What are you reading?
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Algor
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OK, Finished Erewhon. Started something on my to read list for a while: E.E. Cummings: A Biography by C. Sawyer-Laucanno. I have an absolutely dogeared hardback of his collected poems that I bought in undergrad.
What a self-centered jerk! LOL. I knew he was a bit off plumb. But the dude could write.
What a self-centered jerk! LOL. I knew he was a bit off plumb. But the dude could write.
docphin5
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I wanted to take a break from my usual historical books and try a bit of fantasy fiction for a change. So I read
”The Fifth Season” by Jemisin
because it had good reviews. It is part of a trilogy which I plan to continue. It is about humans with powers over earth, tectonic plates, volcanoes. They are controlled by another class of humans called “Guardians” with powers over the earth movers. There also are beings that live IN the earth controlled by no one. And then there are your ordinary run of the mill humans powerless and weak, ie., the sheep. Always the sheep. Ha ha! Characters are intriguing, story is good. I enjoyed it because it is different, novel and immersive in a mythical world refreshingly new (Versus dragons, wizards, demons, or vampires). Something different if that is what you are looking for. On a 1 to 5 scale I give it a 4.
”The Fifth Season” by Jemisin
because it had good reviews. It is part of a trilogy which I plan to continue. It is about humans with powers over earth, tectonic plates, volcanoes. They are controlled by another class of humans called “Guardians” with powers over the earth movers. There also are beings that live IN the earth controlled by no one. And then there are your ordinary run of the mill humans powerless and weak, ie., the sheep. Always the sheep. Ha ha! Characters are intriguing, story is good. I enjoyed it because it is different, novel and immersive in a mythical world refreshingly new (Versus dragons, wizards, demons, or vampires). Something different if that is what you are looking for. On a 1 to 5 scale I give it a 4.
I am now reading another "Civic Classics" book called Supreme Court Decisions, edited by Richard Beeman. The book is a series of short excerpts from famous Supreme Court decisions with some expert commentary. I'd recommend it if you are a layman with a casual interest in politics and Constitutional law, like I am.