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Wednesday, 31 July 2019

Books Received in July 2019

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Towards a Global Middle Ages: Encountering the World through Illuminated Manuscripts  Edited by Bryan Keene - I requested this from Netgall...
Tuesday, 30 July 2019

Book Review: Foundations of an African Civilization: Aksum and the Northern Horn 1000 BC - AD 1300 by David Phillipson

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Pros: summarizes a large stretch of history, lots of detail in some areas Cons: only a few black and white photo, some illustrations repro...
Tuesday, 23 July 2019

Book Review: Medusa in the Graveyard by Emily Devenport

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Pros: interesting new characters and settings, Oichi develops more as a person Cons: lots of new players and it can be hard to keep them a...
Tuesday, 16 July 2019

Book Review: This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

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Pros: interesting characters, quick paced, touching romance Cons: limited worldbuilding Red and Blue work for opposing sides of a war tryi...
Thursday, 11 July 2019

Shout-Out: The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull

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An alien ship rests over Water Island. For five years the people of the US Virgin Islands have lived with the Ynaa, a race of superadvance...
Tuesday, 9 July 2019

Movie Review: It Came From Outer Space (in 3D)

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Directed by Jack Arnold, 1953 IMDb listing Pros: excellent use of 3D technology, decent acting Cons: slow moving, Nobody believe...
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Friday, 5 July 2019

Shout-Out: Unraveling by Karen Lord

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In this standalone fantasy novel by an award-winning author, the dark truth behind a string of unusual murders leads to an otherworldly ex...