I remember in high school having the choice of reading The Grapes of Wrath or To Kill a Mockingbird for class. I chose the latter. I was glad, too. I actually read Mockingbird and genuinely liked it. I also remember after we read the books, the students who read The…
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Black Sunday
With this book, I have now read everything by Thomas Harris. A whopping six novels - 4 of which feature Hannibal Lecter. This was not a Lecter novel. It was, in fact, Harris's first novel and a response to the Munich Olympic massacre in 1972.
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz #1)
I'm not exactly sure this qualifies as a meet-cute, but it is a beautiful story. Also a little weird that my first romance read is set in the Holocaust...
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Starter Villain
Imagine having an estranged uncle die and leave everything to you. Imagine that you learn that "everything" is his supervillain empire...
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Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life’s Emergence
"You know, I can understand nine words in that book now." - Billy Madison
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Asylum (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds)
A new Star Trek novel by Una McCormack? Sweet! And the main character of the novel is [checks notes] Una?! I'm in! Now the question is, where does Garak fit into this story?
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Batman: Resurrection
Do you miss the days when the Batman movies were kinda campy but not overly campy. When they were dark but not overly dark? Do you wish you could dive back into the Michael Keaton days as Batman - between Batman and Batman Returns? Do you wish there was more…
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The Shining (The Shining #1)
After finishing Pet Sematary recently, I really wanted a chance to re-read The Shining. It's spooky season after all! I have to say, having a few other Stephen King books under my belt really added to my enjoyment of this one.
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No Man’s Land (Star Trek: Picard)
Is it called "No Man's Land" because the two main characters are women? I mean, I guess there are parts that take place in Romulan territory. But still... I think the title should have been "When Seven Met Raffi" or "The Taming of the Seven" or something like that.
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The Nanotech War (Star Trek: Voyager)
In the world of Star Trek books, this is not one you hear talked about a lot. But I'm here to tell you that that is a mistake. People should be reading this book and talking about it.