Tag Archives: book
I ate a centipede today.
I was feeling feverish with a winter cold so popped a panadol and took a swig from the glass of stale water on my bedside cabinet. Next thing I felt something wriggling on my lip. Thinking stupidly that it was … Continue reading
Filed under Non-Fiction
Everest the Hard Way, by Chris Bonington
Dunno what it is about Everest but I can’t get enough of it. I think it’s because I’m such a gutless wonder when it comes to all things physical – I get vertigo standing on a chair to change a … Continue reading
Filed under Non-Fiction
I’ve been plodding along…
…with Ian Ranin’s ‘Bleeding Hearts’. Not a Rebus story, alas. It’s about an assassin with haemophilia – interesting premise – who finds himself hunted after a recent kill and some dodgy goings-on. It’s all right: The problem is that I … Continue reading
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Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx.
Proulx easily captures the dialogue, the time and the place of her characters. I love the way she leaves lots of spaces in her writing to make readers to fill in the emotional content; nothing is spoonfed. It’s honest labour, … Continue reading
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Well, that was unexpected.
I’ve just finished ‘Subterranean’ by James Rollins. The characters were so thin I gave myself papercuts and it was all rather improbable – and yet I liked it. I was ready to fling it out the window by page 82 … Continue reading
Filed under Thrillers
I’m annoyed, in a three-dimensional way.
I’m feeling all bitter and twisted about lending one of my favourite books to a nameless friend (all right, he’s called Mal) 15 years ago who clearly liked it. A lot, given that he’s never returned it. Every now and … Continue reading
Filed under SF
I don’t think I can hang on much longer.
Page 404 is beckoning. It’s the last, glorious page of the book and my fingers are itching to go straight there. I’m the sort of person who likes to know the entire plot of a movie before I even … Continue reading
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the best ‘how to’ book on writing fiction (in my humble opinion) is…
….Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft by Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French. Well, it’s the best I’ve read anyway, although I’d be interested in other recommendations. I find a lot of ‘how to’ writing books are interesting enough … Continue reading
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where’s a bit of dysfunction when you need it?
I’ve just finished reading Dead Souls by Ian Rankin and must admit I was a little…bored. Yes, folks. The B word and one of my favourite authors in the same sentence. I forced myself to read to the end, then, … Continue reading
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