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Nineteen Eighty-four reviewed by @sam
8 out of 10
Grim. Correct.
Nineteen Eighty-four@sam25 Nov 2025
A Moveable Feast reviewed by @an_ordinary_tuesday
7 out of 10
I went to Paris for the hunger and stayed for the score-settling, which is nobody's idea of a holiday.
A Moveable Feast@an_ordinary_tuesday24 Nov 2025
1 reader agrees with this review
Man's Search for Meaning reviewed by @margaretreads
10 out of 10
I keep buying copies.
Man's Search for Meaning@margaretreads23 Nov 2025
Charlotte's Web reviewed by @margaretreads
10 out of 10
Still the one.
Charlotte's Web@margaretreads22 Nov 2025
Pet Sematary reviewed by @bleakhouse_bex
8 out of 10
Read it in one go while Bertha was in overnight at the vet, which was a CHOICE. Worst bit is the chat about the lorries.
Pet Sematary@bleakhouse_bex22 Nov 2025
The Three-Body Problem reviewed by @ivor_stack
7 out of 10
Thirteen sittings, one of them long.
The Three-Body Problem@ivor_stack22 Nov 2025
Say Nothing reviewed by @w_okonkwo
9 out of 10
My mother reads four books a year. She finished this one in two days.
Say Nothing@w_okonkwo21 Nov 2025
2 readers agree with this review
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone reviewed by @rereader
8 out of 10
Read it aloud to my daughter, then again to my son.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone@rereader21 Nov 2025
The Emperor of All Maladies reviewed by @ivor_stack
9 out of 10
Nineteen days. Chronological where it can be and thematic where it must be, and the joins are managed better than in most histories I have read. The chapters on how a trial is designed I'd hand to any engineer. A nine.
The Emperor of All Maladies@ivor_stack19 Nov 2025
Educated reviewed by @annotatedannie
10 out of 10
61 tabs in one book.
Educated@annotatedannie19 Nov 2025
5 readers agree with this review
Where the Wild Things Are reviewed by @margaretreads
10 out of 10
The best thing on the picture book trolley, and it isn't close
Where the Wild Things Are@margaretreads18 Nov 2025
Beloved reviewed by @w_okonkwo
9 out of 10
Nobody tells you it's funny in places. Paul D at that kitchen table, taking up all the room in it. I've given away four copies and one came back, which is about the correct ratio.
Beloved@w_okonkwo18 Nov 2025
My Brilliant Friend reviewed by @mx_marginalia
9 out of 10
Against my instincts I have joined a consensus, and the consensus is quite wrong about which of these two girls the novel actually belongs to.
My Brilliant Friend@mx_marginalia15 Nov 2025
5 readers agree with this review
Slaughterhouse-Five reviewed by @grimdarkgareth
7 out of 10
Solid 7 and annoyed about it.
Slaughterhouse-Five@grimdarkgareth13 Nov 2025
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics reviewed by @kepler22b
6 out of 10
pretty, thin, no index. who signs off on a physics book with no index? if you know the material there's nothing here, if you don't you get metaphor where the mechanism should be.
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics@kepler22b13 Nov 2025
The Night Angel Trilogy reviewed by @grimdarkgareth
8 out of 10
Solid 8 for the set.
The Night Angel Trilogy@grimdarkgareth9 Nov 2025
Say Nothing reviewed by @theodore_p
8 out of 10
Extraordinary reporting, unusually honest sourcing, and a final movement that gives its least-evidenced conclusion the most dramatic position in the structure.
Say Nothing@theodore_p9 Nov 2025
14 readers agree with this review
The Argonauts reviewed by @mx_marginalia
8 out of 10
Not a memoir, and that matters.
The Argonauts@mx_marginalia8 Nov 2025
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reviewed by @kepler22b
9 out of 10
the physics is nonsense but it's internally consistent nonsense, & the jokes are structural rather than sprinkled on. reread on a delayed train to sheffield. the petunias still land.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy@kepler22b6 Nov 2025
An Immense World reviewed by @dr_bramble
9 out of 10
Superb, and missing my entire kingdom
An Immense World@dr_bramble5 Nov 2025
2 readers agree with this review
Persepolis reviewed by @w_okonkwo
9 out of 10
Femi is wrong about the Vienna section.
Persepolis@w_okonkwo1 Nov 2025
Hamnet reviewed by @mossandink
9 out of 10
The flea chapter.
Hamnet@mossandink30 Oct 2025
The Black Prism reviewed by @hollowknightfan99
8 out of 10
colour magic with an ACTUAL COST, which is my entire personality! Gavin is a great liar. one point off for the women, who all get described the same way.
The Black Prism@hollowknightfan9928 Oct 2025
Bad Blood reviewed by @w_okonkwo
8 out of 10
Business books are mostly flattery. This one has a deposition in its bones.
Bad Blood@w_okonkwo28 Oct 2025

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Member reviews

Nineteen Eighty-four reviewed by @sam

A Moveable Feast reviewed by @an_ordinary_tuesday

Man's Search for Meaning reviewed by @margaretreads

Charlotte's Web reviewed by @margaretreads

Pet Sematary reviewed by @bleakhouse_bex

The Three-Body Problem reviewed by @ivor_stack

Say Nothing reviewed by @w_okonkwo

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone reviewed by @rereader

The Emperor of All Maladies reviewed by @ivor_stack

Educated reviewed by @annotatedannie

Where the Wild Things Are reviewed by @margaretreads

Beloved reviewed by @w_okonkwo

My Brilliant Friend reviewed by @mx_marginalia

Slaughterhouse-Five reviewed by @grimdarkgareth

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics reviewed by @kepler22b

The Night Angel Trilogy reviewed by @grimdarkgareth

Say Nothing reviewed by @theodore_p

The Argonauts reviewed by @mx_marginalia

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reviewed by @kepler22b

An Immense World reviewed by @dr_bramble

Persepolis reviewed by @w_okonkwo

Hamnet reviewed by @mossandink

The Black Prism reviewed by @hollowknightfan99

Bad Blood reviewed by @w_okonkwo