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Rachel rated a book 4 of 5 stars
Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi
Fuzzy Nation
by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author)
read in April, 2013
Very cute. A quick read and a good distraction. Everything seems perhaps a little pat... you know, all wrapped up in a pretty bow at the end.
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The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2012 by Rich Horton
Sweet Tooth, Vol. 3 by Jeff Lemire
" This series continues to disappoint. To be honest, I wanted to give it a 2 star rating, but there were enough potentially interesting things that I decided to give it a 3. I don't get what people like about this series. The art is horrendous, and... " Read more of this review »
Rachel rated a book 2 of 5 stars
Sweet Tooth, Vol. 3 by Jeff Lemire
Left me cold. There was a bit of a twist at the end (well, a double-twist?) that seemed completely tacked on and more like a ploy than a plot point, if that makes sense. 4 and 5 are waiting at the library, so I guess I'll grab them, but I hope these...more
Rachel rated a book 3 of 5 stars
Sweet Tooth, Vol. 2 by Jeff Lemire
These just are not grabbing me. I've now read 1-3, and while 1 did a great job of setting the story up, 2 and 3 have both been just... meh. The characters just don't MEAN anything to me.
Rachel rated a book 4 of 5 stars
Sweet Tooth, Vol. 1 by Jeff Lemire
Well, I'm curious enough to keep going. An interesting future-dystopia book.
Rachel rated a book 5 of 5 stars
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
LOVED it, though I was embarrassed at my lack of Yiddish! Nicely fleshed-out alt-history book mixed with a bit of detective noir. I appreciated that the alt-history world was kept so small; sometimes books in this genre can get bogged down in the det...more
Rachel wants to read
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Rachel made a comment on her review of Okay for Now
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"Cool - will do! I'll also add the Wednesday Wars to my to-read.

Janet wrote: "both can stand alone - The wednesday Wars. Both are great and Okay for No...more
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More of Rachel's books…
Steven Wright
“Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.”
Steven Wright

Douglas Adams
“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Oscar Wilde
“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.”
Oscar Wilde

Terry Pratchett
“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
Terry Pratchett, Jingo

Mark Twain
“Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”
Mark Twain


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