joemkl's Reviews (193)

Just like the previous ones in the series, this is a bit of light, easy reading that's entertaining. If you're looking for something illuminating, unless you're 12 years old, this isn't it.

The same kind of easy to read fiction as the rest of the series, though I'm not a particularly huge fan of this one.

A colourful introduction to Quakerism, with sections about Quaker traditions, history, and Quakerism today. If you're curious, a great read.

Not my favourite Harry Potter book, though re-reading it it's far better than I remembered.

A good little read - very easy, and very short, but plenty of food for thought in it.

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My favourite book of all time. I absolutely love this book and re-read it regularly. I'd recommend it to anyone.

This book is unlike any would expect. Instead of their being any sort of structure, it reads as a list of one liners. With no real context around most, it isn’t particularly funny at all. A miss for me.

I’d expect better from a professor of literature. The characters are transparent and irritating, the plot doesn’t seem to do a lot, and there are regular moment when Ingrid just needs a slap. Honestly, the kindest thing I can say about it is that it’s so poorly written that it’s an easy read.

I read this as part of the BookRiot 2020 Read Harder challenge, for the category ‘Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own’.

This book was a horrible read. It was very difficult because of the subject matter at hand, and at times I got bogged down with the jargon used. But this is one of the best books I’ve ever read. It’s a fantastic insight into the insidious cancer that is Scientology, and the way it treats people.

I would highly recommend this to anyone, and is likely going to be one of my top books for this year.