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And lone behold, Arthur has a severe asthma attack | asthma attack | negative | 0 |
So Arthur and Suzy have many encounters and then are captured, and Arthur is thrown into the Coal Cellar of the realms and meets the "Ancient One" who tells him the stories and some of the secrets of the realms inside the house and about the "improbable stair" which only excists if you are able to see it and able to transfer from one realm to another quickly without losing it and being stranded in the realm forever | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
As Jack grows suspicious of Amy, he grows closer and closer to Gary (who in the conventional thriller would have been a woman I think), and their eventual friendship and bonding has a distinct homoerotic charge to it as they both learn that women (and little girls) can't be trusted | Amy | neutral | 0 |
Val McDermid has once again produced an exciting and entertaining thriller | Val McDermid | 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 | 19th century | neutral | 0 |
I liked this book because it had a lot of action and although the hero had asthma he kept on going | asthma | negative | 0 |
Another cool part of the story is how he described the landscapes that were in the book | landscapes | positive | 0 |
I love his writing style | writing style | positive | 0 |
So Arthur has asthma VERY severely in fact and almost dies, but survive because Mr | asthma | neutral | 0 |
McDermid doesn't pull any punches in writing about vicious psychopaths who commit sex crimes and the books may well be disturbing to many | vicious psychopaths | neutral | 0 |
Marshall Smith's usual themes, concerns and metaphors are present but have been refined to the point of grand eloquence and this time around have been coupled with a use of imagery which puts this on a par with so-called literary fiction: architecture becomes symbolic of the human psyche and old unrepaired radios haunt living spaces like the regrets that we all carry with us | fiction | positive | 0 |
But it doesn't work as Mister Monday intended, for with the key in his hand Arthur can breathe as though he has never had asthma | key | neutral | 0 |
But the ailing surgeon presses onward--and begins a simultaneous journey into the past | journey into the past | neutral | 0 |
Sir Monday is another universe in time and space | Sir Monday | neutral | 0 |
This brilliantly written, corrosive text contains excellent short evaluations of Nietzsche, Marx, Berkeley, Plato and Stoicism | Stoicism | neutral | 0 |
Garth Nix did a great job, and I can't wait to read Grim Tuesday, the next book in the Keys to the Kingdom series! | Garth Nix | positive | 0 |
This book is jam-packed with many fantastical inventions that is purely Nix at his best | fantastical inventions | positive | 0 |
When Diabola claims to not care about her father he leaves the family | Diabola | neutral | 0 |
Angela is becoming even more good | Angela | positive | 0 |
The main characters are two twin girls, Angela and Diabola | twin girls | neutral | 0 |
I sort of maybe guessed that her "friends" were accompanying Liz to have an abortion (didn't occur to me whether it was legal or not; I may not have even been aware of the issue of legality) | Liz | neutral | 0 |
Meanwhile Amy shows up at home and wonders why Jack is so upset | Amy | neutral | 0 |
The author makes clear that the meaning of wife is inseparable from images of women from a variety of sources, including corporate advertising, movies, books, etc | meaning of wife | neutral | 0 |
Dobbs seriously wants to tell us about Neville Chamberlain's politics of appeasement, a policy that ended with his downfall as Prime Minister | Dobbs | neutral | 0 |
As noted by some other reviewers, these books are not for the squeamish | squeamish | negative | 0 |
In having this attach Arthur Penhaligon meets two new friends (Leaf and Ed twin brother and sister) and also gets a suprise, Mister Monday and his buttler, Sneezer, appear with a flash of light and give Arthur a gift,(Arthur thinks Sneezer is up to something but does not know) a minute hand of a clock (the clock that was guarding the will) and a book (An Atlas he can't yet open) | Sneezer | neutral | 0 |
A giant House has appeared on the block that only Arthur can see, and ugly dog-faced men in bowler hats are coming after him | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
Can Angela stop Diabola before its too late? Or will Diabola destroy the city? Read Angela and Diabola, by Lynn Reid Banks and find out! | Diabola | negative | 1 |
With Mister Monday defeated, Arthur is able to go back home and cure the Fetcher plague | Fetcher plague | neutral | 0 |
These creatures, called Fetchers bring a terrible disease called the "Sleepy Pluage", which after afew symtoms like having a cold, puts the infected people to sleep- literally- they fall asleep, and can't be woken up! Aurther is particually sensitive to this outbreak beacuse he is adopted{his birth parents died in a flu outbreak when he was a baby} | Aurther | neutral | 0 |
Angela comes out very peacefully and doesn't cry afterwards, but Diabola comes out kicking and screaming and almost bites the nurse's finger off | Angela | positive | 0 |
As Gellner sums up in his final chapter, "In a sense, the present book is more interested in our Zeitgeist than in psychoanalysis | Zeitgeist | neutral | 0 |
There are some serious problems with the novel, however, that make it the weakest of the bunch | novel | negative | 0 |
This book is a wonderful story of two twin sisters, | story | positive | 0 |
In the book a senior named Liz faces problems like: I love my boy friend, but do I love him enough to have sex with him; and If I do get pregnant what will I do? Will I have the baby or get an abortion? Paul Zindel did a great job writting this book | Liz | neutral | 0 |
He eventually finds his way into a bizarre realm known as the House, which turns out to be, essentially, the "Command and Control" center for the rest of the universe | House | neutral | 0 |
She shares visions with Jack, who digs deeper into a cesspool in search of his wife | Jack | neutral | 0 |
McDermid writes with finesse and her extraordinary storytelling prowess sets her new book apart from the ordinary | book | positive | 0 |
Young adult readers may be slightly confused by all the twists and machinations, but will still be thrilled by the adventures of Arthur and his friend Suzy Turquoise Blue as they negotiate the secrets of the House, guided by the Will, and armed with nothing but the Key, a great deal of common sense, and a very strong will to survive | Key | neutral | 0 |
Among those are the army of doglike and winged creatures, all dressed in attire befitting a civilization one hundred and fifty years ago | winged creatures | neutral | 0 |
I didn't like it AS much as some of the other books from Marshall (loved Spares, Only Forward and One Of Us), but still a darn good read | read | positive | 0 |
Capone was sentenced to eleven years, but served less than six due to good behavior and the terminal phase of syphilis | Capone | neutral | 0 |
Anyway, Agatha Christie wrote one of the best Poirot novels ever | Agatha Christie | positive | 0 |
It's darker than any other teen / Young Adult novel I can think of | Young Adult | neutral | 0 |
Two storyline threads interweave themselves into this compelling plot | plot | positive | 0 |
And as usual there are 2 pages of related activities suggested at the end of the book | related activities | neutral | 0 |
This vibrantly illustrated and informative guide offers fans up-to-the-minute reporting on the 1995-96 season, superstar and team histories, stats, and more | superstar | neutral | 0 |
Anyone who has a good imagination and likes a great fiction book will enjoy this book | fiction book | positive | 0 |
In this book, Ernest Gellner uses the psychoanalytic movement as a "case study" to explore the general human tendency to create delusional ideological systems which serve various political, social, and psychological needs | psychological needs | neutral | 0 |
It will be one book I'll never give up | book | positive | 0 |
Naturally Arthur wants to concentrate on curing the plague, since his own family is involved | plague | neutral | 0 |
Jack is a wonderful beleaguered hero who starts off by quickly realizing he don't know jack even about himself and as he investigates realizes each new clue proves he knows even less than he thought | Jack | positive | 0 |
In this installment, MacDonald turns the tables and has good ol' boy Skylar venture north to visit the very rich Whitfields, where he is, yes, a fish out of water | MacDonald | neutral | 0 |
Although I am young,currently at age of 15, I hope that my review will help those of my age who are looking for a good read, in addition to whatever books they may be reading now | read | positive | 0 |
The story is worked around how the sisters cope with other people, and each other | sisters | neutral | 0 |
Running parallel to this is a creepy serial killer who Tony Hill tries to find and unmask | serial killer | negative | 0 |
However,I will say that Noon 22nd Century has many compelling characters | characters | positive | 0 |
If you are looking for a thrilling mystery, this is the book for you! This book is about an asmatic boy who has moved to a new school and the first day has a asma attack | asmatic boy | neutral | 0 |
She gives more power and validity to pop-culture than it deserves and puts a negative spin on happy, non-harmful traditions | non-harmful traditions | negative | 0 |
This was due to a sadistic teacher who forced him to run a cross-country course, resulting in a near death experience, during which he encountered the unlikely duo of Sneezer and Mister Monday | Mister Monday | neutral | 0 |
However, by the end of the first 100 pages, you feel like screaming, "GET AN INHALER AND SHUT UP!" So much so, I jokingly told my friend that Mister Monday's real title is The Amazing Adventures of Asthmatic Arthur | Mister Monday | neutral | 0 |
But having said that, this is a good read and a great adventure story that features some extraordinary people | read | positive | 0 |
The killer was only mildly surprising, and so was how the killer would get caught | killer | neutral | 0 |
Twins: Angela and Diabla | Twins | neutral | 0 |
But, overall, Mister Monday is a page turner that's so creative and captivating, its shortcomings are largely made up for | Mister Monday | neutral | 0 |
This book was a delight at first to read, then it started to use issues that I think were very disgusting and since I am in 8th grade I refused to write my book report on this subject and discuss it in front of my piers | book | positive | 0 |
Angela and Diabola is not only a good book for girls, but also for boys with a good sense of imagination | book | positive | 0 |
Kingston covers all the bases, beginning with the world's fascination with Princess Diana's foray into wifedom | wifedom | neutral | 0 |
So, here it all is in "Mister Monday | Mister Monday | neutral | 0 |
soon enough they go away, but leave behind a mysterious diease | mysterious diease | neutral | 0 |
Angela is one of the main characters and on of the twins, and is a sweet, kind and, can you believe when she was being born she wasn't crying at all, that can't be | Angela | positive | 0 |
" When they get into a fight once again, Liz goes out with an older guy who practically rapes her | Liz | neutral | 0 |
Monday allows you to get wrapped up in a world that is both strange and familiar and is a wonderful reading experience | Monday | neutral | 0 |
Banks was urging girls to be balanced in our increasingly unbalanced world | Banks | neutral | 0 |
cop now living in rural Washington state, whose background may be a little murky, is surprised by a visit from a high school semi-buddy who wants his help with a murdered family and a disappeared husband who may have been onto some highly secretive organization | murdered family | neutral | 0 |
When Guzzler Gummidge wishes on an old lamp, he becomes invisible | Guzzler Gummidge | neutral | 0 |
With this strange weapon, he enters into a house only he can see to save his world from a pandemic | pandemic | neutral | 0 |
At first I was amused an entertained by Angela and Diabola the novel by Lynne Reid Banks, but as it progressed and became exceedingly darker, I read the jacket to find that this book was recommended for ages 9-12 | Lynne Reid Banks | neutral | 0 |
Some of the subplots seemed unnecessary, and should have been severely cropped by a ruthless editor: the love affair between the crippled WWI survivor "Mac" McFadden, barber to the politically great and one of Guy's information sources, and Carol, a housemaid and part-time prostitute; and between Bournemouth postmistress Sue Graham and Army Sergeant Jerry White - though the experiences of the latter did usefully tie the Norway debacle into the storyline on a personal level | Sue Graham | neutral | 0 |
Hill's murder investigation eventually brings him to Berlin | Hill | neutral | 0 |
In the House, Arthur encounters Suzy Turquoise Blue, a cheeky Cockney girl from the 17th century of his own world and one of the "Piper's Children"; the personified Will itself in the form of a tiny frog with a penchant for jumping down people's throats; the "Old One," whose identity should be obvious to anyone with an interest in classical mythology, and assorted other Denizens | Suzy Turquoise Blue | neutral | 0 |
Garth Nix really outdid hiself when he wrote this one | Garth Nix | positive | 0 |
After that, Arthur met Noon again with his brother and sister, Dawn and | Dawn | neutral | 0 |
creatures who bring a plague scientist simply can't find a cure for | plague | neutral | 0 |
Even so, this series is well worth reading | series | positive | 0 |
The only chance he has to save both himself and his father is to unlock the secret--and the curse--of Devil's Lake | father | neutral | 0 |
Garth Nix has created a surprising world of fascinating characters and ideas | Garth Nix | neutral | 0 |
I hope you read this book and enjoy it as immensely as I have | book | positive | 0 |
The lawyer says he tracked Jack from his book and would like Jack to investigate the brutal murders of thirty-seven year old Gina Anderson and her son Joshua in their Seattle home; the house was trashed and the husband a lecturer at the nearby community college vanished | Gina Anderson | neutral | 0 |
Now, it's simply a good read that could have been great | read | positive | 0 |
Her chapter on divorce, for example, portrays women who just about break the law getting back at their ex-husbands | chapter | neutral | 0 |
Recommended for all people young and old who love adventure stories | young | positive | 0 |
Oh, and there are some murders to solve in these books, too | murders | neutral | 0 |
I found this book (especially the Prologue) more bizarre than either Sabriel or Lirael, but every bit as engrossing | Prologue | positive | 0 |
here he must reclaim the house from the sinister morrow days mister monday, grim tuesday, drowned wednesday, sir thursday, lady friday, supirior saturday, and lord sunday | drowned wednesday | negative | 0 |
Taking David Hume as a prime example, Gellner shows that the scientific, empiricist thought of the Enlightenment abandoned the angel/beast dichotomy | Enlightenment | neutral | 0 |
When I took the first look at the cover I knew that it would be a wonderfull book | cover | positive | 0 |
The handling of the parallel world, the Will, Sneezer, and the Key and Atlas are all wonderfully woven together, not to mention the characters of Dawn, Dusk, Noon for each day, and so on | parallel world | neutral | 0 |
Her psychological material is carefully researched and propels the plot along at a brisk pace | psychological material | positive | 0 |
As the book opens, Chamberlain has returned to 10 Downing Street a public hero after the signing of the Munich Agreement between himself and Adolf Hitler which gave the latter the Sudetenland in return for "peace in our time" | Adolf Hitler | neutral | 0 |