Monthly Archives: February 2018

Star Trek Discovery (Spoilers)

Posted on 28/02/2018 by readerofelse

Yes, I know, it’s not a book. But I’ve (finally) finished watching it and I have Thoughts. These Thoughts will contain spoilers.  But tbh I am already late to the party on this, so if you care and you’re still … Continue reading →

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The Left Hand of Darkness – Ursula K. Le Guin

Posted on 24/02/2018 by readerofelse

It’s no surprise that I’m reading a le Guin book, so soon after her passing. As it happens, it’s a book for book club, but this has been on my list to read for a good long while, and I … Continue reading →

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Injection – Ellis, Shalvey, Bellaire

Posted on 15/02/2018 by readerofelse

I have spent today sitting under a blanket eating bacon flavoured crisps, drinking tea and generally not doing much*, so I thought I should maybe try to achieve something**. Since I have now read a book, I feel like this … Continue reading →

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The Voyage of the Basilisk – Marie Brennan

Posted on 13/02/2018 by readerofelse

I have been egregiously long in getting to this, especially given I very much enjoyed the first two. I was even longer, because I was an utter fool last time I was in a bookshop. I saw they had the … Continue reading →

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A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing – Eimear McBride

Posted on 13/02/2018 by readerofelse

This was… weird. (I got that far and then paused writing to do something else, and now it’s over a week later and I’m tempted to leave this post there… but I won’t). I’m not sure if that is a … Continue reading →

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The Silmarillion – J. R. R. Tolkien

Posted on 04/02/2018 by readerofelse

Oh. Em. Gee. I loved it so much. I mean, I kind of expected to enjoy it, given that I enjoy the world-building aspect of Tolkien more than the story-telling, but it was just brilliant. I have been way way … Continue reading →

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