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I love Tamera Pierce's books and Bloodhound is Great! I recommend this for both male and female teens and adult readers. All her books are wonderful adventures with a little bit of magic thrown in. Good Values. The slang and Dialect she uses in the story are great fun and very creative.
I loved this story. Usually I find female character stereotypical and boring, but Beka Cooper is a strong and fascinating female protagonist. In fact, all the characters in this story are very good. I loved Goodwin and Tunstall; they were great secondary characters that made up for Beka's quiet nature. The world is rich and vibrant, with enough dark to make it realistic.
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I love Vonnegut, he's one of my favorite authors, but I had never read this book. I could NOT put it down. I don't have a lot of time to read, but I managed to finish this in 3 days. Definitely one of my new favorite books...
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Bloodhound (Beka Cooper) by Tamora Pierce
gen08, August 2, 2009
I love Tamera Pierce's books and Bloodhound is Great! I recommend this for both male and female teens and adult readers. All her books are wonderful adventures with a little bit of magic thrown in. Good Values. The slang and Dialect she uses in the story are great fun and very creative.Terrier: The Legend of Beka Cooper #1 (Beka Cooper #01) by Tamora Pierce
gen08, August 1, 2009
I loved this story. Usually I find female character stereotypical and boring, but Beka Cooper is a strong and fascinating female protagonist. In fact, all the characters in this story are very good. I loved Goodwin and Tunstall; they were great secondary characters that made up for Beka's quiet nature. The world is rich and vibrant, with enough dark to make it realistic.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Black Widow by E Duke Vincent
gen08, October 29, 2008
This novel is terrific! I was so engaged in the story that after three Starbucks concoctions i was still not ready to close the hardback.(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
gen08, October 28, 2008
I love Vonnegut, he's one of my favorite authors, but I had never read this book. I could NOT put it down. I don't have a lot of time to read, but I managed to finish this in 3 days. Definitely one of my new favorite books...(8 of 17 readers found this comment helpful)
Green Mars by Kim S Robinson
gen08, October 27, 2008
An amazing second book in the Mars trilogy. If you loved Red Mars you have to continue the story with Green Mars(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
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