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Lords Of Chaos
by Michael Moynihan
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Interesting; extensive, but in the wrong ways. Mediocre recap of the roots of metal as a whole, entertaining recounting of the Norwegian black metal scene in its glory years, and a dawdling, trailing end that paid too much lip service to examining Varg Vikernes’ ideologies and right-wing ideals connected to the black metal scene as a whole (or not; there was an excessive amount of unrelated tangents).

1984
by George Orwell
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This book was enjoyable to read. There was a lot of symbolism in the book, like the chocolate rations and 2+2=5, and it was fun noticing the references to things earlier said. It broke down how government authority (big brother) has the potential of manipulation by taking it to the absolute extreme. This got it's point across, but it also made some parts of the book (like newspeak and the 2 minutes hate) seem out of place and unrealistic to what an actual oligarch would look like.

Heir Of Fire
by Sarah J. Maas
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This was the third book in the series throne of glass and honestly I LOVED IT. Whole this book has more than 500 pages...it went by so fast that I didn't even realize I was halfway through the book until I looked at the page count. I think Rowan might be my fav character

The Last Wish
by Andrzej Sapkowski
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I liked this book a lot; he's a good writer, it was funny and also the world building was great.

When Women Were Dragons
by Kelly Barnhill
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A great take on the problems of censorship to a growing child kept in the dark. There are politics and concealment of science that makes the story palpable and frustrating. Great selection for those interested in interpersonal related experiences.

Coraline 10th Anniversary Edition
by Neil Gaiman
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Of course I love the Coraline movie, who doesn't? I wish I had read the book before watching the movie. The idea of this book is brilliant and was interesting, but since I already watched the film, I knew what was going to happen. His writing also threw me off a little bit. The book was also very fast-paced, faster than the movie felt. I love Coraline, and I did not like this book that much, so I would only recommend the book to someone who has not seen the movie yet.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky
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this was one of the best books i've read in a long time. all the characters were realistic and understandable, and the writing was really good. I was somewhat expecting it to be unnecessarily philosophical for some reason but actually, it was very meaningful.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the first book in the series. The book is about a 11 year old boy named Harry Potter. He had gotten a letter from a place called Hogwarts. Hogwarts is a school for wizards. He and his friends have to save the Sorcerer’s Stone so that an evil wizard would not become undefeatable. I really enjoyed reading this book and rated it five stars.

Beautiful Ugly
by Alice Feeney
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Excellent book, a page turner with a great twist.

I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman
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Well that was bleak!! Not like, Cormac McCarthy bleak, but desolate enough. In the future or the past, 39 women and one teen girl find themselves captive in an underground bunker, with little memory of how they got there. This is dystopian scifi, and going in you should be aware that no, you won't be getting any answers about What Happened or Why, but that's not what it's about. At no point did I know where it was going, but I enjoyed it. Idk, read it or don't? It's short!
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