Category: booklist
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Reading Update
With all of the crazy in the world these past few years, and now the past few weeks, reading as a way remain calm and escape is more important than ever. Here are some books I’ve read lately and really enjoyed: Leviathan Falls by James S. A. Corey I read this final installment of this…
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What I Read in 2021
I’m proud of how many books I read this year: 42. Not many by some people’s standards and way more than a lot of people. I read a lot of novellas this year, so that helped me reach my goal of reading at least 40 books. What shouldI have read more of this year? Poetry,…
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Book Reviews: Some Fun Fantasy and Science Fiction
Recently, I’ve had a chance to read some great novels in the genre of speculative fiction. I’ve already done a review for Dustborn earlier this year. I’ve been meaning to follow up with some more reports on what I read and recommend: The Blacktongue Thief By Christopher Buehlman Kinch Na Shannack needs to pay back…
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Book Reviews: Science Fiction And Fantasy I’ve Read So Far in 2021
A few things I’ve noticed in my reading so far in 2021: alternate realities, teams of mercenaries, sports in other realms and people with superpowers. I’ve also discovered I enjoy reading novellas which are books under 200 pages. Several of my reviews below are of short novels which I enjoyed reading in one afternoon. Or…
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Some Books I read this year: new and old science fiction favorites
I say science fiction and fantasy novels are my guilty pleasure. But do I really have anything to feel guilty about? Of course not. Science fiction is a way more respected genre than it was a few decades ago, and I’m not ashamed to day I enjoyed the following SF books this past year: Tiamat’s…
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Some Books I Read this Year: Will I Continue Reading These Fantasy Authors?
2020, a unique year in Earth history, had one silver lining for me. While I’ve had to wear a mask for most of this year and I’ve had some friends and family suffer from COVID-19, this year provided some great fantasy reads. And if there was ever a year I needed to escape through reading,…
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Rereading A Book: Why You Should do It
Ah, the magic of revisiting a book I read long ago … This past weekend I finished reading Vernor Vinge’s A Fire Upon the Deep for the third or fourth time since the 1990s. Each time, I had forgotten just enough by each reread that I enjoy it as much as the first time. In…
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Some Reading Suggestions for the Socially-Isolated
I am actually on vacation this week, not just socially-isolated. But I am doing everything to protect myself and others: staying home, washing my hands, wearing gloves when shopping, staying home, staying home, and staying home. Did I say I’m staying home? No coffee shop? No church? No movies? No getting together with friends? By…
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What Will You Be Reading This Year?
“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft I’ve come across this tip for writers by Stephen King in many places, but I’ll never forget the first time I came across it in his…
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