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Todd

ToddPM@bookrastinating.com

Joined 1 year, 8 months ago

Grew up with Encyclopedia Brown, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Ramona Quimby, Alvin Fernald, The Great Brain, and The Mad Scientists' Club.

Have been in a longtime relationship with Charles de Lint, Anne McCaffrey, Jasper Fforde, Charlie Huston, Christopher Moore, and Richard K. Morgan.

Lately, been seen spending quality time with Seanan McGuire, D.M. Guay, and Jaye Wells.

Current book stash location: Iowa, US

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Madeleine Henry: My Favorite Terrible Thing (EBook, Little A) No rating

Not for me; too disjointed. At first I didn't care about the main character, then I disliked her, then she got away with no repercussions without being clever enough to merit it. Probably should have DNFed this one, especially since it was free from Amazon.

finished reading A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony (Xanth #1)

Piers Anthony: A Spell for Chameleon (Paperback, 1984, Futura)

Xanth was the enchanted land where magic ruled - where every citizen had a special …

Thought I might enjoy rereading the Xanth books from my adolescence. Hm, maybe not. This didn't age well; harder to breeze past some of the more misogynistic sentiments. Probably won't bother with any more.