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I've come to the conclusion I can thank Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer for my interest in libraries, well, other than the part where my mother took me to them all the time, but Giles made being a librarian cool. Moving on ... I'm addicted (absolutely addicted) to Torchwood and The Colbert Report. Not that they're related in any way. I'm just addicted to them.Have Taken to writing every day e... More
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| 5/12/2012 | Hockey!: 2012 Conference Finals edition (0 Comments )
Okay, so obviously I went wrong somewhere. Here's where: I did not anticipate a)Brian Elliott imploding in goal for the Blues and their lack of defensive energy and b) the fact that Philadelphia wouldn't be able to put together anything resembling... Read the rest of this post |
| 5/2/2012 | Making Sense: Amazon's "Helpful" Reviews, a Brief Note (0 Comments )
I didn't know whether to make this make sense or be a rant of the brief not variety, but here it is in probably a form of both. I hate Amazon's "is this review helpful" button. The answer should be a simple "yes" or "no" response, but the... Read the rest of this post |
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| Books Recently Added to j's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |||
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Books 1 - 4 of 7 from j's bookshelf, View all 7 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Stardust (Hardcover) Author: Neil Gaiman Publisher: William Morrow |
N/A |
9/21/2007 Add | |||
| j said: A delightful tale by Gaiman that takes various traditional fairy tale motifs and drops them on their head. Gaiman's story about the travels of Yvaine, the fallen star, and Tristram, the young man who...more tags: I read , I recommend , Inspired me | |||||
| 6,079 Reviews | |||||
| 2. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: Dealing with Dragons / Searching for Dr... Author: Patricia C. Wrede Publisher: Magic Carpet Books |
Young Adults |
4/12/2007 Add | |||
| j said: The first fantasy series I remember reading again and again and again ... In other words, I absolutely love the whole series. I've never been one for the cliche Disney princesses so Princess Cimorene...more tags: I read , I recommend , Inspired me | |||||
| 688 Reviews | |||||
| 3. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Sou... Illustrator: Timothy Basil Ering Publisher: Candlewick |
Ages 9-12 |
4/7/2007 Add | |||
| j said: Spend enough time with this book and the narrative may start to grate on your nerves; however, DiCamillo's mimicing of fairy tale narrative is effective and inspiring to the right reader as I found ou...more tags: I read , I recommend , Inspired me | |||||
| 13,989 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Coraline (Paperback) Author: Neil Gaiman Illustrator: Dave McKean Publisher: HarperTrophy |
Ages 9-12 |
4/5/2007 Add | |||
| j said: Probably the creepiest book I've read all year. Gaiman's style, however, is amazing and all Gaiman. He manages maintain a sense of complete control while allowing the world around Coraline to more o...more tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 38,122 Reviews | |||||
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