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134 of 144 people found the following review helpful
Before owning this Kindle, my first ebook reader was the Kindle Keyboard. I really liked the Keyboard, and upgrading to a new Kindle was a very difficult decision. The first thing I noticed after unboxing the new Kindle is its light weight and spectacular display. Reading the product specifications, I wasn't sure I would be able to tell the difference from my Kindle Keyboard, which also uses the eInk Pearl display technology. However, I find the new display whiter and the new hand-tuned fonts easier to read than on the Kindle Keyboard. In terms of weight and size, I am blown away by how thin and how light the new Kindle is. Amazon wisely preserved the physical buttons on… Read more
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Battle Royale to me is a prime example of the worthlessness of censorship. When it was first released, Battle Royale was roundly condemned by critics as sensational, exploitative, and all-around violent (which it is). What none of the critics and censors understand, however, is that this is a fantastic book! So, why should you read it? 1) A terrific story. This is one book I kept telling myself "just one more chapter" before going to bed, and ended up staying up to 3 or 4 am. It's highly readable. 2) Relateable characters. Being a guy, I can't speak as to the authenticity of the female character's thoughts, but their actions, and the thoughts and actions of the male characters,… Read more
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I received this book as a Christmas present, and was looking forward to reading it after noticing the Governor General Literary Awards sticker prominently displayed on the cover. What a disappointment. The first short story, featuring two horse riders, is a classic and is nearly of the level of a Louis L'Amour short story (I have read several book collections of his short stories). Spare, yet descriptive language, telling a story with what is not said as much as what is. Very well done. The rest of the book, however, gets progressively worse. Characters simply are not relatable. For example, we have the family with 6 kids where the two parents wonder in self-pitying fashion where… Read more
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