Jun
15
The Twenty Book Challenge
On Spoutible, there is a challenge to post twenty book covers (one a day) that influenced you, without commentary. I
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20 Pages
Twenty is the number of pages a book has to engage me before I close it and try again with another one. Bookworms like me occasionally review published material, so most of this page is book reviews.
Jun
10
Review: Ingrained
Lyrical, evocative, and intensely observed. This is both an homage to extraordinary artistic craftsmanship and a gift from a first-rate
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May
19
Review: A Life in the Garden
This isn't just a gardening book. It's a 382 page manifesto on recapturing one of the
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May
14
Review: Thrift Flip
This little book is GREAT. The first part is a beginner's introduction to sewing techniques and equipment, including
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May
11
Review: Macroevolutionaries
As a long-time fan of the books by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould, I was delighted to read this book by
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May
05
Review: The Material
Others have based reviews on whether they found this book funny or not, but I'm going off on
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Apr
29
Review: Even the Least of These
You know that poetry is working when it pulls up memories and contexts from your own life, things the poet
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Apr
28
Review: 1984 in the 21st Century, an anthology
This collection of essays evaluates the classic science fiction dystopia "1984" and its relevance to 21st century life,
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Apr
28
Review: There's Nothing Wrong with Her, by Kate Weinberg
Another reviewer has remarked that this is a story you either get or you don't get. Agreed. I
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Jan
20
Dancing with Dementia
This is a book review I wrote several years ago, and the science has of course moved on, but it
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