Black Cats and Broken Mirrors

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Summary: Only a Few Shine
Review: As with many short story collections, only a few will shine. Namely, Auspicious Stars by Jane Lindskold and Soul Cages by Carol Rondou. A neat idea is presented in Caretaking by Nina Kiriki Hoffman and How It All Began by Esther Friesner. Maybe not worth the full price tag but a good library checkout.

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Summary: Black Cats and Broken Mirrors
Review: Four Words: DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY! The title is an excuse for a poorly organized anthology. While the stories share a common theme of superstition, most are poorly written and a few are downright disgusting ("Dead Tired" comes to mind!). There are a few good standouts ("How It all Began", "Whirlwinds"). If you really want to read this, visit the library.

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Summary: This book will leave you wondering!
Review: Is there any truth to those bad luck saying's ? This book will answer your question. Tales of what might happen to you if you do something that will give you bad luck. Very good stories.

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Summary: Diversity can be a good thing.
Review: Typical of anthology books in that everyone went out of their way to be different. At one extreme, Esther Friesner explains how all superstitions got started. At the other, one writer invents a whole new superstition about dirt and death. Some of the stories are filler, but there are enough outstanding works to pick up the slack.