Thanks for the pointer, and I hope I didn't spoil anything for you! As far as information disclosure, I generally stick to what's on the cover and in publicity blurbs when reviewing, and info on a similar level. Still, sometimes that might be too much for people who REALLY don't want to know.
Now that I know what happens, I'll have to go back and poke at the first two.
You know the sequel to Farthing just came out, right? Ha'Penny. And Jo just finished writing the third in the trilogy. (She and I have been friends since long before either of us were published authors.)
Yep! Believe me, it's on the to-read list. [grin] And I added her journal like a big ol' fangirl as soon as I found it; there's a delightfully high signal-to-noise ratio in the comment threads, and I learned a lot about WWII that is not generally mentioned on this side of the pond (or at least, in the USA... did y'all learn about bauxite and bananas and rationing resentment in school?).
Also, thanks for and congrats on writing a good book! Which of your others lack serial killers again? [grin]
Indeed! The unconventional economics book and the cheating at everything book look particularly interesting. "Gift of Fear" and "Women Don't Ask" are both great and well worth reading. I should pick up the traveling alone book... I'm certainly capable of doing it and having fun, but I have ten times as much fun when someone I like is with me or meets me there.
I totally live off my wishlist. It's stalkable by anyone who cares to plug in my e-mail into their search function (if I like seeing other peoples' shelves, I should let them see mine too), but I use it as a handy index of things-to-eventually-read more than as a source of buy-me-presents. I think five or six people have bought me presents off it ever, which is easily two orders of magnitude less than the number of books off it I've bought or borrowed on my own initiative.
Yeah, $140 is beyond my current level of interest in the topic, unfortunately. (I checked isbn.nu to see if it could be had more cheaply elsewhere, but not by much. And some mad soul in the UK is selling a copy for $16819.30!)
I read "Meditations for Revering the Earth" a few months back, and it was the same thing... I really *wanted* to like it, and felt like I *should* like it, but I just wasn't able to connect to the mentality or get into it the same way that I do with Paganism or with Zen. I have no idea why that is; by all descriptors, it totally should float my boat. I have "The Kami Way" and "The Way Home" both on my wishlist; I'll try them next. Thanks for the recommendations!
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(I gather that there are books that come before this that I haven't read; that might affect my opinion.)
Yes, this is the last book in a trilogy: Hammered, then Scardown, and finally Worldwired. I have a review of Hammered up on Freak Nation.
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Now that I know what happens, I'll have to go back and poke at the first two.
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Also, thanks for and congrats on writing a good book! Which of your others lack serial killers again? [grin]
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Also, is your Amazon list public? I have an unholy curiosity about other peoples' shelves, but will gracefully accept defeat if it's not. [grin]
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i don't use it a whole lot, but there's good stuff on there i think :)
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I totally live off my wishlist. It's stalkable by anyone who cares to plug in my e-mail into their search function (if I like seeing other peoples' shelves, I should let them see mine too), but I use it as a handy index of things-to-eventually-read more than as a source of buy-me-presents. I think five or six people have bought me presents off it ever, which is easily two orders of magnitude less than the number of books off it I've bought or borrowed on my own initiative.
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i also want to point out that Professor Picken will be receiving the Order of the Sacred Treasure on Saturday.
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