Binky's an adorable name for DEATH’s horse. And “Dethe thee Great Levyller Comes To Alle Menne” on a horse called Binky is just hilarious!
(from Mort by Terry Pratchett)
Wolf Hall. I'm surprised by how disappointing I found it, given the rabid critical praise. Well-drawn characters and well-researched setting rendered borderline unreadable by unnecessarily convoluted prose. There was occasionally lovely, lyrical language, so Mantel was clearly capable of decent writing. Baffling.
Maybe I should have DNF'd, but there were promising moments so I kept hoping it would improve. I think I'll pass on the sequels.
For the third time this year, I had to mark a book DNF. I hate doing that, but I had completely lost interest in the characters and the pace was so. damn. slow.
#WritersCoffeeClub
Dec 18th: Will you read over the holidays? What book will you choose?
I'll probably read a few more short stories from the Gothic Fantasy collection or from one of my Library of America books. #AmReading@bookstodon#Bookstodon
This book is a beautiful small gem. It's about a swimming pool and its regulars making their daily laps. Central character is Alice, who suffers from dementia.
Otsuka is proof that a good writer can make the ordinary special. No need for spectacular plots.
It has its own, unique style. Using many repeating wordings to describe what people think, feel or say. These are like brushstrokes, painting a touching story.
Missoula: Rape and The Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer had been on my TBR since 2015, a couple years before the Me Too movement kicked off. I'm so glad this book surfaced in my reading rotation. I'm only about a fifth of the way through and am transfixed by so much: the horror and trauma these young women experienced, juxtaposed with such stoic narration and brilliant writing. I hate it and I can't stop listening. #Bookstodon#FridayReads#AmReading#Books@bookstodon
@bookstodon#amreading etc. Here is my Tentative reading list for 2024. I am for 12 novels a year, but life, writing, my family, it can all get in the way. For '23 I read 12 things, but they weren't all novels, so thats a half pass. The list:
Any sequels I'm up to (3 trilogies in this case), lotr i read recently but I loved it so much I'm thinking of doing it again. Dispossessed was on 23s list.
Have you read any of these, what's your take? Any suggestions or definite 'don't read that!'
Pointing out that @everylibrary has joined the fedi.
If you care about US public and school libraries -- if you want to see library censorship stop -- give 'em a follow, and some spare bucks if you have 'em.
Inspired by
having the Niven biography "The Other Side of the Moon' for #DeanStreetDecember 2024, I've decided to honour my Dad by adding to my 2024 TBR bios of 3 comics he introduced me to when I was FAR too young to really get them. Recs please for the best bios of
Sellers
Secombe
Milligan #AmReading#ReadersOfMastodon#ebooks@bookstodon#bookstodon