Monthly Archives: November 2010

A Few Birthday Acknowledgments

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

This isn’t a full book review–just a happy birthday wish to two of my favorite authors, L. M. Montgomery and Mark Twain. I think I own everything currently available by L. M. Montgomery in prose, including novels, short stories, letters and … Continue reading →

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A Trip to Burroughs’ Jungle

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

I had a running joke with one of my English professors at USF; he could never fathom my attachment to Edgar Rice Burroughs.   And I was never willing to relinquish said-attachment.  It’s not that I don’t think my professor had … Continue reading →

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Meditations on Stones

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

This is a little more reflection than narrative…and I suppose the “I” in this case really is me (which it usually isn’t, in my writing).  But this has more of a story quality than an essay quality, so I’m going … Continue reading →

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The Twisting World of Wizardry

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

Having covered Twilight, that leaves one more young adult fantasy novel I know I have to cover–Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling.  Unlike Twilight, I can pretty unreservedly recommend the Harry Potter series.  Oh, I wouldn’t swear that they’re excellent writing, … Continue reading →

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Of Sparkly Vampires

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

When I first started thinking about this blog, I knew that if I was going to write about young adult fantasy, there was one book I couldn’t ignore for very long.  So while I didn’t want to start with Twilight … Continue reading →

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