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This site is pretty much what the title indicates: a blog about books. We’re off to a solid start. I love books. You love books. Let’s go have some fun with it.
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For the past month or so your instincts were probably telling you that I’d disappeared again. The truth is actually quite the opposite. I’m beyond excited to announce today that my new blog venture, Through the Pages, is up and … Continue reading →
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For the past month or so your instincts were probably telling you that I’d disappeared again. The truth is actually quite the opposite. I’m beyond excited to announce today that my new blog venture, Through the Pages, is up and … Continue reading →
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Book 100 – The Lord of the Rings
“He drew a deep breath. ‘Well, I’m back,’ he said.” When I was twelve years old I had the distinct displeasure of studying literature under the withering glare of the Eye of Sauron herself, Donelda McDonald. One did not simply … Continue reading →
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“He drew a deep breath. ‘Well, I’m back,’ he said.” When I was twelve years old I had the distinct displeasure of studying literature under the withering glare of the Eye of Sauron herself, Donelda McDonald. One did not simply … Continue reading →
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10 Weird Things About The Lord of the Rings
1. Aragorn was originally a hobbit with wooden feet No, Aragorn wasn’t always the rugged ranger-turned-king we all know and love. Before turning him into an Elf, and finally a man, Aragorn was a hobbit who wore strange wooden shoes. … Continue reading →
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1. Aragorn was originally a hobbit with wooden feet No, Aragorn wasn’t always the rugged ranger-turned-king we all know and love. Before turning him into an Elf, and finally a man, Aragorn was a hobbit who wore strange wooden shoes. … Continue reading →
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Reading The Lord of the Rings Made Me Buy a Fitbit
I’ve always had a problem with remorseful smokers. Truthfully, I have an aversion to smokers in general (sorry, I find it disgusting), but it takes a particularly disturbing lack of willpower to acknowledge how harmful smoking is, hate yourself … Continue reading →
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I’ve always had a problem with remorseful smokers. Truthfully, I have an aversion to smokers in general (sorry, I find it disgusting), but it takes a particularly disturbing lack of willpower to acknowledge how harmful smoking is, hate yourself … Continue reading →
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Album 100 — Odessey and Oracle by The Zombies
I grew up in a house so devoid of art you’d think I’d lived underground with one of those apocalypse cults until I hit puberty. My parents didn’t rear me on their music or encourage me to read the classics. The first version of Star … Continue reading →
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I grew up in a house so devoid of art you’d think I’d lived underground with one of those apocalypse cults until I hit puberty. My parents didn’t rear me on their music or encourage me to read the classics. The first version of Star … Continue reading →
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In Defense of When Everything Feels Like the Movies
“I wanted to be like Madison. She seemed so perfect — and like such a lie. And I loved lies because, when you’re a lie, you’re anything, you’re everything.” Fuck. Blowjob. Faggot. Cunt. Cum dumpster. This is just a smattering of the words … Continue reading ...
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“I wanted to be like Madison. She seemed so perfect — and like such a lie. And I loved lies because, when you’re a lie, you’re anything, you’re everything.” Fuck. Blowjob. Faggot. Cunt. Cum dumpster. This is just a smattering of the words … Continue reading ...
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The Beatles’ Lord of the Rings: the Best Movie Never Made?
“Some things, which should not have been forgotten, were lost.” Even if you subscribe to the multiverse theory—in which there are millions upon millions of universes existing simultaneously, each one different than the last—it’s still almost impossible to imagine a reality where...
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“Some things, which should not have been forgotten, were lost.” Even if you subscribe to the multiverse theory—in which there are millions upon millions of universes existing simultaneously, each one different than the last—it’s still almost impossible to imagine a reality where...
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Introducing Canon Fodder, the New Evolution of Another Book Blog
This is just a quick head’s up to Another Book Blog readers, to let you all know that I’ve risen from the dead for like the 6th time (honestly, I’m sorry) and that the blog is undergoing some changes in … Continue reading →
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This is just a quick head’s up to Another Book Blog readers, to let you all know that I’ve risen from the dead for like the 6th time (honestly, I’m sorry) and that the blog is undergoing some changes in … Continue reading →
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The Hobbit Read-Along Pt. 2: Tra-la-la-oh my god, shut up
Wherein Bilbo and Gandalf meet the Dwarves and set off on their adventure. Bilbo discovers three trolls. Later, at Rivendell, Elrond studies the swords that the party collected from the troll cave, and tells Gandalf that they are ancient Elvish … Continue reading →
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Wherein Bilbo and Gandalf meet the Dwarves and set off on their adventure. Bilbo discovers three trolls. Later, at Rivendell, Elrond studies the swords that the party collected from the troll cave, and tells Gandalf that they are ancient Elvish … Continue reading →
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The Hobbit Read-Along, Pt. 1: Tookishness is a Funny Word
Wherein Bilbo Baggins receives a visit from the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves. After eating, they discuss the recovery of the treasure that the dragon Smaug took from Erebor, the dwarves’ home, and Bilbo is hired as their “burglar,” despite … Continue reading →
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Wherein Bilbo Baggins receives a visit from the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves. After eating, they discuss the recovery of the treasure that the dragon Smaug took from Erebor, the dwarves’ home, and Bilbo is hired as their “burglar,” despite … Continue reading →
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