It's hard to pinpoint exactly how to talk about 98 short stories written over 40 years. But this was an interesting and exhausting reading experience. There's a lot going on here. So to begin at the beginning, JG Ballard was a British science fiction writer, known mostly to me via the 1995 David … [Read more]
Post-Cannonball roundup
I actually read more books this year than I have since I can remember. I just don't have the energy to review them all for various reasons. Last year I did a round-up of all the books I didn't properly review, and I'd like to do the same now (I'm only counting this review as 1 book read, because … [Read more]
In the nick of time, my first ever CANNONBALL!
My first ever Cannonball! I'm super proud of this, as I've been doing CBR for a few years (off and on) and have never managed more than a half-Cannonball before. I'm going to try to achieve this goal again next year. Now on to my final proper review of the year. Natasha Pulley's The Watchmaker … [Read more]
We had no image of our own future
The Feminine Mystique (1963) by Betty Friedan has been on my radar for years as a classic feminist tome that I should probably read. However, I was always intimidated by the length. I was also afraid that it would be dated and difficult to read. It wasn't until I saw it on my 50 Books Every Woman … [Read more]