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[geekchick]

More stuff to move off the "to read" pile:

8. In the Company of Crows and Ravens, John Marzluff. A beautifully illustrated and entertaining study of corvid society and interaction with humans. Crows = scary smart and absolutely fascinating (ObFlirt: that goes for the human ones of my acquaintance, too. ;) ), and this book is like a 400-page love letter to them. (For the record: if I had pet crow, I too would have to name it "Edgar Allan Crow". Because that would never get old.)
   
9. Four and Twenty Blackbirds, Cherie Priest. I'd been reading Cherie's blog (cmpriest) for a bit and figured it was high time to actually read some of her fiction, so I requested the first two Eden Moore books, which is all my local library system had on hand. Man, I'm glad I did. I loved these books (a Southern gothic horror series with a protagonist who sees and can communicate with ghosts), and the whole series is going on my Amazon wishlist so that I can reread them at will.
   
10. Wings to the Kingdom, Cherie Priest. A few reviews I've read claim that the first book was scarier, but I found that this is the one that made me jump at random noises while I was reading it at 3 AM. I think it's probably because the story of Old Green Eyes (which figures prominently in the plot here) fascinates me and, honestly, severely creeps me out for some reason. While reading Four and Twenty Blackbirds does explain some things referenced in this book, I think it's entirely possible to read this as a stand-alone and enjoy it immensely. But you should read the first book anyway if you at all enjoy this sort of story. Trust me.
    
11. First Among Sequels, Jasper Fforde. I think the novelty of this series is starting to wear off for me. I was mightily amused by the idea of a Stupidity Surplus though. (Not something we'll ever have to worry about over here, as Stupidity seems to be put into use as fast as it can be produced.) By the time book six comes out next year, I suspect I'll be ready for more truly awful puns again though.
    
12. The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade, Ann Fessler. In a word: heartbreaking. Will noodle on this one a bit later.
    

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[just-the-ash.livejournal.com]

I would say that that book -- a fine one -- demonstrates just caws for your observation. ;)