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The incredible ending to one of the greatest modern speculative fiction stories

Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons

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Sticking the landing is difficult in stories. Hyperion built up so many mysteries and threw so much at the reader, it would take a monumental achievement to have a satisfying conclusion. Dan Simmons accomplished that ending so beautifully that even an East German judge would score it a 10 (kids, ask your parents to explain that, if necessary). There are so many disparate stories in this book that are woven together: the pilgrims on their way to the Shrike to either have their one wish […]

Hyperion – a modern classic

Hyperion by Dan Simmons

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Some books make you think and force you to challenge long held concepts. Some books affect you emotionally and can force you to weep during social situations where it may be inappropriate (reading on the bus, for example). Only a true classic can achieve both of those objectives and Simmons’ Hyperion certainly qualifies. This is a book that has won many awards and been hailed as a classic for over two decades and I am now realizing how influential it is when I watch shows […]

How to enjoy parenting your middle school student

Middle School Matters by Phyllis L. Fagell

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Every phase of parenting has unique joys and challenges. As the parent of a ten year old, I’m going to say that this phase we’re in right now–the tween phase–is the first time I am legitimately terrified of messing up my kid. Some of it’s due to the era we live in. Twelve years into this grand experiment of putting the internet in our pockets and we don’t have norms yet for how and when to bring kids online. (Frankly, they’re already there, so it’s […]

But seriously, why don’t kids come with a manual?

Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler: Tackling These Crazy Awesome Years―No Time-outs Needed by Jamie Glowacki

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Bingo Square: Reader’s Choice, replacing Two Heads Are Better Than One Jamie Glowacki is the potty training whisperer. She wrote the very popular Oh Crap! book that a lot of parents use when facing this particular parenting hurdle. I used it! It was very helpful. And I liked her style of writing and no nonsense attitude. This is a more general follow up dealing with toddlers and their particular brand of insanity. Sorry, development. The book is split into two parts, the parenting part and […]

Just in time for Mother’s Day

The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua

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I missed this book–though not the 500 think pieces about it–when it was initially published in 2011. But the public library included it in a display of motherhood-themed books and I decided to give it a shot. A short summary, if you somehow don’t know what this book is: Amy Chua shares her stories of being a “tiger mother”, a mother less interested in shoring up the self-esteem and emotional well-being of her daughters and more interested in honing them into high-achievers. Chua tows a […]



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