Songmaster by Orson Scott Card

I recently re-read this book because, for many years from maybe age 11 or so until I guess 15 or 16, I considered it my favourite book. I hadn't read it since my copy was confiscated when I tried to read it during "Enrichment" period in 9th grade (that being when anyone who didn't want to go to daily Mass was allowed ( Read more... )

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

Basically, John Green is an incredible human.

For those unacquainted with his astonishing awesome, he has a metric fuckton of online videos, the only ones with which I am actually familiar being the Crash Course series, which are all educational and fantastically funny.

As spoiler free as this can get:

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SOME OF THE REVIEWS BELOW CONTAIN MINOR SPOILERS. But they are minor. Usually. You have been duly warned.

This post contains 14 book reviews. They are as follows:

1. The Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons (4 books in all)
2. The Terror by Dan Simmons
3. Bonnie Before the Brain Implants by Keith Blenman
4. The Cloud Atlas by Liam Callanan
5. Cloud ( Read more... )

I just realized I haven't posted reviews of anything I've read since Hyperion. I will fix that tomorrow. Right now, a list of things I need to review, and the next items on the reading list:

To Review:
~The Fall of Hyperion
~~Endymion
~~~The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons
~The Terror by Dan Simmons
~Bonnie Before the Brain Implants by Keith ( Read more... )

Moar book reviews anyone?

The Woodcutter by Kate Danley - See previous book review post. I have nothing to add to that review that would not be spoilery. It's simply a wonderful book for anyone who likes retellings of classic fairy tales.
Bottom line: Same as before. Buy it. Right now.

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson - This book has been ( Read more... )

About 5 months ago, I got a job working at a store that sells bird stuff. Bird feeders, birdseed, bird baths, bird books, bird puzzles, Birdopoly, bird-themed greeting cards and towel sets and ornaments, birding binoculars and telescopes... you get the idea. People MOSTLY come in to buy seed and feeders, only every so often does anyone buy the ( Read more... )