I finished Maggie Stiefvater's The Raven Boys, and I'm not really in agreement with anyone I spoke with about it beforehand (maybe you remember, I had wildly differing reviews). I did not think the writing was generally amazing, though there were places where a sentence or a paragraph would take my breath away. I like the characters a lot, though I ( Read more... )

Just trying to keep up the habit ...

I am about halfway through Andrea Hairston's Will Do Magic for Small Change. At bedtime, I am close to finishing the complete stories of Cordwainer Smith, which has taken many months. And
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