Finished reading The Black Tides of Heaven
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Finished reading The Red Threads of Fortune
Finished reading The Descent of Monsters
Finished reading The Ascent to Godhood
Rated Missy Series 4: Bad Influence 9/10
<div>Another great set of Missy adventures.</div>
Rated Montana Noir 10/10
Even though there were a few stories that I didn't love every bit of, and one I just didn't like (Downtown Billings, looking at you, but maybe I'm missing something), I still LOVED this collection. It is such a RELIEF to read a book that really makes an effort to get Montana right. Sure we have cowboys and all that, but we're just as varied here as many other places. It's hard to pick a favorite, but maybe Debra Magpie Earling's Polson-set story is it. The pacing, the details, all of it: perfection. <br><br>Other highlights include David Abrams, Caroline Patterson, Eric Heidle, Keir Graff, Jamie Ford, and Janet Skeslien Charles' stories. Also, if you get a chance to see Yvonne Seng read aloud, do so, because that woman's voice is magnificent.<br><br>Full disclosure: I do know some of the authors personally, but we're a state of only a million people. It would be weird if I didn't.
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Rated Negative Space 10/10
<div>LOVED so much about this very smart and empathetic look at being an artist, art in general, addict parents, and memory. I also really liked the photographs of her father's work interspersed throughout. It's too bad (I'm assuming) printing considerations mean that the photos are black and white, but they're all still very striking. I definitely recommend this book.</div>
Wants to read Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Reviewed A Joosr Guide to… The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard & Spencer Johnson
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Reviewed Jacob Bronowski - Science and Human Values / Brono
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Reviewed The Wind's Twelve Quarters
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Rated Missy: Series 1 10/10
When I originally reviewed these stories, they were all separated in the Goodreads system, so I had 4 different ratings, but I'll rate it here again: If loved Missy on the show, you'll also love this. And the second audio collection. And whatever more are hopefully coming.
Rated Monkeybicycle 8/10
So, yes, Monkeybicycle is a silly name that gets your attention, but they offer plenty of substance, at least from what I've seen in Volume 8. There are hundreds of literary journals out there, more than one could probably every read, but I'm glad I found this one.<br><br>I think my favorite pieces from the book are Scott Geiger's "Inventory," and Curtis Smith's "Lenin!" Both are a bit strange and lonely, and neither make it clear from the outset how the story might turn out.<br><br>Other highlights from the collection include Summer Block's satire "The New Yorker Fiction Section Presents: Killer Robots From Space," Ben Nickol's "Exceptional Red Canoes," and Annam Manthiram's "Variations on a Blossoming Marriage."<br><br>(For a much more complete review, head on over to <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2011/09/monkeybicycle8-springsummer-2011.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>.)
Rated Bernice Summerfield: New Frontiers 8/10
Reviewed The Skeptic's Guide to American History
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