Mark Rosenfelder's 'Syntax Construction Kit' is an accessible introduction to some pretty difficult linguistics. If you want to get started with conlanging you should get his other books, but if you've been wondering what Noam Chomsky is famous for, this is the one!
I found this at Goodwill the other day. Never heard of it, but I thought it might be a fun beach read tomorrow. I have laughed out loud a couple times already.
@jeremycshipp signal boost incoming for Bedfellow by Jeremy C. Shipp on sale for 1.99 USD on Amazon :ablobwavreverse: @bookstodon is one of the "groups" that will boost your posts to all members following it. I'm going to gift it to a family member who loves horror as soon as I can get to a desktop browser. Congratulations 🎉 on your success!! 🙌🏾 The plot is reminiscent of a #bock or #bacoo from Caribbean folklore! https://raquelbahadoorsingh.wordpress.com/bacoo/ This looks like it's going to be an AMAZING 🤩 read! I'm going to be terrified, but I'm going to get a copy for myself too! I love expanding my horizons when reading even though I'm a scaredy cat. (insert scared Kermit gif here 🤣). #books#bookstodon#horror#HorrorCommunity#Novel
🔴 🎥 “The Book” 1950’s Bookmaking, Printing And Publishing. Educational Film
“The film portrays an author, who narrates the film, explaining the research of writing a book, and the process and responsibilities of publishing a book.”
#Video length: seventeen minutes and forty one seconds.
"Auf dem Rückweg schien die Sonne, als wäre nichts gewesen, nirgends lag mehr Schnee, hier und da war ein Hauch von Grün zu sehen, ein normaler, fast schöner Tag, der, völlig unpassenderweise, versprach, dass der Winter bald zu Ende sein und der Frühling erwachen würde, und das alles war für den schlaflosen, rotäugigen Anders ein Schlag ins Gesicht."
Allerdings trotz einer grundsätzlich gelungenen Sprache/Übersetzung sehr schade, denn ich behaupte, man hätte den Titel mit "... Mensch" übersetzen müssen. #bookstodon@bookstodon
I've finished Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett, Narrated by Jon Culshaw.
Guards! Guards! Was my introduction to Terry Pratchett, so for me, it maintains a special position in the Discworld canon. But I also think that objectively, it is one of the best Discworld novels and a great place to start.
The world is fleshed out and the tropes are familiar to the average reader without much experience in Fantasy literature.
On this reread, I tried the new penguin audio adaptation and loved it.
I had trouble with other Discworld penguin adaptations, but with Guards! Guards! I had very little trouble adapting to the new character voices.
I learned that playing the audiobook at normal speed allowed me to appreciate the better voice acting.
Book Review #44 is Lilian Faderman's Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth Century America. This is a very detailed look at female relationships over the course of nearly 100 years. And again, I found Faderman's work helpful in understanding their story, too. ☕☕☕☕
Book Review #43 for 2024 is Lillian Faderman's The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle. I haven't read American social history in a while and decided I wanted to get a long view of the lgbtqi community in America. I found Faderman's work helpful in understanding their story. ☕☕☕☕ review
Book Review #42 for 2024 Duncan Campbell-Smith's Jet Man: The Making and Breaking of Frank Whittle, Genius of the Jet Revolution. Frank Whittle was, according to who you choose to side with, the creator of the jet engine.
☕☕☕☕☕review
Book Review #41 for 2024 is Collin Dexter's The Jewel That Was Ours. Another cerebral work by Dexter as Morse and Lewis link together two murders with connections between America and England involving a jewel with a revengeful motive. I remember seeing this one in the TV series.
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Book Review #40 for 2024 is Kelly Oliver's Covert in Cairo. From the cold of the Big Apple to the heat of WW1 Egypt, Fiona and company follow Fredricks to Cairo. I think this has been the best one so far as the plot gets darker and more intense.
☕☕☕☕☕ @bookstodon@books #bookstodon#bookreview#kellyoliver#mystery#fiction
Book review #39 for 2024 Kelly Oliver's Mystery in Manhattan. Fiona Figg travels to the US to catch her nemesis Fredrick Fredricks and arrest him. This continues to be a delightful series. ☕☕☕☕review
I couldn't believe my luck last week when a book I was eagerly anticipating, The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman, was available at my library two days after its release. I put it on hold on a whim... no way the library would get it so soon, and no way I'd be first in line.
Book Challenge: 20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers, with alt text.
Book Challenge: 20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers, with alt text.
#IndieInkAwards reviews for this year are coming in! I'll cross-post them here in replies to myself as they come in. Feel free to follow the hashtag to make sure you see them all! (These will be on other social media as well.)
First up, Tiny Elf Arcanist reviews A Necromancer Called Gam Gam and calls it "a moving exploration of grief and found family wrapped in beautiful prose"
Antano Sparreboom has his third Indie Ink Awards review up! A Circle of Stars's astrological magic system sparked his interest, along with the political system and the fight scenes. He says the opening was "a really shocking, really powerful opening that gripped him from the start".
OneReadingNurse says Sedona is "a solid mystery with a ton of personality. The entire book is steeped in setting to the point that in many ways, Sedona is its own character."