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Authors: Nicola Griffith Stephen Pagel

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Tags: future gay anthology homosexuality horror morality pleasure @finished2008

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Description: This is the second volume in the series; I enjoyed it enormously. Some of the "horror"This is the second volume in the series; I enjoyed it enormously. Some of the "horror" is exactly the type that I really don't like, and even skipping these, I enjoyed the book overall. Most of the "horror" stories (and I used quotes purposely) challenged my definitions of the word and expanded my thoughts. Several of the stories were excellent....

2008-03-02

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Type: fiction

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Author: Martha Grimes

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Tags: fiction children family culture crime police exploration forensic @finished2007

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Description: An interesting book that twists a bit when the police try to find a missing child and crackAn interesting book that twists a bit when the police try to find a missing child and crack down on a pedophilia ring....

2007-10-02

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Type: fiction

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Author: Orson Scott Card

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Tags: fiction family adventure capitalism contemporary conservatism @finished2007

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Description: Loved it! It kept me interest through the whole book, as my favourites all do: and it evenLoved it! It kept me interest through the whole book, as my favourites all do: and it even kept me annoyed. Once I figured out his real point, I realized its profound implications.
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2007-09-23

 

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Author: Peter McLaren

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Tags: school racism capitalism culture teaching poverty youth toronto @finished2007

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Description: A very god book that describes some of what it is like to live in the contemporary urban ghetto:A very god book that describes some of what it is like to live in the contemporary urban ghetto: the practical example being Jane & Finch in Toronto. However, I currently live one block from Jane & Finch, near a school that could be McLarens. Although I see, and have seen all my life, incidents such as the ones that are described iin the book, they are by far the only ones. My high school, one of those nearby, is now also known as the only Toronto High School where a student has been fatally shot. Although there are certainly many such incidents and examples, it would be wrong to read this book and abandon these people to their fate. Although the book does help communicate some of the difficulties of living here, it neglects to point out that there are many positive things about living in such an ethnically diverse neighbourhood....

2007-08-17

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Type: fiction

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Author: Margaret Atwood

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Tags: shortstories animals canadian morality forgiveness @finished2007

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Description: enjoyed this enormously: but it may be that it reminded me a lot of a friend; I read it asenjoyed this enormously: but it may be that it reminded me a lot of a friend; I read it as an audio-book, and even the reading style made me think of Laura. It was a fun romp aound what is accepted and "moral", challenging each. There were a few elements that illustrated it as a bit dated in setting, but because I lived through that time I enjoyed it....

2007-07-14