Books I've Read
Recent Books
Brigands & Breadknives
Legends & Lattes, #2. Fern goes off, accidently, on a great adventure.
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12/2025
A Discovery Of Witches
All Souls, #1. Only got halfway through and ran out of checkout time, so did not finish it. Returned it 12/2025
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No date
The Last Chairlift
Nicely written, way too long for me. Quit reading 12/2025
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No date
Constituent Service
Third District series. Ashley gets a job as a community liaison in a district that has mostly alien residents. A chicken is missing.
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12/2025
The Door Into Summer
Dan invents some stuff, gets ripped off by his co-workers, does a 30-year Long Sleep (not with his cat), finds a guy with a time machine, goes back in time 30 years, does the Long Sleep again (but with his cat), marries a girl. There you go!
Read:
11/2025
Blood Rites
The Dresden Files, #6.
Harry gets hired by an adult film company to protect them.
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11/2025
The Dream-Quest Of Vellitt Boe
I did not have high hopes for this novella but it was pretty wonderful! The worlds are beautifully built, and the dream theme wasn't overpowering to my senses, ha ha!
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11/2025
Death Masks
The Dresden Files, #5.
Harry ends up in a duel with a vampire. Also, Shroud Of Turin makes an appearance.
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"A Cabbage Patch doll? You expect me to help you while wearing this?"Quote:
He [Kincaid] shook his head and muttered, "Now, that's just creepy." -- Hey, she [Ivy] likes his kitty! Quote:
"I'll say this for Martin," I muttered. "When he distracts, he distracts."
"He has a strong work ethic," Susan agreed.Quote:
I murmured, "Flickum bicus,"Quote:
"Kalashnikov, isn't it?" I asked. "That's an extremely Chuck Heston look for the Knights of the Cross."Read:
11/2025
The Sideways Life Of Denny Voss: A Novel
Denny, a man with a low IQ (An IQ of 72 as he points out to people) is charged with the murder of a neighbor of his. Great story!
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Lydia's useless, but maybe she doesn't suck at everything. Maybe she's good at this one thing. Read:
11/2025
The Shattering Peace
Old Man's War #7. Gretchen deals with the Consu.
Quote:
"Oh, they were very busy," Rand said. "But when I came up everybody decided to let me go to the head of the line."
"Did they."Quote:
"Whoa," he said, after a moment.
"There is that word again," said Fris.Quote:
"Look who's back," she [Vega] said.
[...] "Hi," I said.
He looked up at me from his prone position. "I don't like you," he said.Read:
11/2025