The City Born Great by N.K. Jemisin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
28 November 2022
Maybe I read it from the Tor newsletter, Maybe not until it was Hugo-nominated, or maybe when karen linked it. Whichever, I am in awe of Jemisin's work.
And now, after reading The City We Became and halfway through The World We Make, I am no less in awe. And as much as I love this darling little town, I am also chock full of urban envy.
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Monday, November 28, 2022
Review: The City Born Great
Review: The City Born Great
The City Born Great by N.K. Jemisin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
28 November 2022
Maybe I read it from the Tor newsletter, Maybe not until it was Hugo-nominated, or maybe when karen linked it. Whichever, I am in awe of Jemisin's work.
And now, after reading The City We Became and halfway through The World We Make, I am no less in awe. And as much as I love this darling little town, I am also chock full of urban envy.
Online at Tor.com
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Review: Bonnie Blue Button is a Bully
Bonnie Blue Button is a Bully by Michelle Olson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Norman the Button series continues to delight me. The stories are sweet lessons in friendship, but Olson really excels at the photography. I love the art so hard! The little button beds and art on the walls! The little pull toy! So cute! All the detail brings the buttons to life. The illustrations enrich the story, as when we see Bonnie engaged with her new friends, doing things with and for them, not just saying "sorry."
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Sunday, November 27, 2022
Review: The Little Book of Satanism: A Guide to Satanic History, Culture, and Wisdom
The Little Book of Satanism: A Guide to Satanic History, Culture, and Wisdom by La Carmina
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
"Oh, goody, I got my copy of The Little Book of Satanism! Can't wait to read it!" That's what I said, and even the cat looked at me weird.
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Review: The Big New Yorker Book of Cats
The Big New Yorker Book of Cats by The New Yorker
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I got it for humor, so it wasn't what I needed at the time: March 2020
***
I wanted books to just look at, several weeks back, now. So, of course, contrarian that I am, I ended up reading the other stuff. I didn't love everything, but the nonfction, poetry, and little snippets all seemed to me to hold up better than the fiction, the average of which is brought down by T.C.Boyle, whom I don't care for, and Thurber, who I begin to think must have been really unpleasant.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Review: The Big New Yorker Book of Cats
The Big New Yorker Book of Cats by The New Yorker
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I got it for humor, so it wasn't what I needed at the time: March 2020
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Saturday, November 19, 2022
Review: Straight
Straight by Dick Francis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
9 Sept 2016
29 Jun 1990
19 Sep 1991
1 Jan 1998
21 Jul 1998
A bit much on the drug-dealers-are-evil riff, but I love the gemstones.
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Review: Decider
Decider by Dick Francis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I love this one. It's the first mystery he's ever written where the hero had kids, so he gave him seven. All boys. On the other hand, he went back to the unhappy marriage theme letting the wife have an affair and the hero long to have one. Can't have everything. A great example of the history factor where it is only by learning what characters have done that the hero can blackmail his way to safety. Also a fine example of psychological detection, since the hero must consider the various members of a large family to figure out who is the criminal. Compounding the difficulty of figuring it out, there are multiple crimes and criminals. More stock Francis: the older iron-willed woman, wealthy, capable of graciousness that the hero comes to like and admire (the Queen Mother I can't help but wonder?) and the angelic mother (now dead in this case). He deals with topical issues again, namely domestic and sexual violence, and I love the architecture stuff. Best of all, the hero lives in a barn with his brood.
1 Jan 1998
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Review: Midnight in Austenland
Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Library copy
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Thursday, November 03, 2022
Review: Ginger Bear
Ginger Bear by Mini Grey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
It's good, and the PandaBat read it all to herself! Still, it feels like an earlier effort by an artist and writer who will soon be totally awesome. Or am I reading to much into my love for Traction Man and my knowledge of the pub date?
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