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Fables: The Good Prince (Volume 10) – A Graphic Novel Review
The Good Prince-a more appropriate title for a book has never existed. Fables is, far and away, the best comic book series running at…
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All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder: Volume I – A Graphic Novel Review
This book is absolutely insane, and I loved it! What we have here is a Batman story free of any previous or current continuity. …
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The Things They Carried – A Book Review
In The Things They Carried, Vietnam veteran Tim O’Brien called upon his own wartime experiences, labeled them as fiction, and wrote one of the…
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Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll – A Book Review
Land of Laughs was actually recommended to me based on my love of Paul Auster by someone I’ve never met. Though I was totally…
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About County Board Candidate Dave Van Allen
If you live in West Bloomington’s District 8, odds are you’ve probably already met County Board candidate Dave Van Allen. After all, so far…

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