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Well, would you look at that? My thoughts on the effect that becoming a book reviewer has had on my reading experience just went live right here. Though I am sure you could care less (and who could blame you?), it is always nice to think and rethink the whole process, ( Read more... )

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A commenter on this blog recently said:

My first time on this web site,

I checked a few reviews as one does to ascertain that its not another web site with 100% positive reviews which in fact mislead and cost money.

Sadly it seems it is, this review was my 5th I have ( Read more... )

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Criticism, that fine flower of personal expression in the garden of letters. ~ Joseph Conrad
I felt that with the growing (an appreciated) success of this blog. That it was about time I did a little explaining about why I do what I do. (Doo-doo. See? I can be funny.) ( Read more... )

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This is part of the reason why I write book reviews (other than that it is fun of course). While I can’t provide a reading course, I can provide solid thinking about reading from my own perspective.
“Perhaps if people today were to take good reading course, they would be ( Read more... )