Cannonball Read 18

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A meandering but mostly fun ride

The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland

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This massive book covers time travel, witchcraft, academia, military machinations, and more science and physics than this English major could comfortably follow. It feels like several different books mashed together (maybe because of the dual authors?), but the merging of all the pieces was pretty successful. I haven’t read much Stephenson, so I’m not sure how much was him and how much was Galland, but I enjoyed most of it. Melisande Stokes is trapped in 1851 London, and is writing down everything that happened to […]

The Truth About Cats and Werewolves

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I’ve been in the mood for classic horror paperbacks lately. I recently read Whitley Strieber’s Hunger trilogy and liked the first book, so thought I’d try two more of his earlier works. His first book. The Wolfen, was written in 1978. It follows two New York City police officers, Rebecca Neff and George Wilson, who try to solve a seemingly unsolvable case — the brutal attack of two fellow officers. All the signs seem to point to an animal attack, but not just any ordinary animal. […]

This head witch needed more training

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Set in high society Edwardian England, The Midnight Witch is the story of a young witch who faces the choice between love and loyalty to her coven… This blurb makes the book sound a lot more fascinating than it really was, in my opinion.  Lady Lilith Radnor, daughter of the Duke of Radnor, is as young and beautiful as one expects the heroine to be; she’s also a witch.  She is engaged to a fabulously handsome young man, who is also a witch.  Her father […]

Which witch is which?

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I really wanted to like this book more than I did.  I’ve read my share of YA books, even though I’m clearly not the target audience, but this one just didn’t hold my interest.  The premise sounded good:  A stunning debut tells a bewitching story: two girls, one ancient prophecy. Only one can be queen of the witches.; the reviews on Amazon were glowing, the cover is pretty, and the second book in the trilogy had been touted as just as wonderful.  Alas, my adult self […]

Meh, At Least It’s Short!

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I read this both because my book club assigned it for the month of April and also because I am a Hugo voter and got a free copy of it in the voting packet.  I was familiar with Anders’ work, mostly essays and some short stories, and thought this book sounded really interesting from the description.  It was a combination of magic and science, takes place in the SF Bay Area, about modern life with fantastical elements.  Sign me up! But this book kind of […]



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