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Leaving Las Vegas by John O’Brien
Leaving Las Vegas by John O’Brien My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a good book. This book is about addiction–sex, gambling, alcohol, and severe dependency issues. It is a challenging read–fast-paced and subtle. Clever. It has a lot of mental health triggers–rape, insanity, etc. But it is fantastic. A VERY VERY good book.…
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Philip Roth: The Biography by Blake Bailey
Philip Roth: The Biography by Blake Bailey My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a fantastic book. The focus is on the man more than the words–but that is not always such a bad thing. The struggle is all there. There are petty fights and forgiveness, but it is all blended with such respect,…
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Gygax Memorial
Keys From The Golden Vault, live from Alakazam Comics in Irvine, CA, continues this week with the ninth heist, Heart of Ashes. The party enters the city, discovers the king, and runs with the heart, only to meet a dust witch at the door! Characters Lining the Pocket the Lion (Wizard played by Dylan) is…
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Sold by Patricia McCormick
Sold by Patricia McCormick My rating: 3 of 5 stars Human trafficking is a horrible problem. Human trafficking for sex is even worse. This book is a disturbing overview of the problem in Asia from a girl’s perspective. It is hard to review–it is a polemic designed to increase awareness and exposure. The voice is…
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Shirtless Ryan Gosling with a cheez-it head
Keys From The Golden Vault, live from Alakazam Comics in Irvine, CA, continues this week with the completion of the seventh heist, Axe From the Grave. There is a demonic battle, child killing, and the Lectoring of a dwarf chief–an ugly session all the way around! Days in a Haze with a Blaze (Rouge played…
David Given Schwarm
Married, Father, United
David Given Schwarm 