Book Review: Odd Girl Out
Review: Odd Girl Out
Ann Bannon
http://www.annbannon.com/
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Perhaps it isn’t fair to review a first novel written in 1957 from the point of view of 2001, but at least it’s interesting.
Spirited sorority star Beth takes high-strung newcomer Laura under her wing, with results that can be predicted from the title by anyone familiar with 1950s terms for …
Book Review: Bobby Blanchard, Lesbian Gym Teacher
Review: Bobby Blanchard, Lesbian Gym Teacher
Monica Nolan
http://monicanolan.com/
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The year is 1962. Bobby Blanchard is fresh out of college, and fresh out of dreams since a nasty fall disqualified her from professional field hockey. Instead, she’s taken a post as the Games Mistress in the exclusive Metamora Academy for Young Ladies. Behind its tall gates await …
Book Review: Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid
Review: Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid
Lemony Snicket
http://www.lemonysnicket.com/
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Note: I realize it’s a bit cheeky reviewing a book of quotations, but it’s either this or another bit of nothing.
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Horseradish is a book of quotations drawn mostly from Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events books. The author, as you might know, is also a fictional character, …
Book Review: A Man of Means
A Man of Means
P.G. Wodehouse & C.H. Bovill
P.G. Wodehouse Society
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Perhaps it’s a mistake to even attempt to review a P.G. Wodehouse novel. If you’ve read one, you have a pretty good idea of what they’re all like, and you’ve probably already decided whether or not you like them. I happen to like them.
In …
Book Review: Mirror, Mirror
Mirror, Mirror
Gregory Maguire
http://www.gregorymaguire.com
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Warning: Contains the f-word, repeatedly.
I give up, Greg.
Wicked gave us a gritty re-imagining of a fantasy world that most of us know best from the saccharine weirdness that was the 1939 film, with intricate characterization, gay people, complex morality and sex! And a weird-ass disability depiction. Okay. I got past that, though …
Book Review: Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter
Queen Victoria, Demon Hunter
By A.E. Moorat
http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/36668/A_E_Moorat/index.aspx
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Young Victoria ascends the throne of England, and her first lesson as queen is this: that demons are real, and they threaten the nation in a very immediate sense. Soon, the young queen herself picks up the sword, the dagger and the spinning saw axe, and does bloody …
Book Review: Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters
http://www.quirkclassics.com
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The family of the late Mr Dashwood, consisting of his second wife and three daughters, are left with very little property after Mr Dashwood is torn to pieces by a hammerhead shark, and must remove themselves to a rattling shack on Pestilent Isle. Life …
Book Review: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Confessions of an Ugly Step Sister
Gregory Maguire
http://www.gregorymaguire.com
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It’s pretty clear what Gregory Maguire’s schtick is – find a well-known story and derivate the heck out of it. He writes a very specific kind of pro-fanfic, which challenges the accepted interpretation of a beloved tale by injecting realism, death, sex and grime and telling it from …
Book Review: Lady Audley’s Secret
Lady Audley’s Secret
M.E. Braddon
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/8954
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When lay-about gentleman barrister Robert Audley finds his friend missing on a lazy summer’s day at his uncle’s house, he starts from a dreadful suspicion and goes on to unravel a story of bigamy, deception and murder.
It’s not as good as it sounds like.
First of all, this isn’t really a detective …
Book Review: My Soul To Keep
My Soul To Keep
Tananarive Due
http://www.tananarivedue.com/
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Jessica has the perfect marriage, but her husband has a secret. He’s a killer. He’s also an immortal with blood that heals.
That summary does no justice to the scope of this novel. It’s remarkable for a number of reasons, not the least of it is the slowly oppressive style, the …
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