Boudica Marginalia

Reading, writing, and other things

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  • Meme Wars

    Meme Wars by Joan Donovan. Emily Dreyfuss and Brian Friedberg is an analysis of the memes that have flourished in online subcultures in the 21st century and their impact on…


  • Redemption’s Blade and Salvation’s Fire

    Redemption’s Blade by Adrian Tchaikovsky and Salvation’s Fire by Justina Robson is a duology written by two different authors. It works way better than you might think. Redemption’s Blade is…


  • The Art of Thinking Clearly

    The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli is a collection of very short essays exploring the many mistakes humans are prone to making when we think about things. There’s…


  • The Rent Trap

    The Rent Trap by Rosie Walker and Samir Jeraj Published by Pluto Books in 2016 The Rent Trap explores the world of private renting and how rising house prices make…


  • The Curious Affair of the Deodand

    The Curious Affair of the Deodand by Lisa Tuttle Published by Jo Fletcher Books in 2016 as a sampler I went to FantasyCon last weekend and had a fabulous time.…


  • Why do you choose books?

    At FantasyCon 2015 one the panels discussed why people choose a book out of the thousands available to them. Some people go for covers, some like a good blurb, a…


  • The return of book mountain

    Some years ago, I found myself with hundreds of unread books due to buying more books than I was reading. I set myself a challenge to read all those books.…


  • Loot from FantasyCon 2015

    My loot from FantasyCon 2015! Thanks to the authors and publishers giving these titles away. I’m looking forward to reading them.


  • Snow Falling on Cedars

    Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson is the story of a murder trial and all the social and cultural factors that lead to a false accusation. It is set…


  • Blogs closed and open

    You may have noticed that I haven’t been blogging here for some time. Reviewing books had become less useful to me in terms of improving my writing. I got a…


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