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More Deryni

Posted on September 16, 2009 by stewartry

Moving on through Katherine Kurtz’s Deryni series(es); I finished the Chronicles, and didn’t really change my opinions. I still never warmed up to the story or the characters. I continued to find myself pretty disturbed by the casual mental force … Continue reading →

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Deryni

Posted on September 8, 2009 by stewartry

Following the pattern I’ve established (intermittently) of rereading books I read about and loved twenty years ago and haven’t read since, I picked up Chronicles of the Deryni a couple of weeks ago or so. Katherine Kurtz created a world … Continue reading →

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Recycled review: Ysabel

Posted on August 14, 2009 by stewartry

In light of the news that Guy Gavriel Kay’s next book is imminent, I dug out my review of his last, Ysabel, originally posted … elsewhere.  Never mind where (I try not to). Ysabel is the story of a fifteen-year-old … Continue reading →

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The year to date, part 2 – Allingham and Flewelling

Posted on July 5, 2009 by stewartry

I had been reading some Albert Campion/Margery Allingham in ’08, and picked up a couple more in January.  What I wanted to read was The Tiger in the Smoke, going with a memory that it was exceptional;  I apparently don’t … Continue reading →

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The year to date (part one): L.M. Montgomery

Posted on June 27, 2009 by stewartry

If I’ve been keeping track properly – and there’s no guarantee of that – I just finished my fiftieth book of the year. I find this number a little disappointing, as I remember one school year when I was able … Continue reading →

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Early review: Tomato Rhapsody

Posted on June 22, 2009 by stewartry

I lucked out on my first receipt of a book from LibraryThing’s Early Reviewer feature: Tomato Rhapsody, by Adam Schell. Wow. Just – wow. I really wasn’t sure when I started … but wow – e cosi bello! I’ll never … Continue reading →

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