Category Archives: Reading

Faerie Wars

Posted on 09/22/2007 by chick

Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan Grade: C+ I really wanted to like this book. It has a beautiful cover, blue with gold embossed lettering and the image of a butterfly. It has a comfortable weight and the binding is great … Continue reading →

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Kilgore Trout Rules

Posted on 09/12/2007 by chick

My favorite quote from God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater: [The ex-con] was a quiet, cynical, resentful man. He had never thanked Eliot for anything. Eliot was neither hurt nor startled. He was used to ingratitude. One of his favorite Kilgore … Continue reading →

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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

Posted on 09/11/2007 by chick

“That’s one of the troubles with this country,” said the Senator. “The Madison Avenue people have made us all more alarmed about our own armpits than about Russia, China and Cuba combined.”—excerpt from God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt … Continue reading →

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More from Darkover

Posted on 09/10/2007 by chick

I recently read Darkover Landfall by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Grade: B A decent book. Some of the characters behaved in ways that I found peculiar, particularly with regards to sex and childbearing, though I wonder if my modern mindset is … Continue reading →

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The Wind Singer

Posted on 09/03/2007 by chick

I just finished a book by William Nicholson called The Wind Singer. Grade: D Sadly, when I say that I finished this book, what I really mean is that I read most of it but skimmed through the last few … Continue reading →

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Vonnewho?

Posted on 08/28/2007 by chick

“What can any one person do?” he said. “Each person does a little something,” I said, “and there you are.” He sighed heavily. “It all adds up,” he said. “People don’t realize.” –excerpt from Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut Just … Continue reading →

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Feistiness

Posted on 08/25/2007 by chick

Being sick, I spent a lot of time in bed with nothing better to do than read, read, read and then read some more. I went on a Raymond Feist binge, devouring four more of his books. Grades: Silverthorn, Lovable … Continue reading →

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It’s Magic

Posted on 08/21/2007 by chick

Latest book read: Magician by Raymond E. Feist Grade: Lovable I can’t give it a grade. I grew up with the characters in this book. They’re like friends and family, imperfect yet lovable.

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A Twofer

Posted on 08/16/2007 by chick

I haven’t been able to sleep. So, with nothing better to do, I read another book, this time a Marion Zimmer Bradley twofer: The Planet Savers and The Sword of Aldones. I guess even the two together were not enough … Continue reading →

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Return to Darkover

Posted on 08/14/2007 by chick

I haven’t read much lately. With traveling, writing, playing musical instruments, and watching “Stargate SG-1,” I haven’t had a lot of time for it. That’s why it took me weeks to finally finish another book. Remember how I said I … Continue reading →

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