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Day: July 22, 2010

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Thoughtful Thursday: Ode to a blank slate

My niece posed a very difficult question last week, one to which I still have not developed a satisfactory answer. She was watching the Harry Potter marathon on TV and asked:

What series would you like to read again for the first time, if you could have your memory erased so you could discover it all over again?

I’ve been thinking about this for a week and still haven’t come up with an answer. I have books that I love to reread because they are familiar and comfortable, and it’s like visiting with an old friend.


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July 22nd, 2010. | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 18 comments |

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The Third Bear: Makes you blink, think, and nod

The Third Bear by Jeff Vandermeer

The Third Bear is an excellent collection of Jeff VanderMeer’s category-defying short fiction, filled with stories that are unique, mostly excellent, and often incredibly hard to describe. Asking someone who has read this book (say, a reviewer) what one of the stories is about could well get you a blank stare as a response, or a few mumbled words, or simply “you’ll have to read it for yourself.” Pinning these stories down in a few words is very hard,


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July 22nd, 2010. ´s rating: | | | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |

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