Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher
The Clocktaur War ; book 1 Any book by Ursula Vernon (aka T. Kingfihser) is one that I want to read, and as I back her on Patreon I have had...
2 January 2018
The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams
The blurb for this book is very accurate as to the tone and feel of the book. It has all those epic fantasy tropes – a once great civilisation fallen to ruin, a loner adventure – but then it undercuts that with the “talk about a guilt trip” and introduces a more real grounded feel to the story, plus a bit of humour. And if I had to describe The Ninth Rain in a few words, then epic fantasy with added humour, would certainly be a large part of it.
11 March 2017
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Discworld #1 Many years ago I used to babysit most weekends for a woman who had an extensive Terry Pratchett collection. At first I was not impressed, the cover images just...
22 January 2017
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Lord Blackheart is, as you might suspect from the name, an evil villain. The biggest name in supervillainy! and one day a young girl appears outside his lair, she’s intent on...
25 November 2015
End of Watch dir. by David Ayer
The opening voice-over to this film was almost enough to make me turn if off straight away, but then I would have had to find something else to watch, so I...
2 August 2015
A Slip of the Keyboard by Terry Pratchett
A week or two before Terry Pratchett died A slip of the keyboard and A blink of the screen arrived for me from amazon. I added them to the bookshelves, thinking...
21 March 2015
Do butlers burgle banks? by P.G. Wodehouse
Read originally 19/07/2010. Reread June 2014 On my reread I enjoyed it just as much as the first time round, if not more. Wodehouse has that wonderful way of poking fun...
13 June 2014
Adam’s Rib dir. by George Cukor
Warren Attinger has been a bad husband, but his wife, Doris, has caught him out. She follows him one day and when she uncovers him with Beryl Caighn she has had...
24 May 2014
The Android’s Dream by John Scalzi
Part of my Sci-Fi 2014 Experience When a book opens with a death by farting, two deaths by farting actually, you know this isn’t your usual run of the mill science...
17 January 2014
Snuff by Terry Pratchett
A Discworld Night Watch story. Although the Night Watch is now the city watch, and this isn’t set in the city… still. That’s what it is :) It is almost pointless...
8 July 2012
Dave Gorman: Jeremy Clarkson Should Be Lined Up And Shot*
It all seemed a bit out of order to me. Yes, I thought it was offensive and no, I didn’t find it funny… but I don’t remember arriving at a place...
1 December 2011
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