Category: Friday Fiction
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Love on the Computer!
Programmed for Love Crane 1985 A couple of people sent me this book after seeing it around the web. What is not to like? Cosby sweater? check. Edgy technology? check. A secret admirer? check. Clearly we have all the ingredients for a kick-ass teen romance right out of the mid…
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Friday Fiction: Stress Pattern
Stress Pattern Barrett 1974 I have no words for this cover. Naturally, I had to have this book after seeing the cover. I don’t even care what this is about. Sci Fi from the old days usually has some of the most bizarre cover art. From the book’s description I…
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WTF Cover Art: Timepivot – Friday Fiction
Timepivot Ball 1970 I really don’t know where to begin. Is it the giant ear on the naked woman’s body? Is the giant floating eyeball? The Galactic Federation really has some explaining to do. I am not even sure what is going on and I have read the prologue and…
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Friday Fiction: Sweet Valley High Lives!
Francine Pascal’s Sweet Valley High Outcast Pascal 1987 I am a little too old for Sweet Valley High, but I have many friends that say this is THE teen fiction of the 1980s. One librarian friend and I used to debate the merits of keeping this series in the collection. She…
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RIP Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables Montgomery 1987 (paperback) original copyright 1908 A friend sent me some scans of this poor book from an elementary school library. It was only recently weeded, but had looked awful for years. This paperback had been in the collection for years and had great circulation. Obviously…
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Friday Fiction: An Original Sin
An Original Sin Bangs 1999 I have no idea if this book is any good. I am not much of a fantasy/time travel romance person. Therefore, I will leave it to others to discuss the literary merit of this book. Most of the reviews I looked at were pretty positive.…
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