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OK, here go my 200 words, but first let me point you towards a great book I've been listening to, The Diviners by Libba Bray (flash-based main site or Goodreads). I'd be tempted to describe it as The Great Gatsby as an urban fantasy but I've never actually read The Great Gatsby nor seen the movie. Set in the early 1920s, the author does a great job of bringing that world to life with snappy lingo, bits of historical info and personages (and not just the big names or events, but little ones as well), and well developed characters, from many different walks of life. The dialog is done well enough I can easily picture this as a classic black and white movie. The fantasy element is low thus far, primarily expressed through rare psychic abilities (though most ever main character seems to have them in one form or another) and the ghost of a serial killer who is brought back to kill again. The audiobook is well performed if you go that route.

( Ok, onto the words... )

Okay, that was longer than I thought it would be and yet it still feels like it could stand to be fleshed out more. Warnings for non-graphic lynching and Shakespearian gallows humor.

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 You know, comparing Days of Future Past Beast to X3 Beast, I think my biggest problem with Holt's makeup is how bright blue he is. I may end up just darkening him and running with the wolfman, especially if Kelsey Grammer ends up doing more work as Beast in future films.