2013 Book Review #110: Worlds that Weren't

Title: Worlds That Weren't
Authors: Harry Turtledove, S.M. Stirling, Mary Gentle, Walter Jon Williams
Genre: Alt-history anthology
Thingummies: 3

Synopsis: 4 alternate history stories: Socrates goes with Alkibiades, a novella set in America from The Peshawar Lancers, the Visigoths conquer North Africa instead of the Vandals, and instead of going mad, Nietzsche goes to the Wild West.

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2013 Book Review#111: The Year's Best Science Fiction

Title: The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection
Editor: Gardner Dozois
Genre: Science fiction short story anthology
Thingummies: 4

Synopsis: A collection of some of the best science fiction stories from 2012.

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2013 Book Review #112: Wishful Drinking

Title: Wishful Drinking
Author: Carrie Fisher
Genre: Memoir
Thingummies: 2.5

Synopsis: Carrie Fisher tries to crack wise about her painfully screwed up life.

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2013 Book Review #113: Disraeli

Title: Disraeli: The Victorian Dandy Who Became Prime Minister
Author: Christopher Hibbert
Genre: Biography
Thingummies: 1.5

Synopsis: How did someone make one of the legendary Prime Ministers of England, a be-curled ex-Jewish fop with a somewhat mad wife, boring?

Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )