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So Far From The Bamboo Grove
A Japanese girl and her family, living in Korea, escape back to Japan at the end of World War II.
I read this because it had been challenged on historical accuracy. I say, it's the recollections of an eight-year-old girl, novelized. More violence than I expected.
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4/2011
This Side Of Home
An African-American high school girl in Portland (Oregon) deals with various complications and changes in her life. Interesting story, made slightly more so because I am vaguely familiar with some of the locales mentioned. My overall impression of the books was, "smooth story", what ever that means!
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1/2016
Linnet
Linnet is quite the teen in 16th century London. Kidnapped by a master criminal, she helps foil a plot to overthrow the queen. Is there a sequel?
Words I Had To Look Up:
kynchin morts. A kinchin is a young child. Kinchin morts are young girls-- orphans, beggers. Kinchin coves are young boys.
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10/2009
Blindsight
Spaceship goes to some place to investigate source of messages to some place else where probably some probes came from that scared everyone on Earth. I got the impression Humans were all gonna die, at the end. Maybe I'm wrong.
Words I Had To Look Up:
sieverts (pg. 205) -- An SI unit for the dosage of ionizing radiation equal to 100 rems
crypsis (pg. 225) -- n ecology, crypsis is the ability of an organism to avoid observation or detection by other organisms.
diel cycle (pg. 280) -- Involving a 24-hour period that usually includes a day and the adjoining night
Quote::
"Well, according to game theory, you should never tell anyone when your birthday is."
"I don't follow"
"It's a lose-lose proposition. There's no winning strategy."
"What do you mean strategy? It's a birthday."
(pg. 83)Read:
5/2013
With Chris Kennedy. Out of the Dark #2. Great cliffhanger ending!
Quote:
...he could see that Cecilia's eyes were bright red.
"Oh, shit," he muttered. "That's not good."Words I Had To Look Up:
podium -- I'm still not sure of the difference between a dais and a podium, but I think this should have been "lecturn". Quote:
"It sounds to me like somebody got caught trying to sneak into the syldak coop.Quote:
...give Sokyr ous just deserts! -- Really? Is this a translator device mistake? The author being playful? Quote:
"I told them not to do this, and now the krats have come home to roost." -- Indeed! Read:
1/2025
A Beautiful Friendship
Star Kingdom #1. Stephanie discovers the People, makes friends with one of them. Great friends!
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6/2023
A Call To Duty
With Timothy Zahn, Thomas Pope. Honorverse: Manticore Ascendant #1. Travis Uriah Long joins the Royal Manticoran Navy. Pretty good, may be more Zahn than Weber.
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7/2023
A New Clan
Star Kingdom #4. I must admit I read the last chapter too quickly and too late at night (or rather, too early in the morning) so I really don't get the "New Clan" part. So I shall have to read that chapter again. I did like the adventuresome story, though.
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7/2023
Ashes Of Victory
Honor Harrington #9. Honor is back from the prison planet Hell.
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3/2023
Echoes Of Honor
Book 8 in the series. Honor is executed by the Peeps. Wait, no she isn't.
I didn't bookmark any memorable dialog, but I found this one to be maybe my favorite book so far.
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2/2023
Field Of Dishonor
Honor loses a boyfriend.
Also, demonstrates how handy she is with an old-fashioned automatic pistol. Twice!
This is book #4 in the series.
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1/2023
Fire Season
Star Kingdom #2. Stephanie (and her hogleg) ex Machina.
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6/2023
Flag In Exile
Honor (The Harlot of Satan) is the target of religious zealots on Grayson. This is Book #5.
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1/2023
Honor Among Enemies
Book #6 in the series, I especially enjoyed this one. Honor is invited to command some Q-ships.
Quote:
"Any truly cultivated palate realizes how completely cocoa outclasses coffee as a beverage of choice. Anyone but a barbarian knows that."Quote:
"Good." Honor nodded in satisfaction. There'd never been much doubt, but it was nice to be certain they'd be killing the right people.Read:
2/2023
In Enemy Hands
Well, Honor gets captured by the Peeps, gets sent to their secret prison planet. Yikes!
Quote:
"Waffles?" White Haven repeated the unfamiliar word as if sampling it.
"Think of them as, oh, crunchy, quilted pancakes," she said.Quote:
"I'm afraid styles are just a bit different back home," she went on in an artfully worried voice, "but I did manage to find a few formal gowns before I left. Do you think I should wear the backless one with the V-neckline, or the one slit to the hip?" --She went with the backless one.Read:
2/2023
On Basilisk Station
Honor gets posted to Basilisk Station in her new command of an old light cruiser. She finds much adventure getting the place straightened up. I enjoyed this Baen Free e-book download!!
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9/2022
Out Of The Dark
Out of the Dark #1. An alien task force arrives to take over the Earth (which has no idea there ARE aliens!) and subject its peoples. Said peoples fight back. But, but I said, but it's not enough. Until a Deux Ex Machina (in my opinion) figure arrives to save the day. A good read, I will read the next two books some day.
Quote:
A Maglite flashlight -- Oh, how cute, a Maglite. Well, this was written in 2010. Read:
12/2024
The Honor Of The Queen
Honor heads off on a diplomatic mission to a planet of sexist pigs. Lots of spaceship warfare. Needs some romance for Honor, I think!
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9/2022
The Short Victorious War
Honor Harrington #3. Honor gets a boyfriend and a new ship, not necessarily in that order. The People's Republic gets sneaky.
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1/2023
To Challenge Heaven
With Chris Kennedy. Out of the Dark #3. Good story, sums everything up. I didn't see as much snappy dialogue with this one, as opposed to #2. Oh well.
Words I Had To Look Up:
PunctilioRead:
1/2025
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