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My Re-read of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
Musings Jim Wilbourne 12/31/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 12/31/18

My Re-read of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling

The Goblet of Fire was the first novel I'd ever waited for with anticipation, the first novel I'd ever ordered on Amazon (with my mother's credit card if I'm remembering correctly), and the first novel longer than a Goosebumps book that I read in less than 48 hours.

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My Experience with 12 by Sean Platt & David W. Wright
Musings Jim Wilbourne 12/3/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 12/3/18

My Experience with 12 by Sean Platt & David W. Wright

TWELVE HOURS. TWELVE LIVES. WHO LIVES? WHO DIES?

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My Experience with Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
Musings Jim Wilbourne 11/12/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 11/12/18

My Experience with Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal

Love Jane Austen, but you wished that it had a fantasy angle?

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My Experience with The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
Musings Jim Wilbourne 11/5/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 11/5/18

My Experience with The Black Prism by Brent Weeks

Weeks has built a world that nods to the modern epic fantasy tropes and sensibilities while at home with the post-modern cannon in terms of execution and character.

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My Experience With Perfect State by Brandon Sanderson
Musings Jim Wilbourne 10/25/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 10/25/18

My Experience With Perfect State by Brandon Sanderson

Perfect State is a novella by Brandon Sanderson that is almost all action and very little slow-burn worldbuilding that we usually get with his full-length novels.

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My Experience With The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Musings Jim Wilbourne 10/1/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 10/1/18

My Experience With The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

This is the first novel in the first trilogy of Mistborn books, and Sanderson doesn’t hold back any creativity.

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My Experience with "Dead City" by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant
Musings Jim Wilbourne 9/17/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 9/17/18

My Experience with "Dead City" by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant

It's definitely more conspiracy thriller than zombie book.

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My experience with The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Musings Jim Wilbourne 9/10/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 9/10/18

My experience with The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

I swiftly moved from “this is okay, I guess” to sobbing in a corner, wondering why I’d waited so long to start this story.

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My re-read of Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind
Musings Jim Wilbourne 9/4/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 9/4/18

My re-read of Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind

I believe this is my second favorite of Terry Goodkind’s stories, and, like the first book, Goodkind exhibits a passion for his characters, and the idea he wishes to share.

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The Last Jedi: A Slow Re-Watch Pt. 1
Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/23/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/23/18

The Last Jedi: A Slow Re-Watch Pt. 1

I'm currently rewatching it slowly to appreciate each moment as much as I have with the original trilogy.

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My re-read of Dune by Frank Herbert
Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/20/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/20/18

My re-read of Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune by Frank Herbert is not only an SFF must read, but a story I hear far too little about in my circles of geekdom.

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My experience with The Paper Magician (The Paper Magician #1) by Charlie N. Holmberg
Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/12/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/12/18

My experience with The Paper Magician (The Paper Magician #1) by Charlie N. Holmberg

The Paper Magician is a YA alternate history fantasy in the Victorian era.

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A few thoughts about What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/7/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/7/18

A few thoughts about What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe

This book will make you think, laugh, and wonder "who the hell asked this question?"

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My reading of Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Musings Jim Wilbourne 7/16/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 7/16/18

My reading of Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

Don't get me wrong. Jorg is definitely a sociopath.

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My 5th Read of Wizard's First Rule
Musings Jim Wilbourne 7/9/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 7/9/18

My 5th Read of Wizard's First Rule

Rereading this, I understood both sides in a way I hadn't before.

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My experience with A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Musings Jim Wilbourne 7/1/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 7/1/18

My experience with A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

Ever since the passing of Ursula, K. LeGuin, I’ve wanted to go and check out the work I’ve missed from her (which is a lot of it). This is the first of many dives into her catalog that I’ll be undertaking.

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Revisiting Tolkien
Musings Jim Wilbourne 6/10/18 Musings Jim Wilbourne 6/10/18

Revisiting Tolkien

I've just finished reading The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy through the lens of who I am as a writer.

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#ParanoidParenthood ― All Bigot's Eve
Musings Jim Wilbourne 10/4/15 Musings Jim Wilbourne 10/4/15

#ParanoidParenthood ― All Bigot's Eve

What if I told you there was a day you could be whoever or whatever you want?

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#ParanoidParenthood ― "Bug, Dad! Bug!"
Musings Jim Wilbourne 9/6/15 Musings Jim Wilbourne 9/6/15

#ParanoidParenthood ― "Bug, Dad! Bug!"

This is a new segment I’m starting called #ParanoidParenthood.

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Top 5 Science and Discovery News (08/02/2015)
Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/2/15 Musings Jim Wilbourne 8/2/15

Top 5 Science and Discovery News (08/02/2015)

Fireflies and the Weyl Fermion!

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