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Elantris (2005)

By Jeff | Published: 20 February 2010
NOTE: My review below is utterly filled with spoilers, so I suggest you do not read it unless you have already read the book. If you want to read a good impression of the book that is essentially spoiler free, check out Orson Scott Card’s review. Elantris is a rarity in modern fantasy writing: a stand [...]
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Three Cups of Tea (2006)

By Jeff | Published: 17 January 2010
What this whole story comes down to is one man’s battle with madness that ultimately benefits humanity. This book was indirectly recommended to my by Chouse when he was making a broadcast announcement after The Grandville Reads program made it their first recommendation. After seeing that the book received rave reviews from many different people I [...]
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Dresden Files, Completed

By Jeff | Published: 4 January 2010
As mentioned in a previous post, I did not manage to complete the Dresden Files in 2009. But, I did manage to finished before the end of 1/1/10, so it was nearly a photo finish. Note that this did not include the short stories, and I do not even own all of those. I guess [...]
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Mind of the Market (2009)

By Jeff | Published: 31 December 2009
The first half of this book took me 50 weeks to read, the second half took 2 days. Hurray for quickly finishing all unfinished books in time to make a clean slate for New Years. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the book, here’s a brief overview from Publishers Weekly: “Shermer (The Science of Good [...]
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Harry Potter / How to Waste an Afternoon

By Jeff | Published: 16 December 2009
Last night I finished rereading Harry Potter. Its the first time I have picked up the book since the series began to develop momentum many years ago. Not surprisingly, I have come to the same conclusion; Harry Potter is a wretched book. There are so many problems with the book, I don’t even know where to [...]
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