Reviews
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“‘I mean, foolish boy, that what matters are the memories in our heads, not smudges of ink on paper.’” “Magic: the Gathering: Rath and Storm, a Magic: the Gathering Anthology” edited by Peter Archer Calling Rath and Storm an anthology seems a little bit of a misnomer; though it’s a collection of stories put together…
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“‘“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.’” “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” by J.K. Rowling The nice thing about the fourth installment of the iconic Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling is that it’s not only a book,…
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“‘…The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed…’” “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” by J.K. Rowling As we move along in the iconic Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, we reach the third book, which, for me, starts to really…
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“‘Planeswalkers, tornadoes, plagues,’ counted Jodah, ‘all are natural phenomena. You can no more avoid them, or blame them, than you can blame an avalanche or a storm.’” “Magic: The Gathering: The Shattered Alliance, Ice Age Cycle Book III” by Jeff Grubb You may have noticed in my reviews of the first two books of the…
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“Jimmy was the type, Mary Helen had been told, who could sell snow to the Eskimos. As a matter of fact, he had started out selling purses. ‘There’s a lot of money in purses,’ Lucy often quipped.” “The Missing Madonna: A Sister Mary Helen Mystery” by Sister Carol Anne O’Marie What’s not to love about…
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“When the mother considers her daughter’s future and the daughter sits at her mother’s grave. That is when decisions are reached. That is when history is made.” “Magic: The Gathering, Ice Age Cycle Book II: The Eternal Ice” by Jeff Grubb One things about the Ice Age Cycle that immediately made me like it, other…
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“We are all overdressed in our little flashy frocks, our slasher heels, and we all eat small plates of food bites that are as decorative and unsubstantial as we are.” “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn I went into Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl with the unfortunate bias I have going into anything particularly popular or raved…
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“The viewpoint of a historian is that of a surveyor on a hillside, overlooking a river. He can see the flow of the river and has no doubt about how it runs and why. The participants of history view that same river as would a fish, unsure of where it is taking them.” “Magic: the…
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“The old saying is true: what goes around, come around…especially when it’s crap.” “Of Thee I Zing: America’s Cultural Decline from Muffin Tops to Body Shots” by Laura Ingraham with Raymond Arroyo It was through this book, Of Thee I Zing, that I was able to finally pinpoint what it is about conservative talking heads…
L.S. Engler 