Books tagged with 'death': 72
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Mortby...Terry Pratchett average rating...3.5 / 5tags...death fantasy humor shelved by...Arisbe oceanlistener theduckthief viewable entries...1 |
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entry by...oceanlistener updated...Nov 03, '08 spoilers...n/a
Death takes an apprentice, and Mort learns about altering history and fate. Another great Discworld novel.
I really like the character Death, and I like his discovery of depression and work in this book. Can't get enough Discworld!
I really like the character Death, and I like his discovery of depression and work in this book. Can't get enough Discworld!
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The Professor's House (Vintage Classics)by...Willa Cather average rating...nonetags...death fiction shelved by...mallyland rychusfeminist viewable entries...none |
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The Denial of Deathby...Ernest Becker average rating...5.0 / 5tags...all an analysis death dogs excelent humans in life of that their them wish shelved by...mbains viewable entries...none |
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Mrs. Dallowayby...Virginia Woolf average rating...3.8 / 5tags...british classic death familiy fiction literary love suicde suicide shelved by...elspeth97 mallyland oceanlistener readread rychusfeminist sue_de_nymme viewable entries...3 |
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entry by...oceanlistener updated...Aug 12, '08 spoilers...n/a
I listened to To the Lighthouse a while ago, and thought it was okay, but not brilliant. I picked up Mrs. Dalloway because it's supposed to be Woolf's best novel and it's such a classic.
It was a bit hard to listen to while listening to The Blind Assassin in the car, since the readers sound similar and they're both stream-of-conscience. But I really enjoyed this book in a way that I hadn't anticipated. The love and loss and change the characters experience really seemed like so much of my own life. The way they laugh at Hugh Whitbread sounds so fantastic. I can see why it's such a classic.
It was a bit hard to listen to while listening to The Blind Assassin in the car, since the readers sound similar and they're both stream-of-conscience. But I really enjoyed this book in a way that I hadn't anticipated. The love and loss and change the characters experience really seemed like so much of my own life. The way they laugh at Hugh Whitbread sounds so fantastic. I can see why it's such a classic.
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entry by...sue_de_nymme updated...Jan 22, '07 spoilers...n/a
I've built this book up in my mind. A fantastic feat of literature beyond my comprehension. Now I've read the first few pages and, thank god, it's human.
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Alexander's Bridgeby...Willa Cather average rating...4.0 / 5tags...adultery death fiction shelved by...rychusfeminist viewable entries...none |
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Rilla of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, No. 8)by...L.M. Montgomery average rating...4.2 / 5tags...childrens comingofage death family greengables love war wwi shelved by...bookgirl82 drneevil ELMviola oceanlistener stringsoftension viewable entries...2 |
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entry by...oceanlistener updated...Oct 12, '08 spoilers...major
This has to be the most depressing of the Anne of Green Gables series. Anne's daughter, Rilla, does some serious growing up when her brothers go to fight in WWI.
I really didn't like Rilla in the beginning, and it was a while before I realized that we're not really supposed to. As Rilla grows up and deals with the results of war, I started to respect her. She moves from a silly, vain little girl to a responsible, brave young woman.
I was shocked at first when Walter died, but after his letter arrives and he discuses how many horrible things he's seen, it's clear he would always be unhappy if he lived.
Sad, but beautiful all the same. A different sort of Anne of Green Gables book.
I really didn't like Rilla in the beginning, and it was a while before I realized that we're not really supposed to. As Rilla grows up and deals with the results of war, I started to respect her. She moves from a silly, vain little girl to a responsible, brave young woman.
I was shocked at first when Walter died, but after his letter arrives and he discuses how many horrible things he's seen, it's clear he would always be unhappy if he lived.
Sad, but beautiful all the same. A different sort of Anne of Green Gables book.
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As I Lay Dyingby...William Faulkner average rating...2.7 / 5tags...america american conscious death dying family faulkner fiction funerals modernist of poverty south southernlit stream words shelved by...ahauntedattic AstorDragon austengirl bookleader mclauer oceanlistener readread split_my_infinitives wvrunna221 viewable entries...4 |
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entry by...oceanlistener updated...Oct 03, '08 spoilers...n/a
I really liked the narrative style of this book, similar to the Sound and the Fury. Multiple narrators, telling the same story from different viewpoints, adds a lot of complexity and nuance to the story, even while it makes it difficult to follow along. A novel like this really has to be read more than once to really take advantage of the complexity.
An interesting story. I didn't like a single one of the characters- they're all greedy and selfish or stupid and petty. Cash was probably the only redeemable one. I also disliked the constant repetition of particular phrases, which seem to override everything else the character has to say.
An interesting story. I didn't like a single one of the characters- they're all greedy and selfish or stupid and petty. Cash was probably the only redeemable one. I also disliked the constant repetition of particular phrases, which seem to override everything else the character has to say.
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entry by...austengirl updated...Apr 01, '07 spoilers...n/a
Bone chilling at times. A grotesque picture (as only Faulkner could imagine) of a Southern family that destroys each and every one of its members in either physical or psychological ways... or both. It reads quickly and is simply gorgeous at times. Well worth the discomfort brought on by cement poured over flesh.
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entry by...mclauer updated...Feb 13, '08 spoilers...none
As I Lay Dying
This is a summary that I copied from the library:
“One of William Faulkner's finest novels, As I Lay Dying was originally published in 1930, and remains a captivating and stylistically innovative work. The story revolves around a grim yet darkly humorous pilgrimage, as Addie Bundren's family sets out to fulfill her last wish: to be buried in her native Jefferson, Mississippi, far from the miserable backwater surroundings of her married life. Told through multiple voices, it vividly brings to life Faulkner's imaginary South, one of the great invented landscapes in all of literature, and is replete with the poignant, impoverished, violent, and hypnotically fascinating characters that were his trademark.”
My opinion of this book is not quite so high!! It was a book I had to read in college and then, again, when my book club picked it. I thought that I might enjoy the book the second time around now that I was more “mature.” However, that didn’t happen. As the young man at the library put it when I was checking it out: “Oh, you’re going to read As I Die Reading!”
This is a summary that I copied from the library:
“One of William Faulkner's finest novels, As I Lay Dying was originally published in 1930, and remains a captivating and stylistically innovative work. The story revolves around a grim yet darkly humorous pilgrimage, as Addie Bundren's family sets out to fulfill her last wish: to be buried in her native Jefferson, Mississippi, far from the miserable backwater surroundings of her married life. Told through multiple voices, it vividly brings to life Faulkner's imaginary South, one of the great invented landscapes in all of literature, and is replete with the poignant, impoverished, violent, and hypnotically fascinating characters that were his trademark.”
My opinion of this book is not quite so high!! It was a book I had to read in college and then, again, when my book club picked it. I thought that I might enjoy the book the second time around now that I was more “mature.” However, that didn’t happen. As the young man at the library put it when I was checking it out: “Oh, you’re going to read As I Die Reading!”
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Bridge to Terabithia (rpkg) (HarperClassics)by...Katherine Paterson, Donna Diamond average rating...4.2 / 5tags...children childrens comingofage death fantasy fiction shelved by...amandasue jencartee krin5292 Lisaj142 mytobereadlist oceanlistener slowtostart viewable entries...5 |
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entry by...krin5292 updated...Dec 07, '07 spoilers...n/a
This was a beautifully written book on friendship, imagination, and courage as both Jess and Leslie learn to take risks. I felt I got to know the characters well in a short amount of time.
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entry by...oceanlistener updated...Sep 06, '08 spoilers...n/a
I'm surprised I didn't read this book when I was younger. It was very sad, which I expected. I didn't expect the girl's death to feel so senseless. When the movie (which I never saw) came out, there was a review stating it was good for children to see since it taught that there are consequences for actions. But the only thing she does is to be a normal, adventurous child. I would hate to think this book teaches children to be afraid of having their own space and freedom.
My friend and I had Clearwater when we were children. Such a similar feeling as is expressed by this book.
My friend and I had Clearwater when we were children. Such a similar feeling as is expressed by this book.
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entry by...slowtostart updated...Jan 04, '07 spoilers...none
I love this book for the fantastic imagery it built up in my mind. I'll never forget the first time I read it.
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entry by...amandasue updated...Feb 22, '07 spoilers...n/a
My fourth grade teacher read this book to us and cried at the end. I read it a few times throughout my life, in high school and again in college. It is a great story and I am looking forward to the movie to come out!
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entry by...Lisaj142 updated...Feb 22, '07 spoilers...n/a
This book is very special. The friendship between the two characters is amazing and made me think about special friends from my own childhood. The movie that just came out (2007) is exactly like the book from beginning to end and just as special.
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Abide with Me: A Novelby...Elizabeth Strout average rating...3.5 / 5tags...death family minister religion trauma shelved by...mclauer oceanlistener viewable entries...2 |
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entry by...oceanlistener updated...Aug 26, '08 spoilers...n/a
I thought this book would be just another character novel, heavy on description with unreal-seeming characters, in the same vein as so many books I've read recently. However, I found this book to be strangely moving. I liked the characters' relationship with God, especially the pastor, since I feel like it so closely resembles my own. I really felt the pain and loss of the characters- they seemed more real to me than most in the genre.
Also, and interesting period piece for a small town in the '50's. Different life expectations, everyone goes to church, very stoic, etc.
I really enjoyed the resolution, too. Mostly happy ending that didn't feel like a cop-out.
Also, and interesting period piece for a small town in the '50's. Different life expectations, everyone goes to church, very stoic, etc.
I really enjoyed the resolution, too. Mostly happy ending that didn't feel like a cop-out.
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entry by...mclauer updated...May 14, '07 spoilers...none
Author of Amy and Isabelle. "This time it is the late 1950's; the place is the small town of West Annett, Maine. After the death of his wife, the Reverend Tyler Caskey tries to hold together what is left of himself, his family and his town. His five-year-old daughter is deeply troubled and won't talk, and the townspeople who once turned to him for confort now threaten to turn on him in his most desperate hour. . ." Good book -- not as good as "Amy and Isabelle."
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On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality, Bk. 1)by...Piers Anthony average rating...5.0 / 5tags...death fantasy futuristic incarnationsofimmortality sciencefiction shelved by...laini viewable entries...1 |
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entry by...laini updated...Mar 17, '08 spoilers...n/a
Ok so the basic jist of the story is this: Zane the protagonist of the book, is not really a hero to begin. When we meet him, he is a poor, lonely young man burdened with severe guilt over the death of his mother amongst other things. Searching in a magic shop for a stone which will take him out of his misery starts him on a journey which will change his life forever. The stone which he eventually purchases leads him to his death, and Death literally comes to collect him. Bizarrely Zane ends up taking over the role of Death and while on this journey lays to rest several things which had haunted him in his life and meets many strange characters also.
This book, although technically a science fiction or fantasy novel also has a lot to say about life and death in the real world. It addresses issues such as coming to terms with death, and also coming to terms with heaven hell and all things in between.
It was a very enjoyable read, could not put it down and while on the last couple of chapters have already ordered the next 7 books in the series.
I would highly recommend this book to everybody, not just fantasy/science fiction fans, although having said that anyone who likes Terry Pratchett would surely like this series as it has the same feel of his books, however without so much of the comedy value.
Thrilled about having finally found a new sci fi author worth reading!!
This book, although technically a science fiction or fantasy novel also has a lot to say about life and death in the real world. It addresses issues such as coming to terms with death, and also coming to terms with heaven hell and all things in between.
It was a very enjoyable read, could not put it down and while on the last couple of chapters have already ordered the next 7 books in the series.
I would highly recommend this book to everybody, not just fantasy/science fiction fans, although having said that anyone who likes Terry Pratchett would surely like this series as it has the same feel of his books, however without so much of the comedy value.
Thrilled about having finally found a new sci fi author worth reading!!
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posted by drneevil submitted...Apr 22, '08
oooh - i wanna go!