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The doorstopper

By the Tall Girl On August 22, 2015 · Leave a Comment

This week, I was looking at NPR’s list of Top 100 Science-Fiction & Fantasy Books, and it reminded me that I still haven’t read The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. It was on my wish list for at least two years, and I finally bought a copy last fall, only to discover […]

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Reader’s block

By the Tall Girl On May 27, 2015 · Leave a Comment

I haven’t managed to do much reading this year, mainly because I’ve had a very hard time finding books (new or old) that excite and satisfy me. I re-read an old favorite (Taltos, by Steven Brust) and one of last year’s acquisitions (The Paper Magician, by Charlie Holmberg), and while they were marginally satisfying, I’ve […]

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Short stories: exit, pursued by a bear

By the Tall Girl On November 1, 2014 · Leave a Comment

I’m done.

While the “read a story a day” experiment was interesting, I’m ready to draw it to a close. I think I’ve read more stories in the past three weeks than I’d read in the past year — and while I’m pleased with that accomplishment, I have to be honest: a lot of these stories […]

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Stories galore (a story a day, week two)

By the Tall Girl On October 25, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Another week, another batch of short stories and flash fiction! I read more than one story several days, since they were either flash pieces or simply shorter than average.

I know I should probably comment on the stories or review them in some fashion, but, well, I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. We’ll just […]

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