ISBN: 9780385613231 Liga’s father fiddled with the fire, fiddled and fiddled. Then he stood up, very suddenly. I’ve been wanting to read this book for a while. It’s been stirring up quite a bit of controversy, what with its storyline … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2009
18 August 2009
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Till it happens in your heart
Honestly Xmas really does come earlier and earlier every year. Why I continue to complain is beyond me.
14 August 2009
Genre: historical fiction
Setting: 1940s, Italy
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A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell
ISBN: 9780552772884 A simple answer to a simple question. That’s all Werner Schramm required. This book I loved. Loved. But I should have guessed, I’ve loved most of Russell’s books. I wasn’t hugely fond of part of Children of God, … Continue reading
14 August 2009
Genre: Juv/YA, sff
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Skellig by David Almond
by David Almond
I’ll be honest, I picked this up because back when I had telly I thought the ads on Sky for the film version looked cool and interesting. And then the book showed up at work. I love it when that happens :)
14 August 2009
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All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions.
So I disappeared again. And then, when I reappeared I discovered I’d been hacked[1] and my site was busy redirecting peoples to malware sites[2] Bloody hackers! But I think I’m all good now[3] Passwords changed, wordpress updated, exploit plugin scanning … Continue reading