A. A. Rubin Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Tale of Two Cities
Charles DickensA. A. RubinA Tale of Two Cities, chapter 6 The Shoemaker, by Charles Dickens. I love the grouping of the images in the similes. The figures recall various senses, but all speak to the concept of something worn out or faded. https://t.co/DyLPUDAJnD
Paperback, 2017
$13.95$6.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Silmarillion
J. R. R. TolkienA. A. RubinI’ve been at New York Comic Con the past few days, which puts me in the mood for spiders. My favorite literary spider is Ungoliant from JRR Tolkien’s The Silmarillion. Your #vss365 #prompt for Oct 8 is #spider https://t.co/FvOy0Ao2US
Paperback, Mass Market, 1985
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators: to Which are Added Notes: 4
William ShakespeareA. A. RubinOmitting collected works, who are the top 5 authors in your library by no. of books on your shelves? 1. Terry Pratchett 2. Kurt Vonnegut 3. William Shakespeare 4. @neilhimself 5. Charles Dickens https://t.co/anLNNIgLn8
Paperback, 2018
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The October Country: Stories
Ray BradburyA. A. RubinMost people know Ray Bradbury for his science fiction, but he was a master of the gothic and of the macabre as well. The opening of his gothic collection, The October Country, is as near to a perfect vss as you’ll find. In his honor, the Oct 4 #vss365 #prompt is #October. https://t.co/gfN0STTR3X
Paperback, 2001
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The Summer Game
Roger AngellA. A. RubinWith #PitchersandCatchers reporting, and #SpringTraining officially underway, I’ll be posting one of my favorite #baseball #books every day until opening day. Up first, The Summer Game, by Roger Angell, one of the best #cnf collection about baseball or anything else. https://t.co/pfhY6MkQ7H
Paperback, 2004
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Frankenstein
Mary ShelleyA. A. Rubin—Frankenstein is the doctor not the creature. —Actually, in the novel, Victor Frankenstein is never called “doctor,” you pedant. Regardless, in honor of Mary Shelley, the mother of science fiction, your October 7 #vss365 #prompt is #creature. https://t.co/qrng05yg2s
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators: to Which are Added Notes: 5
William ShakespeareA. A. RubinOmitting collected works, who are the top 5 authors in your library by no. of books on your shelves? 1. Terry Pratchett 2. Kurt Vonnegut 3. William Shakespeare 4. @neilhimself 5. Charles Dickens https://t.co/anLNNIgLn8
Paperback, 2018
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Edgar Allan Poe: The Humorous Side
E. a. PoeA. A. RubinTo commemorate #EdgarAllanPoe’s death day, please check out Into That Darkness Peering, written by me and illustrated by @MarikaBrousiano. The book is heavily influenced by Poe, and the titles of both the book and the chapters are allusions to his work. https://t.co/19wNcZfAgw
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Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus
Mary ShelleyA. A. Rubin—Frankenstein is the doctor not the creature. —Actually, in the novel, Victor Frankenstein is never called “doctor,” you pedant. Regardless, in honor of Mary Shelley, the mother of science fiction, your October 7 #vss365 #prompt is #creature. https://t.co/qrng05yg2s
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Edgar Allan Poe: Deep Into That Darkness Peering
Jeff BurlingameA. A. RubinCheck out my appearance on @ICFTR where I discuss #writing and #gothic #horror in relation to my #book Into That Darkness Peering (illustrated by @MarikaBrousiano) https://t.co/i5os4vyGnY
Hardcover, 2008
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