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Assorted Short Fiction I

Nimona (audiobook) by Noelle Stevenson

The Armies of those I Love by Ken Liu

Fashionably Undead by Meg Cabot

Miscellaneous 0125 by Berri George

Zeta Family by Gretchen Enders

Temporary by Hilary Leichter

The Fool Who Thought too Much by Ishmael Reed

Bedtime Stories for Cynics by Various

Escape from Virtual Island by Jon Lutz

April 1, 2021 by vel veeter 1 Comment

Nimona – 5/5 Stars I really do love this book a lot. It’s so full of charm and joy and fun. It FEELS whimsical at times, and I generally do like whimsy, but it’s a much more tightly controlled and structured narrative than whimsy would suggest. I have owned three copies of this book and have had three copies get “borrowed” by students and never returned. I feel like everyone knows what the book is, but a quick recap. We are in a far-off magical […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Berri George, Gretchen Enders, Hilary Leichter, ishmael reed, Jon Lutz, ken liu, Meg Cabot, noelle stevenson, various

vel veeter's CBR13 Review No:122 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Berri George, Gretchen Enders, Hilary Leichter, ishmael reed, Jon Lutz, ken liu, Meg Cabot, noelle stevenson, various ·
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