Posted in Book Review, tagged fiction, book reviews, books, historical fiction, John Shors, Philippa Gregory, Hindustan, Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn on June 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Two book reviews for the price of one. Today only.
Actually, what happened was this: I started reading Marble Sky back in April, around the same time I was reading Prose’s book on Reading like a writer. I didn’t finish the Marble Sky book until the beginning of June, and by then, my online book club [...]
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Posted in Book Review, Writing, tagged "Francine Prose", Book Review, books, how to write, literary works, reading, Writing, writing advice on June 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Finally, I’m getting back on track with my blog posts. Here’s an overdue book review for you. My reading for the past couple of months have been very slow, but it’s been worth it, especially with this book, Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose.
Finding this book at B&N for $6 was perfect timing. I [...]
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Posted in Book Review, Fantasy Writings, tagged anthology, Book Review, Carlton Mellick III, China Mieville, Christopher Fowler, Elizabeth Hand, Eric Schaller, fantasy, Haruki Murakami, horror, Kathe Koja, Kelly Link, Luis Alberto Urrea, M. Shayne Bell, Peter Dickinson, Terry Dowling, Theodora Goss on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Time for another Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror book review. I’ve done one for 2004 and 2006, and today’s review will focus on the 16th annual 2002 book. I’m beginning to see a theme to these anthologies. The 2004 had lots of vulgarity and warped ickiness to it that truly turned me off, while the [...]
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Posted in Book Review, Fantasy Writings, tagged "The Mists of Avalon", Arthurian legend, Book Review, books, Christianity, fantasy, fiction, Marion Zimmer Bradley, paganism, religion on March 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
All right, all right already. I finished the book. It took me two months to do it, but I read it, so I might as well sit down and write this review. You guys been bugging me about it, so I guess I have no choice.
What did I think of the book?
I don’t know. I’m [...]
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Posted in Book Review, General Musings, Writing, tagged Blogging, book, book reviews, books, entertainment, literature, reading, reviews, Writing on March 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
If you’re a regular at the Cafe, you’ll notice that I haven’t done any book reviews for a while. I can say that I’ve been busy working on our house, so I haven’t had time to read, much less write. And while that’s true, there’s also a more simpler reason–I got a bit burnt out [...]
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We’re going back to the basics here. I wanted to get a feel for what standalone fantasy novels would be like, so I picked up Wheel of the Infinite by Martha Wells. When I came across this book, I like the picture of what looked like a black woman on the back (why she wasn’t [...]
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Posted in Book Review on October 18, 2007 | No Comments »
So the past couple of months have pretty busy, so much so that I haven’t been able to do my book reviews like I wanted to. Rather than do a long one separately, I decided to just lump them together in a bunch of mini-reviews so I can get these already-read books off my desk.
Hunting [...]
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Yes, it’s another book review. Why so soon? Well, I was in Barnes and Noble the other day with a friend when I came across this book in the humor aisle. The title alone was enough for me to pick it up and flip through it, thinking, “What on earth could this be?” It immediately [...]
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Posted in Book Review on August 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I have a romantic view of Napa Valley. I always wanted to take a few close friends, maybe my husband, maybe some girlfriends, and drive though Napa Valley, visiting vineyards and pretending to be gauche, listening to music in a convertible with its top down, culminating the day with a picnic somewhere, drinking wine and [...]
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This is going to be a sloppy review. Just to warn you. I will probably ramble on and on about stuff. That’s because I can’t seem to get my thoughts in order. There’s so much to this book, and even if I put down everything I know about the book down here, there’s probably a [...]
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