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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

I loved everything about this audio book. The story is a wonderful blend of fairytale, epic quest, and fantasy adventure. It is full of gorgeous language, imagi...

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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I loved everything about this audio book. The story is a wonderful blend of fairytale, epic quest, and fantasy adventure. It is full of gorgeous language, imagi...

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An Evening with Steve Berry (Kinda)

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I spent an hour or so on Friday evening listening to Steve Berry discuss his novel and answer questions. It was an interesting way to get a sense of an author's...

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Empire of Bones (Ashtown Burials #3) by N.D. Wilson

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I love Wilson's imagination and his ability to mix classical myth and archetype, biblical language and symbolism, and his own creative ideas. This makes up for ...

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In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods by Matt Bell

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Mythic, experimental, fabulist, biblical, there is a lot going on here. And of much of the novel I could appreciate it. But by the end I just wanted to find my ...

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The World to Come by Dara Horn

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

There are some powerful stories and some great writing but the attempt to bring it all together failed to a degree that undermines much of what preceded.

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