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Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

I think you have to suspend belief and immerse yourself in the story to really enjoy it. If you want to pull it apart and analyze it, it falls apart. But if yo...

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Otherworld by Jared C. Wilson

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 2 Comments

The world needs more writers who take Christians and their world seriously and attempt to capture those characters and ideas in interesting ways. Otherworld sho...

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Quick Hit: The Songs of Power: A Finnish Tale of Magic, Retold from the Kalevala

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Short and easy but enjoyable and evocative. Aimed at readers 10 and up. A great way to introduce the literature and folktales of other cultures.

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The Art of the Negative Review Booker Prize Edition

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

Maybe it was simply that, having trudged through all 836 pages of The Luminaries, they couldn't bear to admit that such an exhausting journey had been in vain. ...

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The Art of the Negative Review Booker Prize Edition

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

Maybe it was simply that, having trudged through all 836 pages of The Luminaries, they couldn't bear to admit that such an exhausting journey had been in vain. ...

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The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti (Audiobook CD)

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I will confess to mixed feelings about this one. The characters were really well done and the story was creative and had enough twists and turns to keep you re...

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