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dedmops (48)in #books • 6 years ago
I`m back – What have I been reading? (part 1, recommendations)
I have neglected steemit for a while, partly due to a stressful but still wonderful summer school, and partly just because I wasn´t really motivated to write anything. But now…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 6 years ago
The very abridged version of Les Miserables - How I noticed that the German translation cuts half of the book
When I discovered the story of Les Miserables through the musical, about 4 years ago, I became obsessed with it for a while. I listened to the music non-stop, watched a lot of…
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pde (46)in #books • 6 years ago
Public Domain Reading – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Public domain works are often not as well known as this one. Everyone from Disney to lesser known studios have taken a crack at this classic by Lewis Carol. Many people reading…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 6 years ago
Book Releases in June 2018
Every month I want to present to you some new releases that sounded interesting to me and provide my thoughts on what I gathered from the description what it is about, what I…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 6 years ago
Bedside Books: What am I reading?
Last week @riverflows started a small competition to motivate the book community here on steemit. The task is to present 3 books that we were currently really into (or forced to…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 6 years ago
Octavia E. Butler’s Seed to Harvest – Book Series Wrap-up
Even though it had it’s ups and downs, I thoroughly enjoyed the Patternmaster Series. There are a few finals words left to say about it before I end this experiment of posting…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 6 years ago
Clay’s Ark Review – Octavia E. Butler’s Seed to Harvest
The Patternmaster series is coming to an end with the last published book Clay’s Ark, a very different novel that somehow feels detached from the others. If you are new to this…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 6 years ago
Wild Seed Review – Octavia E. Butler’s Seed to Harvest
Wild Seed is many reader’s favourite novel in the Patternmaster series and even said to be one of Butler's strongest writings overall. So, what did I think about it? Is it as…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 6 years ago
Mind of my Mind Review – Octavia E. Butler’s Seed to Harvest
Yesterday I presented to you the first novel published in the Patternmaster series by acclaimed science fiction author Octavia E. Butler (you might want to check that one out…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 6 years ago
Thoughts on Patternmaster – Octavia E. Butler’s Seed to Harvest
Seed to Harvest is a book combining all 4 novels from Octavia E. Butler’s Patternmaster series. Since I’ve started to read it last week, it was really hard to put down and it…
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norma-jean (55)in #writing • 6 years ago
Narrative or Dialogue? Which One When?
Two Parts Fiction is made up of two parts—dialogue and narrative. The pace, tone, and flow of the plot line all come about as a result of which one is used when and where. For…
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dedmops (48)in #discussion • 7 years ago
Spoilers in Reviews: How much is allowed?
Writing a review is always a fine line between wanting to tell your audience about all the great and terrible things that could influence their decision, and not wanting to tell…
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vaughndemont (63)in #books • 7 years ago
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Saturday Book Club)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Read for free at Project Gutenberg In Robert Louis Stevenson's work, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll &…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Free Comic Day + Reviews
On Saturday, 12th May, there was Free Comic Day in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Of course, whenever there is something for free and especially if it’s something to read (or…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Wrong expectations while reading (and what it does to the reader)
Have you ever been hyped about a book’s premise and when you finally read it have realized that it is nothing like you expected? The book could still be good but you’re just…
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norma-jean (55)in #writing • 7 years ago
What Goes In; What’s Left Out? The Novelist’s Puzzle
It's In Your Head The novel plot is in your head. You know how it’s going to develop. (Sort of.) You know your characters. You may even know how the story will turn out. But…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
The Perspectives in "Anne of Green Gables"
I just recently finished reading the beloved classic Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery for the first time and found it to be an endearing and fun read. Since it is…
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didic (68)in #contest • 7 years ago
Hugo Award Book/Story Review Contest Winners
It's time for the winners of my latest contest! This is the point where I usually whine and moan about getting too few responses for [my latest contest], but you know what? I…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
Harry Potter and the Mix of Genre
picture by Dzenina Lukac The Harry Potter books have a very special place in a lot of peoples heart, may they be book lovers or people that never would have touched any other…
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dedmops (48)in #books • 7 years ago
New Book Releases May 2018
Every month I want to present to you some new releases that sounded interesting to me, and provide my thoughts on what I gathered from the description what it is about, what I…
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