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Tooth and Claw
by Jo Walton
In as few words as possible, the best way to describe Jo Walton's Tooth and Claw (Orb Books, 2009) is to say that although it owes a great deal of its sensibility to the tropes of the Victorian novel, the main characters are all dragons. This is not in any sense a mash-up (do not, for example, think Abraham Lincoln and vampires), rather it's a melding of two cultures—hu
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Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
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2003
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George and Lizzie
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2017
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More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
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2005
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The Writer's Library: The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives
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2020
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Book Lust to Go: Recommended Reading for Travelers, Vagabonds, and Dreamers
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2010
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Book Crush: For Kids and Teens--Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest
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2007
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Book Lust Journal
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2005
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Now Read This: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Genreflecting Advisory Series)
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1999
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Now Read This III: A Guide To Mainstream Fiction (Genreflecting Advisory Series)
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2010
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Now Read This II: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1990-2001
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2002
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“If you're 50 years old or younger, give every book about 50 pages before you decide to commit yourself to reading it, or give it up.
If you're over 50, which is when time gets shorter, subtract your age from 100 - the result is the number of pages you should read before deciding whether or not to quit. If you're 100 or over you get to judge the book by its cover, despite the dangers in doing so.”
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If you're over 50, which is when time gets shorter, subtract your age from 100 - the result is the number of pages you should read before deciding whether or not to quit. If you're 100 or over you get to judge the book by its cover, despite the dangers in doing so.”
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“I have for a long time felt that our society is becoming more and more fractured and divisive and that you could go a whole day without really talking to another person. If you give people a good book to talk about, you can build a community out of a diverse group. A common language grows out of it.”
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“I just said, 'Well, the real people performing miracles every day are librarians,' and we all laughed ourselves off our chairs.”
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Topics Mentioning This Author
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| The Life of a Boo...: Calling it quits | 43 | 130 | Oct 28, 2009 07:05PM | |
The Seasonal Read...:
FALL CHALLENGE 2009 COMPLETED TASKS
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| Busy as a Bee Books: Best Books of Book Lists! | 5 | 37 | Dec 02, 2009 11:25AM | |
| tbr-reading-chall...: Heather's TBR List | 26 | 411 | Dec 13, 2009 07:27AM | |
| Challenge: 50 Books: Lisa's 2009 Reads | 106 | 604 | Dec 31, 2009 04:07PM | |
| The Seasonal Read...: 5.5 (A LIBRARIANS JOB IS NEVER DONE) | 35 | 198 | Jan 12, 2010 11:31PM |
“I opened a book and in I strode.
Now nobody can find me.
I've left my chair, my house, my road,
My town and my world behind me.
I'm wearing the cloak, I've slipped on the ring,
I've swallowed the magic potion.
I've fought with a dragon, dined with a king
And dived in a bottomless ocean.
I opened a book and made some friends.
I shared their tears and laughter
And followed their road with its bumps and bends
To the happily ever after.
I finished my book and out I came.
The cloak can no longer hide me.
My chair and my house are just the same,
But I have a book inside me.”
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Now nobody can find me.
I've left my chair, my house, my road,
My town and my world behind me.
I'm wearing the cloak, I've slipped on the ring,
I've swallowed the magic potion.
I've fought with a dragon, dined with a king
And dived in a bottomless ocean.
I opened a book and made some friends.
I shared their tears and laughter
And followed their road with its bumps and bends
To the happily ever after.
I finished my book and out I came.
The cloak can no longer hide me.
My chair and my house are just the same,
But I have a book inside me.”
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“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
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A book club spawned from the Genres class in which we read books, talk books, deconstruct genre and make general mischief.
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A group for people who have decided that they will patronize independent booksellers and other independent merchants to prevent the further homogoniza ...more
Booklust Spring 08
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I thought it might be fun to make a group to stay in touch about what we're reading...those of us who have Goodreads anyway. ...more
Reviewers' Network
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A group for GoodReads members who review books. Also open to those who review other media. Purpose is to -exchange notes on best sites for uploading ...more
Daily Diary
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A chance to let others know about the world a book created for you on a particular day and your thoughts and feelings while reading that day. A discus ...more
Tournament of Books
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This book group was established for those interested in participating in The Morning News's Tournament of Books. Please do not feel the need to finish ...more
BookTalking
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a group of Seattle readers dedicated to the art of booktalking in the tradition of Nancy Pearl
Dickens Aloud
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This February, to celebrate the upcoming bicentennial of Charles Dickens' birth, please join me in reading something -- anything -- of Dickens aloud: ...more
Chilling Thrillers
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Did you know having nothing to do for extended periods can lead to Cabin fever? The result is extreme irritability, restlessness and occasional parano ...more
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Oct 15, 2018 03:57PM
Well done, Nancy, Thanks for being my friend. I see you have impeccable taste. If ever we meet on the page, be sure and note my assured way with punctuation.
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Elaine wrote: "Would you have any recommendations for a book by Native American essayists?"There's a very old collection called I Tell You Now, but I don't think there's anything newer. But there's some great fiction by authors not as well known as Sherman Alexie (I'm assuming you've read his books), including Thomas King's Green Grass, Running Water and Perma Red by Debra Magpie Earling
Would you have any recommendations for a book by Native American essayists?
I missed your piece about war books on NPR the other day. Can I find it somewhere?
Thank you so much for adding me as your friend. You are great
Thank you so much for adding me as a friend! I will enjoy your observations and reviews. Good reading!
Looking forward to hearing you speak at Columbus Metropolitan Library tomorrow!
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Hi Nancy and thanks so much for the add. I love your website, too. If you have time, I'd love for you to visit mine! www.jeanniebarber.com.Hope you have an awesome wkend and safe Halloween!
Blessings,
Jeannie
