Category Archives: Books
the confessor
The Confessor by Daniel Silva My rating: 4 of 5 stars Silva stepped into Ludlum’s shoes as a master of the international thriller – the real Ludlum; not corporate crap that’s been published under his name since his death. While … Continue reading
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facebook affair
A Facebook Affair by Tara Chevrestt My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a neat little romance (not my favorite genre but what the heck). I love the way Tara structured the story, building the background on the protagonist … Continue reading
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lust lizard
Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore My rating: 4 of 5 stars Another adventure with the wackos of Pine Cove. There is something endearing about spending time with this crew, and Moore makes it so much fun even … Continue reading
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strawberry statement
The Strawberry Statement: Notes of a College Revolutionary by James S. Kunen My rating: 4 of 5 stars Not much has changed from those days. So many of Kunen’s thoughts and observations are applicable today. Having grown up in a … Continue reading
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going postal
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett My rating: 4 of 5 stars How can you not love a character named Moist? Pratchett’s twisted mind has created a protagonist that resembles Black Adder, if he were smart and suave and glib. Okay … Continue reading
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pure
Pure by Julianna Baggott My rating: 4 of 5 stars Pure depicts a dystopian world where the survivors are an atomically fused steampunk culture clawing through a post-detonation existence under the shadow of The Dome, and while it’s hard to … Continue reading
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print is dead
Now that the Oxford English Dictionary and Encyclopedia Brittanica will no longer be printed, I have a list of other works that I believe can be spared further use of the tree-choppers chainsaw: The Twilight series – this should have … Continue reading
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someone was thinkin’
for us library geeks…what a kewl idea…seattle public library….
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the end of things
How well do you deal with the natural end of things? Some are easier than others but, not unlike dying celebrities, these things always seem happen in threes. I’m in that threesome cycle (get your mind out of the gutter … Continue reading
sez it all…
“TO SUM IT ALL UP, IF YOU WANT TO WRITE, IF YOU WANT TO CREATE, YOU MUST BE THE MOST SUBLIME FOOL THAT GOD EVER TURNED OUT AND SENT RAMBLING. YOU MUST WRITE EVERY SINGLE DAY OF YOUR LIFE. YOU … Continue reading
book titles
I love finding new snark and Wrath of Dawn has pointed out a winner… Better Book Titles – where readers post titles that more accurately describes the books contents…some of these are hysterical…
scrapy bits
Things I’ve had enough of: – books and movies about vampires – whole grain everything (lucky charms…are we that stupid?) – yogurt (jamie lee curtis…are you fucking kidding me?) – white guys who think they are black because they wear … Continue reading
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must have been napping
excuse me, was there a revision that i missed? jay develops new texting protocol? daisy’s social network company’s IPO sells out? this industry changes so quickly…
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check this one out….
Rock Paper Tiger by Lisa Brackmann My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the novel I wish I could write. Brackmann intertwines the modern-day culture of China with Iraq war offenses and an american ex-pat fleeing from forces she doesn’t understand; … Continue reading
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a day of unfathomable tragedy….
Baskin-Robbins is putting five of its signature 31 flavors in the deep freeze. The company, which has thousands of outlets around the globe, is replacing some old flavors with new ones to celebrate National Ice Cream Day in the U.S. … Continue reading
tales from the MAWGish woods…
Nobody likes you… Everyone left you… They’re all out without you… Having fun… As my blog popularity has gone completely down la toilet… i thought maybe it’s the background putting people off, or perhaps the over the top snarky attitude … Continue reading
bookishness
Found this through the Book Addiction blog…. Sounds like a fairly kewl idea. Because I currently do my book reviewing on my Goodreads site, I don’t consider SIFC a book blog, but I certainly qualify as a full-fledged bookhog. I’m constantly branching out, … Continue reading
verbiage banquet
In a previous post I committed to eating my own literary dribble if my opinion changed from the right bashing I gave The Shack… pass the A-1 please…. That will teach me to jump the gun, judge a book by … Continue reading
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