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The Quotable Atheist: Ammunition for Nonbelievers, Political Junkies, Gadflies, and Those Generally Hell-Bound
by Jack Huberman

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Reaper Man (Discworld, #11)
by Terry Pratchett

read in October, 2011

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The Auditors of Reality feel that Death (the ~~man~~skeleton himself) is becoming too personal in a job that should demand an impersonal view, and is canned because of it, demoted to Mortal status.

This creates a bit of a hub bub with you know, actual d...more

Jessica and 2 other people liked Mercedes Lackey's blog post: This Land

"Now THIS is the version of "This Land Is Your Land" that I learned. The reall Woody Guthrie version that pulls no punches. You go, Tom Morello." ...read it »

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Branded Ann
by Merry Shannon (Goodreads Author)

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"Oh dear oh dear, I haven't read much in an age. I've been skimming short stories on websites and neglecting full books. Let's see, I have 19 read of m...more"

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Hidden Warrior (The Tamír Triad, #2)
by Lynn Flewelling (Goodreads Author)

read in June, 2011

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The first novel gave us the foundation. This second novel definitely built upon that, layering the story and setting it against that base with every chapter. The first half of the novel may seem to drag to some, but for me it was cement that bound th...more

Jessica made a comment in the group Fantasy Book Club — Planning to read, first impressions **NO SPOILERS** topic

"This is the first time I've owned the book that's been decided on, and I haven't even read it yet! It'll be nice to read along with others, I've never...more"

Jessica made a comment on her review of Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)

"I figure give it a roll, it's a quick read and you may like it :)"

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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)

read in June, 2011

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I’m not completely certain if the mindset I went into this book with affected my gauging of it any… but it is possible. I had read a review on goodreads by Siria who cited to book as a chauvinistic male glory ride, and had thanked her for saving me ...moreI’m not completely certain if the mindset I went into this book with affected my gauging of it any… but it is possible. I had read a review on goodreads by Siria who cited to book as a chauvinistic male glory ride, and had thanked her for saving me the time of reading it. Then another user (Mike the Paladin) saw my comment and took the time to write to me and plead with me to give it a chance; saying that it was not what the previous user had said at all, and had much more depth.

So I told him I would. It took me 7 months, but dammit, I did it:

I find myself both annoyed and amused at Mr. Dresden. His self touted “old-fashioned ways” annoy the be-jesus out of me… but I also am annoyed if my husband makes a big show out of doing the same things that Dresden does. Specifically the door game he plays with the detective is something we’ve fought over from time to time. But besides a few sentences here and there (such as: She crossed her legs, in that dress, in those shoes, and made it look good. I blinked for just a second, then returned to my own seat) I honestly couldn’t fault the novel for sexism. The book is told from the viewpoint of Mr. Dresden, and I’d be a fool to believe that men never had such thoughts cross their minds when confronted by a someone they find attractive.

Now as to the story itself… That I can completely see as a male glory ride. It seems to me this entire book was written for the oddball male teenager in high school. You know the kind; trench coat wearing, DnD playing, little to no friends and who takes in fantasy books like they are crack cocaine. And there is nothing wrong with that! I myself just partook of the female equivalent of that in a series of books (Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer) and enjoyed myself immensely. But as I am not a trench coat wearing, DnD playing, teenage male... this story didn’t strike the same cord within me.

As a complete aside, I know a gentleman at work who when he is out of uniform dresses exactly as how I figure Dresden does from the books description. After finishing this novel I queried of him “So, you’ve read the Dresden books?” He looked at me askance, took the cigar out of his mouth and grinned

“…Yeaaaah?”
“Are you trying to dress like him?”
“…Maybe…”
Busted! :)

So overall the book wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t stellar either. It was decent fluff, and I’ll most likely continue reading the series to intersperse between more brain draining novels.(less)

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Jessica is now friends with Jay
Jan 16, 2012 08:29am
Jessica added: The Quotable Atheist: Ammunition for Nonbelievers, Political Junkies, Gadflies, and Those Generally Hell-Bound by Jack Huberman	My rating:
Nov 04, 2011 12:30am
Jessica gave to: Reaper Man (Discworld, #11) by Terry Pratchett read in October, 2011	My rating:
The Auditors of Reality feel that Death (the ~~man~~skeleton himself) is becoming too personal in a job that should demand an impersonal view, and is canned because of it, demoted to Mortal status. This creates a bit of a hub bub with you know, actual d...more
Oct 21, 2011 09:32am · see review
Jessica and 2 other people liked Mercedes Lackey's blog post: This Land "Now THIS is the version of "This Land Is Your Land" that I learned. The reall Woody Guthrie version that pulls no punches. You go, Tom Morello." ...read it »
Oct 18, 2011 04:23pm
Jessica marked as to-read: Branded Ann by Merry Shannon (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Oct 13, 2011 10:46am
Jessica made a comment on her profile "Oh dear oh dear, I haven't read much in an age. I've been skimming short stories on websites and neglecting full books. Let's see, I have 19 read of m...more"
Oct 05, 2011 01:36am
Jessica gave to: Hidden Warrior (The Tamír Triad, #2) by Lynn Flewelling (Goodreads Author) read in June, 2011	My rating:
The first novel gave us the foundation. This second novel definitely built upon that, layering the story and setting it against that base with every chapter. The first half of the novel may seem to drag to some, but for me it was cement that bound th...more
Oct 05, 2011 01:23am · see review
Jessica made a comment in the group Fantasy Book Club — Planning to read, first impressions NO SPOILERS topic "This is the first time I've owned the book that's been decided on, and I haven't even read it yet! It'll be nice to read along with others, I've never...more"
Jun 28, 2011 03:16am
Jessica made a comment on her review of Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) "I figure give it a roll, it's a quick read and you may like it :)"
Jun 28, 2011 03:09am · see review
Jessica gave to: Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author) read in June, 2011	My rating:
I’m not completely certain if the mindset I went into this book with affected my gauging of it any… but it is possible. I had read a review on goodreads by Siria who cited to book as a chauvinistic male glory ride, and had thanked her for saving me ...more
Jun 27, 2011 05:19pm · see review

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