Northanger Abbey first editions
As a bibliophile of long standing, I fully agree with Sir Francis Bacon: "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention."
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Whose Body? a Whimsically Good TimeMar. 10, 2015 | Comments In this first Lord Peter Wimsey novel, author Dorothy L. Sayers drew from the best of previous detective fiction while making the genre all her own. |
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Ma Tutt's Drowsy PuzzlesMar. 03, 2015 | Comments Instead of savoring a fresh pastry, though, I chewed through this short novella like gum: insubstantial words that staved off my reading cravings for a few minutes. |
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Happy Read Across America DayMar. 02, 2015 | Comments Today's the National Education Association's Read Across America day. Here are some ways to both further your reading pleasure and encourage the joy in others. |
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Jupiter Winds: Bold Premise, Flawed ExecutionFeb. 24, 2015 | Comments The promising characters and world building are largely unexplored and underdeveloped. |
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Speculative Awards Season BeginsFeb. 21, 2015 | Comments The ruthless season of movie awards ends with tomorrow's Oscars telecast, but the award season's just getting started for lovers of speculative fiction. |
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Failstate: Nemesis, the Final ChapterFeb. 17, 2015 | Comments It's the moment Failstate fans have been waiting for, the conclusion to John W. Otte's superhero tale about a boy with destructive powers bound to save his hometown. |
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Heartless: a Lovely, Loving Fairy TaleFeb. 14, 2015 | Comments This novel really taught me not to judge a book by its cover: I was pleasantly surprised to discover a world of wonder, beauty, joy, tragedy, and painful redemption that cut to the marrow. |
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That's What Tigers Do BestPart 6: The Best Medicine (Feb. 05, 2015) | Comments When Tiger catches a cold, Dal comes up with a unique form of treatment. |
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The Last Policeman Fails to ExciteFeb. 03, 2015 | Comments I found this book's postmodernist dip into the last days so weighed down with existential angst that the mystery barely registered or offered much in the way of tension. |
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Caves of Steel is a Vibrant ClassicJan. 31, 2015 | Comments It's classic Golden Age science fiction, full of amazing possibilities, yet tinged with noir overtones that drive the action toward a solution I for one didn't see coming. |