Good morning, readers! It’s been a quiet week for me, still getting over my coughing and wheezing, lots of bunny-snuggling, etc. I did get my hair dyed again, it’s a rather amazing colour…
We’ll see how long that lasts! Anyway, no new books this week, so here’s a feature of the covers of the books I finished!
Books read this week:
Reviews posted this week:
–Stardust, by Neil Gaiman. A reread of a beloved book. There’s still much to love, though maybe I’m less taken than I used to be! 4/5 stars
–The Lake District Murder, by John Bude. Another in the British Library Crime Classics range. Entertaining enough, but not a particular highlight. 3/5 stars
–Poison: A Social History, by Joel Levy. An interesting, if somewhat limited book with rather short chapters and some good scientific profiles of poisons. 2/5 stars
–The Book of Hidden Things, by Francesco Dimitri. This one was an interesting read, but not really my thing. Some aspects felt way too obvious to me. 2/5 stars
–The Lost Plot, by Genevieve Cogman. A good installment of this series, although I’m not sure I love all the developments! 4/5 stars
Other posts:
–Discussions: What to discuss? I know, I’m cheating. Any topics anyone wants me to write about, though?
–WWW Wednesday. The usual update on what I’m currently reading.
Out and about:
–NEAT science: ‘Evaluating scientific papers‘. Breaking down exactly how to decide what to trust and avoid being taken for a ride.
So that’s that. How’s everyone doing? Anything good on your shelves right now?
I want to read Annihilation but I’m concerned about so many people saying it’s weird! I don’t do well with weird! Nice shade! I always wanted to try blonde but it was so much hassle lightening it first and then dying it that I never bothered. I used to have my hair cherry red, purple, peroxide with a blue streak down the middle…I used to have fun with my hair when I was at college!
I’ve always thought it’s weird in a good way — it’s uncanny and inexplicable and fascinating because of it. Vandermeer’s brand of weird isn’t for everyone, though.
And wow! That sounds awesome.