Boudica Marginalia

Reading, writing, and other things

Category: Books

  • 100 Books in 2011 review: The Number of the Beast

    The Number of the Beast by Robert A. Heinlein is one of his later novels (published in 1980) and is not just a story. The basic plotline is two couples in…


  • 100 Books in 2011 review: Forbidden Magic

    I love the idea of paranormal romances. Erotic romance combined with fantasy sounds like something I could really enjoy. What could go wrong? Forbidden Magic by Cheyenne McGray is the…


  • 100 Books in 2011 review: Alone in Berlin

    Book club is off with a bang this year. January’s choice was Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada (trans: Micheal Hofmann) and I loved it from the from start to finish.…


  • 100 Books in 2011 review: Grass

    Book number 1 in the 100 books in 2011 challenge is Grass by Sherri Tepper. It’s number 48 on the SF Masterworks list. The blurb says: Generations ago, humans fled to…


  • Thoughts on reading: Wolf Hall

    I’ve been putting this one off since the end of September. It felt a bit like hard work. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel was the Book Club book for September…


  • Thoughts on reading: A House for Mr Biswas

    You know there are some books that you’re really supposed to like, or at least pretend to like. A House for Mr Biswas by V. S. Naipaul is one of…


  • Most and least enjoyed books of 2010

    I read a lot of books last year. Many were good, some were great and some were horrible. All taught me something about writing and some were a great deal…


  • Thoughts on reading: Matter

    This is not one of 2011’s 100 books. I read this last year and I’m a little behind in my thoughts on reading posts. I’m a huge fan of Iain…


  • Thoughts on reading: Selling Out

    I have a huge stack of books I’ve read waiting for blog posts. Some seem like much harder work than others. Selling Out by Justina Robson is one of the…


  • Thoughts on reading: Boudica, Dreaming the Eagle

    There are some books that have been on Book Mountain for a very long time and Boudica, Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott is one of them. I’m not sure why…


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