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22. Alien Pets, edited by Denise Little
23. Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon
Alien Pets was entertaining but none of the stories really stuck out enough that I remember them, just a few weeks later.
I really enjoyed Maps and Legends. Maybe it's kind of nerdy, but I find it kind ... I must admit- I do look twice at a nice cover- I have in my TBR pile Michael Chabon's book of non-fiction, Maps and Legends- it has a spectacular cover-actually three. But I do know that nice illustrations do not guarantee a good book- I really hated Landscape with Tea by Milorad Pavic ... ... in the World, All the King's Men (one of the best I've ever read, by the way, Timebends, The Misfits, Hard News, Maps and Legends, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, In the Beauty of the Lilies, Sense and Sensibility, Emma ... I don't know, maybe I'm confused with some I ... I'm reading Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon which is a collection of essays. ... I like the idea and I like pretty books.
The Yiddish Policeman's Union was quite good, by the way. I was looking at Maps and Legends the other day and debating picking it up. Sounds promising- golem are so fascinating! Once I'm done with The God Delusion I hope to pick up Letters to ... ... it up, but it's an interesting little read for those who are interested in what an influential atheist has to say.
37: Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon
I'm a little embarrassed to say I actually judged this book by its cover--I was at Borders, and it looked so pretty on the new non- ... Just finished (at 4 am! Do as I say, not as I do!) Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon. It's a collection of essays, and suffers from the usual problem of collections -- some blew me away, and others felt like mostly filler. But the good parts were enough to keep me up late.
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