Well. This was boring. But at least it went fast. Plot: Boy is uprooted from everything he knows and is moved about the country/world by his mysterious aunt and her compatriots. THAT’S IT. There’s no resolution! Who writes a book and expects it to do so well that all the interesting stuff will happen in … Continue reading
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Undead Evil Babbage and the Difference Engines of Doom
Migrating some old stuff from another blog so I can delete it! Hooray for digital consolidation. Originally written for @iheartmuseums. Part 1: A flurry of activity “This shall be a fantastic celebration!” “Yes, sir, but there is still a substantial amount of work to be done in the exhibition hall…” replied Nic, assistant to the … Continue reading
Book review: Perdido Street Station
So, after a bit of a break, here we are. Another book, another slightly ranty blog post about said book. Beware: spoilers. I want to say I enjoyed this book as it had some lovely ideas and was all imaginative and shit but on balance, I only liked about 45% of it. Like Neal Stephenson, … Continue reading
Comics round up #4
Yeah, I’ve been slacking. Young Avengers Kieron Gillen, Kate Brown, Jamie McKelvie, Mike Norton I picked this up because I bought many comics when I went to the Comics Unmasked exhibition at the British Library. It was ace! I want to read more (which is the best thing to have after reading a comic). I … Continue reading
Book review: A Canticle for Leibowitz
This was a relatively short book (only 338 pages) but because of the way it was structured, it just took me awhile to finish it. It’s split into 3 parts, taking place centuries apart – so basically every 100 pages you have to learn about new characters and what is happening a few centuries down … Continue reading
Book review: Hyperion
WAAAAA! Okay. So I’m a bit upset at the ending because THERE WAS NO ENDING. I’m going to have to read the second book because I want to know what happens to all the characters in this one. It started off a bit ‘what the fuck is going on’ as there were many words that … Continue reading
Book review: The Illustrated Man
Right. This was fucking brilliant and super creepy. The Illustrated Man was written in 1951 and so in some respects shows it’s age a little bit. There is no real plot, it’s a collection of short stories as shown on the back of the Illustrated Man. Another man watches all night as the Illustrated Man’s … Continue reading
Book review: Kushiel’s Dart
Okay, so this book was equal parts intriguing, disturbing and frustrating. I’ve never read 50 Shades of Grey but this kind of felt like the medieval version of it. Okay, probably not like it all and since it’s not on the list, I’m not going to read it! So the plot revolves Phèdre who is … Continue reading
The List
I often talk about the List and that I’m working my way through it. So what are they? Fantasy Ray Bradbury, Something wicked this way comes, 147 pages Robert Zelazny, Nine Princes in Amber, 175 pages Michael Moorcock, Elric of Melnibone, 181 pages Robert E Howard, Conan the Barbarian, 182 pages Ray Bradbury, The Illustrated … Continue reading
Book review: Final Empire
Oh gawd. So remember when I complained about Dragonflight‘s setting being a caricature of medieval times? This was like a caricature of the horrible setting of Dragonflight. Not only is everything fucking awful, it’s been that way for 1000 years, there are ashfalls – like ash falling from the sky ALL THE TIME, their ruler … Continue reading
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