Okay, this bit of blathering about my November reading selections is long-delayed. Between prepping for the holidays and generally running around like my hair was on fire since November 8th, this review was put on the back burner. But here it is, at last. Wayward Pines trilogy (Pines, Wayward, The Last Town) – Blake Crouch. …
The War of the Worlds – H.G. Wells. Old timey sci fi is kinda wordy. That said, it’s really a remarkable novel with incredibly modern themes. In some of these themes, the book differs quite a bit from the old 1950s movie I watched a lot as a kid. I was absolutely struck by the …
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (The Tales of Dunk and Egg #1-3) – George R.R. Martin. After a month or so of more serious themes, I read this just for fun. Three novellas set about 100 years before the Game of Thrones series, these stories tell of the relationship and adventures of Sir Duncan …
The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan – Jenny Nordberg. I decided to read this book in one of those “I’m just a head in a jar in some scientist’s lab” kind of moments. The same day that an interesting looking historical fiction came to my attention through an …
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I’m only reviewing two books in this edition of the Book Blather. I did read a third book in July, but it’s thematically similar to the one I’m reading now, so I’m planning to put them together in a special blather sometime in the first half of August. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – Betty …
When I first started the monthly Book Blather, I thought consolidating a full month of reviews in one blog post was the way to go. I thought I’d only be writing a few sentences about each and that way I’d have one solid post. As it turns out, I have more to say. Shocking! These …
May was a strange month of reading for me, partially due to the selections I chose, but also because I was traveling for a week for a mini-vacation and conference, which cut into my reading time quite a bit. But I did manage a few books. This is the Story of a Happy Marriage – …
My reading selections in April were very targeted, consisting of the first two Pern trilogies. My niece has been plowing through various book series, and my sister-in-law has been struggling to keep her in reading material. I started reading the Pern books in sixth grade and remember them very fondly. I had suggested them to …
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A month wherein my tastes in reading ran as wide a gamut as my music collection set to unrestrained random shuffle. . . The Philadelphia Chromosome: A Genetic Mystery, a Lethal Cancer, and the Improbable Invention of a Lifesaving Treatment – Jessica Wapner. I kind of read this for work, not assigned but as related …
I renewed my public library card this month! With my limited reading time over the past few years, I had let the poor thing lapse. While I know there are issues with e-book licensing, I now have access to a ton of books for my Kindle! While I have a lot of classics loaded already, …