Considering the whole book, not just the last third, how would you rate it?
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RATE: ANGEL'S GAME by Zafon 7/09
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07/26/09 01:19 PM BCC ZEN BOOKIE COOKIE
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Reading: Angel's Game; Murder on the Ballarat Train, Kerry Greenwood (Australia in '20s)
Finished: Secret Scripture; The Nine, Toobin Here's to librariers, our bookateria |
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 pioneerbee |
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07/26/09 04:40 PM |
I am going with 3.
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BCCJillster |
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07/26/09 06:51 PM BCC ZEN BOOKIE COOKIE
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I can't help myself: 3.5 Even though I'm still confused, I have to admit to enjoying the experience mucho. And the very fact that it generated so much
discussion, and passion, adds to the fun.
Looking forward to the next two books.
Reading: Angel's Game; Murder on the Ballarat Train, Kerry Greenwood (Australia in '20s)
Finished: Secret Scripture; The Nine, Toobin Here's to librariers, our bookateria |
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jodijoy |
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07/27/09 08:52 AM BCC ZEN Bookie MASTER |
Can we break up the book? Well, I'm going to anyway. The first third was a solid 3. The middle third was a 2.5 and the last third was a -1 (I finally did
finish by skim-reading, because I wanted to try to understand what you were all talking about, but it gave me a headache!).
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me" - CS Lewis
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bayjoens |
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07/27/09 10:22 AM |
2+ Glad I read it but couldn't recommend it.
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murraymint11 |
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07/27/09 03:42 PM BCC Bookaholic |
2.5 from me. Just too confusing for a better score.
Jane, UK
Currently Reading: The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Recently Read: The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry, The Glass of Time by Michael Cox |
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someonegetchristine |
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07/28/09 03:21 AM BCC BookieMonster |
3-ish. A little disappointed in the storyline overall.
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dlee10 |
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07/28/09 07:24 AM BCC BookieMonster |
I'm going to use Jodi's rating! I think that averages to a 2.
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beachgal |
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07/28/09 11:03 AM BCC BookieMonster |
I'd rate it a 3. The first parts were very well done which makes up for the last part.
"Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back" Fortune cookie saying Rema |
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Blanchard |
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07/29/09 03:12 PM BCC Zen Bookie Master
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I agree totally with Jodi but as it ends up...make it a 1 from me. I really can't bring myself to average out those numbers! I can't tell you how
disappointed I was with this book! Darn! I even paid extra for the author's signature which you cannot tell is even there! Phooey! I won't do that
again with any subsequent books of his.
Betsy
Taking allergy pills is like having Snow White multiple personality disorder. You go from Sneezy/Grumpy to Sleepy/Dopey/Happy. from CEO of Zappo's, Tony Shieh |
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bookmuse |
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07/31/09 04:56 PM |
I've been staring at this window for 10 minutes and can't come up with a rating. That never happens to me. Normally if I'm disappointed with part
of the books it brings down the whole book. Yet it's so captivating and intriguing even in its madness that I have to rate it high. But then again, I'm
biased because I loved Shadow so much. So ... I'll say for Zafon fans, a 4. For those who never read Shadow, a 3.
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BCCJillster |
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07/31/09 07:29 PM BCC ZEN BOOKIE COOKIE
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I love your reasoning Monica--I think that's why I wound up in the middle at 3.5
Reading: Angel's Game; Murder on the Ballarat Train, Kerry Greenwood (Australia in '20s)
Finished: Secret Scripture; The Nine, Toobin Here's to librariers, our bookateria |
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kathylaz |
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07/31/09 08:19 PM |
I'm going with a solid 2.5. LOL...wishy washy. I wasn't consumed enough to make it all the way to a 3, but I enjoyed the ride enough to think it's
more than a 2.
kathy
Reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson and The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon |
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wernoclue |
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08/01/09 12:25 AM BCC ZEN Bookie MASTER |
I'm going with a 3.5. I read the book ahead of most of you as an ARC -- and in a hurry because I had other books to get to -- and I honestly *thought* I
understood it before everyone else started throwing in all these other ideas about what was going on! I didn't like the thriller portion of the latter
third and that might hinder me in recommending it but... like I said -- I thought I knew what was going on...
If Zafon's purpose was for the reader to make his/her own take on the book, it looks like he did a pretty good job, doesn't it?
Karen
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BCCTril |
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08/01/09 08:52 AM |
3.5 I really liked it, even the confusing stuff and the parts where I had to hide behind my fingers.
Mary
Reading: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Finished Angel's Game and Long Lost (Coben) |
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Olle |
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08/03/09 12:32 PM |
2.5
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xmaystarx |
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08/05/09 01:42 PM BCC BookieMonster |
I'm giving it a 3.25, for some reason I want more than a 3 but can't give it a full 3.5. I liked the thought it provoked.
Courtney
Currently reading: Angel's Game |
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