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Gary’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Gary’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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In memoriam: Leslie Fish
Leslie Fish, one of the best-known members of the filk music community, has died. She was talented, opinionated, outgoing, and just weird (in the best sense of the word). I didn’t know her well, but I’d seen, heard, and talked with her on many occasions. Other people who knew her better will write about her, but I should give my perspective here.
She appeared on the fannish scene around 1975. With
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| It's rare that I review a book without reading it. I don't believe in review bombing. However, even the favorable descriptions of this book show that it's MAGA propaganda directed at children, which is unforgiveable and certainly deserves no money fr ...more | |
"Listen, the reality here is: this is a book for middle schoolers
I keep telling people that the only reason books get hate is because they’re advertised by tiktok under the wrong premises. This is a 300 page book where the characters just hangout " Read more of this review » |
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Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1):
"I have officially decided to DNF this book at about the halfway point. I've read my fair share of light fluffy romances and loved them. So a no-stress, comfy, cozy fantasy should be enjoyable for me. But what was a huge miss for me was how slow the p"
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"I really liked the premise (DnD-style fantasy universe where a former adventurer hangs up their spurs and starts a coffee shop). It's hard to say what's wrong with it. It's not true that nothing happens (a coffee shop is opened, an adversary is dealt"
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| Until very recently I didn't know there was such a thing as cozy fantasy. Then I read in a magazine about a novel in which an orc retires from fighting to start a coffee shop. I didn't remember the title, but looking it up was easy. There aren't a lo ...more | |
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| Mel Brooks' autobiography, All About Me! is enjoyable reading. He's a professional writer and no ghostwriter is mentioned, so I'll assume he wrote it himself. It covers almost a century, from his childhood during the Depression to 2022. He's still go ...more | |
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| I picked up Fighting God from a free-book table at a convention, as something to read during idle moments. It starts off well enough, defining atheism as it should be defined. As Silverman explains, it simply means absence of belief in a God. Not act ...more | |
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| I love cats and languages, so when I saw this book at Philcon, I had to get it. It's entertaining enough, with cat-related expressions from many languages and amusing illustrations by Sophie Lucido Johnson. I know German pretty well and can verify th ...more | |
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Once again, I'm reviewing a book by an author I know personally, so assume I may be biased. Or maybe you know both of us, so you'll value my opinion. Your choice. Guardians of Lorr is the third in Roberta's series of mystery novels about Pola Drach, I ...more |
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| Finding Magic is an enjoyable and varied collection of mostly fantasy stories (she classifies one as science fiction) by Tanya Huff. They're character-focused and go in some surprising directions. My favorite is "The Demon's Den," about a mine engine ...more | |
Classical (Laissez-Faire) Liberalism
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Including within it neo-liberalism, libertarianism, objectivism, anarcho-capitalism, minarchism, and American conservatism, this classical or "market" ...more
SciFi and Fantasy Book Club
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Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more
