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Review: The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan

fashion_piranha May 19, 2015 10:00

The Gracekeepers
by Kirsty Logan

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amazon vine, fairy tales, 2015, scotland, fantasy, arc, mermaids, island, ***1/2, dystopia, fiction, not-so-distant future, ocean, r2015, seafaring

Review: We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen

fashion_piranha Oct 30, 2011 17:36

We, the Drowned
by Carsten Jensen

I really struggled to write a plot summary for this book, so I'm going to take the lazy way out and borrow the copy from the back of the book:

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19th century, 2006, europe, r2011, 2011, island, ***1/2, historical fiction, adventure, fiction, 20th century, ocean, seafaring

Review: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

fashion_piranha Apr 26, 2011 19:30

Robinson Crusoe

by Daniel Defoe

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europe, r2011, 17th century, island, historical fiction, adventure, fiction, castaway, ****, ocean, england, travel, classics

Review: Nation by Terry Pratchett

fashion_piranha Oct 21, 2008 19:55

Nation

by Terry Pratchett

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young adult, ***, 19th century, fantasy, arc, r2008, island, castaway, imperialism, fiction, alternate history, colonies, 2008, humor