Garden-of-Stars

I'm a proud bibliophile and read almost anything I can get my hands on, and am always looking for new book recommendations. When not reading I'm writing poetry or working on a new art project.

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The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes (37 Short Stories and 1 Novel)

Arthur Conan Doyle

December 2016

03

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Queen of Hearts - Colleen Oakes

reviewed: Queen of Hearts

Either I've grown out of YA fiction, or my patience and forgiveness for it has diminished over the past couple of years. It a...

Queen of Hearts - Colleen Oakes

December 2016

01

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The Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World's Most Coveted Fish - Emily Voigt

reviewed: THe Dragon Behind the Glass

**This review first appeared in Alternating Review's online review column The Coil** I stopped to look at the row of pure w...

The Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World's Most Coveted Fish - Emily Voigt

November 2016

30

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The Big Book of Exit Strategies - Jamaal May

reviewed: The Big Book of Exit Strategies

Sometimes you read such a good poetry collection that you wish you could pull specific fragments and words from it and form a...

The Big Book of Exit Strategies - Jamaal May

November 2016

27

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Dirty Pretty Things - Michael Faudet

reviewed: Dirty Pretty Things

**This review first appeared in The Alternating Review's online review column The Coil**As the medium of poetry continues to ...

Dirty Pretty Things - Michael Faudet

November 2016

25

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The Oresteia: Agamemnon / The Libation Bearers / The Eumenides - William Bedell Stanford, Aeschylus, Robert Fagles

reviewed: The Oresteia

This was one of those works where I really wish my professor had covered it better in class so that I could fully appreciate ...

The Oresteia: Agamemnon / The Libation Bearers / The Eumenides - William Bedell Stanford, Aeschylus, Robert Fagles

November 2016

22

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Blood Season - Claire Meadows

reviewed: Blood Season

**This review first appeared in Alternating Current's online column The Coil**The best type of poetry, I find, is one that ac...

Blood Season - Claire Meadows

November 2016

16

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The Time Machine - H.G. Wells, Marina Warner, Steven McLean, Patrick Parrinder

reviewed: The Time Machine

I'm glad my first experience with Wells was such a positive one. Despite its shortness, "The Time Machine" is packed both wit...

The Time Machine - H.G. Wells, Marina Warner, Steven McLean, Patrick Parrinder

November 2016

14

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Glitter - Aprilynne Pike

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