It's always a strange experience reading books that talk directly to the girl I was at fifteen, because I remember quite a lot about that girl and there are many ways in which I don't like her much now. Jo Walton's new book Among Others is very much a book that talks directly to that girl, and I think it's honestly pretty brilliant, and there are ( Read more... )

genarti asked me for my top five favorite book covers! She gave me full reign to be ironic in my love, which is a privilege I will try not to abuse. At least 50% of these will also be rooted in fond nostalgia rather than any artistic merit, so . . . you are warned? I also stretch the definition of 'top five' a little, you are also warned.

( Lots of images under the cut, obviously! )

I made matzoh ball soup (from a box, because it was late and I was lazy) the other night.

Hot soup was a delicious and tasty meal for a cold Tuesday night, but I think the actual reason that I had a craving for matzoh ball soup on that particular night was because I had just finished reading Jo Walton's Half a Crown, the conclusion to her series ( Read more... )

Booklogging! I . . . am a fair bit behind. Fortunately I am reading a fairly long book now, which ought to give me some time to catch up.

Anyways, I think it was last week that I finished Jo Walton's The King's Peace and The King's Name, which were recommended to me by genarti, whose advice tends to be worth taking! And this time was no exception ( Read more... )

A little while back, gramarye1971 posted a very good discussion of the problems that she has with AU history, or counterfactual history, and she makes a lot of really excellent points ( Read more... )

Sooner or later I will catch up on my booklogging and stop spamming you guys.

This one, though, I do really want to talk about and recommend, so: Jo Walton's Farthing, which I had seen highly recommended in a number of places, and therefore picked up to read on my trip ( Read more... )