Vader's little princess [#books #reviews]

by Jeffrey Brown

Star Wars: Darth Vader and Son
← Darth Vader and Son
Goodnight Darth Vader →

Rating: 9/10

The Princess and Curdie [#books #reviews]

by George MacDonald

Princess Irene and Curdie
← The Princess and the Goblin

Rating: 8/10

There is this difference between the growth of some human beings and that of others: in the one case it is a continuous dying, in the other a continuous resurrection.

(Page 13)

My Brilliant Friend [#books #reviews]

by Elena Ferrante

Neapolitan Novels
The Story of a New Name →

Rating: 9/10

Tutto era bello e pauroso, allora.

Everything was beautiful and scary, back then.

(Page 19)

Sparkling Cyanide [#books #reviews]

by Agatha Christie

Rating: 7/10

Iris Marle was thinking about her sister, Rosemary.
For nearly a year she had deliberately tried to put the thought of Rosemary away from her. She hadn't wanted to remember.

[incipit]

The Watcher [#books #reviews]

by Italo Calvino

Rating: 7/10

Death Comes as the End [#books #reviews]

by Agatha Christie

Rating: 9/10

She might be safer unknowing, but no human creature could be content to have it that way. She wanted to know.

(Page 231)

All Systems Red [#books #reviews]

by Martha Wells

The Murderbot Diaries
Artificial Condition →

Rating: 9/10

I could have become a mass murderer after I hacked my governor module, but then I realized I could access the combined feed of entertainment channels carried on the company satellites.

[incipit]