Brock Seng

I didn't love this book anywhere near as much as I loved The Song of Achilles.

This book left me both satisfied, wanting more and on the brink of tears. It's beautifully written and beautifully crafted. One of the best books I've ever read. Hands down. 1080 pages of absolute craftsmanship.

This book is amazing and Paula Hawkins is everything.

Ahsoka quickly became a favorite of mine through watching The Clone Wars and I wanted to love her story as well. And parts of it I did. Her story was interesting and it was nice seeing the start of the Empire and the start of the Rebellion. Parts of the book really sped up and parts were super slow (the middle). Overall, I can't critique the book that much because it was way better than Heir to the Jedi but I just finished Dark Disciple (my favorite) so it's hard to accurately judge Ahsoka. Overall, it's a good read for fans of TCW and people who need to see more world building during the Rise of the Empire. I'm ready for Rebels and just have A New Dawn until I can start watching!

The absolute best Star Wars book I've read so far. If you watched The Clone Wars and didn't read this yet, shame on you. Literally took me less than half a week to read it. I couldn't put it down.

Honestly, one of the worst books I've read in a long time. You can't take established characters and make them seem so unlike themselves that it just falls flat. Also, if I have to see Luke move noodles with the Force one more time I swear I'll go mad.

I enjoyed the insight into the late and great Carrie Fisher but it left me wanting more.

Ignore the reviews and give Aftermath a shot. It's worth it.

While a good book, it didn't live up to the hype I expected. I wanted something more than I was given. By the last 70 pages I wanted to quit and move on, but I pushed through. 3 stars is a very generous review.

This is Murakami's 2nd to worst book, in my opinion. This book was widely praised but it wasn't the Murakami I love. It wasn't Kafka, it wasn't 1Q84, it just was. And that's where I leave this.

I wanted to love this book. But I couldn't.

This book was not good. It was dull. For one, there is no story at all. For Murakami, the entire booked seemed like a subplot to any other character in any other novel he's written.

Plus, we don't even get an ending. We don't find out about two major, major characters (S and H) at all before the book ends.

There were guns involved in the story and yet neither were fired.

This leaves much to be desired and I, for one, am saddened.

I said I would 2 star this book, go higher if something in the last 50 pages happened. Instead, it was a recap of the whole book while he sat in a train station.

1 star it is. I'm sorry. But it just wasn't good.

Oh. My. Lord.

This book.

Less than 72 hours and I was done. Besides working, I just read this book. I couldn't put it down.

Just... wow. If you are looking for a super fast read, something you can not ever put down, read this book.

While some may say it glorifies suicide, I think it gives an insight that a lot of people would avoid. If you're in high school, READ THIS BOOK.

It should be required reading.

And anyone who goes through depression, it gets better. It isn't over.

This was my first time, willingly, reading a classic. It was recommended to me by Chelsea. I must say, it was fantastic. It was so interesting and so much reminded me of our modern world we live in. I enjoyed it so much. I feel like, if I read it again in the future, I'll get even more out of it. But wow.

The Book Thief was a good book. It was not great. The entire book is hurt tremendously by the narrator. He completely, and utterly, ruins the read for me. If you want to avoid spoilers, avoid reading the chapters written solely from the narrator's point of view. The ending would be so so so powerful if it wasn't for the narrator.

Sorry for dragging this out but, seriously, a 5 star book was ruined by this. I only gave it 2 stars because the story itself was amazing.

This book was rather subpar and was not that grasping. I read, and finished, only to finish reading it. It wasn't all that shocking and, to be honest, it just seemed sad. I feel sorry that people like this exist out there because it is rather sad, but the writing didn't make me feel for Augusten because some of it was brought on himself by himself. Stay in school kids.