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review 2017-05-01 09:28
#29 - The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
The Time Machine - Greg Bear,H.G. Wells

The Time Machine is more an analysis of the society than it is a novel. The world in which the Time Traveler landed is quite weird and a bit crazy. I love how the Time Traveler is trying to explain everything he sees and how this society is organized. When he discovered how these "people" really live, he is kind of surprised and a bit scared. It was surprising to see that this author could think of this as a plausible future (well, not that much in a sense). Our interpretation of the future is really different from H.G. Wells' one. Because our fears are different than they were during his time, because we know how we are screwing up and what it may cause in the future.

 

It is a short book but not an easy one. The plot is quite simple to follow, but I guess I would have to read it at least 10 times to get everything he is trying to say.

 

Really enjoyed it, it was interesting.

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review 2017-04-20 18:18
#27 - The Midnight Star by Marie Lu
The Midnight Star - Marie Lu

Although, this series was not really one of my favourite, the ending was beautiful. Adelina is not a great character, I don't particularly like her, but I don't dislike her either. I just do not really care. However, her development was really well done, we can see a lot of changes in her.

 

The plot was not that interesting, not that it was bad, but I just could not feel invested. I did not really care what was happening and I could not connect with any of the characters.

 

But the ending really did something for me. That is why I rated it 4/5 stars! Not a bad series, but not one of the greatest.

 

(The Legend series by Marie Lu was awesome, just wanted to mention that, I case you wanted to give it a try).

 

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review 2017-04-18 09:00
#26 - The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Emerald City of Oz - L. Frank Baum

Dorothy’s Aunt and Uncle are in trouble at the farm. They do not have enough money to pay everything and they might be expulsed. Dorothy says to them they could go and live in Oz with her and Ozma agrees to that. So, once again, we found ourselves in the beautiful Land of Oz where Dorothy is going to live some great adventures and meet some new people.

Like every time I read an Oz story, I’m amazed at how funny it is. This seems like it was the last story about Oz but I know there are many others, so I am not sure about what happened here, I guess I will see when I read the others.

I had a lot of fun reading this book and I think Oz is one of the greatest story ever, I’m totally fond of this world.

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review 2017-04-14 22:57
#25 - The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige
The Wicked Will Rise (Dorothy Must Die) - Danielle Paige

It was a nice continuation to the series. Some parts were weird and I could not really understand what the author was trying to do... but the story is not over, so I guess I will have some answers in the next books.

 

I love seeing new characters, and I love the fact that I could identify them. I'm not done with the original Oz books yet, I still have a bunch to read. But it was nice to meet the daughter of the Rainbow and Button Bright. I really, really love this retelling (almost as much as I love the original story... almost)!

 

This second book was not as great as the first one though (and was also way shorter), but it was still really pleasant. I'm excited about the rest of the series!

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