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Book Review: Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Tietsu

I have a feeling that nothing Valente ever publishes will be what one would term as ‘bad’. Her grasp of language is too strong, it’s poetry too perfect. Evocative while rarely trending towards purple, she captures even the most basic … Continue reading →

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Dear Me

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Tietsu

Dear Me, Hello. Hello. You need to stop reading so many damn Warhammer 40k books. Why? I enjoy them. They aren’t literature, they are trash science fiction. Awfully pretentious of you Mr. English Major. Look, if you ever want to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hocus Focus By Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Tietsu

Hocus Pocus by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – Avaiable Here This is the newest Vonnegut novel I’ve read. I’ve been pushing off truly delving into his repertoire largely because given my love of the man, I want to savor his work … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Tietsu

There is something pleasant about books that take their time. In a world where bestsellers filled with rough and tumble detectives and cut-throat espionage, it’s hard not to think that in a world more and more dedicated to immediate satisfaction, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Futurological Congress by Stanislaw Lem

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Tietsu

Technically the third in the four book series “From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy” there doesn’t seem to be any holdover pieces of plot from whatever came before and one can, so it seems, approach it without any bloody idea of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Tietsu

I had no preconception going into it as it was recommended to me by a lovely woman who encouraged me to read it while her husband shook his head in stark disinterest. That was six months ago. Then I stumbled … Continue reading →

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