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    April in Review

    Books Acquired: The Serpent of Venice: A Novel by Christopher Moore X-Men: Days of Future Past by Chris Claremont Captain America: Winter Soldier Ultimate Collection by Ed Brubaker The Windup Girl (audiobook) by Paolo Bacigalupi Books Read: The Martian (audiobook) by Andy Weir Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin I thought I’d have a go at writing some monthly wrap-ups here. I enjoy them on other weblogs I read, and it gives me a chance to post some lists, and I do love lists, even if they are quite small. I feel like I’m just starting to come out of this half year reading drought, but that’s a pretty sad…

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    The Unwritten, Vol. 5: On to Genesis

    The Unwritten, Vol. 5: On to Genesis by Mike Carey Illustrated By: Peter Gross Published: 2012 Publisher: Vertigo Collects: issues #25 – #30 Finally got around to the next trade of my favourite comic – The Unwritten. For those who are unfamiliar, here’s my standard introduction: Imagine if J.K. Rowling based Harry Potter after her son of the same name and then disappeared before the last book had been finished, and her son then grew into his 20s as a bitter Harry Potter Con regular living off his fame as a muse. That’s essentially how this series began – Wilson Tayler based his incredibly popular series on his son Tom…