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Books | 21 Apr 2009

THE MANUAL OF DETECTION by Jedediah Berry

This book was shelved in mystery, but it read to me more like a fantasy novel that used the tropes of detective stories as an endlessly malleable playground.  The main character, Charles Unwin, is easily likeable, as he moves through the story hopelessly in over his head.  The set pieces are beautiful, even haunting.  I [...]

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Books | 28 Feb 2009

Five Books I Want To Buy

I’m not currently allowing myself to buy any books.  I’ve been cataloging my library on LibraryThing (the site that powers the random book widget at the bottom of the sidebar), having a lot of fun with tagging and categorization.  In the process I have discovered that I currently have 46 books at home that I’ve [...]

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