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I like books. Well-written books, which generally excludes most YA (sorry, everybody). I edit literary fiction in my spare time, and I eat up books with great prose and no pretentiousness. I also love good speculative fiction and frequently read classics.

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The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You 1st (first) edition by Pariser, Eli published by Penguin Press HC, The (2011) [Hardcover] -
The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You 1st (first) edition by Pariser, Eli published by Penguin Press HC, The (2011) [Hardcover]
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The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You 1st (first) edition by Pariser, Eli published by Penguin Press HC, The (2011) [Hardcover] -
Heresies of Nature - Margaret Blair Young
Pathways to Bliss: Mythology and Personal Transformation - Joseph Campbell, David Kudler
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currently reading
The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You 1st (first) edition by Pariser, Eli published by Penguin Press HC, The (2011) [Hardcover] -
August 2013
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started reading:
The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You 1st (first) edition by Pariser, Eli published by Penguin Press HC, The (2011) [Hardcover] -
The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You 1st (first) edition by Pariser, Eli published by Penguin Press HC, The (2011) [Hardcover]
May 2013
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reviewed: Heresies of Nature - Margaret Blair Young
Surprisingly enough, this book was actually my first foray into Mormon literature. I mean, I've read Brandon Sanderson, but h...
Heresies of Nature - Margaret Blair Young
May 2013
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finished reading:
Heresies of Nature - Margaret Blair Young
Heresies of Nature Margaret Blair Young
May 2013
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started following:
Chris Blocker
May 2013
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read and rated
Heresies of Nature - Margaret Blair Young
May 2013
20
started reading:
Heresies of Nature - Margaret Blair Young
Heresies of Nature Margaret Blair Young
May 2013
18
reviewed: Poison Study
More like 1.5 stars, but my gosh, this book was sloppy. So many different and unrelated elements to the story, a grievous mis...
Poison Study -
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Poison Study -
Poison Study
April 2013
20
reviewed: God's Executioner
Meh. It was just sitting on my bookshelf, and I thought I'd give it a try. Don't judge.
God's Executioner - Roger Terry
finished reading:
God's Executioner - Roger Terry
God's Executioner Roger Terry
April 2013
18
finished reading:
Oroonoko - Aphra Behn, Janet Todd
Oroonoko Aphra Behn, Janet Todd
finished reading:
War Music: An Account of Books 1-4 and 16-19 of Homer's Iliad - Christopher Logue, Homer
War Music: An Account of Books 1-4 and 16-19 of Homer's Iliad Christopher Logue, Homer
finished reading:
A Short Stay in Hell - Steven L. Peck
A Short Stay in Hell Steven L. Peck
March 2013
04
reviewed: The Emperor's Soul
Probably Branderson's weakest book. Does not have the same structure of rules that he follows so well in his Mistborn Trilogy...
The Emperor's Soul - Brandon Sanderson
finished reading:
The Emperor's Soul - Brandon Sanderson
The Emperor's Soul Brandon Sanderson
February 2013
27
finished reading:
Richard II - William Shakespeare, Roma Gill
Richard II William Shakespeare, Roma Gill
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Milton: Paradise Lost -
Milton: Paradise Lost
finished reading:
King Lear (Folger Shakespeare Library Series) - William Shakespeare
King Lear (Folger Shakespeare Library Series) William Shakespeare
February 2013
18
reviewed: On Moral Fiction
The first half of this book was an eye-opening perspective for an English major ensconced in literary theory for the majority...
On Moral Fiction - John Gardner
finished reading:
On Moral Fiction - John Gardner
On Moral Fiction John Gardner
February 2013
10
reviewed: Henry V (Folger Shakespeare Library Series)
This is my first Shakespeare history play, and I was not disappointed. There were a few flaws with this play that detracted f...
Henry V - William Shakespeare, Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine
finished reading:
Henry V - William Shakespeare, Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine
Henry V William Shakespeare, Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine
February 2013
09
reviewed: Paternal Tyranny
This is a difficult book to rate because I read it not for edification or enjoyment as much as I did for historical study. Ba...
Paternal Tyranny - Arcangela Tarabotti, Letizia Panizza
finished reading:
Paternal Tyranny - Arcangela Tarabotti, Letizia Panizza
Paternal Tyranny Arcangela Tarabotti, Letizia Panizza
February 2013
07
reviewed: The Aeneid (Fitzgerald translation)
I wish I had read a different translation of this poem. Fitzgerald's version, though it had good rhythm throughout, was kind ...
The Aeneid (Fitzgerald translation) -
finished reading:
The Aeneid (Fitzgerald translation) -
The Aeneid (Fitzgerald translation)
January 2013
27
reviewed: The Winter's Tale (The New Cambridge Shakespeare series)
What did I just read? Sorry, Shakespeare, but that was just bizarre.
The Winter's Tale (The New Cambridge Shakespeare series) -
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The Iliad - Homer, Bernard Knox, Robert Fagles
The Iliad Homer, Bernard Knox, Robert Fagles
finished reading:
The Winter's Tale (The New Cambridge Shakespeare series) -
The Winter's Tale (The New Cambridge Shakespeare series)
January 2013
17
reviewed: The Taming of the Shrew (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)
This was a weird play, certainly not my favorite of Shakespeare's comedies, which I usually don't enjoy as much as the traged...
The Taming of the Shrew - William Shakespeare
finished reading:
The Taming of the Shrew - William Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare
January 2013
16
finished reading:
Elantris - Brandon Sanderson
Elantris Brandon Sanderson
January 2013
15
finished reading:
Columbine - Dave Cullen
Columbine Dave Cullen
January 2013
14
reviewed: Renegade Women: Gender, Identity, and Boundaries in the Early Modern Mediterranean
I wish there was more to this book, because by the end, I was fascinated. Dursteler did some meticulous research and presente...
Renegade Women: Gender, Identity, and Boundaries in the Early Modern Mediterranean - Eric R. Dursteler
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Renegade Women: Gender, Identity, and Boundaries in the Early Modern Mediterranean - Eric R. Dursteler
Renegade Women: Gender, Identity, and Boundaries in the Early Modern Mediterranean Eric R. Dursteler
December 2012
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reviewed: The Shell Collector: Stories
I don't know what I was expecting from this book, but I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did. I am usually wary of li...
The Shell Collector: Stories - Anthony Doerr
finished reading:
The Shell Collector: Stories - Anthony Doerr
The Shell Collector: Stories Anthony Doerr
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