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Today
October
05
2013
25
updated shelf
2013
24
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2013
22
reviewed:
Set in 1915 San Francisco, except more like 1950 (or perhaps 1940 minus the approach of war).
Delia's Shadow (Delia Martin #1) - Jaime Lee Moyer
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2013
13
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2013
8
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2013
07
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Paused on p. 242 because it's become clear that the narrative has undercut the characters in ways that seem meant to feed US ...
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
finished reading:
2013
24
reviewed: Fallen Heroes
Good characterization and a fair bit of wit. I'm not sure what to make of naming the ancient evil Cademus (we shall fall! hur...
Fallen Heroes - Barry Nugent
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2013
18
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15
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2013
11
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2013
10
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2013
07
reviewed:
(Skimmed.)
Jack London's Racial Lives: A Critical Biography - Jeanne Campbell Reesman
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2013
4
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2013
03
reviewed:
Interesting idea. Needs more plot and more character development, less Buffy echoing.
Indelible - Dawn Metcalf
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2013
2
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21
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2013
20
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Cute? I don't know. Stars an orphaned boy and a brownie. Thomas is nearly unrecognizably flat; Kate barely appears.
Magic Below Stairs - Caroline Stevermer
finished reading:
2013
19
reviewed: Codecrafter (Volume 1)
Good idea; uneven characterization and world-building.
Codecrafter - Erica Sandbothe
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2013
17
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16
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2013
9
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2013
2
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2013
29
reviewed: Boneland (Tales of Alderley, #3)
I had forgotten that Colin had anything to do with WEIRDSTONE. Prior books unneeded to make sense of this one.
Boneland (Tales of Alderley, #3) - Alan Garner
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2013
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2013
16
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11
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2013
10
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2013
27
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2013
23
reviewed: A First Book of Korean
Well, that was interesting.
A First Book of Korean - Lee Eun,  R.H. Blyth
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2013
20
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18
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2013
17
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2013
14
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2013
12
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2013
09
reviewed:
Part mini-history, part stitch dictionary, with several patterns.
Heirloom Knitting Skills: A Stitch in Time - Rita Taylor
finished reading:
2013
07
reviewed:
It feels like more than one kind of book, which I like usually; here the pacing and I had a bit of trouble. Then "been enough...
Fleeing Peace - Sherwood Smith
finished reading:
2013
06
reviewed:
I skimmed. Darker than my distant memories of #1 (this is #2), largely because of serial murder and creepy spoiler, and not q...
A Local Habitation - Seanan McGuire
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2013
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2013
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2013
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2013
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2013
16
reviewed: In Search of Korean Folklore
Whew. Last August I determined to finish reading this book, begun a year prior.
In Search of Korean Folklore - Dong-Kwon Lim, Yung-Min Ko, Brad D. A. Church
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