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Book Review: Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal
Posted on August 6, 2013 Leave a Comment
Glamour in Glass byMary Robinette Kowal I think 2013 has seen me branching out into more sub-genres of fantasy than any other year, thanks to participating in events like the Worlds Without End’s Women of Genre Fiction Reading Challenge. Once, Mary Robinette Kowal fell into the category of “An author I’ve never read before, but […]
Book Review: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Posted on July 31, 2013 1 Comment
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin The book is called A Wizard of Earthsea and that’s exactly what it is about, no more and no less. It introduces Duny, a young boy who displays power that leads him to study with a local witch, draws the attention of a great mage, and […]
Wendy: Favourite Classic Book
Posted on July 18, 2013 Leave a Comment
“There was only one catch and that was Catch-22.”
Mogsy: A Book That Makes You Happy
Posted on July 11, 2013 Leave a Comment
Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi John Scalzi’s books generally make me happy. I can always count on them to make me laugh (the man can write gruesome death scenes at the hands of merciless aliens and still make them heeeelarious) and they often end well. A re-imagining of H. Beam Piper’s Little Fuzzy, Scalzi’s Fuzzy […]
Book Review: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Posted on July 10, 2013 5 Comments
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Every now and then, a book attacks me and holds on tight and when I finish with it, it refuses to let me go. That’s the case with the first book in the Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater, whom I declare to be my new favourite author. I came […]
Wendy: Most Overrated Book
Posted on July 6, 2013 Leave a Comment
This book spawned my first rule about “bestsellers” – Don’t believe the hype, even if it comes from Oprah. I read this when it first came out. A bunch of old university friends and new acquaintances met up at a nightclub and, chilling over drinks and music, found our mutual love of books. A fledgling […]
Mogsy: Favorite Quote From A Favorite Book
Posted on July 2, 2013 Leave a Comment
“It’s a truism in policing that witnesses and statements are fine but nothing beats empirical physical evidence. Actually it isn’t a truism because most policemen think the word empirical is something to do with Darth Vader, but it damn well should be.” — Peter Grant Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch (BiblioSanctum Review)
Wendy: Favourite Title
Posted on June 27, 2013 Leave a Comment
I just stumbled on this in my daily Goodreads update review. The title made me smile (and sing) and the blurb made me curious. To-read pile updated!
Mogsy: A Book That Makes You Sad
Posted on June 26, 2013 Leave a Comment
11/22/63 by Stephen King Can I take “Book that made me sad” to also mean “Book that made me bawl my friggin’ eyes out so hard that I couldn’t even see well enough to finish the last page”? If so, this would be it. 11/22/63 isn’t really that sad per se, but the […]
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