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Finished reading Dragon

Finished reading Range of Ghosts

Rated The Infinite and the Divine 8/10

Finished reading The City in the Middle of the Night

Finished reading The Blind Assassin

Rated The Fisherman 5/10

Finished reading This World Is Not Yours

Finished reading Steles of the Sky

Rated Master! Planet Doom 8/10

Rated Monkeybicycle 8/10

So, yes, Monkeybicycle is a silly name that gets your attention, but they offer plenty of substance, at least from what I've seen in Volume 8. There are hundreds of literary journals out there, more than one could probably every read, but I'm glad I found this one.<br><br>I think my favorite pieces from the book are Scott Geiger's "Inventory," and Curtis Smith's "Lenin!" Both are a bit strange and lonely, and neither make it clear from the outset how the story might turn out.<br><br>Other highlights from the collection include Summer Block's satire "The New Yorker Fiction Section Presents: Killer Robots From Space," Ben Nickol's "Exceptional Red Canoes," and Annam Manthiram's "Variations on a Blossoming Marriage."<br><br>(For a much more complete review, head on over to <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2011/09/monkeybicycle8-springsummer-2011.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>.)

Rated More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary: A Collection of Ghostly Tales 8/10

Rated Look to Windward 9/10

Rated Wyrd Sisters 8/10

Rated Mort 8/10

Rated May God Forgive 10/10

<div>This is probably my favorite noir series, so 5 stars is overcooking things a smidge, but I don't care. Compelling characters, a plot you're not figuring out right away, and a real sense of place.</div>

Finished reading Victories Greater Than Death

Wants to read Vengeance

Rated The Call of Cthulhu 9/10

Finished reading The Player Of Games: A Culture Novel

Rated The Passenger 6/10

Finished reading MaddAddam

Finished reading The Tiger's Daughter

Finished reading Simantov

Wants to read Vesper Flights

Finished reading The Splinter in the Sky