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Karen O says "wait!"
On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks
by Simon Garfield
I'm not sure if it's "mind-expanding" and it's certainly not "mind-blowing." But I learned a few things, so perhaps my mind was expanded?
This is a book about maps, but it does not have very many maps in it. Not that it doesn't have any, but if this book had ( Read more... ) -
What I'm reading, September 2013
I'm not doing this because everyone else is. Rather, it's because I'm having thoughts that I want to record for when I write the eventual review.
Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationshipsby Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá ( Read more... ) -
I have the right to not take off my mask!
The Law of Superheroesby James Daily and Ryan Davidson ( Read more... ) -
Observations from the Brooklyn Book Festival
- I felt like there was some kind of caste system with the tables; I was walking up past the garden and noticing how everyone on that side was suffering under the sun because they didn't have tents. I noticed that most (but not all) of them were black. I was going to feel outrage/sympathy until it occurred to me that those tables probably cost less ( Read more... )
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The Performance of an Otaku
I kind of wrote about this on Goodreads already, but it was past 1am and I was too tired to actually write something more meaningful and I suppose I owe you all a real review.
Otaku Spacesby Patrick Galbraith (photos by Androniki Christodoulou ( Read more... ) -
The day is saved, but not the book
Snotty Saves the Day: The History of Arcadiaby Tod Davies ( Read more... ) -
Quote of the Day (Hunger Games Edition)
"She is Natty Bumppo, Diana the chaste huntress of classical myth, and also the synthesis of Harry Potter and Bella Swan - the Boy Who Lived and the Girl Who Must Choose."
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Public Service Announcement: A degree in Communications is not totally worthless
I feel like lately there's been a lot of warring (specifically in my group of friends) between lovers of paper books and fans of e-readers. Maybe I'm only noticing/caring about it now because I have an e-reader finally. Regardless, it always seems to come down to the same points repeated over and over again.
- Books are a pain to carry around
- The ( Read more... )
- Books are a pain to carry around
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Hey dragon, wake up!
I finished A Dance With Dragons last week and I am not thrilled about it, mostly because I don't have more books to read and it will be years until the next installment, which is awful considering the number of cliffhangers in it. I don't feel like the previous books left this much hanging, but I'm not sure if that's because I was able to pick up ( Read more... ) -
My name is Inigo M...oh, forget it
You know, I really don't like The Princess Bride? The movie, that is. I happen to really like the book, and when I finally saw the movie it was just a disappointment. Everyone talks about how amazing the movie is, and I saw it, and I guess they hyped it up too much, because I watched it and it was like, "That's it? That was so... corny. And it ( Read more... )