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| Posts / Week: | 6.8 | |
| Archived Since: | April 27, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
I am livetweeting my reactions to the last WoT book
Since it'll be a day or so before I bother writing a review of A Memory of Light, for those who want to see (mostly) spoiler-free reactions that I'm having to the book, you can follow this hashtag, #WoTTF, on Twitter. Here are a fewShow More Summary
So there's this future New York Times bestselling book coming out on the 8th...
No, I am not referring to the bloated carcass of a series that should have been taken out back to be shot and then shot again for good measure, but rather George Saunders' latest story collection, Tenth of December, which at the moment...Show More Summary
Frases de unos libros que estoy leyendo
En Facebook la semana pasada, escribí que quería escribir más en español. Sin embargo, lo que no dije que era quería también leer y escribir más reseñas de las historias (y novelas) latinoamericas y españolas. Aunque continuaré escribir las reseñas en inglés aquí, a veces publicaré unas citas de los libros que estoy leyendo. Show More Summary
December 2012 Reads
Completing the string here. Read 55 books this month, only a few of them re-reads (most of those being epic poetry on the Matter of France/Roland/Orlando). It's a bit late, so onto the list of December reads: 447 Ian Cameron Esslemont,...Show More Summary
Samuel Delany, Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders
Three minutes later, Dynamite came.
Five seconds after that, Al grunted, "Oh. Shit...I love dese fuckin' nasty white holes." (Jesus, Eric felt really low and really good...) Then the warmth pulled from Eric's back.
He flinched, because,...Show More Summary
My responses to a poll of "book bloggers"
I saw this linked to on Twitter and I thought I'd fill it out, with a mixture of serious and silly answers. Here's what I wrote, for those who want amusement. How many times do you post each week? Almost daily (6-7/week) What percentage...Show More Summary
Received an intriguing retrofuturistic/steampunk Portuguese anthology in the mail today
Thanks to Safaa Dib of Saída de Emergência for sending this new anthology of theirs, Lisboa no Ano 2000, to me. It is an anthology of stories set in a Lisbon of 2000 that never existed. Based on 19th century writings by novelists such...Show More Summary
What do these seemingly disparate lists have in common?
Late December has seen the usual proliferation of lists. Best of 2012. Best of "centuries." Best of the rest. Best upcoming books. Maybe even a best of the rest of the best of the rest of that list of best something-or-other. I have read several, both those linked to on Twitter and those I see when I visit certain sites. Show More Summary
2013 Reading/Reviewing Resolutions and challenges for those reading this
Since people seem to like reading these exercises in dual self-restraint/promotion, I suppose I could write something that could serve not only as a personal challenge, but one that it would be nice if others would dare take up this challenge. Show More Summary
Best of 2012: 25 Notable 2012 Releases (and 10 Honorable Mentions)
I ended up reading 501 books in 2012. Several dozen, almost 100, were released in some sort or fashion in 2012. Some were mediocre, a few were bad. But roughly half were enjoyable. Out of that number I wrote down 34 titles, 25 out which I'll list in descending fashion, followed by the other 10 in unranked order. Show More Summary
Best of 2012: Collections and Anthologies
2012 has seen the release of several excellent collections and anthologies from across the globe. As I think I noted back in 2011 soon after the UK release, one work that easily would have been at or near the top of a list of collections...Show More Summary
Best of 2012: Translated and non-Anglophone Fictions
I have read a lot of works in languages other than English (primarily Romance languages), with a little over a quarter of 2012 reads being in foreign languages (at current count, 125, with at least one more to be finished by tomorrow night). Show More Summary
Best of 2012: Squirrel Commercials
The past two years have seen a resurgence in squirrel-related commercials, as advertisers have realized the potent marketing potential of our sovereign rodents. Below is the retroactive Best of 2011 squirrel commercial and the one that perhaps might be 2012's best. Show More Summary
The Control of Information: Advance Reviews, "spoilers," and "embargoes" (contains quotes of likely major spoilers from the last Wheel of Time novel)
One of the larger 21st century narratives (although it has its analogues in previous centuries in a less direct way) is that of information and who has access to it and who attempts to control or restrict it. "Top secret" memorandums,...Show More Summary
Best of 2012: YA/Children's Literature
2012 was an interesting year for me when it came to reading Young Adult/Juvenile/Children's Lit. Due to a conversation I had this summer with Dunja, I re-read several childhood favorites (and reviewed some of them here) and read several that were favorites of her when she was growing up. Show More Summary
The Rabbi's Cat (2011 French film; Dec. 2012-January 2013 US release)
Frequently there is this mistaken notion, especially among American film audiences, that animation is primarily intended for children. Yet animation offers possibilities that live-action film, even those heavily augmented with CGI, just cannot achieve. Show More Summary
Best of 2012: Romance and Paranormal Romance
Well, I did read some fiction that might fall into those two categories: Victoria Foyt, Save the Pearls Dahlia Lu, The Dark God's Bride Errr.... On second thought, perhaps this should be filed under "Worst of 2012"?
Best of 2012: Debut Novels and Collections
2012 has seen several interesting debut releases. Some authors had their first published works of fiction made after making a name for themselves writing non-fiction, while others had their first novels published after a successful short story collection or two. Show More Summary
Kyung-sook Shin, Please Look After Mom (2012 Man Asian Prize winner)
Mothers are, for most of us, the most important human beings we will
ever know. They give birth to us, nourish us, scold us when we stray
from their teaching, sit down with us and make sure we learn our
alphabets/characters and arithmetic...Show More Summary
"A bunch of rats, in a gutter, fighting over some piss."
The titular quote, taken from a comment on Twitter by Jonathan McCalmont in response to a link I posted on Twitter this afternoon. This link to a Westeros discussion on the final The Wheel of Time book, A Memory of Light, normally would...Show More Summary