Category: Books
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Writer’s Diary #2: August Progress Report
Writer’s Diary #1 It’s been a minute since I’ve done one of these. I almost forgot this was a thing I had planned on doing! Dammit, it’s just as I feared! Last time, I broke down my goal for this year in my writing. My main goal is the completion of my current work, Threads…
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Mistborn The Final Empire: Paying Off Years of Being Pestered
I had a lot of friends who screamed at me to read these books back in school. Like, a lot. Practically daily, I might add. Come to think of it, that’s probably why I didn’t want to for a while. But now I have, so you bastards can shut up and leave me alone! Although the Stormlight Archive series…
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Judging a Book By Its Cover
You know the saying. Typically, it’s applied in a more metaphorical sense. Usually in regards to judging people. Naturally, I’m going to take it completely literally and write a whole article about it. The cover of a book is an often overlooked detail. People tend to ignore it and go straight to the book if…
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A Clash of Kings: The War Begins
Man, it’s been a hot minute since my Game of Thrones review. Not the show Game of Thrones, I mean the first book in the Song of Ice and Fire series of the same- oh, forget it. A Clash of Kings picks up right where A Game of Thrones left off. After the death of…
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Which Lord of the Rings Book Was the Best?
I want to make it clear upfront because some people might be angry about my criteria. First: I’m talking about the books, not the movies; those are for later. Second: I’ll be discussing the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion since all five of them are pretty deeply connected. If you…
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