Tag Archives: science fiction
Cory Doctorow
As sometimes happens, I remember an author and then, like a crazy fan, I get every book that I haven’t read of his (or hers) from the library. That happened when I was sick and was reading The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection. I read Cory Doctorow’s I, Row-Boat. I remembered how much …
sick, books and books
I have been very sick this week. Some kind of cold/flu. On top of that it snowed 12 inches in Minnesota. So what is there to do? Read, read and read. I began with Winter World: the Ingenuity of Animal Survival by Bernd Heinrich. While I did pick up some interesting facts, I just couldn’t enter into …
Pathfinder
I just finished the book Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card. I loved it! It is the beginning of a new teen series. It has all the elements of a fairy tale: mysterious parentage and people who have extraordinary talents. Being a science fiction book in fantasy clothing, all of these mysteries are scientifically explained. Pathfinder reminds me …
January Friday night sew-in
I’m going to give this one a try. Tomorrow is a Friday night sew-in with Handmade by Heidi. I hope to get some work done on my ufo tomorrow anyway. It is so bitter cold here that sewing a warm quilt seems like the only appropriate response to the weather. I will be listening to my current …
new book
I always go to the library on Thursday. Last week I got a great book: Without Warning by John Birmingham. I loved, loved, loved it. I read in by Friday night. The only bad thing is the great cliffhanger at the end, which made me immediately go online and order the next book in the …
books again
I HAVE been working but slowly and not taking photos like I should. I have been working on my secret project that I am not sharing yet and my Halloween costume. I will get a photo of my costume when it is done. Five days to go. Anyway, I am reading several books at the …
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