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Ricochet

Posted on July 23, 2009 by smellincoffee

Ricochet © 2006 Sandra Brown 385 pages I didn’t intend to read this book this week, but borrowed it from my sister while staying at her home. Ricochet is a fairly straightforward police mystery novel which my sister recommend to … Continue reading →

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Company

Posted on July 22, 2009 by smellincoffee

Company © 2006 Max Barry 338 pages I chose to read Max Barry’s Company based on how much I enjoyed Jennifer Government, and I’m happy to say that Barry did not fail to entertain here. Company is the story of … Continue reading →

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Drawing Down the Moon

Posted on July 21, 2009 by smellincoffee

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers and Other Pagans in America © 1986 (revised) Margaret Adler 646 pages including appendices A few weeks back I read a book on Wicca and found the religion itself to be interesting. Continuing … Continue reading →

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The Ersatz Elevator

Posted on July 19, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Ersatz Elevator © 2001 Lemony Snicket 259 pages “I know what you mean,” Klaus said. “If someone had asked me, that day at the beach, if I ever thought we’d be climbing up and down an empty elevator in … Continue reading →

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The Austere Academy

Posted on July 18, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Austere Academy © 2000 Lemony Snicket 221 pages Mr. Poe warned the children at the beginning of The Miserable Mill that it was becoming increasingly difficult to locate guardians and that if anything were to happen at the mill, … Continue reading →

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The Great Divorce

Posted on July 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Great Divorce © 1945 C.S. Lewis 118 pages. What drew me to this book? I suppose the novelty of a story in which the lead character visits an afterlife was one factor: my previous experience with C.S. Lewis — … Continue reading →

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The Miserable Mill

Posted on July 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Miserable Mill © 2000 Lemony Snicket 194 pages “You can’t stop me! Count Olaf always comes back for an encore!” – Count Olaf, deleted scenes from the movie. When we last left the Baudelaire children, they had lost their … Continue reading →

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This Week At the Library (15/7)

Posted on July 15, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, and The Wide Window; Lemony Snicket The Time Machine, H.G. Wells Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar, Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein The Beginner’s Guide to Zen Buddhism, Jean … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Government

Posted on July 15, 2009 by smellincoffee

Jennifer Government © 2003 Max Barry 321 pages A number of years ago some friends and I began playing the online game “NationStates” in which users create a nation and make daily decisions to shape its progress (or descent). The … Continue reading →

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Jesus

Posted on July 14, 2009 by smellincoffee

Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary © 1989 Marcus Borg 343 pages Marcus Borg is one of the two theologians who interested me in attempts to humanize Christianity and in the works of men like … Continue reading →

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