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How long are they allowed to be alive and none-writing until they are ex-writers??

I loved that bloke's novel years ago and now spontaneously looked up what else he's written since then.

Zilch!!!

Definitely not the way to go, Mr. O'Neill!!

Crossposted to Dreamwidth and LJ -- comment wherever you like!

I reviewed a book for pay today, and got pulled in for a bit. Do we need another re-telling of Romeo and Juliet, with magic, in a gothy steampunk circus atmosphere? Well, perhaps we don't, just as we don't need fish and cabbage soup with Mediterranean elements and a dash of Tandoori spice, but it seems just as unexpectedly delicious. I'm getting ( Read more... )

My second review is up at Speak Its Name: - the much-mentioned lesbian crusaders, which, despite the bizarreness of the premise (which the author totally made work), I liked a lot better than the first  book I reviewed, which I more or less ripped another one...

Now I need more medieval books containing Teh Gay!

... aaaaand my first review at Speak Its Name is up!

Last night, I grabbed something that seemed nice and emotional (to suit the mood of my lurgy, which usually makes me want to watch stupid movies and read sentimental novels) from my TBR stack that I'd made a start on and then abandoned for things that appealed to me more in my normal state of mind, just for some light reading before sleep.

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A secret library in a school locker.

At least the censorship gets them reading.

But Canterbury Tales?? Really?

As ganked from erastes. I'll try and be chronological.

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