Archive for August, 2007

“A Darkness More Than Night,” Michael Connelly

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Pros: Great characters and details; fascinating plot
Cons: Slow, sometimes dry, tangential pacing
Rating: 4 out of 5

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Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Time to start collating another round of book-related blogging posts from Errant Thoughts, starting with this week’s Booking Through Thursday meme:

The Superfast Reader tagged me to do the book cover meme, which came out better than I could have imagined! (9/9)

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“Ragamuffin,” Tobias S. Buckell

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Pros: Stunning universe; amazing characters; engrossing story
Cons: Slight bit more exposition than in “Crystal Rain”
Rating: 5 out of 5

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“Crystal Rain,” Tobias S. Buckell

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Pros: Stunning world; amazing characters; very organic feel; highly unusual
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5

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“Split,” Tara Moss

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

Pros: Somewhat interesting plot; semi-functional pacing
Cons: Inconsistent characterization; lack of chemistry between characters; only semi-functional pacing
Rating: 2 out of 5

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“What Shat That?” Matt Pagett

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Pros: Fascinating and hilarious factoids
Cons: Gross!
Rating: 5 out of 5

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“Skin to Skin,” Dionne Galace

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Pros: Playful, fun, and sexy
Cons: Awkward beginning
Rating: 4 out of 5

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“Unmasqued,” Colette Gale

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Pros: A wonderful novel on many levels
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5

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“A World of Dumplings,” Brian Yarvin

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

Pros: An absolutely incredible range of delicious recipes
Cons: Some of the directions could have used a little more polishing
Rating: 4.5 out of 5

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“Second Genesis,” Jeffrey Anderson, M.D.

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

Pros: Could be worse
Cons: Premise, pace, characters, use of the English language…
Rating: 1 out of 5

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