Monthly Archives: July 2017

Thoughts: Selected Short Stories, by H. G. Wells

Posted on 26 July 2017 by Dove

Whoops, this one is long overdue. Spuggy picked it up in Belfast, a dog-eared (I won’t say “beloved”) old copy from Oxfam and I picked it up right at the end of our holiday to tide me over till we … Continue reading →

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German Reading Project: Der Kleine Prinz, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Grete and Josef Leitgeb

Posted on 16 July 2017 by Dove

A whole book this time, and not just chapters! Der Kleine Prinz is both short enough and simply written enough that I managed it without too much heartache. My general German skills update: I’m improving in some ways and stalling … Continue reading →

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Alternative Thoughts: Stories of Your Life and Others, by Ted Chiang – plus a short story

Posted on 15 July 2017 by Spuggy

Dove also wrote her thoughts on this one, and hers are better, but here’s mine.

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Thoughts: Stories of Your Life And Others, by Ted Chiang

Posted on 15 July 2017 by Dove

I don’t read many short story collections, so this will be another collection of thoughts without much wider context for comparison, I’m afraid. It has been a while since I indulged in some proper sci-fi, though, and I enjoyed myself. … Continue reading →

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Short story: Messier

Posted on 9 July 2017 by Spuggy

A short story, loosely inspired by Tabby’s Star. Fun fact: when Messier was first categorising galaxies, he actually hated them. He was a comet hunter, and galaxies really annoyed him because they looked like comets (at least with the small telescopes … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Kipps, by H. G. Wells

Posted on 9 July 2017 by Dove

This is the part of the holiday when I’d run out of books. I downloaded the sample of Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky because I wasn’t sure about reading in French on the Kindle and I didn’t know whether the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Your Inner Fish, by Neil Shubin

Posted on 6 July 2017 by Dove

The third and final book in my Non-Fiction Run! Your Inner Fish is about all the features of the human body that are leftovers from our seagoing ancestors. Lots of evolutionary fun. I’ve had a pretty busy day today, so … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Kitty Saves The World, by Carrie Vaughn

Posted on 5 July 2017 by Dove

Oh my goodness, this is the LAST ONE. I can finally rest easy knowing that the werewolves and assorted characters of supernatural Denver aren’t going to get into any more scrapes. I really shouldn’t need to spoiler warn for the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Why the West Rules – For Now, by Ian Morris

Posted on 4 July 2017 by Dove

I’m back from a holiday which means I have a pretty huge backlog! We begin with a beast of a book I was in the middle of before we set off, and strap yourselves in, people. It’s going to be … Continue reading →

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