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Nick rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination: Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I read this book because the TOR website published a short story from it ["Professor Incognito Apologizes," by Austin Grossman], and I was immediately hooked. While some of these writers seemed like obvious choices to write a mad scientist story [yes...more
May 17, 2013 11:03am · see review
Nick rated a book 4 of 5 stars Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Young Minli lives in a dreary place, one where she and her family just barely get by. Her mother is unhappy with their life, but her father loves to tell stories to Minli, and those get Minli to thinking and dreaming. As a result, she sets off on one...more
May 17, 2013 10:47am · see review
Nick rated a book 3 of 5 stars Gone-Away Lake (Gone-Away Lake, #1) by Elizabeth Enright read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
As a child, I carefully avoided books like the original cover for this one, which was a rather clunky blue and yellow thing of no great beauty. The story itself was a peaceful tale of discovery and exploration, and yet there are elements which might h...more
May 16, 2013 04:00pm · see review
Nick rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Alchemist by Paolo Bacigalupi read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What if magic existed, but the cost of using it was that it was slowly destroying the world? This might be an allegory about energy use, or it might be just a cool story. An alchemist has devoted his life to finding a solution to the problem, which is...more
May 14, 2013 12:31pm · see review
Nick made a comment on First Second Books's review of Battle Royale "I think that some people may judge it based on the manga version, which is VERY adult. The sex and violence in that version are more on the grotesque...more "
May 11, 2013 12:33pm · see review
Nick rated a book 4 of 5 stars Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This little story tells the tale of a young immigrant girl who just wanted to help make a living for her family. Her determination helped change the lives of thousands of women workers. In 1909, the women who worked the clothing factories in major cit...more
May 08, 2013 04:45pm · see review
Nick rated a book 3 of 5 stars When My Baby Dreams of Fairy Tales by Adele Enersen read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book is both beautiful and a little creepy. I figure that Mila, the baby in the book, will probably grow up to have a happy life, unless she resents being a model for her mother's artistry. If she does end up resentful, I figure she might go all...more
May 08, 2013 04:36pm · see review
Nick rated a book 3 of 5 stars Dirt on My Shirt by Jeff Foxworthy read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Some of the poems in this little collection are great, as are the illustrations. A few of them, though, are just not up to that level of quality. Some are hilarious, while others are just clunky doggerel. When you compare these to Silverstein or Prel...more
May 08, 2013 04:29pm · see review
Nick rated a book 4 of 5 stars Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This may be the most unusual superhero story of all time. Fly has just started school, at the age of 10 days [flys have a short life span, remember?] and has begun to keep a diary of her life. You wouldn't think that such a diary would be at all entert...more
May 08, 2013 04:11pm · see review