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“No sun, no moon, no stars over Al-Rassan”
UPDATE: Welcome, readers and followers of BrightWeavings! I’m in the process of re-reading all of GGK’s books leading up to the Under Heaven release. You can find earlier posts of mine on the subject of GGK here. Feel free to … Continue reading
Camels and elephants and fakirs, oh my!
I haven’t read enough Michael Chabon to count him among my favorite authors, but I do hold him in fairly high regard, ever since I read The Amazing Adventures and Kavalier and Clay some years back. (Way back, it turns … Continue reading
Brief Book Notes
A few short notes on some stuff I’ve read of late: :: Last Words: A Memoir is the autobiography of George Carlin. Apparently he collaborated over quite a few years with writer Tony Hendra to write this book; after Carlin’s … Continue reading
To the Stars in Ships!
I’ve read a couple more space opera novels lately: :: The Price of the Stars by Debra Doyle and James MacDonald was actually a re-read for me. The first time I read it was almost eight years ago, and I … Continue reading
Graphically Reading
Time to catch up on a few graphic novel titles I’ve read recently: :: Water Baby by Ross Campbell is a different kind of story, certainly. I didn’t much enjoy it, but it’s OK. A female surfer named Brody loses … Continue reading
Recent Reading….
A grab-bag of brief notes on some nonfiction books I’ve read recently: :: I’ve checked Infrastructure by Brian Hayes out of the library several times, because it’s really very fascinating. Subtitled “A Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape”, the book … Continue reading
Bill Denbrough Beats the Devil (III)
I’m not the biggest Stephen King fan in the world. I find that he can be hit or miss, which is probably to be expected of a writer so prolific as he. I haven’t read everything of his; not even … Continue reading
Oh Bella…your skin makes me all tingley in that special way….
Via SamuraiFrog: It’s funny because it’s true! (Originally from here, apparently, even though I couldn’t find it in the archives. But hey, making fun of Twilight is fun!)
By the light of the guttering candle
It’s been a while since I updated the books that The Daughter and I have been reading at bedtimes, so here are some capsules. Some of the most satisfying and entertaining reading I’ve done lately has come at night, as … Continue reading
“Belt” mean, no need rope hold up pants.
SamuraiFrog has a wonderful post about The Karate Kid. A brief quote: I’ve always maintained that this is a great film, and seeing it for the first time in over a decade, I have to contend that this is still … Continue reading