I am a recreational reader, generally. I do have a few quirks about reading that people think weird ((I read engineering texts for fun)) but usually, if I’m reading something, it’s for distraction. On Saturday, Jenn and I went to the Library to get some books. While I was walking past the paperback rack, I …
Category Archives: Fiction
Books/Movies: Some Notes
Wheel of Time For those of you hiding under rocks, you might not be aware that the Epic Fantasy Monstrosity (EFM) Wheel of Time will be coming to a close soon with the publication of the 14th and final novel. The reason for the EFM moniker is because of the 14! novels it took to …
2010 Hugo Nominations
The 2010 Hugo Nominations are out and I haven’t read a single one of them. Nada. Zilch. This is surprising to me. Not that I’m a grand peruser of all that is scif/fantasy, but usually I manage to read something that hits the list, if only by accident. Last year I got three of the …
Childhood: Shattered
That sound you just heard? That horrible, crashing sound of breaking hearts and shattering happy places? That was the sound of my childhood foundering on the rocks of this Pooh vs. Alien mashup.
Hugo Awards 2010
The 2010 Hugo nominations closed last night. The categorical selections for final voting will be announced on April 4. I’m excited! At least, a little bit. Last year, I had the privilege of randomly having read three of the five nominated novels. I made up the other two in quick order. This year, I haven’t …
Scott Sigler's The Rookie
Do you like Football? Do you like Science Fiction? Do you like Corruption and Drug Dealers and the Mafia? Then you’ll like Scott Sigler’s self-published book, The Rookie. This book is available by podcast, but I’m a fan of having paper in front of me. This particular book was something new for me because it’s …
Henry the MDCXXXIX
Many moons ago, I made a 2008 New Years resolution to “Write at least one crappy short story”. As my linked post says, I did not get to it in 2008. But! I have now written a crappy short story! I present it here, to you. Yes, yes, I know it needs some serious editing. …
Hugo: Best Novel
Tomorrow is the deadline to vote on the Hugo Awards for this year’s Worldcon. Does this mean anything to YOU? Only if you purchased a membership and are eligible to vote. If you did, hopefully you’re not a big fat procrastinator and have already taken care of this little matter. If not… You may recall …
Bones: Shark Jumpage
We’ve been watching Fox’s Bones since the first episode. The first two seasons were good. The third, which ended tonight, was a festering turd that stunk up my living room. Unfortunately, we were so invested that we refused to declare it deceased when we should have, about seven episodes ago. We, at one point, did …
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
In keeping with my goals from the Hugo reading project I finished Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke yesterday. My review of the book is: A delight and I’ll never read it again. I won’t re-read it because it’s a freaking thousand page tome! It’s huge, and would probably have been better read …