Everything Is Better With Dragons
Book blogger, Autistic, Probably a Dragon
I have recently acquired a Tablet from my Dad so that I could work while traveling. The laptop is quite heavy to carry around on my dodgy back so it’s easier to take the Tablet. Except that I have no way of transferring photographs from my phone to the tablet, so I end up taking my laptop anyway, but in my suitcase rather than on my back.
I promise there’s a point to this rambling.
Continue reading “I like this. Another! *Throws Tablet on floor a la Thor*”
I quite like Steampunk as a genre and I’m reading a couple of Steampunk novels for review at the moment, but I’d like to know why they are all set in the mid to late nineteenth century and if there is anyone writing steampunk set in the late eighteenth/early nineteenth centuries?
Continue reading “Does Regency/Georgian era Steampunk exist?”
..And I spent it at work.
But not tomorrow.
So tonight I’m getting quite drunk while watching series 1 of ‘Game of Thrones.’ I haven’t seen it yet, or read the books. It’s rather good so far. I really need to get to books. Apparently the series is close to the books with minor sub-plots that aren’t in the books.
Each episode is nearly an hour long and I’m quite tired since I was at work at six this morning and haven’t had a nap today. we will probably carry on with the rest of the series tomorrow. Our library has series two. If I had any cash I’d pop in on Tuesday and borrow the DVD’s for a week.
I was at the day job yesterday, casually writing a short story on my break, when I was accosted by one of my co-workers wanting to know why I only worked weekends now and what was I writing. Apart from the great impertinence, although I suspect it was her way of making conversation, I couldn’t really see why I shouldn’t tell her the truth: I’m working part time to fund my reviewing habit, since nobody’s paying me in anything but books at the minute. She then asked about my writing, which is fair enough, but then she shocked me by admitting that she’d never read a book.
I asked why?
On top of this pile of books I will also be reading and reviewing four more e-books for
http://www.everythingbooksandauthors.com.
I like to be busy it seems, especially since I also need to finish a college course before the end of the month as well. I question my sanity at times.
And then I remember, yes I am cracking up, that’s what the medication is for, and stop worrying about it.
Bye, again,
Rose
I have a pile of books from the library, and as I’m not doing any overtime this coming week I should be able to make some progress through them.
I’ve almost finished Corey Taylor’s new book and then I’ll be working my way through the following:
This is the second book in the ‘Wave Trilogy’; I read and reviewed the first book a couple of months ago and have been waiting patiently for it. In fact I’d forgotten I’d ordered it from the library until they rang me to say it had arrived. I’ve had a lot on, I forget things.
Next up (I’ve already started reading it) we see a fine example of my inner geek escaping.
It’s really interesting; there’s so much I’ve forgotten but as I read things are coming back to me.
This is a collection of short stories called Darker Minds. I’ve read one at random so far; it haunts me. I’m going to try to read more.
New Neil Gaimen book. I may have to buy myself a copy.
And finally (this one actually belongs to me so no time limit in getting it read, it may be a while):
I loved ‘The Long Earth’ when I read it last year and so when I had the opportunity to get both of the books I did (birthday presents!). I might reread ‘The Long Earth’, now I think about it. I like the characters and the concept. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to cross to a world that was completely different, it would certainly give a new meaning to ‘getting away from it all’.
Although I’d probably go and not come back. So long as I had a power supply, internet access, notebooks, pens and a delivery of new books every week or so I’d probably be happy.
Time to settle down with a book, hope everyone has had a good weekend,
Bye for now,
Rose
After reading and reviewing the first Thursday Next novel I found the most recent, last year’s ‘The Woman Who Died A Lot’, in the library this morning.
Set nineteen years after ‘The Eyre Affair’, the now 54 year old Thursday is semi-retired and living in the country with her husband Landon, son Friday and mad scientist daughter Tuesday.
It’s quite enjoyable so far.
I’ve just been for a riffle through the freebies page of http://www.everythingbooksandauthors.com, and got myself a few new free e-books. They are joining the long list of things to be read and reviewed.
Next up: Friday at Download.
Bye,
Rose.
I went for a trip to the library today, to take back a book and came home with three more.
I’ve read a few Jasper Fforde books, so I thought I’d give this one a go. It features a recurring character Thursday Next.
It’s been a while since I read any classic horror and one of the librarians brought this book to my attention.
I love Tom Holt’s comic fantasy, this is the first historical fiction novel of his I’ve read though. I’m a decent way into it already and it’s very enjoyable do far.
Expect reviews sometime in the next few weeks.
Got to go to the day job tomorrow, so I shall disappear for a few days. Bye,
Rose
See you on the other side.
I know I said there would be a couple of book reviews today, but I’ve changed my mind. New Discworld to read after all.
And now I’m going to return to it.
Bye
Rose
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