Redshirts by John Scalzi Science Fiction 317 pages Published 2012 Some books are surreal suspensions of disbelief. Some books just make you go “WHAT the FUCK” every couple of chapters when a new twist is revealed, and this is one of the latter. Just – what the FUCK. Imagine your average sci-fi space opera TV … Continue reading
TTT – Bookish Items I’d Love to Own
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. She has a list on her page of everyone participating, so go check that out for more bookish goodies! I only got to seven items before getting sick, so here’s what I’ve got! The first two things are things I’ve actually asked for for … Continue reading
Book Review: Number One Chinese Restaurant
Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li Contemporary Fiction/Family Drama 288 pages Published June 2018 I don’t tend to read a lot of contemporary fiction, but I had several on my beach read/summer reading list, and this one is set in Rockville, Maryland, which is pretty close to where I live. Having read it finally, … Continue reading
Sunday Stuff
I’m starting to look over this year’s challenges and think about what I want to do in 2019. I’m currently at 40 out of 50 on the PopSugar Challenge, so if I buckle down, I could totally finish that by the end of the year, especially since I own most of the last ten books … Continue reading
Book Review: Autonomous
Autonomous by Annalee Newitz Biopunk 301 pages Published 2017 Autonomous is an interesting story that poses a lot of moral questions. It doesn’t really take sides; both the pharmaceutical pirate and the agents tracking her down are painted in sympathetic ways, as if we’re meant to like them all. We see why Jack is a … Continue reading
Friday 56 – Number One Chinese Restaurant
The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice. The rules are simple – turn to page 56 in your current read (or 56% in your e-reader) and post a few non-spoilery sentences. Today’s quote is from Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li. Poor wifey, she’d tuckered herself out. He gently pulled down the quilts, searching … Continue reading