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Denise S. Robbins is from Madison, Wisconsin, the city where she grew up and to which she returned to after sixteen years living and working in climate activism on the East Coast. She lives with her husband in a yellow house circled by oaks and pines and two owls. Her stories have been published in literary journals including Barcelona Review, Gulf Coast Journal, and more. Read her work and get in touch at www.denisesrobbins.com. ...more

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	The Unmapping 3.19 avg rating — 798 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vastarien: Vol. 3, Issue 2 by Jon Padgett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Harry O. Morris (Illustrator), Romana Lockwood (Contributor) 4.47 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rising Tides: Climate Refugees in the Twenty-First Century by John R. Wennersten, Denise S. Robbins (Goodreads Author) 3.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mystery Weekly Magazine: March 2020 by Mystery Weekly Magazine, Kerry Carter (Editor), Scott Forbes Crawford (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Denise Robbins and 1 other person liked Bart's review of Pandora’s Hope: Essays on the Reality of Science Studies: "A great introduction to Latour's thoughts on STS. He often repeats himself though, and there are some parts that were really unnecessary. I mean, 7 pages on what metaphor is the best metaphor for the things he just said, with a table with pros and co" Read more of this review »
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Denise Robbins rated a book really liked it The Orphic Voice: Poetry and Natural History by Elizabeth Sewell	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a challenging read - she really keeps throwing in quotes in French, Latin, and German without translation - but well worth the effort and gets easier as it goes along. Really everything is just telling one simple story: how poetry, science, a ...more
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Denise Robbins has read On the Road by Jack Kerouac	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I read this as research for a different review and also because why not? It’s such a monumental book for so many people. The big feeling I get from this is movement. Everyone is on the move all the time, not just physically but mentally, always wanti ...more
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Denise Robbins rated a book really liked it The School of Night by Karl Ove Knausgård	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
So far this is my least favorite of the Morning Star series — which says more about the strength of the series than the failure of this book. I think if I had read this as a standalone, I would’ve been completely happy with it. A modern retelling of ...more
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Reading this was similar in a way to reading The Martian by Andy Weir. The author is first and foremost an expert in a very specific field — in this case, dog behavior — and that was fascinating to read and learn about. Interview forthcoming from Cap ...more
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Denise Robbins and 13 other people liked Stetson's review of The Count of Monte Cristo: "One of the most entertaining novels I've ever read. It really picks up after the first third or so from what I recall. Although I wouldn't call it high literature, I think authors should focus more on returning to tales of adventure, reviving old con" Read more of this review »
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