It’s nearly Christmas! I’m so excited to give my family their presents, I might explode! I’ve done a better job of keeping secrets than I normally do, at least… How’s everyone doing? Are you celebrating Christmas or an equivalent holiday, or is it just an ordinary day/week/month for you? Whatever it is, I wish you safe, happy and warm.
Like our bunnies, safely at the bunny hotel without us. But since we’re apart, here’s a picture of the two of them cuddling, last week.
New books
Perhaps a slightly odd combination… but I’m looking forward to all three.
Books read this week:
Reviewed this week:
–Zika: The Emerging Epidemic, by Donald G. McNeil. A good overview of what we know about Zika, at least as of the publication date. 4/5 stars
–Raven Stratagem, by Yoon Ha Lee. I stayed up all night to finish it, ’nuff said. 4/5 stars
–Locust, Jeffrey A. Lockwood. A little long-winded, but some interesting stuff. 3/5 stars
–Herding Cats, by Sarah Andersen. Fun, as with the rest of Andersen’s work. 4/5 stars
–Dark Sky, by Mike Brooks. This is still really really reminiscent of Firefly, but it’s fun. 3/5 stars
–The Viral Storm, by Nathan Wolfe. Not particularly stunning or new if you’ve read other pop-science on the topic, but well-expressed. 3/5 stars
–Maps to Nowhere, by Marie Brennan. A good collection, with one or two really great stories. 5/5 stars
Other posts:
–Project More Joy. Making my blog more about me again.
–WWW Wednesday. What I’m reading lately.
How’s everyone?
I hope the bunnies have a nice holiday! We’re not doing anything special…I had planned on eating a lot but the toothache is putting paid to that!
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Oh no! I hope it isn’t too bad and you don’t need to see a dentist, I bet it’d take ages to get an appointment this time of year.
I’ve been down with a cold the past week. It’s eaten my brain and my energy to the point where I can barely read a chapter (let alone review anything), so I’ve mostly given it up as a bad job and am just reading chapters of The Dark is Rising. I am on the mend (although, ahem, I’ve given the lurgi to my beloved just in time for Christmas) but very glad our plans for this weekend have always been to be quiet at home. It’s just us for Christmas Day (my Mum joins us on Boxing Day) so I foresee a Harry Potterthon, some cake, and much happy sharing of the sofa. We have ambitions to slow roast a venison joint but honestly if all we do is microwave the Christmas pudding, it’ll be fine 😉
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PS YAY for pirates vs kaiju (set angst-o-meter to HIGH) and I am so looking forward to City of Brass!
I’m looking forward to both!
Good luck! Hope you have a good day, even if the cold hasn’t quite let go of you yet. We have a whole tradition for Christmas, which my wife has fit into very well, so I know what we’ll be doing almost down to the minute…
I loved City of Brass, and I had SO much fun with Artemis, despite the mixed reactions towards the protagonist. I hope you enjoy it! And merry Christmas!
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A friend visited me yesterday and ended up reading a good chunk of my ARC of City of Brass! Definitely a heck of a recommendation there.
This is the first Christmas I get to have with The Man. He is always in Boston, so it will be interesting and exciting actually being together on Christmas. Enjoy the holidays! Merry Christmas!
This is only my second Christmas with my wife! It’s so nice.