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October 25, 2012 by Karyn Silverman
A Confusion of Princes, Garth Nix Harper, May 2012 Reviewed from ARC Let’s go back in time for a moment, to the heady golden days of science fiction as the place where sweeping stories examine the nature of humanity and also contain explosions and cool tech. Are you with me? Because A Confusion of Princes […]
October 23, 2012 by Karyn Silverman
With 120 results, here are the results! (If you haven’t taken the poll, you can still access it here. If the responses increase significantly, I’ll post updated data, of course.) Google Forms plays badly with anything, and Excel hates me, so this is just the straightup data for now. I’ll try to play with the […]
October 22, 2012 by Karyn Silverman
The Chaos, Nalo Hopkinson Margaret K. McElderry, April 2012 Reviewed from final copy Over at Heavy Medal a month or so back, in the comments, the question was raised about emotional v intellectual engagement. In a nutshell: is it fair that we tend to preference books with which we engage emotionally? In that discussion, Mark […]
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October 19, 2012 by Karyn Silverman
Dying to Know You, Aidan Chambers Amulet Books, April 2012 Reviewed from ARC Look, Aidan Chambers is an immensely accomplished writer. He was one of the early Printz winners, people write critical essays about his books, and he plays quite impressively with form in many of his novels. He certainly has a a steady command […]
October 17, 2012 by Sarah Couri
The Obsidian Blade by Pete Hautman Candlewick, April 2012 Reviewed from an ARC I have a feeling this is going to be a short review, in part at least because I didn’t finish reading this one. Yes, we’ve gotten to my first DNF of the year (at least, my first public blogging about a DNF […]
October 15, 2012 by Karyn Silverman
Radiant Days, Elizabeth Hand Viking, April 2012 Reviewed from final copy (that I bought for myself the day it came out) I’ve probably said this before, but by and large I love this blog. I love talking to intelligent, passionate people about books. I love disagreeing and I love having my mind changed. I even […]
October 14, 2012 by Karyn Silverman
So, maybe it’s just that we haven’t had a lot worth saying, or maybe it’s just that the seriously chatty readers (hi, Elizabeth!) are muzzling themselves for various reasons. But comments have been pretty mellow, and we’re thinking there might be a readership question. Also data is cool and we’re curious what the general readership […]
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