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I'm embarrassed to admit that I picked this book up on a whim. At the time, recommendations from friends felt too familiar, so I asked the staff at Brookline Booksmith to find me a good read, with the hopes of discovering something I wouldn't otherwise find. At the time, Murakami hadn't hit big yet — …
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Brightly written, started off with terrific pace. Strong narrative voice, strong tone that made the Napoleonic era feel real. Wonderful attention to detail in the setting. Then suddenly downshifted into what I can only call the getting-ready-for-a-long-series pace. The ending was a complete surprise–not the content, but: “Oh. Oh! So that must have been the …
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I’ve had my Nexus One (the current googlephone) for a couple of months now, and it's been enjoyable. I bought it knowing that it’d be a useful toy.
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My friend has been hosting my dns resolution for many years, including long periods of internet disinterest. He recently had some problems with his server farm; it's back now, and so am I.
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The author is John Scalzi. I recently finished his first book "Old Man's War" and the followup book "The Ghost Brigades". It's like discovering a favorite new flavor of ice cream that you didn't know about. I'll write a full review later, but it's great when you finish a book and you rush online to …
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Deconstructing books is never fun, so I'm not going to go on about why this one doesn't work. If you have any interest in this book, watch the Showtime series instead. The series takes everything good in this book and builds on it, adding complexity, structure, and nuance where they were absent in the book. …
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I was aware before starting Shadow and Claw that it was not pedestrian fiction. It is not something to plow through, or relax with. It is an allegory-heavy, literary, fantastic tale. Having said that, it's about a torturer who is exiled from his guild, ends up with a mysterious and powerful relic, and then sleeps …
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I'm a fan of reviews and thoughtful criticism. I also like to write reviews, but I've had a hard time figuring out what to do with them.
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Has spam been solved? This blog is both young and mostly dormant, as I chase two young kids and renovate this old house and catch up at work. Still, the spam trickles in all the same. None has gotten through. Go go Akismet!
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