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Tag Archives: books
Ysabel
I finished Guy Gavriel Kay’s newest novel over a week ago; since then I’ve been trying to figure out what I thought of it. Spoilers for Ysabel follow! GGK’s career path led many to expect a far different novel this … Continue reading
Sequential Art
I’ve been reading some comics and graphic novels lately, and I have more to go over the next few weeks. Here’s what I’ve read: :: Marvels, by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross. I liked this quite a bit, but I … Continue reading
Yeah, I’ll have a Screaming Viking!
Back when I was soliciting space opera reading suggestions*, a reader e-mailed me (or maybe he commented, I can’t recall) about a book called Space Viking by H. Beam Piper. I saw a few copies on eBay, but never acquired … Continue reading
Two literary blegs
OK, folks: for research purposes, I need these items: :: A good telling of the classic “Dick Whittington” tale. :: A good nonfiction resource on the history and function of lighthouses. Not contemporary lighthouses, mind you, but ones from the … Continue reading
O for a bunch of shelves!
Today was the quarterly Used Book Sale at the local library. I always find some treasures there — and even treasures within the treasures themselves — but today was an even better haul than usual, with far better pickings in … Continue reading
Malazan
A few days ago I finished Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson, which is the first book in the fantasy mega-series The Malazan Book of the Fallen. I can’t say I loved the book, but I found it highly … Continue reading
The Ecstasy of Influence
Anyone interested in the increasingly important issues of copyright and intellectual property needs to read this Jonathan Lethem essay. A brief sample: Honoring the commons is not a matter of moral exhortation. It is a practical necessity. We in Western … Continue reading
Books, books, books
Notes on two books I’ve read lately: :: In the course of doing my usual work at The Store and learning new skills, I’ve been perusing a lot of books and magazines from the library about various aspects of home … Continue reading