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13 Aug 2010

The Sandman: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman

sandman6Here we have Fables & Reflections the 6th volume of the Sandman series.  This is one of those volumes that doesn’t have an over-arcing storyline, so Imma break it down for you.

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13 August, 2010 at 15:24 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: adventure, British authors, fantasy, graphic novels, Middle Easten/Middle Eastern American, mythology, politics, pop culture, religion, Series, war
Posted in Fiction | 3 Comments »

2 Aug 2010

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Hush,_HushI…actually liked this book.  I had invited my Inner Teenaged Self up from the basement where she’s usually kept and we read it together.  She liked it, too.  So, here is is Inner Teenaged Self (you can picture her has having purple spikey hair, fishnet tights, and doc Martins, and that will be a pretty accurate description of me my Sophomore year of high school).

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2 August, 2010 at 14:32 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: coming of age, fantasy, female authors, mystery, pop culture, religion, YA
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18 Jul 2010

Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde

fforde-lost_in_a_good_bookLife seems perfect for Thursday Next.  She’s just gotten married to the love of her life,  saved the world from Acheron Hades, improved Jane Eyre, and basically ended the Crimean war, which has been going on for about 150 years.  

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18 July, 2010 at 16:20 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: adventure, British authors, fantasy, female authors, humor, lit crit, politics, pop culture, religion, Series, time travel, war
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15 Jul 2010

Honeymoon in Tehran by Azadeh Moaveni

400000000000000113354_s4-1Azadeh Moaveni published this book slightly too early.  It came out last year before the riots over the election in Iran.  Thus I assume this sequel to Lipstick Jihad will become the second book in a trilogy.

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15 July, 2010 at 20:25 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: autobiography/memoir, education, female authors, Middle Easten/Middle Eastern American, politics, pop culture, psychology, religion
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14 Jul 2010

Hidden Wives by Claire Avery

n344750This book is riveting.  For reals.  In fact, the pace could have been slowed down a bit, particularly the last few chapters.  But as it was, I found myself totally engrossed.  

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14 July, 2010 at 19:16 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: coming of age, female authors, politics, psychology, religion
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14 Jun 2010

The Namesake by Jumpa Lahiri

the-namesakeOnce again, my mind has been blown by Jumpa Lahiri’s ability to capture parent-loss.  Though it’s not the focus of the story, deaths of parents, both in America and India play important parts.

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14 June, 2010 at 16:41 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: Asian/Asian-American, coming of age, female authors, pop culture, religion
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17 May 2010

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

AmericanGods_MassMarketPaperback_1185415388I started reading American Gods for One Book One Twitter (#1b1t), but got far ahead of schedule and have finished it while we’re supposed to be discussing something like chapter 9.  

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17 May, 2010 at 16:52 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: adventure, British authors, fantasy, mythology, pop culture, religion
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13 May 2010

Savor by Thich Nhat Hanh & Lilian Cheung

savorIn Savor, Thich Nhat Hanh combines his wisdom with the expertise of the Harvard Director of Health Promotion and Communication, Dr. Lilian Chang.  Together they write about the ailments of unhealthy living, such as obesity, that plague so many people.  

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13 May, 2010 at 10:51 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: Asian/Asian-American, cuisine, education, medicine, philosophy, religion
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8 May 2010

The Sandman: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman

99d836e65fd1f2a71abc7bf62fc6410eIn the first issue of Season of Mists, Prophecy has called a meeting of the Endless.  The result is that Dream is humiliated into going back to Hell, in order to rescue the princess he once sentenced there (back in Doll’s House we heard about this).

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8 May, 2010 at 10:57 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: adventure, British authors, fantasy, graphic novels, mythology, pop culture, religion, Series
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30 Apr 2010

Reading Judas by Elaine Pagels and Karen L. King

9780143113164Speaking of Elaine Pagels, in order to prepare for my interview, I read and reread a lot of her work.  Her newest book (relatively speaking) is Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity, written with Karen L. King.

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30 April, 2010 at 18:03 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: archaeology, female authors, history, Middle Easten/Middle Eastern American, philosophy, religion
Posted in Nonfiction | 2 Comments »

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