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The Imposition Of Unnecessary Obstacles

Older, Malka Ann
The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti #2. A number of people are missing from the university and Mossa is assigned to check it out.

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The father of Strevan lived in a type of construction known as a hobbit house...and the door, I was disgusted to see, wasn't even round.

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9/2024

The Mimicking of Known Successes

Older, Malka Ann
Mossa & Pleiti, #1. Hugo award nominee for best novella 2024. From the goodreads description, a "cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance". Oh, I thought the romantic interest was a guy. Ha ha on me! I don't know about the "Holmesian" part, though. I enjoyed it, will read more.

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8/2024

Delirium

Oliver, Lauren
Love is illegal in future America, and Lena finds she has caught the disease. Recommended for middle school by a parent, I find too many f-bombs, and unnecessary ones at that. Otherwise I would add it to the collection, as it has some good messages.

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5/2013

Airborn

Oppel, Kenneth
Matt is a cabin boy on an airship and has a great adventure fighting pirates. Very good!

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3/2005

Skybreaker

Oppel, Kenneth
Matt has another adventure involving dirigibles, ornithopters, and Kate.

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7/2006

Dear Miss Breed

Oppenheim, Joanne
San Diego children's librarian Clara Breed wrote and sent books to the Japanese-American children that she knew who were removed to the camps during World War II. I like the book, but disagree with her characterization of the camps as 'concentration camps'.

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12/2010

The Library Book

Orlean, Susan
This is the best non-fiction book (that I can remember) that I have ever read. It is about the 80s fire at the Los Angeles Public Library Central, a bit of the history of the Library, and glimpses of the workings.

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7/2019

Cuba 15

Osa, Nancy
Violet is planning for her quinceanera that her abuela insists she should have. Interesting, funny. ALA Notable.

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5/2004

The Bullet That Missed.

Osman, Richard
Another fine entry (#3) in the Thursday Murder Club series.

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8/2023

The Man Who Died Twice

Osman, Richard
Thursday Murder Club #2. Really really good!!!

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1/2022

The Thursday Murder Club

Osman, Richard
I really enjoyed this, so many red herrings! I thought I knew who done it, but each time I was wrong!

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1/2022

MASH: An Army Surgeon In Korea

Otto, Apel
Non-fiction, a U.S. Army surgeon recounts his time in Korea during the war. Very interesting.

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3/2024

Where The Crawdads Sing

Owens, Delia
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was very easy to read, which to me means it was very well written. I've read a number of books by famous authors that are very choppy, it's like no one edited them. This flows very nicely. I learned a bit about marshes and North (It WAS North, wasn't it? I always forget!) Carolina. The ending/reveal, though. No spoiler, but I just don't believe it.

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5/2019

Wonder

Palacio, R. J.
Auggie has been home-schooled up to now, but this semester he going to start fifth grade in a regular school. Well, it's a private school, but it is going to be rough because Auggie has a birth defect that makes him look very scary to children. And adults. A really excellent book, I highly recommend it.

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8/2014

Fight Club

Palahniuk, Chuck
Well, I read it. I didn't much care for it. I don't know what the author is trying to say. I know he is trying to say something, and I respect that, but I'm not getting it.

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12/2023

Diving The Deep

Palmer, Suzanne
Finder Chronicles, #2. Really really enjoyed this one, just like the book one. Now on to book three!!

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"...he took some small pride that he was keeping the bees in check, and a smug satisfaction that they had to go look up the "Steward of Gondor" before knowing that was a lie too.

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"Hey, Transit, I don't suppose you can tell me where the bad guys are?"
"Wouldn't that be cheating?"

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10/2024

Finder

Palmer, Suzanne
Finder Chronicles, #1. Repo man in space? Well, it's more than that! I liked it very much. Humor helps, some snappy patter, too. I've started book two already!

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She was short even among Cernee natives, but built like a tank, if tanks were constructed entirely of muscle and disapproval.

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..."and because they've probably drawn your sorry ass--"
"We drew all of him," the Shielder said, offended.

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The Shielder rolled her eyes. "This is why we don't like talking to you people," she said.

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10/2024

Ghostdrift

Palmer, Suzanne
(Finder Chronicles, #4). Fergus finds himself shipwrecked on a planet in an improbably place. Lots of nifty dialogue!

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"I can see why you're a man with a lot of very committed enemies. Well done..."

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"Ah tauld ye ah didnae sneak any raisins on board, Ignatio, ye pest!"

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"Hey!" Len protested. "You disrespectin' my groats?"

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"Poof, like magic?"
"Well, sufficiently advanced technology, anyway..."

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"We do not annihilate. We garden,"[...]. "Take care that you have not become like weeds."

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"Fine," he said at last. "I'm going to need some things. And when it fails spectacularly and I die in a horrible, excruciating, messy way, it'll all be on your heads."
"That's the spirit," [...] said, and punched him on the shoulder in encouragement.

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10/2024

The Scavenger Door

Palmer, Suzanne
Finder Chronicles, #3. Ferris has to gather all the pieces and put them back together again.

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"Gravity to fifty percent, please," he asked, but both the apartment and the planet beneath it failed to oblige.

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...toads in tiny pointed hats.

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"...For starters, exactly who am I watching?"
"Me," Fergus said.
"Well, I found you. Can I go home now?" Zacker asked.

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"...Six hours each way in skip right now, and getting longer. Stupid moving planets..."

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"Secret Space Police? I've never head of any like that!"
"Because it's secret," Fergus said.

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"Isn't Nevada radioactive?"
"Only Las Vegas," Fergus replied.

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"Pie does not know borders," he [Zacker] said.

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10/2024

Brisingr

Paolini, Christopher
A very long book, but not as tedious (in the middle) as I was led to believe. I was not able to discern the tedious part, actually. I've thought the series is rather reminiscent of a poor-man's Tolkien, as it were, but then that makes it more accessible to a younger reader, too. I've certainly enjoyed reading it. There seems to be more humor in this, volume 3 of what is now a "cycle" instead of a trilogy. Or maybe I'm just more sensitive to it. I really enjoy the character of Angela. I wonder if there is any fan fiction about her?

Words I Had To Look Up:

Falchion (pg. 296) -- A type of sword, Google it yourself, but 'ware of story spoilers, do not tread my path, unto your doom!

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12/2008
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