So, in continuing reading books related to the Trojan War I recently read two books by Dan Simmons – Ilium and Olympos. These strange, convoluted, but interesting books were “loosely” about the Trojan War, but also included aliens, modern and post-modern humans. Essentially, there were four or five distinct and quite different stories being toldContinue reading “Books and book reviews”
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Quiet days at Whitefish Point
The past few days have been less that great for migrants. The winds have been howling from the north-west and west. So, I’ve been catching up on reading and thinking about what I’ve read. I bought this a few years ago, as Terry Pratchett was an author that was recommended to me by a colleagueContinue reading “Quiet days at Whitefish Point”
A Milestone Post
This is blog post number 1100 for me. I started this blog in 2021 not quite sure where it would go. Over the years I’ve varied the number of posts that I wrote. 2022 was a big year coming off the second year of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic (COVID). WHo knows what this year will bringContinue reading “A Milestone Post”
Book Reviews
For the past few weeks I’ve been reading a lot. Right now I’m a bit slow as I recently had a tetanus shot and the most recent COVID vaccine. So here’s what I’ve read. This was an interesting fantasy read. It’s the story of a young woman who inherits an interesting bookstore. It’s also aboutContinue reading “Book Reviews”
Latest book reviews
I’m always looking for something fanciful to read. Recently we were at a local bookstore and I saw these two books. I read the first few pages and decided to give them a try. Well – for me these really worked. The basic storyline is about Hanna, who is hired as the assistant to theContinue reading “Latest book reviews”
Book Review Revisited
The other day I wrote about reading Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov. But never commented on any of the writings that were in it. So here goes. There were 21 short stories covering a variety of subjects. Some themes tied together many of the stories. For instance besides robots, there was multivac, a mega-computer. ThenContinue reading “Book Review Revisited”
Book reviews and more
Right now I have a lot of books in the queue so to speak. It’s funny how my reading waxes and wanes as the seasons do. I find that I read a lot more once the weather has turned colder and wetter. So what is being read now and in the near future? Right nowContinue reading “Book reviews and more”
A Dirty Job
Continuing on my to re-read the Christopher Moore books in my library I ventured into two that take place in San Francisco. A Dirty Job, starts with the birth of Charlie’s daughter Sophie, the death of his wife, meeting a Death Merchant, and learning about soul vessels – all in the first few pages ofContinue reading “A Dirty Job”
Some book reviews
I am working my way through a bunch of old Christopher Moore books. Recently I’ve re-red all of the books that take place in Pine Cove. Practical Demonkeeping is the first book that takes place in Pine Cove, California. The story involves a demon obviously, but also a djinn (genie). The rather humorous story, althoughContinue reading “Some book reviews”
Coyote Blue
So, recently I am been re-reading the majority of Christopher Moore’s book that I have in my library. The last one that I wrote about ws Sacré Bleu. I thought that I might stay on the blue theme and move on to Coyote Blue. Coyote Blue starts and ends on a Native American reservation asContinue reading “Coyote Blue”
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