Exams are OVER!! So...
Started: Bangs & Whimpers - Stories About the End of The World edited by James Frenkel
This book is VERY hard to get ahold of. I had to pay $40 for my copy. There are some REALLY short stories (less then a page) and there are some longer stories. But is the book worth the money? Yes, yes it is. That is why I am re-reading it! Authors include Asimov, Dick & Clarke. Stellar stuff.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Friday, 26 October 2012
Book Bloggin' 24th October 2012
Finished: The Rift by Walter J Williams
I love this book. I have read it quite a few times now. And it's no small little paperback either. It's a hefty hardback that breaks your wrists.. but oh is the pain worth it. This book has been so well written & researched, it's just fantastic. The author includes excerpts from letters written by people who survived the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812 which helps to bring to life this story. The basic premise is that a series of massive earthquakes once again rocks the New Madrid region. And from that you get a religious fanatic who decides it the beginning of the Tribulation, a KKK Kleagle who decides now is a good time to get some racial cleansing happening & a teenage (white) boy & the black man he rescued stumbling(well floating really) along just trying to survive.This book really is an eye opening account which demonstrates just how much the US Army Corps of Engineers have bent the Mississippi River (& it's major tributaries) to their will.
Great stuff, read it!!
No new book started have exams next week :( BUT new Michael Connelly will be out by time they are over, so watch this space!!
I love this book. I have read it quite a few times now. And it's no small little paperback either. It's a hefty hardback that breaks your wrists.. but oh is the pain worth it. This book has been so well written & researched, it's just fantastic. The author includes excerpts from letters written by people who survived the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812 which helps to bring to life this story. The basic premise is that a series of massive earthquakes once again rocks the New Madrid region. And from that you get a religious fanatic who decides it the beginning of the Tribulation, a KKK Kleagle who decides now is a good time to get some racial cleansing happening & a teenage (white) boy & the black man he rescued stumbling(well floating really) along just trying to survive.This book really is an eye opening account which demonstrates just how much the US Army Corps of Engineers have bent the Mississippi River (& it's major tributaries) to their will.
Great stuff, read it!!
No new book started have exams next week :( BUT new Michael Connelly will be out by time they are over, so watch this space!!
Monday, 15 October 2012
Book Bloggin' Update
So the end of the year is coming (where has 2012 gone??) and I decided to do an informatl count of how many books I have read since 25/12/2011.. and here it is:
50 books (give or take a couple)
I say thats a pretty good effort given that I have also been studying & I have not included various magazines I have read along the way (thereby having a break from reading books).
Wonder how many I will get through by the end of the year?
Book Bloggin' 15th October 2012
Finished: Earth, The new Frontier by Adam Celaya
I love EOW books. I have a massive collection, both books & Kindle verions. Nothing smacks of entertainment better then a bunch of people being stuck in a situation they are thoroughly unprepared for. Well except for the token survivalist/ex-military man whose goon save their sorry asses that is. This book has one of each. And as an added bonus a bunch of weekend warriors/prison guards who think the best prisoner is a dead prisoner. My kind of people. I am pretty sure a bullet is cheaper then keeping someone housed, fed & entertained for however long they are gonna be banged up. Harsh? Yeah, but then I don't pay taxes to support criminals! And I am pretty sure that those self same criminals din't give a rats ass when they wereraping/murdering/stealing from their victim now did they? If they choose to not have a moral compass &/or respect for their fellow man, why should I give that to them?? Gotta give respect to earn it in my book.
Anyhoo.. enough of my personal ramblings.. this book is awesome, if you are a fan of EOW (courtesy of a massive metoer hitting and obliterating the moon) READ THIS. Great editing & great story line. Self published, but done in the correct way, not the cheap ass way!
Started: The Rift by Walter J Williams
Massive earthquake hits the New Madrid Fault!! Can you tell I am on a disaster bent at the moment?
I love EOW books. I have a massive collection, both books & Kindle verions. Nothing smacks of entertainment better then a bunch of people being stuck in a situation they are thoroughly unprepared for. Well except for the token survivalist/ex-military man whose goon save their sorry asses that is. This book has one of each. And as an added bonus a bunch of weekend warriors/prison guards who think the best prisoner is a dead prisoner. My kind of people. I am pretty sure a bullet is cheaper then keeping someone housed, fed & entertained for however long they are gonna be banged up. Harsh? Yeah, but then I don't pay taxes to support criminals! And I am pretty sure that those self same criminals din't give a rats ass when they wereraping/murdering/stealing from their victim now did they? If they choose to not have a moral compass &/or respect for their fellow man, why should I give that to them?? Gotta give respect to earn it in my book.
Anyhoo.. enough of my personal ramblings.. this book is awesome, if you are a fan of EOW (courtesy of a massive metoer hitting and obliterating the moon) READ THIS. Great editing & great story line. Self published, but done in the correct way, not the cheap ass way!
Started: The Rift by Walter J Williams
Massive earthquake hits the New Madrid Fault!! Can you tell I am on a disaster bent at the moment?
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Book Bloggin' 10/10/2012
Finished: Softly Grow The Poppies by Audrey Howard
Apart from the cost, I enjoyed this book. A light, easy read which as with all Audrey Howard's books take the reader along with the characters on their journey.
Started: Earth, The New Frontier by Adam Celaya
End of the world!
Apart from the cost, I enjoyed this book. A light, easy read which as with all Audrey Howard's books take the reader along with the characters on their journey.
Started: Earth, The New Frontier by Adam Celaya
End of the world!
Monday, 8 October 2012
Book Bloggin' 6th October 2012
Finished: Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly
This book was great... but.. actually, no there isn't a but. The mystery is solved of how Bosch's daughter came to live with him (& her mum died). And actually, on reading that particular point of the book, I came away thinking, wait, what? I actually had to re-read it as it all happened so fast. Still, a great read. I have now offically read all the published books by Michael Connelly (& own them all!!), so have to wait for the next one which is duw out in November!
Started & Finished: Mullholland Dive by Michael Connelly
An e-book of 3 short stories. I love these little stories, they always have an awesome twist that you don't see coming!
Started: Softly Grow the Poppies by Audrey Howard
I bought this as a Kindle book. It cost me $12.82 off Amazon(price set by the publisher). It's a total f*ing rip off. The lines ARE DOUBLE SPACED to make the book seem longer. Now here's something for publishers to take note of. An e-book does not cost you $12.82/copy to keep & distribute as a LOAN. Yes, thats right, this is only a loaner. You never own the rights to digital books(or music)[see my earlier blog re: Bruce WIllis's battle to own his ITunes collection]. So to charge that much is just a bit rich if you'll pardon the pun. It's capitialism gone crazy.
This book was great... but.. actually, no there isn't a but. The mystery is solved of how Bosch's daughter came to live with him (& her mum died). And actually, on reading that particular point of the book, I came away thinking, wait, what? I actually had to re-read it as it all happened so fast. Still, a great read. I have now offically read all the published books by Michael Connelly (& own them all!!), so have to wait for the next one which is duw out in November!
Started & Finished: Mullholland Dive by Michael Connelly
An e-book of 3 short stories. I love these little stories, they always have an awesome twist that you don't see coming!
Started: Softly Grow the Poppies by Audrey Howard
I bought this as a Kindle book. It cost me $12.82 off Amazon(price set by the publisher). It's a total f*ing rip off. The lines ARE DOUBLE SPACED to make the book seem longer. Now here's something for publishers to take note of. An e-book does not cost you $12.82/copy to keep & distribute as a LOAN. Yes, thats right, this is only a loaner. You never own the rights to digital books(or music)[see my earlier blog re: Bruce WIllis's battle to own his ITunes collection]. So to charge that much is just a bit rich if you'll pardon the pun. It's capitialism gone crazy.
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Book Bloggin' 1st October 2012
Finished: The Delta Solution by Patrick Robinson
Is it bad to say that I am glad I only bought the Kindle edition rather then the hard copy of this book? Cause it's true. I loved Patrick Robinson for YEARS. I used to be hanging out for the next edition to come out. But then the last few came out.. and I was feeling a bit blase about it all. Then I read this one. It's like he is just as over writing these books as I am with reading them. It was trite drivel which unfortunately could have been written sooo much better. I don't know too many "desert dwelling Somalians" who earn enough money to send their kids to Harvard. Most of the Somalians I have known (& I know a few) were so dirt poor & down trodden thanks to the endless civil war that they could barely send their kids to a public school here (and that's free!). But you know, reading fiction requires a suspension of reality. And normally I am awesome at that. However, the constantly changing & rapidly improving education levels of the pirates as well as a shameless plug for his non-fiction book (which by the way was a well wriiten book), just left me wanting it to be over. And it was. All the action essentially took place in the last few pages of the books. And it was disappointing - SEALS (Delta team) come in & smash the shit out of hapless pirates. Yay. Not. I have lots of respect for SEALS, SAS & SASR.. but my goodness, this was just pathetic. He took chunks out of all the other books about their training, which was just boring because I have read it all before.. A LOT. More action was what was required. I'm done. I could go on for days, but not this time.
Started: Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly
Only book of MC's I haven't yet read!
Is it bad to say that I am glad I only bought the Kindle edition rather then the hard copy of this book? Cause it's true. I loved Patrick Robinson for YEARS. I used to be hanging out for the next edition to come out. But then the last few came out.. and I was feeling a bit blase about it all. Then I read this one. It's like he is just as over writing these books as I am with reading them. It was trite drivel which unfortunately could have been written sooo much better. I don't know too many "desert dwelling Somalians" who earn enough money to send their kids to Harvard. Most of the Somalians I have known (& I know a few) were so dirt poor & down trodden thanks to the endless civil war that they could barely send their kids to a public school here (and that's free!). But you know, reading fiction requires a suspension of reality. And normally I am awesome at that. However, the constantly changing & rapidly improving education levels of the pirates as well as a shameless plug for his non-fiction book (which by the way was a well wriiten book), just left me wanting it to be over. And it was. All the action essentially took place in the last few pages of the books. And it was disappointing - SEALS (Delta team) come in & smash the shit out of hapless pirates. Yay. Not. I have lots of respect for SEALS, SAS & SASR.. but my goodness, this was just pathetic. He took chunks out of all the other books about their training, which was just boring because I have read it all before.. A LOT. More action was what was required. I'm done. I could go on for days, but not this time.
Started: Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly
Only book of MC's I haven't yet read!
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