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Book reviews by SS Kuruganti – full of random observations, squee, some snark, and fanfic recommendations. Enjoy!
There are many books yet to be reviewed, you can find a rating for them below. If you want a more informal sort of review before buying any one of these books (i.e, whether I’d recommend any of them) you can comment and I’ll be glad to answer.
[Rated from 5* to 1*]
| The Scarlet Chair—2.5* |
Blood+ —3.75* |
Guards! Guards!—3.5* |
| Eternal Sabbath—3* |
Onani Master Kurosawa—3* |
Making Money—4* |
| Mars/The Legend of Mars—4.5* |
Heptagon—3* |
The Gemini Contenders-2.5* |
| The Taking—2.5* |
Cm0—3.5* |
December Boys-2* |
| Strange Highways—3* |
Feet of Clay—3.5* |
The Naked Sun-2.75* |
| Tokyo Crazy Paradise—3* |
Mekakushi no Kuni—4* |
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories-3.5* |
| Night of the Beasts—3.5* |
Inuyasha—4* |
The Eyes of Heisenberg-2* |
| Hana no Namae—3* |
Akuma De Sourou—3.75* |
The Motorcycle Diaries-2.75* |
| Seishun Survival—2.75* |
Basara—4.75* |
Next-2.5* |
| WA! —3* |
Can’t Lose You—3* |
It—3* |
| Memory Eaters—2.75* |
You’re So Cool—3* |
Cold Fire—2.5* |
| Anatolia Story—2.75* |
100% Perfect Girl—4* |
The Door to December—2.75* |
| Barairo, My Honey—3* |
Thud!—4.5* |
Tick Tock—3.75* |
| Gekka no Kimi—3* |
Kanata Kara—4.75* |
The Face of Fear—2* |
| Hideaway—2* |
Dreamcatcher—2.5* |
The Alchemist–3* |
| Firestarter—2* |
From a Buick 8—2.5* |
The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents–3* |
| Nightmares and Dreamscapes—2* |
Going Postal-4* |
Small Gods–4* |
| The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon—2* |
To Kill a Mockingbird–4* |
Life Expectancy–2* |
| The Uncanny–4* |
The Fifth Elephant–2.5* |
The Bourne Legacy–4* |
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Rating: 2*
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Rating: 2*
One line review: A boring book that splits our focus between two sub plots – and I could only care about one of them.
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Rating: 4*
One line review: A wonderfully light, funny read where everything ends happily for everyone.
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Rating: 3.5*
One line review: A comedy of errors with a happy ending. Read for the fun!
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