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Citizen, librarian, reader with a boundless wonder for the world and a curiosity about all the beings inside it.

Homeward Bound

Posted on February 2, 2009 by smellincoffee

Homeward Bound© 2005 Harry Turtledove597 pagesThis week I concluded Harry Turtledove’s Worldwar-Colonization metaseries on a high note. Homeward Bound picks up at the conclusion of Aftershocks (1970) but quickly moves to 2030. In the opening pages, Turtledove moves the plot … Continue reading →

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This Week At the Library (2/2)

Posted on February 2, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: Colonization: Aftershocks, Harry Turtledove The Battle of the Labyrinth, Rick Riordian Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman Jedi Trial, David Sherman and Dan Cragg After nearly a two-month break, I returned to Harry Turtledove’s Colonization series. Colonization … Continue reading →

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Jedi Trial

Posted on January 30, 2009 by smellincoffee

Jedi Trial: A Clone Wars Novel© 2004 David Sherman and Dan Cragg345 Continuing in my Star Wars kick this week, I read Jedi Trial. As you might guess from the title, it’s set during the Clone Wars. Anakin Skywalker is … Continue reading →

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Amusing Ourselves to Death

Posted on January 29, 2009 by smellincoffee

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Television© 1985 Neil Postman176 pages, plus index, bibliography, and notes. I read a couple of books by Postman during the summer, and both were mind-broadening. Postman is particularly concerned about … Continue reading →

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The Battle of the Labyrinth

Posted on January 28, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Battle of the Labyrinth© 2008 Rick Riordian361 pagesContinuing in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series this week, I read the last book that Riordian has published. The next book will not be released until May. The book begins, … Continue reading →

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Colonization: Aftershocks

Posted on January 26, 2009 by smellincoffee

Colonization: Aftershocks© Harry Turtledove 2001488 pages And so after a lengthy break, I return to Harry Turtledove’s Colonization series. The series is a sequel series to Worldwar, in which an invasion by reptilian aliens interrupted World War II. The aliens … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (26/1)

Posted on January 26, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, Sean Stewart The Titan’s Curse, Rick Riordian Stoic Warriors, Nancy Sherman Demon in my View, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes This week was almost chiefly speculative fiction, with only one serious book. The other three are fantasy … Continue reading →

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Demon in my View

Posted on January 23, 2009 by smellincoffee

Demon in my View© 2000 Amelia Atwater-Rhodes176 pages During my high school years, while roaming through a bookstore, my eyes fell upon a book titled Tiger, Tiger. That sounded similar to William Blakes’ “The Tygre”, which is one of my … Continue reading →

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Stoic Warriors

Posted on January 22, 2009 by smellincoffee

Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy Behind the Military Mind© 2005 Nancy Sherman242 pages This semester’s schedules give me a lot of gaps between activities that lend themselves well to spending a few moments in the university library, where I do … Continue reading →

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The Titan’s Curse

Posted on January 21, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Titan’s Curse© 2008 Rick Riordian This week I read book three in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and I must say that this was an improvement over The Sea of Monsters, at least in my estimation. The … Continue reading →

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