History of Time reviewed by @kepler22b

Children of Time reviewed by @tinyapartmentbigtbr

Rebecca reviewed by @verity_lane

The Book Thief reviewed by @margaretreads

Shoe Dog reviewed by @books_and_bins

Pride and Prejudice reviewed by @plainjaneausten

The Poisonwood Bible reviewed by @dr_bramble

Gulliver’s Travels reviewed by @theodore_p

When Breath Becomes Air reviewed by @libbyoverdrive

Small Gods reviewed by @rereader

Just Kids reviewed by @mossandink

Oathbringer reviewed by @tinyapartmentbigtbr

Normal People reviewed by @pageandvine

The Way of Kings reviewed by @thebigsleepy

Becoming reviewed by @plainjaneausten

Nineteen Eighty-four reviewed by @saltmarsh

Watchmen reviewed by @grimdarkgareth

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reviewed by @thebigsleepy

Thinking, Fast and Slow reviewed by @books_and_bins

Project Hail Mary reviewed by @sam

Persuasion reviewed by @plainjaneausten