Category Archives: Reading

The Thief Lord

Posted on 06/29/2007 by chick

I just finished reading The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. Grade: A This book grabs you and hurtles you straight into the heart of Venice, and though I never before had any desire to visit Italy, I now want very … Continue reading →

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The Marathon Continues

Posted on 06/28/2007 by chick

The next leg of the Vonnegut marathon is Cat’s Cradle, which I plan to start in a couple of weeks. I read this book in college and enjoyed it immensely. I’m looking forward to reading it again. For once, I … Continue reading →

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Ignorance Is Bliss

Posted on 06/27/2007 by chick

Now, before I let Mother Night go back to the library, let me share my favorite passage. The main character pretends to be a Nazi and he plays the part perfectly. Too perfectly. He says this about himself: Since there … Continue reading →

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Fast Reader

Posted on 06/26/2007 by chick

Yup, I finished another book: Storm Thief by Chris Wooding. I found this book on the New Fiction shelf of the library’s YA section. Grade: B Storm Thief is a quick and fun read. It has plenty of unique elements, … Continue reading →

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Not Forgotten

Posted on 06/25/2007 by chick

I didn’t forget about the Vonnegut Marathon. Not at all. I finished Mother Night on Thursday, but I was too busy on Friday to blog about it. It’s not the kind of book that you read, breezily comment on, and … Continue reading →

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Rediscovery

Posted on 06/24/2007 by chick

So what am I going to do with this yawn-inspiring book, Rediscovery? It’s part of the popular Darkover series by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Darkover is a fictional world in which the inhabitants have extremely powerful forms of psionic ability, such … Continue reading →

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Yawn

Posted on 06/23/2007 by chick

I really hate it when characters in books fall asleep and dream. The dream sequences are almost always boring and unnecessary, just the author weakly rehashing the character’s feelings and experiences as a segue to the next action scene. What’s … Continue reading →

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Book Marks

Posted on 06/18/2007 by chick

I just started reading Mother Night. One of the first things I noticed is that a previous reader (or readers) marked some of the pages. I used to think that marking books was strictly taboo. Then I went to college. … Continue reading →

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Paging Mr. Vonnegut

Posted on 06/16/2007 by chick

The Vonnegut Marathon is still on and I’m ready for the next leg of the race: Mother Night. The library gave me a hardcover this time. The front cover is dull, but the back cover has a picture of the … Continue reading →

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Maybe the Moon

Posted on 06/16/2007 by chick

I finished Armistead Maupin’s Maybe the Moon last night. Grade: B I have mixed feelings about this novel. On one hand, it’s full of likable characters in interesting situations. On the other, it has graphic sex scenes and an unhappy … Continue reading →

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