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Why did we ever stop reading children’s books?

February 14, 2010

Note from Josh: This is a guest post by Carlon Haas. Carlon writes about tips and tricks for not screwing up your life and career on his…unique blog Don’t Step In The Poop. Carlon’s talking about one of my favorite subjects: kid’s books. Enjoy!

by Carlon Haas
Why did we ever stop reading children’s books?
I’ve read many [...]

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Three Great Novels With Disturbed Protagonists

January 27, 2010

When I reviewed Watership Down, I got this comment (twice in two days), which I’ll only post the beginning of:
“You idiot. You repugnant person. Why oh why must you…” This person–unless it was a robot programmed to spew out impotent venom and bile directed at something as insignificant as a blog–took serious umbrage [...]

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Book Review: With A New Introduction By The Author

January 14, 2010

One of my English professors once said, “There are only two types of stories. Stories where somebody arrives, and stories where somebody leaves.”
With all due respect to my professor, he never read Basil James’s opus With A New Introduction By The Author! I do have to admit, I really, really enjoyed the first 50 pages. [...]

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Book Review: Howard Lovecraft And The Frozen Kingdom

December 15, 2009

As a librarian and Z List Internet celebrity, people have been sending me lots of books and saying “Review this!”  I happily accept these gifts, on the condition that I reserve the right to hate anything that an author sends me.  When the author sends me something I don’t like, we keep it between us.

Happily [...]

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Book Review: Watership Down

November 18, 2009

November means two things to me…no, three.
1. Thanksgiving with family
2. Birthday present are right around the corner (more kettlebells)
3. Time to read Watership Down again
Watership Down is about rabbits, but it is also one of the most moving books I’ve ever read. 

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