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The Haunting of Hill House reviewed by @verity_lane
9 out of 10
The first paragraph is the best in the genre and I won't quote past the second line of it. Read with the landing light on, aged 41, no shame whatsoever.
The Haunting of Hill House@verity_lane22 Aug 2026
Maus reviewed by @annotatedannie
9 out of 10
Two sittings. Then a week of not wanting to begin anything else.
Maus@annotatedannie21 Aug 2026
Entangled Life reviewed by @sam
8 out of 10
Mushrooms! Genuinely.
Entangled Life@sam21 Aug 2026
And Then There Were None reviewed by @commuterfiction
9 out of 10
Ten people are invited to an island off Devon. A recording accuses each of them of causing a death. They die in the order of a nursery rhyme. The explanation arrives in a document after the last chapter.
And Then There Were None@commuterfiction21 Aug 2026
The Waste Land reviewed by @an_ordinary_tuesday
7 out of 10
April is the cruellest month and this is the cruellest poem, and I mean that with love and a great deal of confusion.
The Waste Land@an_ordinary_tuesday21 Aug 2026
War and Peace reviewed by @the_slow_reader
9 out of 10
The war is better than the peace.
War and Peace@the_slow_reader21 Aug 2026
Nineteen Eighty-four reviewed by @bleakhouse_bex
9 out of 10
Everyone calls it political. It's a horror novel.
Nineteen Eighty-four@bleakhouse_bex21 Aug 2026
6 readers agree with this review
Shadow's Edge reviewed by @grimdarkgareth
7 out of 10
Middle book problems.
Shadow's Edge@grimdarkgareth21 Aug 2026
Moby-Dick reviewed by @thebigsleepy
8 out of 10
September to May. The whaling chapters are the ones people warn you about and they turned out to be my favourite part; a few pages of rope or blubber is about right for a Tuesday.
Moby-Dick@thebigsleepy21 Aug 2026
The Making of the Atomic Bomb reviewed by @ivor_stack
10 out of 10
The best of them.
The Making of the Atomic Bomb@ivor_stack20 Aug 2026
Sapiens reviewed by @theodore_p
6 out of 10
Very good lecturer, no archive.
Sapiens@theodore_p20 Aug 2026
The Blade Itself reviewed by @hollowknightfan99
9 out of 10
Glokta. that is the review. that is it
The Blade Itself@hollowknightfan9920 Aug 2026
Empire of Pain reviewed by @w_okonkwo
8 out of 10
Arthur is the real villain.
Empire of Pain@w_okonkwo20 Aug 2026
6 readers agree with this review
Mistborn reviewed by @grimdarkgareth
5 out of 10
Five. Everyone loses their minds over this and I just find it tidy. The heist is decent! Then the magic gets explained at me for an hour and nobody I care about stays dead at any real cost.
Mistborn@grimdarkgareth20 Aug 2026
Just Kids reviewed by @w_okonkwo
10 out of 10
Still the best book about being broke.
Just Kids@w_okonkwo20 Aug 2026
The Ocean at the End of the Lane reviewed by @tinyapartmentbigtbr
8 out of 10
Short enough that even I finished it.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane@tinyapartmentbigtbr20 Aug 2026
Gone Girl reviewed by @verity_lane
8 out of 10
You either know or you don't. I'm not the one who tells you.
Gone Girl@verity_lane19 Aug 2026
5 readers agree with this review
Night Angel reviewed by @commuterfiction
5 out of 10
Azoth is apprenticed to a wetboy called Durzo Blint and takes the name Kylar Stern. He works for the guild, then against it. Three books. The third one is mostly a war.
Night Angel@commuterfiction19 Aug 2026
Braiding Sweetgrass reviewed by @nightshiftnurse
7 out of 10
one essay at a time, always at the end of a shift, never more. it slowed my heart rate right down and I do mean literally. some of them I loved, some I couldn't get into at all and I stopped pretending
Braiding Sweetgrass@nightshiftnurse19 Aug 2026
Mystic River reviewed by @grimdarkgareth
7 out of 10
High 7. Three blokes, one wrong decision at ten years old, everybody paying for it forever.
Mystic River@grimdarkgareth19 Aug 2026
Meditations reviewed by @mossandink
7 out of 10
Admirable, and airless.
Meditations@mossandink19 Aug 2026
Dune reviewed by @tinyapartmentbigtbr
7 out of 10
Look, I got there in the end (two attempts, one glossary) and the sandworms are worth it.
Dune@tinyapartmentbigtbr19 Aug 2026
The Salt Path reviewed by @saltmarsh
8 out of 10
This bit.
The Salt Path@saltmarsh19 Aug 2026
2 readers agree with this review
Cheer Up Love reviewed by @bleakhouse_bex
7 out of 10
The joke I regret
Cheer Up Love@bleakhouse_bex19 Aug 2026
1 reader agrees with this review

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The Haunting of Hill House reviewed by @verity_lane

Maus reviewed by @annotatedannie

Entangled Life reviewed by @sam

And Then There Were None reviewed by @commuterfiction

The Waste Land reviewed by @an_ordinary_tuesday

War and Peace reviewed by @the_slow_reader

Nineteen Eighty-four reviewed by @bleakhouse_bex

Shadow's Edge reviewed by @grimdarkgareth

Moby-Dick reviewed by @thebigsleepy

The Making of the Atomic Bomb reviewed by @ivor_stack

Sapiens reviewed by @theodore_p

The Blade Itself reviewed by @hollowknightfan99

Empire of Pain reviewed by @w_okonkwo

Mistborn reviewed by @grimdarkgareth

Just Kids reviewed by @w_okonkwo

The Ocean at the End of the Lane reviewed by @tinyapartmentbigtbr

Gone Girl reviewed by @verity_lane

Night Angel reviewed by @commuterfiction

Braiding Sweetgrass reviewed by @nightshiftnurse

Mystic River reviewed by @grimdarkgareth

Meditations reviewed by @mossandink

Dune reviewed by @tinyapartmentbigtbr

The Salt Path reviewed by @saltmarsh

Cheer Up Love reviewed by @bleakhouse_bex