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Found via Making Light: Why’re we publishing this disgusting book?

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Lev Grossman. Another book about books. Not fantastic writing. I almost put it down in the first couple dozen pages. By page 17 the protagonist has looked down the dresses at the breasts of two different women. It is, as the title suggests, about books, and there’s an Arthurian twist to one of the plot [...]

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George R. R. Martin. Volume two of “A Song of Ice and Fire.” Here I see even more than in the first volume what many internet reviews mention, that the heros and villains are not one-dimensional, but do both good and evil deeds. I found myself beginning to be on the side of a character [...]

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Great post by The Revealer: Do You Believe in Blog? I hope I’ll have time to comment on it.

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Here is Orson Scott Card going on about marriage. Apparently it’s not a unique example. Google on “Orson Scott Card marriage” and you’ll get an eyeful.
No mention, of course, about the evils of plural marriage. I think he should turn his attention to the abuses perpetrated by Mormons (whether LDS or not) before he spreads [...]

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Graham Robb. Very interesting survey, covering medicine, crime, politics, art, and life through documentary evidence, aggregated statistical materials, and literary excavation. Not every section will be to every taste, but there’s probably something for everyone here.

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I found this site: AORTAL - the anti-portal on this blog: Broccoli and bechamel, which I in turn found through a comment on Prepare to Meet Your Bakerina. (The obscure delight of this post will make sense only after you go to Aortal.)

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Christopher S. Wren. Engaging, quick read about a retired NY Times foreign correspondent walking into retirement.

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