Some Red King's Comics Under Woman
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maribouRed on Red, by Edward Conlon
It took me a while to get used to the very discursive style of this cop novel; I kept wanting to cut sentences. But once I adjusted, I fell in love. Dickensian: wry, compassionate.
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Best American Comics 2011, edited by Alison Bechdel, Jessica Abel, and Matt Madden
A mixed bag and a delightful experience, as it is every year.
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The King's Name, by Jo Walton
Had trouble putting this one down, ended up finishing it in one day (and a work day at that). Also, I love the bits and pieces of history and poetry in these tales.
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Some of the Best of Tor.com 2011, edited by Patrick Nielsen Hayden and Liz Gorinsky (nook, free)
I'd read some of these stories before, and was mostly curious about how well the ebook would be designed. It was lovely - proper format, no dumb weirdnesses, and some elegant touches I haven't often seen. The stories I hadn't read ranged from decent to "husband pestering me to get out of the car already and me insisting that I needed to finish this story first."
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The Demon Under the Microscope, by Thomas Hager
In-depth story of the various sulfa drug discoveries and their discoverers, in the 20s and 30s. I liked it, and the material is fascinating, but some chapters were a lot more interesting than others. Not necessarily the ones you'd expect, either - I was totally caught up by the stuff about IG Farben's formation and early business model, and much less interested by the stuff about the beginning of WW2.
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A Dangerous Woman, by Sharon Rudahl with Paul Buhle and Alice Wexler
A graphic biography of Emma Goldman, drawing heavily from her own writings and letters, and those of her contemporaries. Really well done, if the teensiest bit hagiographical. It whetted my appetite more for reading Goldman's autobiography than it did for reading the author's other comics - but I'm okay with that.
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It took me a while to get used to the very discursive style of this cop novel; I kept wanting to cut sentences. But once I adjusted, I fell in love. Dickensian: wry, compassionate.
(93)
Best American Comics 2011, edited by Alison Bechdel, Jessica Abel, and Matt Madden
A mixed bag and a delightful experience, as it is every year.
(94)
The King's Name, by Jo Walton
Had trouble putting this one down, ended up finishing it in one day (and a work day at that). Also, I love the bits and pieces of history and poetry in these tales.
(95)
Some of the Best of Tor.com 2011, edited by Patrick Nielsen Hayden and Liz Gorinsky (nook, free)
I'd read some of these stories before, and was mostly curious about how well the ebook would be designed. It was lovely - proper format, no dumb weirdnesses, and some elegant touches I haven't often seen. The stories I hadn't read ranged from decent to "husband pestering me to get out of the car already and me insisting that I needed to finish this story first."
(96)
The Demon Under the Microscope, by Thomas Hager
In-depth story of the various sulfa drug discoveries and their discoverers, in the 20s and 30s. I liked it, and the material is fascinating, but some chapters were a lot more interesting than others. Not necessarily the ones you'd expect, either - I was totally caught up by the stuff about IG Farben's formation and early business model, and much less interested by the stuff about the beginning of WW2.
(97)
A Dangerous Woman, by Sharon Rudahl with Paul Buhle and Alice Wexler
A graphic biography of Emma Goldman, drawing heavily from her own writings and letters, and those of her contemporaries. Really well done, if the teensiest bit hagiographical. It whetted my appetite more for reading Goldman's autobiography than it did for reading the author's other comics - but I'm okay with that.
(98)
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Date: 2012-05-14 05:42 am (UTC)I'm working my way through The Language Wars, by Henry Hitchings. It's spectacular: page after page of sentences that make me have to stop, put the book down, and think through the implications. It's like philosophy for crabby grammar-fiends.
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Date: 2012-05-14 03:52 pm (UTC)I love that you can say "philosophy for crabby grammar-fiends" and I understand exactly why you are so excited, and get excited myself. *adds to reading list of doom*
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Date: 2012-05-15 12:58 am (UTC)