Topic: Could you review this?

Could you review this?

Tagged: reviewing, the second thief, travis thrasher

This topic has 14 replies, 7 voices, and was last updated 15 years, 3 months ago by bookflutterby.

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July 3, 2008 at 8:57 pm #40180

Pip
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The Second Thief, by Travis Thrasher.

July 3, 2008 at 9:23 pm #42849

Jordan
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What’s it about?

July 4, 2008 at 2:16 am #42850

Pip
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It’s about this guy who is given the chance to see what his life will be like if he does not accept God’s mercy, and then he’s given the chance to mend his ways; it’s got a surprise ending! It’s in modern times, so it’s not a fantasy…but it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read and really worthwhile. A wonderful tear-jerker!

July 4, 2008 at 11:35 am #42851

Jordan
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Alrighty, we’ll have to check it out.

July 5, 2008 at 12:22 am #42852

Pip
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Thankee much!

July 19, 2008 at 10:35 pm #42853

Alyosha
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Suggestions! (Yeah I know, that’s what we all need, more books for our already-overflowing reading lists. )

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia (the last is the best, but you have to read TT first I suppose)

The Man Who Was Thursday

I Am David

The Wolves Chronicles by Joan Aiken (some are NOT worth reading and some are awesome…it’s weird)

Till We Have Faces

Beauty by Robin McKinley

Any Jeeves and Wooster books by P.G. Wodehouse

That’s enough for now, I suppose.

July 20, 2008 at 2:15 am #42854

Owan
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I’ll ditto Alyosha’s Beauty, Till We Have Faces, The Queen’s Thief books, and The Man Who Was Thursday.

I’ll have to look for I Am David if you like it so, Alyosha.

I’ll add to that list some of my tip-top favorites:

The Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean Merrill

Leepike Ridge by N. D. Wilson

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (refrains from posting the whole title)

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett

Holes by Louis Sachar

The Giant by William Pene Du Bois

And these as side dishes:

Eric in the Land of the Insects by Godfried Bomans

Trouble at Timpetill and Mystery of the Roman Ransom and Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld

The Story of a Bad Boy by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Instead of Three Wishes by Megan Whalen Turner

July 20, 2008 at 11:57 am #42855

Jordan
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Alrighty…

Owan, we actually have some of those reviewed:

Holes and Mystery of the Roman Ransom and Detectives in Togas

Stay tuned for City of Ember. I have a review, but it’s not coming ’til August.

July 20, 2008 at 1:10 pm #42856

Ruth
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Of these new suggestions, I’ve read Till We Have Faces and I Am David. Both were good, but I didn’t feel up to reviewing them at the time.

And I read The Tale of Despereaux several years ago, but I don’t remember it very well, so I might look into it again.

I recognize the author of The Giants… He did The Twenty-One Balloons, which we have reviewed.

July 20, 2008 at 7:31 pm #42857

Owan
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jordan – 7 hours ago » Owan, we actually have some of those reviewed:

Holes and Mystery of the Roman Ransom and Detectives in Togas

I figured I’d post something even if you’d reviewed it. The search feature is a mess currently. I can’t search anything.

I’ve never read Twenty-One Balloons but since I liked The Giant I probably should… Oh yes, do read Despereaux again, Ruth.

July 20, 2008 at 7:45 pm #42858

Jordan
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Owan – 7 minutes ago »

I figured I’d post something even if you’d reviewed it. The search feature is a mess currently. I can’t search anything.

Whoops! That’s my fault! I’ll fix that. *chides himself for not cleaning up properly after the last site improvements* Try it now, should be working.

July 20, 2008 at 8:11 pm #42859

Sarah
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That’s much better. Thank you!

July 21, 2008 at 12:14 pm #42860

Owan
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It worked! Yay! Thanks, Jordan.

July 22, 2008 at 1:51 am #42861

Pip
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Yup yup, I loved Holes and I Am David. The Amazing Maurice and blah blah, I stopped it! It was weird.

December 15, 2009 at 8:03 pm #42862

bookflutterby
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I have some books you might like to review!

‘The Palace of Laughter’ by Jon Berkeley; first book in the Wednesday Tales trilogy, the best of them in my opinion. Fresh and original.

‘The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle’, by Catherine Webb; absolutely amazing. And when I found out how old she was, I became so jealous.

‘The Obsidan Dagger’, by Catherine Webb; second Horatio Lyle book, again very good.

‘Airborn’, by Kenneth Oppel; science fiction with a different twist. Great adventure.

‘Skybreaker’, by Kenneth Oppel; comes after Airborn and way more exciting!
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