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Type: educational

Status: I recommend

Authors: Mizuko Ito Daisuke Okabe Misa Matsuda

2005-11-20

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Type: fiction

Status: to read

Author: Carol Emshwiller

Tags: science fiction feminist

Description: I was really taken with _The Mount_ (see previous) and couldn't walk away without anotherI was really taken with _The Mount_ (see previous) and couldn't walk away without another Emshwiller. This one stood out because it inspired authors Murphy and Fowler to create the James Tiptree Jr. Memorial Award. Alice Sheldon was a serious influence on me when I was in high school, so this book had to be mine....

2005-11-14

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Carol Emshwiller

Tags: science fiction

Description: Amazing. I read this in one sitting while waitng an author event to start at U Bookstore. CarolAmazing. I read this in one sitting while waitng an author event to start at U Bookstore. Carol Emshwiller, where have you been hiding? Behind the imposing phallic shadow of science fiction "greats", no doubt. :( Couldn't put this one down, so you should pick it up! *****...

2005-11-14

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Type: fiction

Status: to read

Author: Anna Tambour

Tags: fiction magic australia realism

Description: This was everyone's darling over the summer. I have my doubts, but she's new and cleverThis was everyone's darling over the summer. I have my doubts, but she's new and clever so what the hell......

2005-11-14

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Type: fiction

Status: favorite

Author: Muriel Spark

Tags: fiction magic realism

Description: This book is a very old friend, and very dear. I almost forgot it existed, and having a cheapThis book is a very old friend, and very dear. I almost forgot it existed, and having a cheap used copy literally fall into my hands yesterday was like finding $50 in an old pair of jeans. Muriel Spark said in an interview that for her writing is “like taking dictation from god,” and I would have laughed when I read that if it wasn’t so completely plausible. Highly, highly recommended. Or recommended from on high. Whatever. Read it and follow up with a nice cold dose of Miss Jean Brodie. *****...

2005-11-14

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Type: special

Status: I recommend

Author: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Tags: nonfiction self help experience

Description: Yes, it's self help. Reading this for the second time with hopes that this time some ofYes, it's self help. Reading this for the second time with hopes that this time some of the ideas will stick. I don't expect my experience will be elevated to "optimal," but being able to reach a midpoint between "optimal" and "meh" would be pretty sweet. ****...

2005-11-14

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Hilary Mantel

Tags: fiction

Description: "A modern-day medium and a jaded divorcee navigate the world of psychic fairs, until a"A modern-day medium and a jaded divorcee navigate the world of psychic fairs, until a crazed spirit guide threatens to pull them over to the beyond --" Hee hee! God, I love Hilary Mantel and feel safe giving this book a whole five stars even though I've barely started it. Have you read her? You should. Start with ANYTHING. *****...

2005-11-14

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Authors: JK Rowling J.K. Rowling Mary GrandPré J. K. Rowling Jim Dale J.K Rowling J.K. Rowling

Tags: fiction

Description: Could have been called “Harry Potter and the Heat Death of the Universe”. Lots of actionCould have been called “Harry Potter and the Heat Death of the Universe”. Lots of action in this one, and some interesting moments that take a heavy-handed – but very entertaining! – look at “adult” themes including sex, alcoholism, addiction, racism, consensual torture, death, general violence and alienation. Nice one, J.K. **...

2005-11-13

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Julio Cortazar

Tags: fiction magic realism

Description: Mitchell inspired reading. But since the SPL doesn't seem to have a copy I'll haveMitchell inspired reading. But since the SPL doesn't seem to have a copy I'll have to find one somewhere. If you're a Cortazar fan and you can recommend one of ther other short story collections over this one, drop me a line. *****...

2005-11-13

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Type: fiction

Status: favorite

Author: David Mitchell

Tags: science fiction

Description: This was amazing. He's young and brilliant, and every one of is novels made me crazy-happy.This was amazing. He's young and brilliant, and every one of is novels made me crazy-happy. Read this! *****...

2005-11-13