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Denise S. Robbins

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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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Average rating: 3.24 · 868 ratings · 305 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Unmapping 3.18 avg rating — 814 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 10 other people liked Stetson's review of The Odyssey: "I think I speak for many when I say I'm eagerly awaiting the Chris Nolan adaptation. There are many history and classic bros on the net who've already expressed great displeasure about some of the creative choices, but they are often too concerned wi" Read more of this review »
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Denise Robbins has read Reading Chekhov: A Critical Journey by Janet Malcolm	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 not a comprehensive overview of Chekhov’s life or work - it was just enough to allow the reader to grasp a full meaning of it though. Very much in the style of Chekhov! This was also just a really nice read, swift and breezy. I particularly l ...more
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Denise Robbins rated a book really liked it Pandora’s Hope: Essays on the Reality of Science Studies by Bruno Latour	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 find philosophy difficult to read, and this book posed its challenges, but it was worth pushing through it. Latour shines when he gets into specific examples, like with soil science and Pasteur's cultures, but the overall argument was pieced apart ...more
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Denise Robbins finished reading Burn Zone by Cairo Smith (Goodreads Author)	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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