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

Yoda: Dark Rendezvous

Posted on January 20, 2009 by smellincoffee

Yoda, Dark Rendezvous: A Clone Wars Novel© 2004 Sean Stewart The long day of the Republic had come to an end. (Pg. 1) I’ve been in a Star Wars frame of mind ever since Thanksgiving when I began to anticipate … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (19/1)

Posted on January 19, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: In the Presence of Mine Enemies, Harry Turtledove Only Begotten Daughter, James Morrow Sway, Ori and Rom Brafman I began with a return to Turtledove. While I do plan to return to his Colonization series, I read … Continue reading →

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Sway

Posted on January 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

Sway: the Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior© 2008 Ori and Rom Brafman185 pages, plus notes and an index I’m not quite sure how I found this one, but it was a fun little read. The authors — brothers — begin … Continue reading →

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Only Begotten Daughter

Posted on January 13, 2009 by smellincoffee

Only Begotten Daughter© 1990 James Morrow296 pages A few weeks ago I heard of an interesting book: the story of a child of God, miraculously conceived similar to the story of Jesus. This child is born in 1974, in Atlantic … Continue reading →

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In the Presence of Mine Enemies

Posted on January 12, 2009 by smellincoffee

In the Presence of Mine Enemies© Harry Turtledove 2003515 pages This week I returned to Turtledove, but not quite yet to the Colonization series. This week I read In the Presence of Mine Enemies, a standalone book set in the … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (11/1)

Posted on January 12, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Week: Sea of Monsters, Rick Riordian Darth Bane: Rule of Two, Drew Karpyshyn Atom, Isaac Asimov My reading this week was fairly light, as I began preparations to return to school — and did, on Friday. I began … Continue reading →

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Atom

Posted on January 11, 2009 by smellincoffee

Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos© 1997 Isaac Asimov300ish pages Last week I wanted to read a little science, and my eyes fell upon — as luck would have it — Atom by Isaac Asimov. The book is an informal … Continue reading →

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Darth Bane: Rule of Two

Posted on January 8, 2009 by smellincoffee

Darth Bane: Rule of Two© 2008 Drew Karpyshyn318 pages. I began this year with Darth Bane:Rule of Two, the second in a yet-unfinished trilogy of books about Darth Bane, creator of the Sith order that Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine … Continue reading →

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The Best of 2008

Posted on January 8, 2009 by smellincoffee

At the close of last year, I reflected on the previous years’ reading and commented on some of the most memorable books. Now that another year has passed, I find myself doing the same again. The amount of commentary to … Continue reading →

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The Sea of Monsters

Posted on January 6, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Sea of Monsters© 2006 Rick Riordian279 pages I continued in the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series this week with book #2, The Sea of Monsters. Percy Jackson is now in seventh grade, but is troubled by bad dreams. … Continue reading →

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