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Month: October 2008

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In the Mail: Politically Incorrect Edition

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

–> The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War by H. W. Crocker III Description Get ready for a rousing rebel yell as bestselling author H.W. Croc...

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More on ideas and literature

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

Alan Jacobs concludes his review of Neal Stephenson‘s latest novel Anathem with this: But this is the problem with all of Stephenson’s books of the past...

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Debating Dostoevsky and literature

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

If for some odd reason you read this blog but have yet to read Dan Green’s post on Dostoevsky and the resulting commentary – including James Wood an...

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Castorp by Pawel Huelle

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Pawel Huelle‘s latest book, Castorp, can probably be enjoyed on a number of levels.  As it is a prequel to Thomas Mann’s famous novel The Magic Mou...

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A Giant Problem by Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I will confess that I enjoy reading young adult fiction and even chapter books.  There is something about the creativity when combined with the illustrations t...

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Christopher Buckley Links

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I am a big fan of the whole Buckley family.  Unfortunately, I have been falling behind in my reading of all things Buckley.  It doesn’t help that Christ...

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