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- Mister Monday (80)
- (Keys to the Kingdom)
- By Garth Nix
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Finished on Dec 23, 2010
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- Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (15)
- (Heechee Saga, Book 2)
- By Frederik Pohl
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Finished on Dec 20, 2010
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I liked this science fiction book about discovery and relationships. I noticed that although there were spaceships and colonization of other worlds, the communication problems resembled pre-telegraph days.
- — Dec 7, 2011 | Add your feedback
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- Body Work (1)
- By Fiona Brand
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Finished on Nov 15, 2010
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I enjoyed this thriller. I liked how Jane gradually learned that the book she wrote was based on forgotten memories and how she learned to face her enemy.
- — Dec 7, 2011 | Add your feedback
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- Hurry Down Sunshine (20)
- By Michael Greenberg
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Finished on Nov 14, 2010
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This was an interesting book about how mental illness affects a family. I liked how Sally's parents struggled to understand what's happening.
- — Dec 7, 2011 | Add your feedback
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- Excession (123)
- By Iain M. Banks
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Finished on Nov 7, 2010
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I liked this book, but I think I would have liked it more if I had read the earlier books in the series first. I found myself wondering what was going on and who the characters were, and it wasn't until I was halfway through when I realized that it was part of a series. I look forward to reading the ... (continue)
- — Dec 7, 2011 | Add your feedback
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- Cane River (30)
- (Oprah's Book Club (Paperback))
- By Lalita Tademy
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Finished on Oct 25, 2010
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I liked this book about Tademy's ancestors and their struggles in the 19th and early 20th century. I especially liked the way she inserted images of newspaper accounts, slave auction lists, and census records. I would read these documents just after reading the fictional account and would connect th ... (continue)
- — Dec 1, 2011 | Add your feedback
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- The Minds of Billy Milligan (191)
- By Daniel Keyes
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Finished on Aug 30, 2010
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This was an interesting book about someone who learned that he was rarely in charge of his actions. One scene that stuck in my mind was when "Phillip" decided to go to New York and "David" came forward and couldn't carry the weight of the duffel bag.
- — Nov 15, 2011 | Add your feedback
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- Banvard's Folly (1)
- Thirteen Tales of People Who Didn't Change the World
- By Paul Collins
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Finished on Aug 25, 2010
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This is a fascinating book about people and their tenuous claim to fame. I liked learning about the musical language "Solresol," promoted by Jean Francois Sudre and the use of blue glass to heal as promoted by A.J. Pleasanton.
- — Nov 15, 2011 | Add your feedback
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- Here Be Demons
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- Here Be Demons (2)
- By Esther Friesner
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Finished on Aug 9, 2010
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I liked this humorous fantasy about demons and people. I look forward to reading the next book, Demon Blues.
- — Nov 15, 2011 | Add your feedback
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- Gilead (122)
- A Novel
- By Marilynne Robinson
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Finished on Aug 9, 2010
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I found this book emotionally moving and thought-provoking. I liked how John reflected on his relationship with his father and his father's relationship with his father.
- — Nov 15, 2011 | Add your feedback
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- The Black Company (37)
- The First Novel of 'The Chronicles of The Black Company' (Chronicles of The Black Company)
- By Glen Cook
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Finished on Jul 21, 2010
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- Reliquary (64)
- (Relic)
- By Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
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Finished on Jul 21, 2010
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- Year's Best Fantasy (7)
- By Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell
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Finished on Jun 30, 2010
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I enjoyed this collection of short stories. Some of my favorite stories were George R.R. Martin's "Path of the Dragon" which gave some insight into Daenarys Targaryen and Sherwood Smith's "Mom and Dad on the Home Front," which illustrated what parents go through when the children have otherworldly a ... (continue)
- — Jun 12, 2011 | Add your feedback
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- Total Recall (9)
- By Sara Paretsky
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Finished on Jun 9, 2010
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- Sleepers (77)
- By Lorenzo Carcaterra
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Finished on Jun 5, 2010
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This was a very intense account of brutality and courage. Not everyone made the right decisions, but all faced hardships straight on.
- — May 27, 2011 | Add your feedback
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I enjoyed this first book of the Keys to the Kingdom series. Iliked how Arthur learned to believe in himself and how he interacted with Suzy and the Will. I look forward to reading the next book, Grim Tuesday.
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