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Steve, I haven't read the book or seen the movie, but I can say that the theme music to the movie was absolutely beautiful and is not too irregularly played on Aus ABC's Classic FM (I will add it's name etc at another time).
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My 5-star books of 2013 were:
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I read 53 books in 2013, 18 of which I gave a 5-star rating on Goodreads.
In no particular order: The Lazarus Effect by Frank Herbert Soul Catcher by Frank Herbert The White Plague by Frank Herbert The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett The Great Bazaar & Brayan's Gold by Peter V. Brett Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman Turn Coat by Jim Butcher Changes by Jim Butcher Ghost Story by Jim Butcher The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch Voice of the Planet by Michael Tobias Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Dash & Dingo: In Search of the Tasmanian Tiger by Catt Ford I'm going to toss in The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, as I started it in December but didn't finish it till January. |
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Two five stars for me:
Fiction: Cold Days by Jim Butcher Non Fiction:An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Cmdr Chris Hadfield A close runner up mainly for the novelty factor was William Shakespeare's Star Wars by Ian Doeschner Last edited by AlbertaCowboy; 01-11-2014 at 05:27 PM. |
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Hiding with an ereader
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Only a few made it to 5 stars for me last year:
Far From the Tree - Andrew Solomon (nonfiction) February - Lisa Moore Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood (read both sequels, but they don't make 5 stars) Cataract City - Craig Davidson |
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The books I read last year that would possibly rate 5 stars from me, were I to give stars, are:
Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson Little Brother, Cory Doctorow Reamde: A novel, Neal Stephenson All SF, all "near future" or contemporary, and two by the same author. Strange year. |
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