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Category Archives: Book Reviews
Book Review: Grave’s End by Elaine Mercado
The next book for my Readings in the Genre: the Haunted course for my Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University is Grave’s End: a True Ghost Story (Horror 174 pages) by Elaine Mercado. … Continue reading
Book Review: Freedom’s Challenge by Anne McCaffrey
I actually finished Freedom’s Challenge (Science Fiction 303 pages) by Anne McCaffrey several days ago but I haven’t had time to write up my review until today. The more I read of this series, the more I really am reminded … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula Le Guin
The next book for my Readings in the Genre: Fantasy Classics class for my Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University is the Tombs of Atuan (Fantasy 180 pages) by Ursula Le Guin. One of … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Writing Workshop Notebook by Alan Ziegler
One of the required books for my Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University is The Writing Workshop Notebook (Reference/Resource 180 pages) by Alan Ziegler. This is probably the most effective writing book I’ve read in the … Continue reading
Book Review: Freedom’s Choice by Anne McCaffrey
I finished reading Freedom’s Choice (Science Fiction 327 pages) by Anne McCaffrey this morning and am absolutely ready to move on to the next book in the series. This story takes place immediately after Freedom’s Landing, so if you haven’t … Continue reading
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Book Review: Freedom’s Landing by Anne McCaffrey
While I was out searching for books recently, I found the Freedom novels by Anne McCaffrey. I finished Freedom’s Landing (Science Fiction 324 pages) a few days ago and immediately started on the second book. If you haven’t read this … Continue reading
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Book Review: To Write Like a Woman: Essays in Feminism and Science Fiction by Joanna Russ
I wasn’t quite certain what to expect when I chose To Write Like a Woman: Essays in Feminism and Science Fiction (Literary/Reference 181 pages) by Joanna Russ as my individual reading component assignment. I’ve never really considered myself to be … Continue reading
Book Review: Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
The next book on my reading list for my Reading’s in the Genre: Fantasy Classics to get my MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University is Nine Princes in Amber (Fantasy 254 pages) by Roger Zelazny. While this … Continue reading
Book Review: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
While I’m certain that I read The Hobbit (Fantasy 317 pages) by J.R.R. Tolkien at some point when I was very, very young, I remember the cartoon movie that came out in the 80s and the more recent live-action movies … Continue reading
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Book Review: Hell House by Richard Matheson
Another of my assignments for my Readings in the Genre: The Haunted class to get my Masters of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University was Hell House (Horror 301 pages) by Richard Matheson. As with most … Continue reading
C.A. Jacobs
C.A. Jacobs 