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The Book Thief
Ever read a book narrated by Death? I have, sort of, only Death didn’t know he was Death. He accidentally walked into the job, but that’s another story. But this is a book narrated about Death proper, and he’ll have … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged 1940s, Children-YA, Germany, Holocaust, WW2
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Kinfolk
It’s the early seventies. Come to rural Park, Alabama, a town that don’t have much goin’ on except its occasional American Legion meetings, a place that ain’t even on most maps. There’s a fella, Nub, and everyone knows he’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Alabama, American South, historical fiction, Sean Dietrich, Southern Literature
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WWW Wednesday
WHAT are you reading now? The Book Thief, Markus Zusak. Needed a print book to read at lunch (I hate staring at my phone like everyone else) and after tackling Mount TBR I’ve precious few left. This proved absorbing. WHAT … Continue reading
Debate Night 2024
I’m supposed to be watching two people who I don’t like or respect debate on who should be el presidente, but knowing I have no real say in the matter, I am choosing to listen to beautiful music instead. Here’s … Continue reading
DNA is Not Destiny
When I first learned about DNA, I formed a very elementary notion of it being a bit like lego blocks: this bit was the blonde hair, that gene was green eyes, that sort of thing. Later on, as I began … Continue reading
Amazon just congratulated me for being a Kindle addict
In 2011, I posted some thoughts about why I had a dislike for e-readers, and my fears of what they would do to book culture in general, under the name “Go Go Gadget Literature“. Five years later, I sheepishly admitted … Continue reading
The Dispossessed
So you say you want a revolution? Well, brother, you must be the revolution. Shevek of Anarres is a brilliant physicist who is on the cusp of a breakthrough that could revolutionize humanity’s use of space and time, but he’s … Continue reading
The Calculating Stars
The night is young and you’re so beautiful, can’t we get into the swing of – what was THAT?! The Calculating Stars opens with a rocket scientist and a math genius/former WASP pilot having a romantic night in the mountains, … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, science fiction
Tagged 1950s, alt-history, disaster, human space flight, Mary Robinette Kowal, science fiction, The Lady Astronaut, women
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