Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

Goodreads page My rating: 3 out of 5 My review: From all the Harry Potter books this is my least favourite one for some reason. It just dragged on a bit with not much happening for the most part. Lot of things made sense in later books and so this seems like an introduction for them. Oh well…still worth the read

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Goodreads page My rating: 3 out of 5 My review: It read really nicely. Something about simplicity of the story and…it made me feel good in the end. It’s not a literary masterpiece, but I can see why it’s a bestseller. Quite entertaining.

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Idoru by William Gibson

Goodreads page My rating: 5 out of 5 My review: What does being a celebrity actually mean? Where does a creation of media end and person start? Gibson creates a universe where it’s possible for lives of completely different people meet and do so with a bang. Life of a 14 year old schoolgirl obsessed with a pop-idol, ex-prisoner turned bodyguard with knack for tomahawks and data analyst able to do pattern recognition on big databases. …

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Martin Eden by Jack London

Goodreads page My rating: 5 out of 5 My review: Great book for anyone doing creative thinking. London showed his understanding that It’s not always easy for others to appreciate you and your mind.

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Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson

Goodreads page My rating: 4 out of 5 My review: I bow before W. Gibson’s ability to create sense of certain environment, of polluted narrow streets, London, wastelands, cyberspace. I still think Neuromancer was somehow better, but loved how various characters from Neuromancer and Count Zero played their parts here. It really got hold of me and didn’t let go until the last page was read.It seemed more user-friendly than previous parts, but maybe that’s just me getting used to the Sprawl slang…

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Neuromancer by William Gibson

Goodreads page My rating: 5 out of 5 My review: What can I say? Chiba site got me. The Sprawl made me excited and Freeside finished me off. Great book all in all, with some parts that were quite hard to understand for me, but enjoyable still. And I just loved little intermezzo about Johnny Mnemonic. Just classic.

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Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Goodreads page My rating: 5 out of 5 My review: I knew right away on the second page this is an extraordinary book. It pulled me right away into the world of London Below, with rat-speakers, angels, hunters and prey. There is nothing I can say that will truly express how much I enjoyed reading this book. It was exciting, scary, funny and oftentimes surprising. I loved all the characters, but I felt particularly engaged around Marquis de Carabas and the two good-hearted fellows: Mr. …

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Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Goodreads page My rating: 5 out of 5 My review: Very, very readable. Probably most erotic book I’ve ever read :-) Extremely unexpected twists, and few really really depressing parts.Those parts made me think about life, death and everything in between. How happiness is really fragile and we are constantly balancing on the edge of dark, deep well about to fall down. One way or the other, well worth reading.

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Pattern Recognition by William Gibson

Goodreads page My rating: 5 out of 5 My review: This was amazing. Best read in a loooong time. Ever felt like there are a few puppet masters of “public” opinion? This thriller/detective story (untraditionally non-sci-fi for William Gibson) will take you for a ride and make you wonder what opinions are your own. Follow Cayce Pollard, the hunter of tomorrow’s “cool” on her quest to uncover maker(s?) of intricate video footage appearing randomly on the Internet and you will “take a duck in your face”. …

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Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup

Goodreads page My rating: 4 out of 5 My review: Read it and loved it. Imagery this book provides is stunning, and narrative style is dynamic enough to keep you reading in one take.

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