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The Burning Land

Posted on January 2, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Burning Land© 2009 Bernard Cornwell336 pages “I see all history as being — and this is very simplistic — a contest between puritans and cavaliers, and I’m instinctively on the side of the cavaliers. As far as Uhtred is concerned, the … Continue reading →

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Over the Hills

Posted on December 31, 2010 by smellincoffee

Over the Hills: A Midlife Escape Across America by Bicycle© 1996 David Lamb254 pages Despite a life of front-line journalism in Vietnam and Rwanda, LA Times journalist David Lamb feels as though his lifestyle has become positively sedentary as he … Continue reading →

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Seize the Fire

Posted on December 30, 2010 by smellincoffee

Star Trek Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire © 2010 Michael A. Martin 499 pages In the wake of the last great Borg War, most of Starfleet is tasked with helping to pick up the pieces. Only a few ships, the … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (29 December)

Posted on December 29, 2010 by smellincoffee

Aside from the books I’ve already done full comments on, I also finished The Great American Wolf and The Golden Door.  My observations about them were shortish, so I decided to include them here instead of making seperate, strangely short … Continue reading →

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Sword Song

Posted on December 27, 2010 by smellincoffee

Sword Song: The Battle for London© 2008 Bernard Cornwell314 pages When King Alfred assumed the throne of Wessex, his fragile nation stood alone against the rest of England, subdued and ruled by the Danes.  Through  Alfred’s able administration and his … Continue reading →

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The Confession

Posted on December 26, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Confession© 2010 John Grisham418 pages In 1998, the small Texas city of Sloan was horrified when a high school belle vanished without a trace. She’d been abducted, abused, murdered, and buried by a serial rapist named Travis Boyette.  Outraged … Continue reading →

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The Stupidest Angel

Posted on December 24, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror© 2004 Christopher Moore288 pages In another Christmas story, Dale Pearson, evil developer, self-absorbed woman hater, and seemingly unredeemable curmudgeon, might by visited in the night by a series of ghosts who, … Continue reading →

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Beneath the Raptor’s Wings

Posted on December 23, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Romulan War: Beneath the Raptor’s Wings© 2009 Michael A. Martin450 pages (Trade Paperback) Humanity’s enthusiastic expansion into the Cosmos and Earth’s leadership in forming the Coalition of Planets have earned it an enemy in the Romulan Star Empire. Ambitious, … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (15 Dec – 22 Dec)

Posted on December 22, 2010 by smellincoffee

Slow week, really. I’ve been…distracted, and a minor eye infection didn’t help matters. It’s hard to read while squinting like a pirate. I wound up reading a history book instead of concentrating on either my wolf book or my Cornwell … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Woods

Posted on December 22, 2010 by smellincoffee

A Walk in the Woods© 1998 Bill Bryson274 pages Bill Bryson was so startled to find an entrance to the Appalachian Trail in his backyard that he figured, why not hike it? End to end, it’s only a little over … Continue reading →

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