Finished reading Children of Time
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Finished reading Children of Memory
Finished reading Shards of Earth
Finished reading Eyes of the Void
Wants to read Love and Fatigue in America
Finished reading House of Open Wounds
Finished reading Elder Race
Rated Marine Park: Stories by Chiusano Mark (2014-07-29) Paperback 8/10
This collection of short stories about a less popular section of Brooklyn came my way through a Penguin marketing email looking for book reviewers who might be interested. I neglected to do a proper review (my “being behind on reviews” tales of woe are best saved for another time), but I still enjoyed this book. Let it be known to the marketing people within publishing houses that those emails do their job because I’d never heard of Chiusano before that day, and I’m not sure if I would have noticed the book otherwise.<br><br>(This mini-review appears at <a href="http://persephonemagazine.com/2015/05/the-delight-in-reading-lists-and-challenges-20-suggestions/%22">Persephone Magazine</a>.)
Rated McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales 4/10
Major highlights for me were Michael Chabon and Adam Levin's contributions, as well as the play from Wajahat Ali. Colm Tóibín's short story "The Street" was absolutely fantastic, and the fortune cookie scroll was amusing. However, I hated <i>Jungle Geronimo</i> and <i>Bicycle Built For Two</i> wasn't much better. An imperfect, but still good collection in a great package.<br><br>My full and more detailed review can be found on <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2011/06/mcsweeneys-36-including-work-by-michael.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>.
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Rated Drowned Country 10/10
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Finished reading Rosewater
Reviewed Summary: Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
<a href="https://smus.com/books/homo-deus-by-yuval-noah-harari">Full review on smus.com</a>
Reviewed Whole Earth Discipline By Brand Stewart
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Finished reading Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
Wants to read Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
Finished reading The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Finished reading The Silence of the Wilting Skin
Finished reading Owlish
Finished reading Digging Stars
<div>It took me a minute to acclimate to the language of the 1790s, but what a book! It's too bad that it's unfinished. Ahead of its time, smart, and were it a miniseries, you know you'd be there for every installment.</div>
Rated Men, Women, and Children 6/10
I'm not sure I'd go so far as to call <i>Men, Women and Children</i> beautiful, but I do recognize the intricate dance Kultgen has created. Each story element cycles into the other, and there is certainly no ambiguity, but I find it hard to say whether or not I enjoyed the book. It was compelling, thought-provoking and well-written, but "enjoy" is not the right verb. That doesn't mean it isn't worth reading. It is a modern cautionary tale mixed with voyeurism, and it is not without humor, but I can't say I felt <i>good</i> after reading it.<br><br>(My review can be found on <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2012/07/men-women-and-children-by-chad-kultgen.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>.)
Finished reading Rogue Protocol
Finished reading Annihilation