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Lumpers and Splitters

March 7, 2015 by llp 14 Comments

In my archaeology classes, we talked a bit about lumpers and splitters, how people tend to split up species, tool styles, etc – lump them together, or split according some generally subtle difference. I myself tend to waver a bit, but lean towards lumping. This book, which probably has already been read and reviewed by many, premises that a community will split itself up based on differences in personality, detectable and defined by a mysterious drug induced scenario test. But what happens if people can’t […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Divergent, fantasy, science fiction, Veronica Roth, Young Adult

Mermaids Be Crazy

March 6, 2015 by The Chancellor 2 Comments

Sailor Twain by Mark Siegel has caught my eye for awhile.  One, because it was recommended by the 2014 Best American Comics and two, because I thought it was about Mark Twain, one of my favorite writers.  Alas, the second is not quite true.  There’s only a vague reference to Twain and two creepy boys are allusions to Huck and Tom. So what’s it about?  Well it’s centered on a steamship that plys the Hudson river, captained by a Twain and owned by a Frenchmen.  […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction

I’m just glad there weren’t any government mandated surgeries in this one.

March 6, 2015 by scootsa1000 Leave a Comment

A few years ago (CBR4?) I read Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies and really, really didn’t care for it. But I kind of liked Scott Westerfeld, so I kept up with what he was working on. When I read ModernLove’s review of Afterworlds, I decided that this would be the book where I gave Westerfeld his second chance. The idea sounded so clever and the book was so pretty. I couldn’t say no. I’m mostly glad about that decision. Afterworld’s is something different. It’s actually two stories in one. Not two […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: afterworlds, CBR7, Scootsa1000, scott westerfeld

How Guy Gavriel Kay and Logan Echolls make me feel old

March 6, 2015 by Bothari43 2 Comments

I have been watching Veronica Mars with my sweetie – my second time, his first. During the original airings, I thought Logan was totally swoon-worthy. So angsty and adorable! This time around, I think he fits Veronica’s ‘psychotic jackass’ description amazingly well. And the sweetie keeps asking “when am I supposed to start liking this guy?” A good friend of mine says this means I’ve matured. Hmm. I’m wondering if Guy Gavriel Kay books fit into this pattern. I read and fell in love with Tigana my […]

Filed Under: Fantasy

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