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I'm not quite sure how I'd categorize this novel... fiction with fantasy elements, or urban fantasy but set in the rural mountains of Tennessee, although it doesn't have the action filled plot of most urban fantases. Fans of Charles de Lint might...
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Kind of an urban fantasy set in Appalachia. There was *huge* potential in the concept here, but it was partially wasted by some weak writing. I loved the idea of the Tufa, the clanish, human-ish fairies who've lived in an isolated valley since bef...
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This is a story about faeries that isn’t really about faeries, instead it’s a story of a girl whose lifelong rebellious nature leads her away from her hometown in the mountains to the deserts – and war – in Iraq.
Bronwyn Hiatt returns home a war he... " Read more of this review » |
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As the book opens we are introduced to the main protagonist, Bronwyn Hyatt, a daughter of the Tufa - a mysterious people who live in Appalachian country in Tennessee. After getting a general introduction, we are introduced, a little bit, to the... " Read more of this review » |
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(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted illegally.) The whole reason I picked up this 2011 novel is because a...more |
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― Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint
they die!”
― Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint
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Say hello to CCLaP's new book reviewers! (Nonfiction)
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updated Apr 08, 2013 01:45pm
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The Chicago Center for Literature and Photography now has four book reviewers, and they all happen to be members of Goodreads! Check out this article for more about them all, and the new weekly posting schedule that will be taking place at our blog.
The Year in Books, 2012 (Literature & Fiction)
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updated Jan 11, 2013 12:32pm
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A look at CCLaP's 50 favorite reads of 2012, of the 150 books we ended up reviewing.
The Year in Books, 2012 (Literature & Fiction)
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updated Jan 07, 2013 08:57am
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A look at CCLaP's 50 favorite reads of 2012, of the 150 books we ended up reviewing.
The Year In Books, 2010 (Nonfiction)
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updated Dec 31, 2010 01:20pm
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A four-part look at my favorite 40 books from 2010, of the 150 I ended up reading and reviewing.
The CCLaP 100: A mid-project report (Nonfiction)
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updated Oct 25, 2010 06:02pm
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Thoughts on recently completing book #50 in my massive ongoing essay series on so-called "literary classics."
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