Freak of Nature
I started reading this book while waiting for a plant shop to open. Why I didn't continue one that I'm already reading I don't really know, probably the title intrigued me. Read 1 chapter and it's already drawn me in. This is promising.
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Stranger in a Strange Land. My review.
This is not the first time I read this book. The first time is many years ago and when I read it back then I didn't grok the entire depth of it. This is an amazing read from start to finish, partly seeing our world through the eyes of someone from another planet, partly seeing how we the people are wrapped into things. The explanations of Jubal, who's a wonderful character in the book, excel in clarity for me. Definitely worth the re-read.
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Amy Tan
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Clara's Eyes
I published a new book today.
Tell me to stop this mad spree, this is the 3rd book in as many months that I put out. Sometimes it all comes together.
This was an interesting one to write because I first bought the cover for it, and only then I started to think about a story. The cover was just too enticing to not get!
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Here's the cover I'm so happy with!
Have a great weekend, everyone!!
Stranger.
Yesterday I decided to reread "Stranger in a strange land" by Robert Heinlein.
It's such a fascinating book.
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The Rook - Daniel O'Malley
The Rook is a surprise.
It starts with a puzzle, and this puzzle gets taken apart throughout the book, where more and more becomes clear. This happens in many books, but the way Mr O’Malley did this is master-crafted.
A strange awakening, mysterious letters and amazing powers that unfold in more and more people are a touch of The Rook. If you like fantasy and supernatural powers, stacked up on a nice mystery, you will do yourself a favour by reading this book.
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A thought on "The Rook" which I'm currently reading
It's amazing.
The story is fast paced without losing the reader, the idea behind it is fabulous (I still need to get to the end to see 'why he dunnit' but this book's definitely worth the money I paid for it!
The fact that I am so close to the end of the book and I still don't know the antagonist's motive is a big feather in the hat of Mr. O'Malley.
Just wanted to let you all know.
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The Coming Storm (The Coming Storm, #1)
The Coming Storm is one of those books that suck you into a different world, one you hate to leave whenever you have to put the book down. Even worse than that: after finishing it, I had to run over and get the last book in the trilogy because I have to know how the whole story ends! Valerie Douglas wrote a masterpiece, taking the reader to a fantastic world with Elves, Dwarves and Men, where battles of the mind and the heart are fought next to a war against an uncanny enemy.If you’re a fan of epic fantasy and you are not reading The Coming Storm then you are doing yourself no favour.
The Way of Wyrd
A very interesting and surprising read indeed.Experiencing how a devout Christian undergoes the world of Pagans and how he grows through that while being able to stay true to himself is very impressive.
Mr Bates also shows that there are more ways to the old British ways than the Celtic way. One of them is the Way of Wyrd.
Khe
If you like “science fantasy” with a (for me) fresh approach, you’ll like Khe. Khe takes you to a wonderful, new world with a very special species and their own physical traits and differences, still recognisable enough to identify with. I like how the world of this story is created, so familiar yet strange enough to make it fascinating.Khe is placed in a very strange situation when something that is wrong with her is being corrected, and from there the story takes her (and the reader) on a fast and amazing journey. As Khe travels and meets people, her situation becomes more and more odd. It gets worse when she learns how her people have started to live the way they now do, and the end of the book is wonderful, endearing and surprising.
Escaping Destiny
Escaping Destiny. It sounds difficult, and the unlikely group of people who meet up for a very strange voyage can vouch that it is difficult. Kai the warrior and his Fae lover and friend Ko’laru lead a group of people of an enormous variety of training over a path that is surprising, dangerous and full of enemies, visible and invisible. Will they succeed in their quest?I don’t know, as this is the first book of three. It was a very enjoyable and captivating read, absolutely worth my money and time.
Hammered: The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book Three
Maybe I read this book too soon after the first two, which I both appreciated very much. I decided to stop reading it.The start of "Hammered" was fun, but at a certain point I (for me) had the feeling that Mr. Hearne took things a bit too far. Avoiding the reason why I stopped is because I want to avoid spoilers. Spoilers are bad, because there are people who will still want to read the book.
I may pick it up again at a point in the future.
Positive on Hammered is that Mr. Hearne continues his quick-paced and easy to read writing style, and the ease with which he gives more colour to the characters. Well, perhaps not to the vampires, but that's their natural state, so I can't keep Mr. Hearne accountable for that. ;-)
Hexed (The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book Two)
Hexed is the second book in the trilogy written by Kevin Hearne. In this book, Atticus and his wolfhound Oberon face even greater dangers and problems than in the first book, Hounded. All kinds of witches and demons are doing their best to make life very hard on the Druid, and not only they but also 2 Goddesses are making life more than just a bit interesting for him. The shop has to suffer from all this unwanted attention as well.Like Hounded, Hexed for me is a very good book, easy to read and full of action, and I am looking forward to the last in this trilogy, called Hammered. (After reading Hexed, I think I have an idea where this is going....)
Hounded: The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book One
Hounded. Part one of a trilogy about Atticus O'Sullivan. At least that's the name he goes by these days. He's a Druid, and not just any Druid. His Irish wolfhound Oberon isn't just any Irish wolfhound. A very good book about a very old man who looks like he's in his twenties and runs an esoteric shop. Gods and witches keep running in and out, and a few big battles make of Atticus' life quite a turmoil.I really enjoyed this book and immediately continued with part two of this set, called Hexed.
An Irishman's Difficulties with the Dutch Language,
This book had me in tears and stitches more than once. I acquired it through the Gutenberg Project and was curious about it as it was written in the beginning of the 20th century. Let me first say that this book won’t make any sense if you don’t have a decent grasp of the English and the Dutch language (preferable also older Dutch as the book is quite old).The story of Mr. Brown and his doubtful successes in speaking Dutch, without going through proper training and refusing guidance for it, is absolutely wonderful. The story shows enthusiasm about foreign languages and how thin basically the support of only an old dictionary is. His final letter to the gentleman of the "Bevolkings bureau", regarding the umbrella, is a brilliant piece of writing, but also his conversation with the man working on the tram on his trip out to “Simplex” is something to be enjoyed without food or drink near.
It’s a short book, freely available, so if you feel adequate in English and Dutch, you are in for a laughing treat with this story.