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P.J. O'Brien
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Influences
Almost every book I've read influenced me in some way, whether positiv
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December 2013
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Surviving Sanctuary
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Grave-climbing (Sanctuary, #2)
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Absolution (Sanctuary, #3)
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2012
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Waterloo Sunset (Sanctuary, #4)
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Reading and Living in Corona Time
There are days when time seems stretched out. Their boundaries blur as the hours of one slip into the next. But later perhaps, those days seem to have gone by faster than one thought. I experienced time like that when going through labor and becoming adjusted to life with a newborn. I’ve also felt that when sitting up with a seriously ill family member or waiting in an airport for an indefinitely
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Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter:
"Interesting book that truly puts into perspective if aliens are here or not. No doubt they may be out there in a galaxy far far away - but very little evidence (almost none) proves they reached earth. Funny anecdotes and cool facts put the record str"
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Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter:
"A little misleading that NdT has not been abducted by aliens, nor does he believe that anyone has. Stupid science getting in the way of fiction!"
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Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter:
"Never has there been so much said about human society in so few a word. Take me to your leader."
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"Easy, cozy read. I love the nuance of the “quiet characters” and it’s so easy to root for all of them! I think there could be MORE fantasy inserted into the story, bc I feel like this lovely story could have been written in any setting. "
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“Sometimes people dismiss SF and fantasy for being escapist...however, it is anything but. SF comes from its respective authors’ societies, a reflection of the world’s present, its history and its future. That world used to be overwhelmingly American, but it isn’t anymore, and needn’t be.”
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This book was what I needed these days, though it’s not an easy one to describe. It struck me somehow as both futuristic and steampunkish in a cozy fantasy kind of way. Chateau Clare tells the story of unexpected inheritances, missing historians and ...more |
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This book is marvelous. It amused me, surprised me, and made me learn a lot. I'm glad we have a bound copy that we can look at again and again. I normally prefer ebooks, but I think I would have missed a lot of the details in the illustrations if I'd ...more |
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I'd rate most of this a 4, but some maddening character actions a 3. So maybe a 3.7 overall? I particularly liked how the author is moving the series forward over the mid-20th century decades. (Unlike some series, this one is best appreciated when rea ...more |
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“Books are portals for the imagination, whether one is reading or writing, and unless one is keeping a private journal, writing something that no one is likely to read is like trying to have a conversation when you’re all alone. Readers extend and enhance the writer’s created work, and they deepen the colors of it with their own imagination and life experiences. In a sense, there’s a revision every time one's words are read by someone else, just as surely as there is whenever the writer edits. Nothing is finished or completely dead until both sides quit and it’s no longer a part of anyone’s thoughts. So it seems almost natural that a lifelong avid reader occasionally wants to construct a mindscape from scratch after wandering happily in those constructed by others. If writing is a collaborative communication between author and reader, then surely there’s a time and a place other than writing reviews for readers to 'speak' in the human literary conversation.”
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“Did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real, and you're just a reflection of him?”
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Hi PJ, do you have my Prairie e-mail address? I have an awkward task, because Goodreads refuses an option to shut off direct-messaging. I beg well-meaning friends on my profile, to never contact me there. Nearly any conversation is fine in comment boxes. Much easier on rural internet, which we can't believe we are using in this modern day. For anything that can't be stated aloud, I offer e-mail. :)Thank you so very much for consoling me regarding my Mom! She was resilient against health issues all year. We had not expected anything but her recovery, so the shift to "all we can do" was fast. But we had enough time to prepare and enjoy her. I am sorry you lost your Mom quickly. I would have said something if I had seen the news. I will be all right. I pray you have had time to feel the same about your Mom's "new chapter". It is a physical separation neither of their Daughters want. In gratitude for your care, Carolyn.
PJ: Thanks for like my review of EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON. I found this an invaluable background to reading Larry McMurtry's COMANCHE MOON. Best,
Pat
Ran wrote: "Hey P.J. thanks for friending me!"My thanks to you right back. :-) You read interesting books and I thought it was time to come out from skulking around your bookshelves and say hello. Hello!
