Yeah, still not fixed...

Man it's been so busy around the place, trying to catch up on work, nursing Balthazar back to health, training for our WDW marathon, getting my foster dog adopted, and trying to find a temporary full time gig to help pay bills and sock away savings until we ship off for grad school (wherever that may be) among other things that seem to be crashing down around me at the moment. So of course I go shopping for secret santa gifts for an Internet stranger's pets and pick up a new book to read.

I bought the trilogy on my nook a while back but haven't had a chance to read it, thanks to my already super long list of books to read (and several I'm still technically in the middle of.) So far, I'm really enjoying it, even if I am behind on the times since everyone and their mom seem to be talking about Ready Player One right now. But so far it hasn't disappointed in reminding me of Battle Royale, just written better. I understand we lose things culturally and in translations, but I doubt the original Japanese was written that much better, though it was an enjoyable read nonetheless. I haven't gotten very far into the first book, but I'm hoping to finish by Christmas (read: have the time to be able to finish by Christmas...) I suppose I do have until the, what, Spring to finish the first one? My friend demanded it of me while we watched the preview at the movies the other night. (by the way, Breaking Dawn was delightfully worse than we could have imagined. We knew it would be bad, I am not ashamed to admit I enjoyed reading all the books more than once and we have fun riffing in the theaters, but we rolled in the aisles for this one.)

Do the few people who browse my little corner of the interwebs have any good books they're into lately?






Sorry about the !effort posts lately, the bug my computer has is kind of a bitch to remove and I've just not had the time to deal with it with my full attention like I should. 

And may flights of dragons sing thee to thy rest...

Y'all, it's a sad day indeed. Anne McCaffrey of Dragonriders of Pern fame, passed away at the age of 85 11/21/11.

Ms. McCaffrey meant a lot to me while growing up. Her books allowed me to escape the no good terrible experiences of puberty and awful middle school classmates to a world of wonder, chivalry, and most importantly, dragons. I cried when characters died and literally whooped and cheered when others were discovered at their talents. She set the bar in what I would read regarding any fantasy or dragonlore book, and none have matched her prowess for storytelling for me.

I highly recommend someone pick up some of her works, maybe starting with the Harper Hall Trilogy, as I did. The Masterharper of Pern will always be my favorite, with All the Weyrs of Pern following, but Moreta is also amazing. You really can't go wrong with any, to be honest, and while there is a timeline, it's easy and comprehensible to jump around the books.

Ms. McCaffrey, you will be so very missed, and I will always treasure the books you wrote. They stood as a rock for me in a very difficult time in my life and I am not ashamed to admit I cried for you when I heard the news of your passing.

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone (because our Internet is still broken!)

Mmmm Books...

It's getting hard to keep up right now, what with me about to move to the graveyard shift and we're currently trying to find a new place to move (which is proving to be a headache...bleh.)

So here, check out some of my all time favorite books on NPR's top 100 science fiction list (which is the best genre, IMO). There's only one series on there I did not like, and I've read a fair chunk of them. Might need to pick some more up for the upcoming terrible shift...

NPR's top 100 Sci-Fi Fantasy books