Is this my 18th or 19th time through? Maybe more? 😂
#reread
pickDelightful. A robot crashes on an island and finds her heart when she becomes a mother to a gosling. The movie is excellent as well, but there‘s a sweetness in the book. Each chapter is a new adventure and challenge. Both my 6 & 9-year-olds loved it. We‘re excited to try the next book in the series since there‘s a bit of a cliffhanger.
#wdncw I am so over meal making
pickThe concept of a Jurassic Theme Park with live dinosaurs has always mesmerized me. Where can I buy a ticket?! 🫣 So I finally read the book where it all started. I was surprised to find a frightfully sinister Hammond and an even more annoying Malcolm and Lex. But overall terrifying factor—off the charts. Must read more Michael Crichton. What a creative genius he was! Is the original movie better than the book? I‘d say they go best hand in hand.
pickI liked this book WAY better on my second read of it and I already have the second book checked out and ready to be read! It's a humorous adventure and has a lot of charm. It isn't exactly like the movie which makes it fun to experience as an essentially new story by comparison.
pickThis didn‘t advance the story much but was still entertaining.
so-soI searched this out after spotting it in Bullet Train. While the plot and various aspects were decent, overall I found it tried too hard to be overly intelligent. Hel also ends up more super hero than man, and the aspect which got to me the most was the authors infatuation with race - particularly attributing stereotypes and the appalling way Arabs were portrayed. It wrapped up decently and wasn‘t the worst read but not one I‘d recommend.
"Lily Wilder's boots crunched through smooth gravel as she made her way from the barn to the lodge, surveying her favorite place on earth."
@ShyBookOwl
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