Our adventures take place in a slightly dystopian future, where some people can tap into extra parts in their brains and gain X-men-like powers. The people who have strong powers are called Greater-Thans, because they can access more than 10% of their brains at once. Your “integration” level is the percentage of your brain you can use. Normal people can only access 10% or less, so they are called Fractions, for a fraction of 10% (which doesn’t make sense to me, but whatever.) Powers include […]
Spoiler Alert: Contains no jousting atop vampiric stallions
We begin with a Page of Contents (there is no table involved) in which there is a brief synopsis of what is to come. The dilemma – do I read this and spoil the surprise? Methinks I shall skip it for now, so I might be appropriately delighted when events unfold forthwith. This book is not a book – it is a tale that is being told, a story that could be conveyed to a small, squirming child at bedtime to calm them and […]
A dream turned into a tedious nightmare
So, this. This was not an enjoyable book. It is the story of author George Sand, born Aurore Dupin. I have not read anything by this historic author, and now I have the feeling that I never will, due to the fact that I dislike her so much due to this telling of her life. If this book was meant to endear the character to me, it failed. I was not sympathetic to the character. She came across as selfish, bitchy, and boring. […]
I am a lazy (thankful) bum!
All of the thanks to Beth Ellen for my lovely present! (She took the hint that the book I wanted most was on the top of my list!) Books, hot chocolate, and a lovely note, what could be better than that? (I got this in the mail almost a week ago, and forgot to post it until now!)