Thoughts on weaving, writing, stories, and life.
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The Dog Stars
By Peter Heller I found this book to be extremely moving. While the story is both grim and bleak, it is also wondrously hopeful and beautifully written. The story is about love, courage, and finding one’s home. It is written from the main character, Hig’s, perspective in short segments. While the first part of… Read more
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October is a Great Month for Nordic Noir
Often I will put books on hold with the library and they all tend to come in at once – or in a very short time period. This is what is happening right now. I’ve had many items on hold for months which have started to arrive. First I got Phantom by Jo Nesbø. I… Read more
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Bless Me, Ultima
By Rudolfo Anaya It’s been three weeks since I’ve returned from a visit to NYC on a not fun plane trip and a really long time since I’ve posted here. And I read most of this book on this excruciating journey. The woman who was sitting next to me joked about me finishing the book… Read more
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Gone Girl
By Gillian Flynn Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Crown Publishers, 2012 This book has had over eight hundred holds on it in my library system for the past couple of months. It is the must read of 2012. I think I first became aware of it through EarlyWord, but it wasn’t until I put… Read more
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Masques
By Patricia Briggs Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2010, 1993 Recently at work, I was checking in books and this book passed through my hands. I am mostly familiar with Briggs’s more recent Mercy Thompson and Alpha & Omega series – both of which I love. I did read Dragon Blood a little while… Read more
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Some Kind of Fairy Tale
By Graham Joyce Personal notes: I may have found a new favorite author with this book. I loved the gritty feel that this story has – the feel of this story is how I picture Tara’s description of viewing this reality after being away. I loved the characters – especially Ritchie. (Who doesn’t love a… Read more
Ra's Spiral Path 