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Blogging prompt: criticize your favorite

Posted on November 15, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is to criticize our favorite film, show, or book. Hmm… Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Strange New Worlds has rocked my world the last two years, and especially the last season. Although I’ve … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Authors I’ve Never Read

Posted on November 14, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT, hosted by the Artsy Reader Girl, is authors we’ve not read. I’m going to be straining a little here- my fiction reading is so specialized (almost entirely historical or science fiction) that I’m not really plugged into who … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday, war and body parts edition

Posted on November 7, 2023 by smellincoffee

This is a paraphrase instead of a quote, I’m afraid.. “What have they done to you? Lieutenant in His Majesty’s Armed Forces?!”“I think they must have killed all the others off, sir.” Hellfire, James Holland. Jack Tanner #4. But when … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction November

Posted on November 6, 2023 by smellincoffee

I just spotted a reading challenge over at Marianne of Let’s Read’s, called “Nonfiction November“. Given that my nonfiction reading reliably counts for 60% to 70% of my reading, it caught my attention: it looks like a series of reflections … Continue reading →

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October 2023 in Review

Posted on November 1, 2023 by smellincoffee

October was a fun month! The highlight was reading some classic SF of the 1970s and 1980s, particularly True Names, Shockwave Rider, and Neuromancer. I was also able to revisit some favorite contemporary authors — Scalzi, Doctorow, and Suarez. I … Continue reading →

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Ten Year Book Tag (2023 Edition)

Posted on October 31, 2023 by smellincoffee

Cyberkitten and Marian recently posted a “Ten Year Book Tag”, which I missed because my weekend consisted of horror movies and a six-hour karaoke party . This should be fun, because 2013 was a banner year here at Reading Freely, … Continue reading →

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Terrifying Tuesday Teases

Posted on October 30, 2023 by smellincoffee

Mr. Bensington proposed originally to try this stuff, so soon as he wasreally able to prepare it, upon tadpoles. One always does try this sort ofthing upon tadpoles to begin with; this being what tadpoles are for. The Food of … Continue reading →

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Media Diary

Posted on October 25, 2023 by smellincoffee

Another assignment this week in my SLIS class was to record and reflect on our experiences with media throughout the course of a day. Again, since the topic is relevant to the general theme of Reading Freely, I share it … Continue reading →

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Tis time for teasing tuesday

Posted on October 17, 2023 by smellincoffee

American eccentrics are great. They’re more sincere, unabashed and convinced in their madness than any other eccentrics in the world. And they say hilarious things like, ‘Rule number one is don’t freak out.’ They have two cars, two teenage sons, … Continue reading →

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FEED IT BOOKS AND MAKE IT GO AWAY

Posted on October 13, 2023 by smellincoffee
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