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Books Read in 2010

Books read in 2010:

Maxxed Out – David Collins
Flying in Place – Susan Palwick
Kushiel’s Chosen – Jacqueline Carey
War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy
Miles from Nowhere – Nami Mun
After Dark – Haruki Murakami
Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament – S.G. Browne

A German Love Story – Rolf Hochhuth
Kushiel’s Avatar – Jacqueline Carey
World War Z – Max Brooks
Kokoro – Natsumi Soseki
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Notes on War and Peace

(Cross-posted from Goodreads, with a few minor changes.)
January 4, 2010 ~
In all likelihood, I will be chipping away at this slowly. As much as I’d love to steamroll through this in less than a week (like I did with A Suitable Boy), I have several other books on my plate, including the last installment of [...]

Books Read from July 2008 – 2009

So, why am I keeping a reading log beginning in July 2008? Pretty arbitrary date, right? The thing is, before then, I was a casual reader. I picked up a book every few weeks or so (though I bought them pretty regularly), and I hardly knew my local library. Then, a friend of mine recommended [...]

About The Author

I am a freelance writer and editor. Follow me on my journey toward some sort of identity in the metamorphic publishing world. My blog entries will focus on publishing, editing, and book reviews. I will also chronicle my quest to rewrite and publish my fiction manuscript, that sad paragon of narrative dismemberment currently in pieces on my hard drive.