Category Archives: Reviews

Book reviews, as well as Reads to Reels

This Week at the Library (28 October – 3 November)

Posted on November 3, 2010 by smellincoffee

This past week has been quiet, as far as books go. I read an older, but never-finished Deep Space Nine relaunch novel (Warpath, David Mack) which was well done but continues in story arcs I don’t particularly like. I finally … Continue reading →

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America’s Hidden History

Posted on October 31, 2010 by smellincoffee

America’s Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation© 2008 Kenneth C. Davis272 pages “The stories that unfold in these six chapters, which span a period from the Spanish arrival in … Continue reading →

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The Chamber of Secrets (Audio)

Posted on October 31, 2010 by smellincoffee

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Audio)Read by Jim Dale; Written by J.K. Rowling© 1999, Listening LibraryEight discs, approximately nine hours.Preview the author reading: A few weeks ago while perusing an issue of National Geographic, I heard a rather … Continue reading →

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The Devil’s Punchbowl

Posted on October 30, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Devil’s Punchbowl© 2009 Greg Iles592 pages “This town is under siege, and the biggest threat always comes from within.” Recently I read an interview with David Mack, in which he stated that good drama comes from putting mature characters … Continue reading →

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Warpath

Posted on October 29, 2010 by smellincoffee

Warpath© 2006 David Mack339 pagesOn the cover: unknown model as Taran’atar, looking “dangerous, yet vulnerable, awash in the amber of Jem’Hadar blood“. I am dead. I go into battle to reclaim my life. I do this because I am Jem’Hadar. … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (20- 28 October)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by smellincoffee

Enjoyable week at the library, although I didn’t make progress in The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Natural World as I’d intended. I wound up playing three games of Civilization III instead. I continued in my efforts to catch up … Continue reading →

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Lost Children

Posted on October 27, 2010 by smellincoffee

I started reading regularly in Star Trek literature following the DS9 relaunch, and I stayed up to speed with it until sometime in 2005, when I lost interest. That was a rough year for me: I’d graduated from junior college … Continue reading →

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The Imperial Cruise

Posted on October 26, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War© 2009 James Bradley387 pages They may be sovereign countries, but you folks at home forget That they all want what we’ve got, but they don’t know it yet. (Billy Bragg, … Continue reading →

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Fallen Heroes

Posted on October 25, 2010 by smellincoffee

DS9 #5: Fallen Heroes© 1994 Dafydd ab Hugh282 pages On the cover: renderings of Avery Brooks as Commander Benjamin Sisko and Nana Visitor as Major Kira Nerys — although that expression makes her look more like Michelle Forbes as Ro … Continue reading →

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The War of the Worlds

Posted on October 23, 2010 by smellincoffee

The War of the Worlds© 1898 H.G. Wellsfrom The War of the Worlds with The Time Machine and Selected Short Stories, collected 1963.303 pages “Don’t run! We are your friends!“ No one would have believed in the last years of … Continue reading →

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