Category Archives: Reviews

Book reviews, as well as Reads to Reels

This Week at the Library (11/1)

Posted on January 12, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Week: Sea of Monsters, Rick Riordian Darth Bane: Rule of Two, Drew Karpyshyn Atom, Isaac Asimov My reading this week was fairly light, as I began preparations to return to school — and did, on Friday. I began … Continue reading →

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Atom

Posted on January 11, 2009 by smellincoffee

Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos© 1997 Isaac Asimov300ish pages Last week I wanted to read a little science, and my eyes fell upon — as luck would have it — Atom by Isaac Asimov. The book is an informal … Continue reading →

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Darth Bane: Rule of Two

Posted on January 8, 2009 by smellincoffee

Darth Bane: Rule of Two© 2008 Drew Karpyshyn318 pages. I began this year with Darth Bane:Rule of Two, the second in a yet-unfinished trilogy of books about Darth Bane, creator of the Sith order that Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine … Continue reading →

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The Best of 2008

Posted on January 8, 2009 by smellincoffee

At the close of last year, I reflected on the previous years’ reading and commented on some of the most memorable books. Now that another year has passed, I find myself doing the same again. The amount of commentary to … Continue reading →

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The Sea of Monsters

Posted on January 6, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Sea of Monsters© 2006 Rick Riordian279 pages I continued in the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series this week with book #2, The Sea of Monsters. Percy Jackson is now in seventh grade, but is troubled by bad dreams. … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (5/1)

Posted on January 5, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordian The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Drew Karpyshyn Great Books, David Denby I began this week with a recommended book by Rick Riordian, called The Lightning Thief. … Continue reading →

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Great Books

Posted on January 5, 2009 by smellincoffee

Great Books: My Adventures with Homer, Rousseau, Woolf, and Other Indestructible Writers of the Western World© 1996 David Denby491 pages + bibliography and index My local library has display shelves attached to the end of book cases, and the books … Continue reading →

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Darth Bane: Path of Destruction

Posted on December 30, 2008 by smellincoffee

Darth Bane: Path of Destruction: A Novel of the Old Republic© Drew Karpyshyn 2006324 pagesThe Star Wars story is not limited to the two trilogies: books, video games, and other media create an Extended Universe deemed canon by LucasArts. People … Continue reading →

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The Four Agreements

Posted on December 29, 2008 by smellincoffee

The Four Agreements: A Toltec Wisdom Book© 1997 Don Miguel Ruiz15o pages The Four Agreements is one of those books I discovered rather randomly while clicking about in my public library’s category system. My curiosity was piqued by the TOLTEC … Continue reading →

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The Lightning Thief

Posted on December 29, 2008 by smellincoffee

The Lightning Thief© 2005 Rick Riordan375 pages I began this week with Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, a recommendation from a friend. The Lightening Thief is work of fantasy-fiction, set in a world where the Greek gods are real and … Continue reading →

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