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In as few words as possible, the best way to describe Jo Walton's Tooth and Claw (Orb Books, 2009) is to say that although it owes a great deal of its sensibility to the tropes of the Victorian novel, the main characters are all dragons.  This is not in any sense a mash-up (do not, for example, think Abraham Lincoln and vampires), rather it's a melding of two cultures—humanity and...

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Published on August 01, 2011 08:15 • 212 views
Average rating: 3.89 · 2,777 ratings · 445 reviews · 12 distinct works
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 1,439 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions
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“If you're 50 years old or younger, give every book about 50 pages before you decide to commit yourself to reading it, or give it up.

If you're over 50, which is when time gets shorter, subtract your age from 100 - the result is the number of pages you should read before deciding whether or not to quit. If you're 100 or over you get to judge the book by its cover, despite the dangers in doing so.”
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“I have for a long time felt that our society is becoming more and more fractured and divisive and that you could go a whole day without really talking to another person. If you give people a good book to talk about, you can build a community out of a diverse group. A common language grows out of it.”
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“I just said, 'Well, the real people performing miracles every day are librarians,' and we all laughed ourselves off our chairs.”
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“People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”
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47057 Pearl Pushers — 28 members — last activity Oct 28, 2011 08:11pm
A book club spawned from the Genres class in which we read books, talk books, deconstruct genre and make general mischief.
5449 Friends of Independent Bookstores — 130 members — last activity Jan 13, 2012 07:29am
A group for people who have decided that they will patronize independent booksellers and other independent merchants to prevent the further homogoniza...more
5136 Booklust Spring 08 — 20 members — last activity May 28, 2008 02:28pm
I thought it might be fun to make a group to stay in touch about what we're reading...those of us who have Goodreads anyway.
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A group for GoodReads members who review books. Also open to those who review other media.
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3183 Tournament of Books — 127 members — last activity 18 hours, 30 min ago
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36442 Author Talk Book Club — 1361 members — last activity 9 hours, 16 min ago
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51239 BookTalking — 15 members — last activity Sep 22, 2011 10:25am
a group of Seattle readers dedicated to the art of booktalking in the tradition of Nancy Pearl
58417 Dickens Aloud — 11 members — last activity Nov 20, 2011 11:14pm
This February, to celebrate the upcoming bicentennial of Charles Dickens' birth, please join me in reading something -- anything -- of Dickens aloud: ...more
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Marzie Thank you so much for adding me as a friend! I will enjoy your observations and reviews. Good reading!


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Tara Looking forward to hearing you speak at Columbus Metropolitan Library tomorrow!


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Saleh Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.What We Talk About When We Talk About Love?PLZ Answer The Question In My Profile.


Jeannie Faulkner Barber Hi Nancy and thanks so much for the add. I love your website, too. If you have time, I'd love for you to visit mine! www.jeanniebarber.com.
Hope you have an awesome wkend and safe Halloween!
Blessings,
Jeannie


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