Book haiku
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Recent book haiku
Bloody feuds /
Hallgerður‘s delight /
Unending
(Kokeyama)
Epistolary
novel modernised. Follow
clues to find killer.
(passion4reading)
Mage in game's new world,
Rogue dungeon twists the rules hard,
Battle to find home.
(DeadshotOmega)
Crimson Shore by Douglas Preston
Stolen wine whining
Pendergast's hit and big miss
Larger evil lurks
(hardboiled)
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Where'er you may roam
(Existentially speaking)
There's no place like home.
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Mole and Rat are chums,
Badger is a reclusive,
Toad causes trouble.
(Grimauds)
The Dean's Watch by Elizabeth Goudge
Old cathedral town:
Eccentric population
Feels the strength of love.
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
Plongeur en eaux troubles
à jamais, il aimera
sa soeur disparue.
(Tiercelin)
Placet Is A Crazy Place by Fredric Brown
Placet orbits weird
Phil quits and then regrets it
Then he likes Placet
Non farti fottere. Come il supermercato del porno online ti ruba fantasia, desiderio e dati personali by Lilli Gruber
Generazioni
Crescono con il porno, ormai
Realtà distorta
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
Student finds his voice / Poems bear personal truths / New verse reflects soul. (hiki)
Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters by Charan Ranganath
Dimenticar non è un difetto,
Il cervello è fatto per lasciar andare il superfluo,
Tieni solo ciò che ci guida.
AI 2041: scenari dal futuro dell'intelligenza artificiale by Qiufan Chen
AI: Futuro incerto
Intelligenza guida,
Destino in mano all'uomo.
Scelte a un bivio.
L'alfabeto di Dio by Gianfranco Ravasi
Parola di Dio,
Tradotta con devozione,
Guida per l'anima.
Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters by Charan Ranganath
Forget is not flaw,
Brain designed to let go most,
Keeps what guides us
----
Dimenticar non è un difetto,
Il cervello è fatto per lasciar andare il superfluo,
Tieni solo ciò che ci guida.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
A witch is a witch
Not evil - not understood
So men will kill her
(Nodosaurus)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
Not like musical;
Much, much darker, full of sex;
Not fit for children.
Maximum Ride, Volume 9 [Manga] by Narae Lee
Dangerous air shows / Rescue Dr. Martinez / Wings unfold, flock soars. (hiki)
Maximum Ride, Volume 8 [Manga] by Narae Lee
Expedition's guise / Beyond frostbite, danger lies / Betrayal, cold skies. (hiki)
Maximum Ride, Volume 7 [Manga] by Narae Lee
Fang's blog exposes / ITEX fails, research closes / Tiny victories. (hiki)
Maximum Ride, Volume 6 [Manga] by Narae Lee
Rift within the flock / East and west their courses lock / Trouble at each dock. (hiki)
Maximum Ride, Volume 5 [Manga] by Narae Lee
From ITEX, they flee / Bearing heavy destinies / Calm before the storm? (hiki)
Maximum Ride, Volume 4 [Manga] by Narae Lee
Anne softens the Flock / Time to leave, wishing to stay / Danger looms at school. (hiki)
Maximum Ride, Volume 3 [Manga] by Narae Lee
New truths test their trust / As secrets emerge from dust / Flock's bond is a must. (hiki)
Maximum Ride, Volume 2 [Manga] by Narae Lee
Fleeing from shadows / Max Ride's flock faces new woes / Their journey still grows. (hiki)
Maximum Ride, Volume 1 [Manga] by Narae Lee
Avian kids flee / Chased by threats, seeking freedom / Their bond is the key. (hiki)
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings by Shel Silverstein
Sidewalks end, dreams start / Silverstein guides us with art / To where wonders lie. (hiki)
A Light in the Attic: Poems and Drawings by Shel Silverstein
Attic beams with light / Where tales and poems ignite / minds to dream and flight. (hiki)
The Kitten's Garden of Verses by Oliver Herford
Kittens' verses play / In gardens of whimsy stray / Purred words dance and sway. (hiki)
A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
In youthful gardens / Verses bloom with wonderment / Dreams beneath the sun. (hiki)
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Boy and tiger roam / Imagined worlds come to life / Laughter, joy, and growth. (hiki)
Case Closed Vol. 2 by Gosho Aoyama
Shrunken sleuth strikes back / Hidden clues, masterful mind / Dark crimes brought to light. (hiki)
Case Closed Vol. 1 by Gosho Aoyama
Boy detective shrinks / Puzzles of crime he untwines / Justice will prevail. (hiki)
Lost bear on a quest / Missing button, dreams of home / Love finds, mends, completes. (hiki)
Before they changed the world : pivotal moments that shaped the lives of great leaders before they became famous by edwin kiester jr
Why are they famous?
The reasons may surprise you.
Read it to find out.
(blakelylaw)
Ogatu by J. Barrett
Duncan found green place
He was invited to land
Earth is in danger
Delgard journeyed
Raf from Earth landed on Astre
Raf rescued Delgard
The Brink of Infinity by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
Mathematician
Was held by a lame madman
He solved the problem
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells
Doktor Moreau
macht Tiere zu Menschen.
Doch es geht schief.
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells
Doctor Moreau
made animals human
but this goes wrong
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
Climate change is bad / But what to do? Kingsolver / has all the answers.
(rosalita)
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Boy who hears books talk
is a jerk to his stepmom,
but he learns better.
(yoyogod)
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Don't bargain with the
Crooked Man, even if he
offers you the crown.
(passion4reading)
Four lives in one man/ History lurks behind him/ Chance builds character {Helen Gress}
The Darkness by Ragnar Jónasson
Deux émigrées russes,
Hulda qui les cherche, jamais
sera en retraite
(Tiercein)
Country Club: Ladies' Night by Tim Miller
Shadowed mansion walls,
Ladies dine on gruesome fare,
Betrayal's cruel test.
Your Absence Is Darkness by Jon Kalman Stefansson
Qui raconte l'histoire
de 120 ans de passions,
de souffrances, de morts?
(Tiercelin)
Rum Luck (A Bar on a Beach Mystery) by Ryan Aldred
Ben drank all the rum
Now he owns a murder bar
Time to solve the crime
(Ryan_Aldred)
Policiers ripoux,
mais un hacker les découvre,
il est enlevé
(Tiercelin)
Journal d'un vampire en pyjama by Mathias Malzieu
Quand Dame Oclès hurle,
C'est dans le rêve que je fuis,
Question de sur-vie.
The Puppy Who Went to School by Gail Herman
Puppy goes to school
Lots of knees and shoes to sniff
Finds his boy at last
(Grtlyblesd)
A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age by William Manchester
Intriguing title.
The rest is tabloid fodder;
unsupported tripe.
Solar by Ian McEwan
Homme sans qualité,
il fuit, vole les idées d'autres,
la cata finale!
(Tiercelin)
Innocence fades fast,
Lost in a cruel world's grasp,
Faith, then Syn, at last
Secrets unravel fast,
Dexter's world collides, chaos,
Ignorance revealed
Layers peel away,
Familiar saga twists,
Truth's deeper unveil
Les Yeux de Mona by Thomas Schlesser
Mona et Dade,
le coquillage de Mamie,
cinquante-deux oeuvres
(Tiercelin)
After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
Surprise announcement
followed by brutal murder:
Poirot asks questions.
(passion4reading)
Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot comes
out of retirement to
prevent a murder.
(passion4reading)
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Halfling bears the Ring
from Bag End womb to Mount Doom,
hence Return of King.
(ed.pendragon)
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Take ring to Mordor!
Why did they walk all the way?
Should have used eagles.
Die Enkelin: Roman by Bernhard Schlink
Elle cherchait sa fille,
mais c'est Kaspar qui trouvera
la petite-fille.
(Tiercelin)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Headline: Kansas girl
Enters strange new land; at once
Starts a killing spree.
(Carnophile)
Shirley: "Pantheress"!
A woman in a man's world
Boldly makes her way
(StevenTX)
She's poor and orphaned
But educated and proud
Boss gets all fired up.
(pickupsticks)
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
The fiddler will take
your memories of the war
but will claim your soul.
(passion4reading)
Le chant des innocents by Piergiorgio Pulixi
Le Marionettiste
pousse les ados à tuer.
Mais Vito déprime
(Tiercelin)
The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Live life with reason. / The cosmos doesn't need you. / Be still. Watch. Listen. (johnxlibris)
The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis
If you ever did
want to know where the White Witch
came from, read this book.
(CathWhitney)
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
A drowned girl who lives
'She's my daughter.' 'No, mine!'
Tale of love and loss
(passion4reading)
The Adaptive Ultimate by Stanley G. Weinbaum
Dying from TB
They gave her fruit fly serum
She became superhuman
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
Axl and Beatrice
go on a quest and find the
truth about themselves.
(passion4reading)
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
Mars attacks England.
Earth's defenses are no match,
But-- ah, ah, ACHOO!
(MJMunn)
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Lirios azules
que se tiñen de sangre;
color robado.
The Stars Are Ours! by Andre Norton
They left Earth behind
And found a brand new planet
And made mermen friends
Emergent Mars by Russell Klyford
Mars society struggles,
Conflict looms, Ailia fights,
Future's fate in hands.
Wagner : The Valkyrie [score : full] by Richard Wagner
Twins go for incest.
Valkyrie gets Wotan wrong.
Stuck on fiery rock.
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Tennis and junkies
A polymath's doorstopper
Be kind when you can.
(captainfez)
The Sand People: a collection of magical realism and other stories by J A Croome
Different stories
Various topics to read
Magical and real
(Judy Croome)
How many Thomases?
How many Annes? Enough for
A Reformation?
(thorold)
Hilary Mantel's
character resurrection
of Thomas Cromwell.
(passion4reading)
Fast-paced, well-written
political thriller. Twist?
Set in Tudor times.
(passion4reading)
Thomas Cromwell: from
historical figure to
man of flesh and blood.
(passion4reading)
A court of bared fangs,
Who will survive the scheming,
In this hall of wolves?
(hillaryrose7)
The Lost Angel by Elizabeth Goudge
sense, whimsy, and grace
no mere haiku can capture
light falls in our souls
- Cathery
Curls: Versatile, Wearable Wraps to Knit at Any Gauge by Hunter Hammersen
Neckwear known as “curls” / Lace, cables, no gauge needed / Use up single skeins (glaucous)
Toxic: The Story of Nine Famous Women in the Tabloid 2000s by Sarah Ditum
Are upskirts free speech? / New social experiment / Humans all along (glaucous)
The Mask of Dimitrios by Eric Ambler
Istanbul, Sofia,
il suit le génial brigand,
"vrai mort" à Paris.
(Tiercelin)
Foretold one gets dumped
in desert, then goes native.
Returns, beats baddies!
(ed.pendragon)
Fear the mind killer
Worm vomit expands the mind
Kwisatz Haderach
(amweb)
The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
An alpine meadow / Sweet scent of grass and flowers / Below - the abyss. (KangarooRat)
The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
An artist doomed,
Consumed by helpless longing,
He needed Prozac.
(hillaryrose7)
Honest man observes,
Science-based plans. Acts quickly.
Volcano explodes.
Serial killer
on the loose amid growing
antisemitism.
(passion4reading)
Que le meilleur gagne by Jørn Lier Horst
Quatre, trois, deux ... il veut
tuer que des gens célèbres,
même la fille de Blix.
(Tiercelin)
Victim 2117 by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Assad à Berlin
Retrouve sa famille ôtage
D'un vil Irakien
(Tiercelin)
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
'Do you know any
Euripides? Let's stage a
play in the quarry!'
(passion4reading)
The Abyss and a Mustard Seed by Kaeleen Brave
Journey of a soul.
Raw and honest words unfold.
True self-acceptance.
Wagner : Siegfried [libretto] by Richard Wagner
Siegfried mends his sword,
kills dragon then dwarf, gets Ring.
"Das ist kein Mann!" Wow!
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Teen must run through maze
To figure out his past and
Survive scary plot.
(legallypuzzled)