Monthly Archive: October 2006

In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey

I’m talking sports. And I’m talking losing. Soy un perdedor well, not me personally, but the teams I support. Went to the Munster match. Had a great time. But we lost....

Five, six, grab your crucifix

Dere I was, strolling home frum work, waaaandering up Talbot St., when wha did I spo, but the sexiest fucker in de w’rrld. A bloody ride so he was. Cause dere...

How do you loot a shoe shop though?

If you could see me now you’d see a furrowed little brow[1] as I try to figure out people. I mean, they are just generally weird aren’t they? Yesterday Eircom cut...

City of the Beasts by

Alexander Cold awakened at dawn, startled by a nightmare. He had been dreaming that an enormous black bird had crashed against the window with a clatter of shattered glass, flown into the house, and carried off his mother.

The main reason I picked this one up was that I’d heard quite a few good things about Allende’s version of Zorro and so I figured that I’d give her a go. This is a one of her YA books though, so maybe not a perfect choice to gain an impression of her adult writing.