Category Archives: Reviews

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Reading the 1944 Retro Hugo Finalists

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

My reading list for the next several weeks, thanks to the recently announced finalists for the Retrospective Hugo Awards.  Or rather I should say my scavenger hunt because finding some of these stories will be challenging. Update 6/19/2019:  The last … Continue reading →

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Recipe Review: Calzones (4 stars)

Posted on January 14, 2019 by

Almost two weeks into the new year and we finally saw some snow.  So, I spent the entire weekend doing indoor activities (except for that one time I went out and shoveled the heavy wet perfect-for-snowman-making white stuff off of … Continue reading →

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More on Mass Market Paperbacks aka One Book That Ruled Them All

Posted on January 10, 2019 by

I just checked my email and received an eblast from Tor.Com (one of my favorite publishers) which included the article below, which expands on my less-well-researched post from yesterday.   ONE BOOK TO RULE THEM ALL How The Lord of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Meditations on Middle-Earth (4 stars)

Posted on January 10, 2019 by

Meditations on Middle-Earth Edited by Karen Haber ♦ Illustrated by John Howe Essays by Various Authors (see highlights below) First Edition Published: 2001 Read in January 2019 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Excerpt from St. Martin’s Press Synopsis: In … Continue reading →

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Four Decades of Fellowship

Posted on January 9, 2019 by

The Fellowship of the Ring Part One of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Read in late 1976 or early 1977 Rating:  Five Stars Review originally published at GoodReads This battered well-read edition of The Fellowship of the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Epiphanies

Posted on January 6, 2019 by

On any given Sunday, you’ll find me awake before sunrise.  Old, very old, habits die-hard.  I embrace being a morning person.  Only causes an issue when I want to toast in the new year since I generally turn into a … Continue reading →

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Happy 127th Birthday!

Posted on January 3, 2019 by

Today we celebrate the 127th anniversary of the birth of our favorite philologist and author J.R.R. Tolkien. Join me this evening at nine o’clock (in your local time zone) to raise a glass in his honor. “All you need to … Continue reading →

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