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Monica Byrne
I'm a writer, playwright, and traveler based in Durham, NC. When I was fourteen, I decided I wanted to be an astronaut. When I was twenty-four, I realized I wanted to be a writer.Thank God. I would have made a terrible astronaut. show more

I'm a writer, playwright, and traveler based in Durham, NC. When I was fourteen, I decided I wanted to be an astronaut. When I was twenty-four, I realized I wanted to be a writer.Thank God. I would have made a terrible astronaut.
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bookaneer
bookaneer rated it 8 years ago
I'll admit I was a bit wary when I picked up Djinn Falls In Love: tempted by authors such as K.J. Parker and Claire North, I worried that the collection itself might suffer from repetition. I needn't have worried. The collection demonstrates a truly staggering variety of perspectives on the concept ...
It's a Mad Mad World
It's a Mad Mad World rated it 9 years ago
When it comes to this book am I glad that I'm reviewing books because it made me analyze the book's story both during the reading and after and I think it made me appreciate the book a bit for than if I only had read it without having to think about what to write. One thing I reflected on was that t...
Cynically Speaking
Cynically Speaking rated it 10 years ago
Hoping for something like "Moxyland" by Lauren Beukes. It missed. However, some flashes of talent. Perhaps a lot of talent. I'll be waiting for Ms. Byrne's next book
Summer Reading Project, BookLikes Satellite
When I first learned how to analyze stories, my teacher taught us Gustav Freytag's Pyramid. A story opens with exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and finished with a dénouement. Graphically, the plot forms a lovely triangle. The more stories I read, however, the less this model works...
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