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Book Review: Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees

Posted on September 15, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

Another of my reading assignments for my Readings in the Genre: Fantasy Classics for my Master of Fine Arts from Seton Hill University in Writing Popular Fiction is Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees (Fantasy 160 pages). For whatever reason from the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Shining by Stephen King

Posted on September 15, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

Another of my reading assignments for my Readings in the Genre: The Haunted for my Master of Fine Arts from Seton Hill University in Writing Popular Fiction is The Shining by Stephen King (Horror 683 pages). I have to say, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The King Of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany

Posted on August 31, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

The first book for my Readings In the Genre: Fantasy Classics is The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany (Fantasy 240 pages). This book was not at all what I was expecting. Not even close. I learned several books … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Ghost Story by Peter Straub

Posted on August 26, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

Another book required for my Readings in the Genre: The Haunted for my Master of Fine Arts from Seton Hill University in Writing Popular Fiction is Ghost Story by Peter Straub (Horror 567 pages). I have to say that this … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

Posted on August 2, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

The first thing I have to say about The Lovely Bones (Horror 328 pages) by Alice Sebold is WOW. This book starts out with a gruesome and extremely unpleasant rape and murder of a young teenage girl and becomes one … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

Posted on August 1, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

The next book in the Readings In the Genre The Haunting was The Amityville Horror (Horror 315 page) by Jay Anson. This was a very different style of haunting than The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. I think one … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Posted on July 22, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

The Haunting of Hill House (Horror 174 pages) by Shirley Jackson is the first book I’ve read out of the required Readings In the Genre: The Haunted for one of my classes this semester. As I tend to do book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Justice League Beyond In Gods We Trust

Posted on July 13, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

I read Justice League Beyond: In Gods We Trust (Graphic Novel 184 pages) yesterday while trying to relax and enjoy what will probably be one of my last quiet weekends for a while. I think this is my favorite of the Batman … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Pock’s World by Dave Duncan

Posted on June 29, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

I started Pock’s World (Science Fiction 250 pages) by Dave Duncan yesterday and finished it today. “Pock’s World, long settled by humankind, is accused of being infected by humanoid aliens. It has been quarantined and may have to be sterilized. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Heaven’s Queen by Rachel Bach

Posted on June 23, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

Yesterday, I spent the day reading on the porch again and I read Heaven’s Queen (Science Fiction 373 pages) by Rachel Bach. This is the third book in the Paradox series and I enjoyed it greatly. Thankfully, this book wraps … Continue reading →

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