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Devil's Kiss, and Dark Goddess, by Sarwat Chadda
The first of these was really good, the second moderately good ... teen paranormals with a half-Pakistani, half-British Templar protagonist and lots of Arthurian allusions. Lots of violence too, woot woot.
(61, 66)
Making Sense of Fibromyalgia: Second Edition, by Daniel J. Wallace and Janice Brock Wallace
This was full of useful information about fibromyalgia. Useful advice, not so much (well, there was advice to be had - but mostly basic and sometimes contradictory). But the information about what is and isn't known about how the syndrome works was both substantive and plentiful.
(62, O26)
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness, by Peter A. Levine
Powerful and intricate work of mostly theory. Intense - it took me about 6 months of being in therapy before I could read it without triggering to my own trauma at certain points - but very worthwhile.
(63, O27)
Floating on a Malayan Breeze, by Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh
Despite the carefree title, this is actually a serious work of historical/ political / sociological / economical analysis of Singapore and Malaysia, interspersed with travelogue portions that make the whole thing more fun. Very interesting, best read in small chunks.
(64)
The Sphinx at Dawn: Two Stories, by Madeleine L'Engle
I found these by accident when I was tidying up! They are remnants of my spouse's evangelical Christian childhood... usually those do not result in my squealing out loud when discovered, but hey, Madeleine L'Engle is Madeleine L'Engle. These two were fables about Jesus' childhood, a genre of which I am not particular fond, but they still had L'Engle's particular spark and wit.
(65, O28)
The first of these was really good, the second moderately good ... teen paranormals with a half-Pakistani, half-British Templar protagonist and lots of Arthurian allusions. Lots of violence too, woot woot.
(61, 66)
Making Sense of Fibromyalgia: Second Edition, by Daniel J. Wallace and Janice Brock Wallace
This was full of useful information about fibromyalgia. Useful advice, not so much (well, there was advice to be had - but mostly basic and sometimes contradictory). But the information about what is and isn't known about how the syndrome works was both substantive and plentiful.
(62, O26)
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness, by Peter A. Levine
Powerful and intricate work of mostly theory. Intense - it took me about 6 months of being in therapy before I could read it without triggering to my own trauma at certain points - but very worthwhile.
(63, O27)
Floating on a Malayan Breeze, by Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh
Despite the carefree title, this is actually a serious work of historical/ political / sociological / economical analysis of Singapore and Malaysia, interspersed with travelogue portions that make the whole thing more fun. Very interesting, best read in small chunks.
(64)
The Sphinx at Dawn: Two Stories, by Madeleine L'Engle
I found these by accident when I was tidying up! They are remnants of my spouse's evangelical Christian childhood... usually those do not result in my squealing out loud when discovered, but hey, Madeleine L'Engle is Madeleine L'Engle. These two were fables about Jesus' childhood, a genre of which I am not particular fond, but they still had L'Engle's particular spark and wit.
(65, O28)
