Category Archives: Reviews

Book reviews, as well as Reads to Reels

Teaser Tuesday (27-4)

Posted on April 27, 2010 by smellincoffee

Oh, shame! I’ve been too occupied with being bedridden and working on papers to actually read this past week*, but here’s a teaser from one of my favorite books. “Did they really try to burn down the paper?” “Yes, they … Continue reading →

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Tatooine Ghost

Posted on April 20, 2010 by smellincoffee

Tatooine Ghost © 2003 Troy Denning416 pages Tatooine Ghost is set early in the expanded universe, focusing on Leia and Han in their first year of marriage. Mon Montha of the New Republic has sent the newlyweds to Tatooine, where a … Continue reading →

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The Brethren

Posted on April 20, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Brethren © John Grisham 2000 384 pag                From within the confines of a minimum security prison, three convicted judges spin a web of deceit and extortion across the nation. Relying on a corrupt lawyer with addictions to shuttle … Continue reading →

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Young Hornblower

Posted on April 17, 2010 by smellincoffee

Young Hornblower© 1948, 1951, 1953 C.S. Forester672 pages (My library’s copy has long lost its dustcover, but this would certainly be eye-catching…) A few weeks ago I began reading and was immediately taken by the adventures of Captain Horatio Hornblower, … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (15/4)

Posted on April 15, 2010 by smellincoffee

Recent reading: The Infernova is a modern retelling of Dante’s inferno written to amuse skeptics by making religious hypocrites, cult leaders, and other enemies of reason the subject of poetic justice. Strength to Love was a collection of sermons by … Continue reading →

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The Bhagavad Gita

Posted on April 13, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Bhagavad Gita: a New Translation© 2000 Our Gita, the Muslims’ Koran, your Bible — it’s always the simple things that catch your breath. ‘Love thy neighbor as yourself.’ – the Mahatma, Gandhi Back in late 2006 I began a … Continue reading →

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Nehru: the Invention of India

Posted on April 13, 2010 by smellincoffee

Nehru: the Invention of India© 2003 Shashi Tharoor282 pages  The movie Gandhi introduced me to many of the key figures in India’s independence movement and early political leadership, and beyond Gandhi no man interested me more than the Mahatma’s right … Continue reading →

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Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys!

Posted on April 11, 2010 by smellincoffee

Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys!: The raucous, hilarious, big bestseller about sex, guided missiles, real estate, commuters, love and the U.S. Army in a Connecticut town© 1957 Max Shulman277 pages There are some authors for whom I will buy or … Continue reading →

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1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus

Posted on April 11, 2010 by smellincoffee

1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus© 2005 Charles C. Mann465 pages 1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus is an ambitious book that attempts to rout a host of assumptions about the land and people of the … Continue reading →

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Millennium Falcon

Posted on April 5, 2010 by smellincoffee

Millennium Falcon© 2008 James Luceno317 pages Han Solo: Fast ship? You’ve never heard of the Millennium Falcon?  Obi-Wan: Should I have?  Han Solo: It’s the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs! The Millennium Falcon is almost … Continue reading →

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