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Books 1/29/06

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I don’t generally post about comics, but something just happened which is so marvelous that I had to. First, let me give you a little background. I have loved Catwoman since I was a little girl. I loved that she Read more ›

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Books 1/28/06

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I quit reading Warp. Maybe it’s just the mood I’ve been in, but it was way too Kevin Smith for me. No insult to Kevin Smith, honestly, I just prefer my “people hanging around saying witty things” to have a Read more ›

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Books 1/24/06

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I finished Urn Burial by Kerry Greenwood, and in comparison to the book I posted about last, it is my kind of mystery. It’s complicated, there’s lots of potential suspects, everyone has a secret, and by the end, the end Read more ›

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Books 1/22/06

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Back ages ago, I posted about my disappointment in Alexander McCall Smith’s series of mysteries set in Africa. Well, technically my disappointment in the first one, since I didn’t go on to read the others. I felt at the time Read more ›

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Books 1/18/06

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I love Colette. She has a writing style and voice that are comfortable and comforting, and even translated from French, her words have nuance and poetry. (I’m assuming that’s not just due to the translator; I’m guessing that the nuance Read more ›

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Books 1/14/06

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I’m still pondering Nosferatu by Paul Monette. It’s based on the 1979 screenplay of the same name by Werner Herzog, so Monette isn’t the one who came up with the story, which is quite different than Stoker’s original, but he Read more ›

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Books 1/12/06

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Girl, 15, Charming but Insane by Sue Limb is darling. It’s your typical YA plotline: girl (Jess) underestimates herself, pines after boy (Ben), finds love; but it’s clever and funny and sweet. And it includes minestrone filled falsies exploding at Read more ›

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