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6/30/14

Rachel's Random Recommendation #38: The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

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The Magic Mountain (1924) by Thomas Mann I know that I sound like a broken record when it comes to Thomas Mann, my Favorite Author Ever I...
6/29/14

My Month of Science Fiction: Robot Uprisings, ed. Daniel H. Wilson and John Joseph Adams

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Robot Uprisings (2014) ed. Daniel Wilson and John Joseph Adams I'm just going to say up front that I love everything about this anth...
6/26/14

My Month of Science Fiction: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

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Ready Player One (2011) by Ernest Cline I think the closest I've ever come to reading a dystopian/scifi/video-game novel like ...
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6/24/14

My Month of Science Fiction: Embassytown by China Miéville

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Embassytown (2011) by China Miéville When I was asking around for recommendations for my Month of Science Fiction, the name "...
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6/21/14

5 New Bookish Words for the Age of Angst

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Languages, as we all know, are constantly in flux, and English is no different. So with all of the recent articles and “think-pieces” and...
6/18/14

Books to Look For (June): Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Humor

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Science Fiction Robogenesis by Daniel H. Wilson (Doubleday, 384 pages, June 10) I thought that name sounded familiar, and sure enough...
6/17/14

My Month of Science Fiction: Bloodchild by Octavia Butler

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Bloodchild and Other Stories , 2nd ed. (1996, 2005) by Octavia Butler Having never read anything by Octavia Butler before, I was unprep...
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6/16/14

Rachel's Random Recommendation #37: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Never Let Me Go (2005) by Kazuo Ishiguro My first exposure to the beautiful prose of Kazuo Ishiguro was, of course, The Remains of the Da...
6/15/14

A "Dead Poets Society" Reading List

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You might find this hard to believe, but Dead Poets Society turned 25 on June 9. I know . Nothing like making me feel super ancient, huh w...
6/12/14

My Month of Science Fiction: The Margarets by Sheri Tepper

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The Margarets (2007) by Sheri Tepper Wow. This was quite a bit different from Neuromancer , and that's putting it mildly. Such div...
6/11/14

10 Obnoxious Things People Say To Hard-Core Readers

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We hard-core readers have all been there. You’re trying to have a serious conversation with someone about a book you’re reading and then ...

Books to Look For (June): History, Comics/Graphic Novels, & Travel

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History The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport (St. Martin's Press, 512 p...
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6/10/14

In Translation: June Fiction

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It’s that time again, guys- time for some fabulous fiction from around the world, courteously translated into English for our reading p...

How Old is an “Old” Book?

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Ok, so I have this thing about time , history , and terminology , being an English-major-who-sometimes-thinks-she-should-have-been-a...
6/9/14

Rachel's Random Recommendation #36: The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells

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The War of the Worlds (1897) by H. G. Wells If you haven't yet read Wells's most famous novel, I insist that you rectify that sit...
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6/5/14

My Month of Science Fiction: Neuromancer by William Gibson

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Neuromancer (1984) by William Gibson Sooooooo, yeah. Not sure what just happened there. I mean, I'm reading this "cyberpunk...
6/4/14

Books to Look For (June): Biography, Literary Fiction, & Mystery

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Biography Stephen Crane: A Life of Fire by Paul Sorrentino (Belknap Press, 520 pages, June 5) If you haven't read anything by the ...