Tag Archives: GLP

Some of the Books Gotta Go

Buying books makes me feel good, and owning books makes me feel good. Every new book brings the hope of new information to be learned, new worlds to be discovered, new characters to fall in love with, and new authors … Continue reading

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Darkover Revisited

I have decided to continue rereading the Darkover novels by Marion Zimmer Bradley, partly for the fun of revisiting a favorite series, but also as part of the ongoing GLP. I started the ball rolling by asking my mom if … Continue reading

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Pass

I feel bad about abandoning any book before I finish reading it, but sometimes it’s necessary. Here are two books that I abandoned recently. Quest for the Faradawn by Richard Ford Grade: not graded A note on the author of … Continue reading

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First Impressions

Borders is soon to close down. There are fewer than ten days left to their going-out-of-business sale. I’m not sad about this per se. It never was one of my favorite bookstores. However, it is the closest one. Losing it … Continue reading

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Sci-Fi Classic?

I bought three books by John Varley called Titan, Wizard, and Demon because I thought the series was supposed to be some sort of sci-fi classic. Hah. Titan by John Varley Grade: B- <spoiler alert> Synopsis: Sex with this guy, … Continue reading

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Catching Up

I have read so many books lately, but I just haven’t had time to comment on them. Here are a few words on each of them. Tales from the Arabian Nights (A Whitman Teen Age Book), as told by Lee … Continue reading

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Purge, Baby, Purge!

In preparation for Marshall’s first birthday party, we decided to finish remodeling the guest bathroom. That meant we could no no longer use it as a storage room, so earlier this week, we carried out box after box. We had … Continue reading

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Good News for the GLP

An added benefit of the Marplethon is that I can get rid of all my Marple books. I have my blog to remind me of how I felt about each one so it’s unlikely that I’ll ever feel the need … Continue reading

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Egad!

I have let Time, the Move, and the Baby blind me to the reality of my book problem. So many of my books were hidden in boxes, I forgot how many I had. Last night, we moved a bunch of … Continue reading

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Year-End Reading

I thought it would be fun to reread the entire Harry Potter series, so that’s what I’ve been up to lately. I already finished the first three (The Sorcerer’s Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, and The Prisoner of Azkaban). I’m … Continue reading

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