I have been on a sci-fi/fantasy binge recently. So, I now know:

• I like the Third Doctor and Liz Shaw. (I haven't decided if I like the Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane, or the Brigadier yet or not.)

• Alien Nation is not too bad. I like Uncle Moodri, Emily, and Cathy. I might like Buck and George now that they're toning the over-aggression down. I reserve ( Read more... )

Overthrow by Stephen Kinzer, a foreign correspondent and author, is a stunningly readable account of approximately 11 (or 12, depending on how you read the book) regime changes supported and/or orchestrated by the U.S. government in the past "long century". Ranging from the 1893 annexation of Hawai'i to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and featuring such ( Read more... )

Read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling. Please.

Seriously, I've read a half a dozen fantasy series of its kind, and this is the first time that the climax and conclusion made complete sense to me.

From the folklore and fairy tales section of my bookcase: Fearless Girls, Wise Women and Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World by Kathleen Ragan ( Read more... )