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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7309801-little-fears-nightmare-edition">Little Fears Nightmare Edition: The Game of Childhood Terror (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/743013.Jason_L_Blair">Jason L Blair</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:48:07 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Caveats: I have not read the original Little Fears. I have not played this version. I just finished reading the book, having torn into it as soon as I could get one off the truck. I'd heard glowing things about the (out of print) original, and I knew that Blair was really enthused about the chance t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Caveats:%20I%20have%20not%20read%20the%20original%20Little%20Fears.%20I%20have%20not%20played%20this%20version.%20I%20just%20finished%20reading%20the%20book,%20having%20torn%20into%20it%20as%20soon%20as%20I%20could%20get%20one%20off%20the%20truck.%20I'd%20heard%20glowing%20things%20about%20the%20(out%20of%20print)%20original,%20and%20I%20knew%20that%20Blair%20was%20really%20enthused%20about%20the%20chance%20to%20fix%20things%20he%20felt%20hadn't%20gone%20well%20in%20the%20original.%0D%0AI%20love%20the%20concept--kids%20fighting%20the%20monsters%20that%20grown%20ups%20can't%20see%20any%20more,%20because%20they're%20the%20only%20ones%20who%20will.%20And%20I%20think%20I%20could%20still%20get%20that%20out%20of%20this%20game.%20But....%20I%20think%20the%20book%20slants%20a%20little%20*cute*%20for%20what%20I%20want.%0D%0AThe%20things%20real%20kids%20are%20afraid%20of%20aren't%20cute.%20They're%20really%20scary.%20When%20he%20described%20Grimm's%20Fairy%20Tales%20as%20'lighter%20and%20more%20fanciful'%20I%20was%20a%20little%20concerned.%20I%20don't%20want%20to%20run%20a%20%22Scooby%20Doo%20Babies%22%20game.%20And%20the%20game%20is%20treated%20as%20a%20television%20show--stories%20are%20referred%20to%20as%20'episodes'%20and%20a%20campaign%20is%20a%20'season'.%20The%20various%20types%20of%20die%20rolls--straight,%20contested,%20and%20prolonged--are%20labelled%20quizzes,%20tests,%20and%20exams.%0D%0AHowever,%20If%20I%20ignore%20the%20nomenclature%20I%20don't%20like,%20there%20is%20at%20least%20some%20support%20for%20the%20kind%20of%20game%20I%20want%20to%20run,%20and%20I%20like%20the%20system%20aside%20from%20the%20'casting%20and%20directing%20advice'.%20The%20balance%20between%20older%20kids%20and%20their%20increased%20ability%20and%20younger%20kids%20and%20their%20belief%20(and%20the%20magic%20that%20goes%20along%20with%20that)%20is%20very%20pretty.%0D%0AI%20would%20occasionally%20get%20frustrated%20because%20they%20would%20describe%20an%20effect%20or%20game%20stat%20and%20then%20not%20tell%20me%20how%20it%20affected%20game%20play,%20but%20at%20the%20back%20of%20the%20book%20is%20a%20handy%20collection%20of%20cheat%20sheets%20that%20concisely%20lays%20out%20what%20things%20are%20and%20what%20they%20do,%20so%20that%20did%20get%20resolved.%0D%0AClosetland%20has%20potential%20(I'd%20have%20to%20change%20the%20name,%20I%20think)%20but%20I'd%20want%20to%20go%20in%20and%20put%20things%20together%20so%20they%20fit%20my%20vision%20more%20closely.%20(There's%20some%20neat%20creepy%20stuff,%20and%20only%20a%20little%20cute,%20but%20I%20think%20I%20want%20it%20to%20be%20more%20like%20Mirrormask,%20or%20Mad%20City%20in%20the%20excellent%20Evil%20Hat%20production%20%22Don't%20Rest%20Your%20Head%22.)%0D%0AUnfortunately,%20my%20big%20pet%20peeve%20came%20out--lots%20of%20editing%20errors.%20Words%20missing,%20added%20in,%20or%20misspelled.%20If%20you're%20already%20a%20month%20or%20two%20late%20coming%20out,%20please%20take%20a%20couple%20of%20days%20and%20let%20a%20copyeditor%20go%20over%20your%20stuff.%20Of%20course,%20I'm%20sure%20that%20Jess%20or%20Fred%20or%20one%20of%20my%20friends%20with%20some%20actual%20experience%20with%20getting%20published%20in%20the%20gaming%20world%20can%20tell%20you%20why%20That%20Just%20Doesn't%20Happen.%0D%0AAll%20in%20all,%20I'm%20glad%20I%20picked%20this%20up%20and%20I%20hope%20I%20get%20the%20chance%20to%20give%20it%20a%20test%20run.%20I%20think%20it's%20got%20potential.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/333867.The_Stars_My_Destination">The Stars My Destination (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10992.Alfred_Bester">Alfred Bester</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:08:11 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6565409-buried-tales-of-pinebox-texas">Buried Tales of Pinebox, Texas (Kindle Edition)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2949851.Filamena_Young">Filamena Young</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:48:19 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Anthology about a creepy town in east Texas. Contains Jess Hartley's latest short story.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225606.Gil_s_All_Fright_Diner">Gil's All Fright Diner (Mass Market Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/63669.A_Lee_Martinez">A. Lee Martinez</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:01:05 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[After reading (on Brian's recommendation) The Automatic Detective, I stopped in at Powell's to pick up something else by Martinez. Helpful staff pointed me toward this--he had also read Automatic Detective, and Gil's All Fright Diner was the other book he'd heard friends talk about.<p><br/>The characte...</p><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/After%20reading%20(on%20Brian's%20recommendation)%20The%20Automatic%20Detective,%20I%20stopped%20in%20at%20Powell's%20to%20pick%20up%20something%20else%20by%20Martinez.%20Helpful%20staff%20pointed%20me%20toward%20this--he%20had%20also%20read%20Automatic%20Detective,%20and%20Gil's%20All%20Fright%20Diner%20was%20the%20other%20book%20he'd%20heard%20friends%20talk%20about.%3Cp%3E%0AThe%20characters%20are%20warm,%20well%20rounded,%20and%20engaging,%20but%20the%20story%20seems%20insubstantial%20and%20light%20(which%20is%20odd%20for%20another%20Cthuloid%20elder%20god%20summoning%20end%20of%20the%20world%20plot),%20and%20there's%20a%20bit%20too%20much%20'tell%20don't%20show'.%20It's%20got%20a%20Douglas%20Adams%20flavor,%20but%20with%20half%20the%20calories%20and%20no%20fat.%20I%20enjoyed%20it,%20but%20I%20was%20hungry%20again%20twenty%20minutes%20later.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17231.Darkly_Dreaming_Dexter">Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10482.Jeff_Lindsay">Jeff Lindsay</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:54:59 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136081.Dearly_Devoted_Dexter">Dearly Devoted Dexter (Dexter, #2)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10482.Jeff_Lindsay">Jeff Lindsay</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:49:57 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This was far lighter fare than I expected a book about a serial killer who kills serial killers to be. It reminded me a lot of reading the Fletch books. The result was that I chewed through it far faster than I'd planned. I'm not sure how I ought to feel about a smart ass psychopath as a protagonist...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/This%20was%20far%20lighter%20fare%20than%20I%20expected%20a%20book%20about%20a%20serial%20killer%20who%20kills%20serial%20killers%20to%20be.%20It%20reminded%20me%20a%20lot%20of%20reading%20the%20Fletch%20books.%20The%20result%20was%20that%20I%20chewed%20through%20it%20far%20faster%20than%20I'd%20planned.%20I'm%20not%20sure%20how%20I%20ought%20to%20feel%20about%20a%20smart%20ass%20psychopath%20as%20a%20protagonist,%20but%20I%20enjoyed%20it.%0A%0A%0AI%20don't%20have%20a%20degree%20in%20psychology,%20so%20I%20couldn't%20tell%20you%20how%20accurate%20the%20portrayal%20was,%20but%20it%20felt%20like%20the%20author%20was%20giving%20me%20a%20credible%20accounting%20of%20the%20brain%20of%20somebody%20trying%20to%20act%20normal%20because%20he%20instinctively%20has%20no%20idea%20what%20normal%20is.%0A%0ANote:%20I%20apparently%20switched%20books%20one%20and%20two%20and%20didn't%20notice%20until%20just%20now.%20So%20that's%20why%20this%20review%20looks%20familiar.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[marked as to-read: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1275562.A_Professional_s_Guide_to_Ending_Violence_Quickly_How_Bouncers_Bodyguards_and_Other_Security_Professionals_Handle_Ugly_Situations">A Professional's Guide to Ending Violence Quickly: How Bouncers, Bodyguards and Other Security Professionals Handle Ugly Situations (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/426191.Marc_MacYoung">Marc MacYoung</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:55:25 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92581.The_Chronicles_of_Master_Li_and_Number_Ten_Ox">The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox ( Bridge of Birds, The Story of the Stone &amp; Eight Skilled Gentlemen)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9465.Barry_Hughart">Barry Hughart</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:25:13 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed Bridge of Birds immensely, and found the story telling style engaging and enjoyable. Unfortunately, the follow up stories felt like 'more of the same' but not quite to the levels he'd previously established. They're still fun reads, they're still good stories. They're just not great storie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20enjoyed%20Bridge%20of%20Birds%20immensely,%20and%20found%20the%20story%20telling%20style%20engaging%20and%20enjoyable.%20Unfortunately,%20the%20follow%20up%20stories%20felt%20like%20'more%20of%20the%20same'%20but%20not%20quite%20to%20the%20levels%20he'd%20previously%20established.%20They're%20still%20fun%20reads,%20they're%20still%20good%20stories.%20They're%20just%20not%20great%20stories.%20This%20report%20sounds%20far%20more%20negative%20than%20I%20wanted%20it%20to--I%20enjoyed%20the%20book,%20but%20if%20the%20first%20story%20hadn't%20been%20so%20good,%20it%20wouldn't%20have%20given%20the%20other%20two%20such%20a%20contrast.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209690.Last_Call">Last Call (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8835.Tim_Powers">Tim Powers</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:13:12 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[We had a copy of 'The Anubis Gates' sitting around the house when I was a child, but I never got around to reading it. I'm not certain why I grabbed this one off Amanda's bookshelf, but I'm enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would. I'm over half way finished at this point.]]></body>
        
    
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