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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Wicked: the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West, by Gregory Maguire
Today’s review is of a fantasy novel, yes, but an insanely popular one. Barnes and Noble even sent me an entire email themed with Wicked products. Gregory Maguire is at all times a fantasy novelist, as far as I can tell, for both children and adults. He admits it, too. However, he also has a [...]
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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Genre is EVERYWHERE.
Hello, gentle readers! This week, I’m treating you to reviews of five books that, well, may or may not be speculative fiction books. More importantly, these are books and authors who have received a good deal of attention from the mainstream literary fiction critics and readers. Yesterday’s book and author, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret [...]