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snugglekittyTo soothe my holiday crankiness, I read My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding, edited by PN Elrod, which was funny, but probably could have been funnier. My favorite stories were "All Shook Up" by P. N. Elrod, "The Wedding of Wylda Serene" by Ester M. Friesner, and "...Or Forever Hold Your Peace" by Susan Krinard. Why? The first was really original. The second was hysterically funny. And the third featured characters and a system of magic that I'm hoping to see again and again. This is the second Kit and Olivia story I've come across, and I'd really love to see those two star in a full-length book. Three stars for the anthology.
I followed it up with Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher. I really like this series. I think it's wonderful that Butcher is still going strong, even eight? nine? books in. It was funny, it was touching, it was believable. Four stars.
Currently, I am trying to finish the last chapter of Why the Christian Right is Wrong, and to get the information I want out of First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently.
I followed it up with Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher. I really like this series. I think it's wonderful that Butcher is still going strong, even eight? nine? books in. It was funny, it was touching, it was believable. Four stars.
Currently, I am trying to finish the last chapter of Why the Christian Right is Wrong, and to get the information I want out of First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently.
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Date: 2006-12-27 05:32 pm (UTC)Is that an exhaustive tome the size of Brittanica? Or just a summary touching on a few key points?
If you haven't run across it, I've heard good things about "Letter to a Christian Nation", and heard the author speak and he was engaging. So I imagine it'd be an interesting read in a frustrating sort of way.
There seem to be a lot of polemics of one sort or another in the public discourse these days. I wonder if that's new or if my perception is improved.
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Date: 2006-12-29 02:03 pm (UTC)*grins* It's a summary. It's only about 200 pages long.
If you haven't run across it, I've heard good things about "Letter to a Christian Nation", and heard the author speak and he was engaging. So I imagine it'd be an interesting read in a frustrating sort of way.
Hmm, yes. That was actually the book that I rejected before picking up the Meyers book. I found it to be way too bitter and vituperative. The tone seemed to be, "If you're dumb enough to believe in the Bible, I've got news for you!" I found it somewhat offensive even though I don't believe in the Bible at all myself. The Meyers book is more along the lines of, "I'm sorry, but you're all very, very wrong, and I'm going to explain how slowly, carefully, and in great detail."
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Date: 2006-12-29 06:38 pm (UTC)Interesting. Hearing him speak, I would have called him dismissive, but not bitter or vituperative. I think I can see how it might come off more caustically in print, though. He reminded me of biologists talking about the Intelligent Design crowd.
When I get around to reading it, I'll have to look at both books.
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Date: 2006-12-27 05:34 pm (UTC)Also, I suspect that this is the sort of thing that authors and publishing companies find useful (as well as encouraging) to hear.
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Date: 2006-12-29 02:04 pm (UTC)no subject
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