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Epic journeys; heroines of unusual sexual persuasion

Friday, August 8, 2008

I just finished reading “Kushiel’s Dart” by Jacqueline Carey. I picked it up because I thought the premise sounded good and trashy (and everyone is in need of a trashy novel now and then, right?), without having any idea that the novel would actually be good. It’s a truly epic tale involving long [...]

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2012

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

A few days ago I finished reading Whitley Strieber’s latest book, “2012″, which I picked up in the drug store because it just came out in trade paperback. Strieber’s the guy that wrote “Communion” back in the late 80s, the cover of which gave me alien nightmares for years. (Or maybe that was [...]

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I am the messenger

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Last night I finished reading “I Am the Messenger” by Markus Zusak. I can’t remember who turned me on to it, but I’m so glad I read it.
It’s an intense book, and different, with a surprise ending. I was able to empathize deeply with the main character, and I cried in parts. [...]

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