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The Great Big Anita Blake Reread: Sorting Out Shifters

Posted on July 8, 2019 by

We’re constantly told that shapeshifters are people too and therefore they deserve to be treated as people and not distrusted – even though the narrative crossing the Anitaverse is that the only beings more dangerous than shifters are vampires. Even though half of the most vile and violent murderers across the series are shifters. Continue reading →

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The Great Big Anita Blake Reread: Narcissus in Chains (Anita Blake #10)

Posted on June 15, 2019 by

Narcissus in Chains is the tenth book in Laurell K Hamilton’s Anita Blake series and the start of what I view as the downward slide of the series’ trajectory. Continue reading →

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Audio Backlog: Anita Blake Reread: Guilty Pleasures

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

“Vampires are People, too.” – The button that Monica Vespucci is wearing when she and Anita first meet echoes a repeated message in this series about how vampires are people too. But people you know… suck. So vampires do too, … Continue reading →

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The Great Big Anita Blake Reread: Approaching the Ardeur (An Explainer)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

As I’ve dragging my heels on finishing Narcissus in Chains (Anita Blake #10) for the next installment of my reread series, I’ve realized that there’s one small problem with how I talk about the Anitaverse. I keep assuming that you … Continue reading →

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The Great Anita Blake ReRead: Obsidian Butterfly

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

Note: this installment covers and talks about racism. sexual violence, and gaslighting in mild detail for the most part. In the final part, I also mention some of the upcoming events in the Anitaverse including a reference to Anita having … Continue reading →

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Sporking For A Good Cause: Laurell K. Hamilton’s Shutdown (Anita Blake 22.5)

Posted on January 23, 2019 by

First things first here is a list of charities that you can (and should) donate to in order to help people directly affected by the government shutdown here in the US. Many of these people aren’t going to get paid … Continue reading →

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The Great Big Anita Blake ReRead: Blue Moon

Posted on January 14, 2019 by

Strap in folks, we’re about to talk about what Blue Moon does decently, what the book gets wrong, and what parts of the book should’ve been killed by magical fire in the woods of Tennessee Continue reading →

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The Great Big Anita Blake ReRead: Burnt Offerings

Posted on December 30, 2018 by

Content warnings: this installment of The Great Big Anita Blake Reread talks about rape and racism in mild detail (and they’re connected in my analysis of Hamilton’s writing in this book) that include repeated references to what winds up being … Continue reading →

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The Great Big Anita Blake Reread: The Killing Dance

Posted on November 29, 2018 by

There are interesting aspects to The Killing Dance, but as usual, they’re nearly lost thanks to all the weird and upsetting shit that happens and all of the absolutely pointless relationship drama. Continue reading →

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Too White Bread for This Shit: Race and Racism in Laurell K Hamilton’s Urban Fantasy Series

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

“I’m so white-bread, if you cut me I’d bleed bleached flour! I have no ethnicity to me, and I’ve always wanted some.” – Laurell K. Hamilton in an interview excerpted from Locus Magazine. I’ve been reading Laurell K. Hamilton’s urban … Continue reading →

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