February 2012
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I love a meme. Have I mentioned that? The latest meme I have particularly liked is the ‘What I think I do’ poster. Here are two that apply to me. And yes, this is what I think I do. These were sent to me so I can’t link to the originator. I would give credit…
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Ever wondered precisely what genre you like to read and write? H/T to My First Book for linking to this fabulous genre map. The original genre map is from Book Country. If you follow the link, the squares on the map have a short synopsis of the sub-genres and some examples of books that fall…
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The first thing to say about The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender is that it has a great title. It’s evocative and intriguing, the rhythm is good and is the sort of title that makes me wish I had a talent for titling things. At the age of nine Rose discovers she…
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One of my top ten books is Possession by A. S. Byatt and so it stands to reason that I would like other books by the same author. I read Angels and Insects and wasn’t blown away. I bought Babel Tower and it has sat on my bookshelf for ten years. Part of the reason…
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Tiger of Talmare by Nina Scott is a novella that I stumbled across while I was browsing Amazon for contemporary science fiction written by women. Mel is a space pirate who has been hired to hijack a spaceship carrying the cryogenically frozen Zach to be tried for a massacre on Talmare. Zach is a tiger-human…
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The Hidden Empire by Kevin J. Anderson is the first book in The Saga of Seven Suns series which runs to seven books. It’s a meaty space opera of around 660 pages. A nice substantial book to really get my teeth into. In theory. Humanity expanded out into the universe in generation ships. They encountered…
Boudica Marginalia 