Susan Hated Literature

Author: F.X. Toole
ISBN: 0099490587 DDC: 813.54
Previously published as: Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner.

I bought this because I saw the film version and wasn’t impressed. I’m not going to go into why I felt it was way over-hyped here, but it did interest me enough to read this book.

And I’m glad I picked it up, because these short stories are a lot better than the film. The author, F.X. Toole, was a cut-man and professional boxing trainer, and so he knew the business. He knew the people and the atmosphere and all of that comes across in the stories.

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My lovely horse, you’re a pony no more
Running around with a man on your back, like a train in the night…

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Author: Kelley Armstrong
DDC: 813.6
#2 in the Otherworld ‘verse

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In it we are introduced to a wider supernatural world. Bitten only had werewolves, now Elena learns that there are witches, demons, vampires and others out there, and of course runs in to trouble. This time with those in the normal human world who want to learn the supernatural world for a variety of reasons. Some see it as a research opportunity, others just want the excitement of a hunt.

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