Fool tells the story of King Lear from the point of view of his Fool. (A character that does exist in the play – one of the things I found myself looking up to verify if I was remembering things correctly. I believe I last read King Lear in 1997 or 1998.) Moore’s decided to […]
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So some sort of unnamed thing happened, and the world has evolved into a society where everyone fits according to their abilities at color perception. Eddie Russet is on his way to the outer fringes, where his father has been tapped to replace the local swatchman (doctor, more or less), who recently died. Eddie’s just
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This was great light reading – it’s a murder mystery, where DI Jack Spratt, and his brand new Sergeant Mary Mary, are trying to solve the killing of Humpty Dumpty. Who is a womanizer, possible philanthropist, and possible criminal on the run. There are more fairy tale references than you can shake a stick at,
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One of the things I really like about de Lint’s Newford books is how he blends in various traditions of Fae, or other supernatural beings from various other cultures, into the present day. In this book, it’s the animal people common to many of the Native American cultures. Raven is now the owner of an
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When Mercy tries to return a book she was lent by a Fae, she finds his bookstore locked up. Not much later, several people try to approach her about the book. Something’s clearly happened to the real owner, and Mercy’s on the case. At the same time, some members of the local pack are not
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Since I really only do two challenges a year anymore, I think it’s safe to record my finished challenges for 2016: Once Upon a Time X 3/21/16 – 6/21/16 – finished 6/14/16 RIP XI Reading Challenge 9/1/16 – 10/31/16 -finished 10/26/16
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This story takes place in the Vorkosigan universe, but takes place about two hundred years before Miles is born. It’s the story of the development of the Quaddies – genetically engineered humans with a second set of hands instead of feet, bred to live and thrive in zero gravity. It’s very much a cautionary tale
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This is the story of how the author’s family used food to get through hard times, framed with her experiences being laid off from her magazine job during the Great Recession in 2008/2009. It’s a really nice story of family, and sticking together through hard times. I really just picked it up because it was
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Spirit White wakes up out a coma after a car accident, to find her parents and sister are dead, and that her parents had made arrangements to send her to Oakhurst Academy in the event that they both died before she turns twenty one. Turns out, Oakhurst is a school for magicians, and that one
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