Book News and Reviews

I am a huge proponent of the Richard Adam’s novel, Watership Down. I love all the characters and was particularly impressed by the characterization of each rabbit, how Mr. Adams made them so real as rabbits, and yet humanized them enough that I could relate to their trials and tribulations. Here is a picture of […]

 Book: Writers of the Future, Vol. 20
Author: A collaboration of talented authors
Genre: Sci Fi/Fantasy
Julia Rating: 10 out of 10
Comments:
I’m not always always enamored with these collaboration pieces, however this particular Writers of the Future volume really stood out for me. The majority of the stories were fantastic, and there’s little nuggets of gold in there […]

Book: The Shore of Women
Author: Pamela Sargent
Genre: Science Fiction, Feminism
Julia Rating: 10
Comments:
This is a singular book - I’ve never read a work of feminist Science Fiction before, but I love it! Pamela Sargent’s moving tale of a post apocalyptic world where women have enclosed themselves in cities and men are thrown out into the wild […]

Title: Blood Sucking Fiends
Author: Christopher Moore
Genre: Fantasy

Julia Rating: 9 (for humor)My Comments:
This book had me laughing my socks off. I read it while on vacation in Italy (on the plane, then in Rome between tours). I probably should have read Roman history or something instead, but this book was so darn funny! It’s about […]

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