review

  • “What else was there in any life–human or artifact, mortal or immortal–besides a useful existence?” “Magic: The Gathering – Bloodlines – Artifacts Cycle Book VI” by Loren L. Coleman With the completion of Bloodlines, I have officially read through an entire Magic: the Gathering book cycle. Now, I’m not much of a player of the…

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  • “Dreams, Grimm exhaled, such a burden of the human soul.” “Dream Thieves” by Steven Lee Climer I’m not sure exactly how Dream Thieves came into my life, probably at a used book shop, because it’s a pretty indie book (before indie was even cool!) and I don’t think I’d have picked it up otherwise. Or…

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  • “A Clash of Kings: Book Two of A Song of Ice and Fire” by George R. R. Martin Anyone who has talked to me for more than ten minutes will probably discern that I’m a little bit of a Game of Throne nut. I love the books (so far), I love the TV show (so…

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  • “‘Of course, Lyndsey, of course.’ He smiled, swirling the red wine in his glass. ‘We often rely on others to make our most important decisions. There’s no reason to be ashamed of this.’” (Christine Sneed, “Quality of Life”) “The Best American Short Stories 2008” edited by Salman Rushdie and Heidi Pitlor I’ve always been a…

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  • I actually finished the book in January, but I haven’t posted my review yet, because I just haven’t been in enough of a ranting mood… “Big Trouble,” by Dave Barry It only took five books to get to one I didn’t like. I’m impressed, 2011. I’m probably being a little rough, though; “Big Trouble” wasn’t…

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