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Bound Up With Books: Evil Genes

by Psuke July 6, 2009 Bound Up with Books

Have you ever known someone who seems incomprehensibly malicious?  Someone who might possibly be crazy, or who makes you think you must be?  If so, then Evil Genes is a must read for you.  Or even if you are someone who is fascinated by the possible biological basis of evil behavior.  In an attempt to [...]

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Life, Inc

by Psuke June 6, 2009 Bound Up with Books

Life, Inc, by Douglas Rushkoff is one of those books that are timely, timeless and extremely important for understanding how Things Work Around Here.  Which is *not* to say that everyone will get it. Personally, I think Amazon ought to bundle this book together with Making Money by Terry Prachett as an aid to Getting [...]

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Bound Up With Books: Sway

by Psuke January 27, 2009 Bound Up with Books

Sway, by Zachary Lazar, was an odd book.  I was never quite sure how I felt about it.  I’m not entirely certain it knows how it feels about itself.  It’s not a biography or a history, there’s not nearly enough information given.  It’s not historical fiction, either, as the characters are not particularly well fleshed [...]

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Bound Up With Books: Bridge of Birds

by Psuke December 31, 2008 Bound Up with Books

Bound Up With Books Bridge of Birds Psuke This round I’m reviewing one of my favorite books: Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was by Barry Hughart.  Although part of my love stems from the fact that I get to share it with a very good friend and …

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Bound Up With Books: Winkie

by Psuke November 11, 2008 Bound Up with Books
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Bound Up With Books Winkie Psuke My goodness – it has been awhile. It is partly a bit of laxness on my part, and partly that the review I was working on is less ready in my head than I thought. So, in the meantime, let’s talk about Winkie. The easiest …

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Bound Up With Books: Tales of MU

by Psuke September 4, 2008 Bound Up with Books
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Bound Up With Books Tales of MU Psuke Well, it’s been awhile, oh my brothers and sisters, but Tales of MU isn’t exactly easy to review…On the one hand, it’s one of the more popular tropes of the YA genre – young girl from a small town and a repressive upbringing has her …

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Bound Up With Books: Crooked Little Vein

by Psuke August 3, 2008 Bound Up with Books
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Bound Up With Books Crooked Little Vein Psuke In honor of the paperback release of Warren Ellis’ Crooked Little Vein: A Novel, that’s what I’m reviewing this time around. I loved this book. My only complaint is that is was too short…I read it in one day, and that’s just not …

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Bound Up With Books: The Riddle of the Traveling Skull

by Psuke July 18, 2008 Bound Up with Books
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Bound Up With Books The Riddle of the Traveling Skull Psuke Since there’s more than enough heavy shit going on in the world just now, this edition of Bound Up With Books is just for fun. I’m reviewing Harry Stephen Keeler’s “The Riddle of the Traveling Skull.” I first heard about Keeler …

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Bound Up With Books: Child of a Rainless Year

by Psuke July 1, 2008 Bound Up with Books
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Bound Up With Books Child of a Rainless Year Psuke I really enjoyed Jane Lindskold’s Child of a Rainless Year – it has most of the elements of fiction that I like: mystery, alternative history and magic worked in in an offhanded manner. Not that the treatment is offhanded – but extraordinary events …

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