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It might be an entertaining point of discussion with a child 12 or older, but it's too dark for younger ones, unless you're ready to talk about true evil, adult motivations, supernatural forces, and fratricide!
younger ones
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-enjoy the genre of fantasies, of a unknown world, as Nix weaves a wonderful tale of the things that will open your eyes to a different world
Nix
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The mystery is secondary to the rest of the story and is only really approached in the remaining 30 pages of the book
mystery
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I recommend THE INTRUDERS if you enjoy good writing, but if you want a great story, you should try THE STRAW MEN instead
THE INTRUDERS
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Arthur must get through some horrifying trials to save his Earth from the plague, and to prove that he is the Rightful Heir
Arthur
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I've read all of the major bios on "Big Al" and this is by far the best
bios
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I was interested enough in the strange and original concept to read on to the next book, so I would venture to say that Mister Monday is definitely worth reading at least once
Mister Monday
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Angela and Diabola is one of my all-time favorite books
Angela and Diabola
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this is a really great fantasy book
book
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What Marshall does, however, is not only create a chilling tale that will keep you awake at night, but he also provides a possible answer to a question that has puzzled individuals for hundreds of years: What, precisely, makes us what, and who, we are?
chilling tale
neutral
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These books have Garth Nix's classic prosaic style of writing, with interestingly new concepts woven in, the Morrow Days; Dawn, Noon and Dusk; and the Will
the Will
neutral
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I picked up this book mainly because of its cover not knowing that is was a non-fiction book
non-fiction
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I think this is a very good book that answers the many questions of young adults as they are faced with them
young adults
neutral
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I have no idea if it was only my book with this problem
book
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I first got this book when I was eight and I totally loved it! I have read it every year since then! It is about a pair of twins who are born one VERY good and one EXTREMELY bad
twins
neutral
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I liked this book, it caught my interest quickly which for me is important
book
positive
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I will be perfectly honest, Mister Monday is amazing
Mister Monday
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However, this quibble aside, I recommend "The Last Temptation
The Last Temptation
neutral
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Personally, I don't mind the sacrifice of order a bit, especially in a book for children
children
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Monday, one of the seven trusties entrusted with the Will while GA is off gallivanting about
Monday
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It's a story about adventure, but also about responsibility, and courage, and overall I could recommend it to any boy or girl, and their parents, to read it!
adventure
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I picked this book up in Bangkok as I was browsing through a second hand book store, and didn't expect much until I read that this was a novel by the guy who wrote House of Cards, To Play the King and The Final Cut
guy
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The story of Angela and Diabola all begins when Mrs
Angela and Diabola
neutral
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The kind of reader that might enjoy this book is someone that likes adventure, excitement and funny books like me
adventure
positive
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The main characters in My Darling My Hamburger are two girls named Liz and Maggie
My Darling My Hamburger
neutral
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I do have a suggestion; if you're a "happy" person and like to read "happy happy" books, Michael Marshall is probably NOT for you
Michael Marshall
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This is a great book and one that gets you thinking about marriage
book
positive
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If you are a parent and want your kid to get into reading, this book is perfect
book
positive
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Despite its cover 'Turbulent Priests' has little to do with bedraggled young women who smoke
Turbulent Priests
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Written for young adults this is a book that can be enjoyed by anyone who loves a good fantasy story
young adults
positive
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This is dark fantasy at its best
dark fantasy
positive
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He is now on the trail of a criminal who targets psychologists and murders them in a particularly gruesome manner
criminal
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THis series isn't as good as the Abhorson series, but then it is aimed at a younger audience
younger audience
positive
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THE INTRUDERS is a tale well-spun with lashings of deceit & determination, action & clues, body & mind invasions & chases, & other scary stuff
tale
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That's why Mister Monday is so irresistible, and it's a great book not only for fantasy readers, but also for anyone looking for a great story
fantasy readers
positive
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But when a fight emerges between the two figures - Mister Monday and Sneezer - they both disappear without any further regard to Arthur
Arthur
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I enjoyed the story, but I still don't think its right for pre-teens
pre-teens
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but before he can do that he has to dodge fechters, run from enemys like Noon and Dawn, run from dinosaurs, try not to get killed, and try to prevent himself from having a asthma atackk!! But, thankfully he has some help from a girl named suzy, a guy named Dusk, and a talking toad
suzy
neutral
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In fact this novel should be read after you have read a substantial number of Agatha Christies
Agatha Christies
neutral
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Somehow I was just left wanting to hear more about Leaf and Ed ( two classmates, who could have been good friends to Arthur )
Arthur
neutral
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A very interesting read for both married and unmarried individuals
married
positive
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I finished the novel last night and found it hard to sleep after that
novel
positive
0
This was one of the best books that I have read and I encourage other people to read it
books
positive
0
Mister Monday is one book you will not put down
Mister Monday
neutral
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terrifying reading
reading
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Monday is interesting enough but to really enjoy you have to continue the series
Monday
positive
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Ernest Gellner stigmatizes Freudianism as a secular religion, where the Unconscious (a new version of the Original Sin) is treated as a Revelation, with a sharp distinction between the sacred (those under analysis) and the profane, between the good (the true believers) and the bad, and where reason must be suspended
Ernest Gellner
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It's actually a very cleverly plotted story about a young girl on a island off Ireland who is claimed to be the messiah
story
positive
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If you like contmporary fiction, you might enjoy Angela and Diabla
Angela and Diabla
neutral
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Michael Marshall has a knack that few authors possess
Michael Marshall
positive
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Tony Hill is also in Europe, helping the police solve a series of murders in which psychologists are the victims
psychologists
negative
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I really enjoyed this book
book
positive
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McDermid, however, really gets into the heads of her twisted antagonists and she seems to have done a tremendous amount of research
McDermid
positive
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The Meaning of Wife picks up where that excellent book ends
Meaning of Wife
neutral
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Banks has writin better books than this book,
Banks
neutral
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Jack Whalen and his wife Amy live in Birch Crossing in Washington
Jack Whalen
neutral
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Dusk who tried to get the key but could not because the key has already bonded
key
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I have read many fantasy books in my life, but this one really wowed me
fantasy books
neutral
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The twist at the ending was thought out well
twist
positive
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The main gender that would want to read this book would be girls because of what the story is based on and because they can relate to it the best
girls
positive
0
Monday and he is being pushed about by his butler, Sneezer
Sneezer
neutral
0
I found this a good book from a good author
author
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But when he publishes a novel of such quality as THE INTRUDERS, one remembers that any book of his is worth the wait, no matter how long it may be
THE INTRUDERS
neutral
0
The book had a far-fetched premise, but once I was able to move past that detail, the book was readable, albeit unrealistic
book
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Angela and Diabola is one of the best books I've ever read
Angela and Diabola
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I liked it when Dybo pushed the miss Mursles off the climbing frame without any clothes on! I think that Angela and Diabola is the best book I read this year!!!!!!!!!!
Angela and Diabola
neutral
0
I found this a good book from a good author
book
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I would also recommend this book as a book club selection because I can definitely see women talking about this in depth - from the heart
book
positive
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His fantasy works are not cliché or based on traditional fantasy but they are full of fresh, imagination and worlds and characters we can learn to love
fantasy
positive
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For this new series of book, Garth Nix obviously had a younger public in mind than for his best selling Abhorsen trilogy
younger public
positive
0
Both the complexity of the plot and the at times nightmare-like imagery may keep this from being a book for fifth grade and under, unless a child in these years is looking to be challenged and a little frightened
fifth grade
positive
0
Like when Arthur first got to the House, as everyone called the world he went to, the author quickly described where he appeared but I could vividly see it in my head
Arthur
neutral
0
Then, by diminishing his audience's reason, Marshall allows for a wide open thriller that presses on in relentless horror
thriller
positive
0
In one chapter, Levi describes how many of the prisoners, after fourteen hours of manual labor, would assemble in one corner of the camp in a market
Levi
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Give Michael Marshall Smith, (sometimes without the Smith), a chance with this book--it is a guaranteed good read!
book
positive
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From there, the topics of sex and abuse, divorce and value are thoroughly portrayed
sex
neutral
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This is the first book in the Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix
book
neutral
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It's a book that would best be classed as a shocker with some descriptive, grisly scenes
shocker
neutral
0
Altogether, a most satisfying read for lovers of spy fiction
lovers of spy fiction
positive
0
They show the 3 bugs currently under discussion (small, smaller, smallest, for example) in juxtaposition which makes it easy to talk about the concepts
bugs
neutral
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I first got this book when I was eight and I totally loved it! I have read it every year since then! It is about a pair of twins who are born one VERY good and one EXTREMELY bad
eight
neutral
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Garth Nix has become my new favorite writer, and my discovery started with Mister Monday, the first in the Keys to the Kingdom series
Garth Nix
positive
0
Personal I loved My Darling My Hamburger
My Darling My Hamburger
neutral
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So basically the author took the opportunity to explain all the confusing parts in the book up to that point
author
positive
0
While Garth Nix's fictional characters often have magical powers he, too, has a power - the power to create fantasy tales that have earned him a host of young fans
fantasy tales
positive
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But then again Zindel is so far above other writers that I would certainly still recommend reading the novel
Zindel
positive
0
Part of the "Paladin Movements and Ideas" series, this book is an exploration of the latter half of the 19th century, explaining where Sigmund Freud came from and why he happened when he did
Paladin Movements and Ideas
neutral
0
Quite possibly the best biography you'll ever read
biography
neutral
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The only reason I gave this 4 stars was the fact that my 6 yo was too young for some of the content, making this book not appropriate for all ages
6 yo
negative
0
It is a great book for children, to help them start on a path to learning size relationships
children
positive
0
He is followed by creatures called Fetchers
Fetchers
neutral
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While Paul Zindel's classic tale of four teenagers and their relationship problems is at times both moving and perfectly toned, mostly the problems presented in it are as dated as they come
classic tale
neutral
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This book surprised me
book
positive
0
In total, I found this book to be more than adequate
book
positive
0
"The Meaning of Wife," by Anne Kingston, is an eye-opening page turner, which confronts social patterns, ideologies, and generalizations of what it means to not only be a wife, but a woman in Western Society
Anne Kingston
neutral
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She's not a great writer but she's a fabulous storyteller and her Tony Hill/Carol Jordan mysteries are the best of the bunch
Carol Jordan
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Angela is named because she acts like an angel, and Diabola is named because she acts diabolic (evil)
Angela
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The girls grow up into toddlers and Diabola becomes even worse while Angela became sweeter
Diabola
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This is slated as a 'crime novel' but it is so much more!
crime novel
neutral
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Kingston's book begins with a description of Prince Charles' and Princess Di's wedding and sort of stays there
Kingston
neutral
0
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