The Time Traveler's Wife REVIEW

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Title: The Time Traveler's Wife
Author: Audrey Niffenegger
Genre: Romance? (yech;)
Rating: 10/10 (seriously)
I recommended this book before in my lj, but chemfishee wanted more information, so I will now explain in more detail why I loved this book. Plotwise I will once again only post the (cropped!) synopsis from the back of the book.
( Spoilerfree review )

You Remind Me Of Me REVIEW

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Title: You Remind Me Of Me
Author: Dan Chaon
Genre: Drama (?)
Rating: 8/10

Synopsis (copied from cover)
Jonah Doyle and Troy Timmens don't know each other, yet they have a deep connection that is gradually revealed over the course of this spellbinding novel. After a terrible accident transforms Jonah's life, he sets out on an extraordinary journey across America in search of his familiy, his identity and the secrets buried in his past. When Jonah and Troy finally meet, their lives will never be the same again.

Dum-dum-dumm...

( Spoilerfree (and therefore somewhat cryptic) review )

Review: Fat Chance

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Title: Fat Chance
Author: Simon Gray
Genre: Non-fiction/biography?
Publisher: faber & faber
Rating: 9/10
Synopsis: An account of the West End play Cell Mates, which ended after a very short run in 1995, when actor Stephen Fry left the play after a bad review and disappeared. As fears for his safety began to rise, the media started to scorn the production, which metamorphosed into a 'bad play' after getting generally good reviews. Playwright and director Simon Gray recounts his personal experiences of a production that seems to have been jinxed from the start.

( Full review, including spoilers, such as they are for a non-fictional account. )

review His Dark Materials

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Book Title :  His Dark Materials  (Northern Lights / The Golden Compass – The Subtle Knife – The Amber Spyglass)
Author : Philip Pullman
Your rating of the book : 9/10
Short description/summary of the book:
the series:
An epic coming-of-age trilogy that includes vast sweeps of science, theology and magic, while speculating about topics as profound as the meaning of life and the fundamental nature of God, Satan, and hell ( as said by Lois H. Gresh)

( cover text of each of the books, with links to a more spoilery synopsis )

Your own thoughts:

( no real spoilers here. Just me saying that I liked it :p )

Review: De kleine Johannes

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Book Title:  De kleine Johannes
Author:  Frederik van Eeden
Your rating of the book: 10/10
Short description/summary of the book

Spoilerfree:  It’s a fairytale about growing up.  Or about a little boy called Johannes who goes off on a wonderful adventure and meets lots of interesting creatures and people on his path.

In Dutch (spoilers):

http://www.verdec.com/hulpje/boekvers/johannes.htm 

Your own thoughts

( very, very tiny spoilers maybe )