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On The Shelf – Big Books – 9/9/2018
I’ve been blogging now for about 9 months – my first post was published on 12/9/2017 – and I’ve enjoyed every single minute of the time I’ve put into this little site. It’s given me the chance – after so … Continue reading
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On My Mind – Principiis – What Counts – 9/9/2018
What Counts “It is not the critic who counts, nor the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or how the doer of deeds might have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – The Colour Of Magic – 9/9/2018
“Do Or Do Not. There Is No Try” Yoda This one is about a promise kept – more or less – and it’s going to be a short one – more a cry for help than a review. I noticed … Continue reading
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On The Screen – Tag – 9/8/2018
“It Is One Of The Blessings Of Old Friends That You Can Be Stupid With Them” Ralph Wald Emerson “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw It never ceases … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Stiger’s Tigers – 9/8/2018
Apologies in advance but I’m going to over-write a bit with this post and most of it isn’t going to be relevant to the book. I took a chance on this one and I feel the need to explain why … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Hammers On Bone – 9/3/2018
**Spoilers – Kinda** I’ll start by admitting that this represents kind of a weird detour. Right now, I have stacks of highly reviewed, well received books just waiting to be read. My TBR list is a joke right now – … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Ravencry – 9/2/2018
“To Everyone Who Thinks Writing A Sequel Should Be Easy Because You’ve Already Created The Universe: Bwa Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! Heh. No.” John Scalzi This has been a good year for Grimdark. A fair amount of my reading … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – The Wounded Kingdom – 8/26/2018
“Show Me A Hero And I’ll Write You A Tragedy” F. Scott Fitzgerald **Here There Be Spoilers** I found these via a review of the third book – “King Of Assasins” – on … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – The Eternal Champion – 8/26/2018
“Time Moves In One Direction, Memory In Another” William Gibson I did something last week that I should probably never do – revisit an old favorite from my teenage years. At that time in my life, I was enthralled … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Autumn In The Heavenly Kingdom – 8/24/2018
“There Is Nothing New In The World Except The History That You Do Not Know” Harry S. Truman The America Civil War lasted for approximately 4 years – from 1961 to 1965 That war left 620,000 to 750,000 combatants dead. … Continue reading
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