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Book Review – The Collector by Jack Nisbet
Have you ever had a book you’ve waited years to read? This is mine. I remember seeing it at Borders Bookstore when it first came out in 2010. I picked it up, read the back, and flipped through the pages. It was in the Northwest Natural History section, right by the front of the store. Near Wheedle on the Needle and Plants of the Pacific Northwest … Continue reading Book Review – The Collector by Jack Nisbet
Book Review—A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. In one Age, called the Third Age by some, an Age yet to come, an Age long past, a wind rose in the Mountains of Mist. The wind was not the … Continue reading Book Review—A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Book Review: The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
As this is a plant blog, I will start with my plant reference. Every book has them. It can’t be denied….plants are everywhere! This scene is when the young hero, Kvothe, is wandering in the Fae. He spies a tree….. “It was no type of tree I had ever seen before, and I approached it slowly. It resembled a vast spreading willow, with broader leaves … Continue reading Book Review: The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Book Review: The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
Normally when I’m taking a short ride in the car with my family, I never take along a book. It would be rude to read when everyone wants conversation and attention. Yesterday, however, while driving to our church, on a Sunday, with my family, I greedily carried along The Alloy of Law. I was at the end of the book, and the ending was that … Continue reading Book Review: The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson