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A Fat Fairytale.

Advantages: Ummm...It's a book...books are good to read..aren't they?
Disadvantages: It's not a very good book.

...was less pleased however. Jemima J was the third of the three; the others - their titles long forgotten - have been consigned to the charity shop (I felt terribly guilty – I hope they got something for them). I only read this book to punish myself for selecting such crap books so rashly. I have now learnt from my mistakes and no longer make bulk purchases based on a single person’s recommendation. As you may gather I was not too impressed with this ...
...So to the plot: Jemima is fat. That is really all we need to know about Jemima, that and the vague mention of glossy hair (obviously a staple requirement for a heroine) and the fact she works as a journalist for a local paper and is passed up for promotion by her more glamourous and prettier colleagues. She has a crush on a gorgeous colleague called Ben, who thinks of her just as a friend and has one other female friend at work (naturally glam also), ...

Essexgirl2006 24.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Jemima J - Jane Green

Jaws - The Novel

Advantages: Great story, extremely addictive
Disadvantages: EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE

... INTRODUCTION Jaws is possibly one of the most famous films of all time, it scared entire generations out of the water. I remember when I was a kid, after watching Jaws I was even concerned about going into a swimming pool. Nonetheless I adored the film and still love it fondly. So, what about the book then? Well, a few years ago I noticed in the credits that the film was inspired by Peter Benchley's novel "Jaws" which had ...
...has begun. 'Pick up Jaws before midnight, read the first five pages, and I guarantee you'll be putting it down breathless and stunned, as dawn is breaking the next day' Daily Express; PERSONAL OPINION This book is one of the most addictive novels I have ever read. Forty minute bus rides reading Jaws seemed to be only ten minutes long!. The story is very well written and I didn't find any boring moments at all. Funny parts ...

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Review of Jaws - Peter Benchley

Hilariously written

Advantages: very funny, easy read.
Disadvantages: some people might not consider this literature.

I loved this book. Every single page surprised me while I was reading it. Sometimes you turn a page and the stuff you see is so unusual for a book that you have to laugh out loud. So be prepared when you are on public transport like a bus that people might start to stare at you. It is very easy to read and very easy to follow. But it is not a childrens book. It describes the work and social life of a genereation in there late 20 ties or 30 ties. ...

hackneywick 17.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of JPod - Douglas Coupland

Great Expectations...Not Quite

Advantages: Well written, atmospheric
Disadvantages: central character

...The story centres on Jack Maggs a criminal who is transported to Australia to a penal colony in New South Wales. There he eventually obtains a pardon and goes on to make a small fortune. Many years later Maggs decides to return to Britain even though he knows that despite his pardon doing so is very risky and if caught he would be hung for breaking his exile. However Maggs is desperate to see a young man called Henry Phipps who he'd met when Phipps ...
...creation of the main character Jack Maggs. Maggs is full of menace but still gained my sympathy on hearing of his treatment in the penal colony and his exploited childhood. Although the character succeeded in eliciting a powerful emotional impact I never felt I quite got to know him or his motivations. Despite the premise of the story being to 'fill in the blanks' left to us by Dickens, Carey never quite does this and at the end Maggs still remains ...

Mauri 02.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Jack Maggs - Peter Carey

Just after sunset

Advantages: Brillant plots
Disadvantages: none

Just after sunset is a group of 13 short storys wrote by stephen king i'll now tell you a bit about it and why you should buy it. "Willa" This short story is about a train that has crashed. Everyone is waiting for another train to come pick them up but wila dicides to leave and go get help herself. Her to be husband david goes out to look for her and goes on a dark and lonely road.......... This short story is many about life over death and ...
...girl" It is about a mother who loses her child and replaces her with an addiction to running she running even until she gets sick. She leaves her husband and moves away to get her head back together is she runnig from her life? One day when she is running by a neighbours house she finds out a dark secret somthig she wishs she never saw.... "Harvey's Dream" I this short story harveys not himself his wife janet knows somthings wrong but what ...... ...

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Review of Just After Sunset - Stephen King