I am a huge dum-dum. During the five years I worked for Barnes & Noble, I got to read quite a few books gratis. Like, not only would we get to check out books (and Nooks! with unlimited ebooks!) from the store like it was a frickin’ library, but we also got ARCs and pre-publication copies (the ones that have been copy-edited) of books so we could talk them up to customers. I will admit that I took shameless advantage of all of these privileges, […]
The Witches go to The Opera.
The last time we saw the Witches, they were ushering off their third member into the perils of marriage, and to a King, no less. Anyway, Magrat’s gone now, and things are going funny without a third to balance things out. Nanny Ogg in particular is worried about Granny Weatherwax, who is terrifying under the best of circumstances. They take a trip to Ankh-Morpork after Granny learns that Nanny wrote a book that is a bestseller, but has gotten no royalties from the swindling publisher. […]
Monkey see, monkey does what it wants
My bf had read this book and loaned it to me when we initially started dating. A year and nearly seven months later and I have finally gotten to it. I kept putting this book down which for me isn’t usually the best sign but in the end I kept with it. Hiaasen had me smirking as wacky hijinks occurred and at the center was murder and a frozen arm, flanked by a cop trying to get back on the force and more cliches and […]
My boredom is assuaged, but there is no abation for my ennui
I read this book more than a month ago, and it somehow got lost in the shuffle. Which is weird, because I quie enjoyed it. This is a world driven mad by superpowers gifted to a select few. Instead of an idyllic world of good vs evil, however, Sanderson has created a world where the superpowered beings have become our dominant and oppressive overlords. They’ve set up centers of power, where the most mighty can attract underlings to do their bidding. Instead of Superman helping […]