Tag Archives: Fantasy

Teaser Tuesday (July 2)

Posted on July 2, 2013 by TBM

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL … Continue reading →

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Once Upon a Time

Posted on March 21, 2013 by TBM

I can’t believe it’s that time of year again. This year is flying by, just like all the rest. Carl is once again hosting his Once Upon a Time Challenge. Spring has officially sprung according to the calendar in the … Continue reading →

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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Posted on November 14, 2012 by TBM

Wow this review is quite late. I have a backlog of about six books that I need to review. Ooops. Anyhoos, I didn’t want to skip my review of The Graveyard Book since I thoroughly enjoyed this fantasy novel. Last month, I … Continue reading →

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The Graveyard Book Discussion, Part 2

Posted on October 17, 2012 by TBM

Back to Neil Gaiman folks. Last week the group discussed the first three chapters. This week we read Chapters 4-6. Please note that there may be spoilers in this post. This is my second novel my Gaiman. Many of you … Continue reading →

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Posted on August 14, 2012 by TBM

After visiting William Shakespeare’s home earlier this summer I decided that it was time for me to read more of his works.  I know, how did I get through school without reading his plays?  Surprising, I only had to read … Continue reading →

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Gulliver’s Travels

Posted on June 18, 2012 by TBM

Many writers try to write satire.  And many of them fail.  When they succeed though, it is amazing.  One of my favorite books is Candide by Voltaire.  I’m not sure why satire is so hard to perfect.  It involves a … Continue reading →

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Neverwhere Group Read, Part 1

Posted on May 22, 2012 by TBM

Hello!  Many people have told me recently how much they love Neil Gaiman.  When Carl mentioned that he wanted to host a group read of Neverwhere for Once Upon a Time I signed up.  I was supposed to put up … Continue reading →

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Mistborn Group Read, Part 5

Posted on May 8, 2012 by TBM

This is the last discussion of Mistborn: The Final Empire, by Brandon Sanderson.  The group read has been hosted by Carl.  Before I get to my answers I would like to thank everyone.  This has been an exciting novel and it … Continue reading →

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Mistborn Group Read, Part 4

Posted on May 2, 2012 by TBM

Yes!  It is time to discuss the next section of Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson.  For the past several weeks we have been reading and talking about this novel and it just keeps getting better and better.  I … Continue reading →

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Mistborn Group Read, Part 2

Posted on April 18, 2012 by TBM

Welcome to the second discussion of Mistborn: The Final Empire, by Brandon Sanderson.  Carl at Stainless Steel Dropping is hosting this group read.  This week I had the privilege of providing the questions for the group.  Please note that there … Continue reading →

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