One of my favorite writers, a brilliant man in a number of fields, and a true visionary. I've passed many a good hour with my nose buried in Rendezvous with Rama and its sequels, 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequels, Childhood's End, Hammer of God, Richter 10, and countless
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jenniferlupin posted a poll about whether you like or dislike slash, and why (found via daily_snitch), and it sparked this introspective little rant/ramble from yours truly
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I know there are a few fellow Victorian lit geeks on my friends list...did you see Saturday Night Live's parody of Jane Eyre tonight? OMG, it was awesome. I really have to re-read that book
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Next week is Banned Books Week, and being the lit geek/library slave that I am, thought I'd run down this list and see which ones I've read. Memeness ahoy!
The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000
There's a sequel to my third favorite book of all time!!! WOOOOOOOT!!! When I was in fourth grade Tor Seidler's A Rat's Tale was my favorite book, only slightly eclipsed by Watership Down. It's since been bumped down a notch by the Redwall series, collectively sitting at #2 on the ol' book ranking chart in my head, but I still have a very fond
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No fair, they only predicted 2 or 3" of snow, but we got more like five, judging by our driveway. And it's still coming down. Icky poo. At least it's the wet, sticky, pretty kind of snow that coats the trees
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