I came across a review at LibraryThing last week which, beyond it’s disappointing rating, quite startled me with its inaccuracies, to the point I wondered which novel Jeff Vitous read, because it didn’t seem to be From Mountains of Ice. Although I make it a policy never to respond to a review, I’m going to fly in the face of conventional wisdom to comment. Jeff Vitous’ review is set off as a quote, my…
Small Gods by Terry PratchettMy rating: 2 of 5 stars In this installment of Discworld, Pratchett explores religion and bigotry, and with a fairly weighted hand. One might even say with a 20lb sledgehammer. His usual wry and farcical sense of humour was lost under the weight of his indictment of organized religion and racial ignorance, and I couldn’t help but feel he used the story as his own personal lectern from which to broadcast,…
A Laodicean: A Story of Today by Thomas Hardy My rating: 3 of 5 stars A Laodicean is a bit of a departure for Hardy, in that he deals with a contemporary time period, rather than a previous, although the subject matter remains true to one of his themes, that of people attempting to shrug off the yoke of religious and social convention. In fact, the entire tone of the novel is set in the…
Rasputin’s Bastards by David Nickle My rating: 3 of 5 stars There is no disputing David Nickle’s ability as a strong story-teller with an aggressive style. If you’re looking for subtle and lyrical, Rasputin’s Bastard’s is not it. If you’re looking for a Clancy-ish SF, you’ve found your writer. Set in the confusion of post-Cold War Era, Nickle’s story unfolds around a large cast of characters, all working toward the same end, to either prevent,…
Well colour me tickled silly over this 5-star review from a LibraryThing reader. Available at Amazon This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. I received Shadow Song by Lorina Stephens in the Early reviewers giveaway, and am thoroughly pleased I did. Previously having not read anything by Lorina Stephens work, so for me it was an venture into a new authors work.The book is set in the 1830’s in Canada, and centres…
Found this review posted today on Goodreads for my cookbook, Stonehouse Cooks. Stonehouse CooksbyLorina Stephens (Goodreads Author) rainyfeathers‘s review Aug 06, 12 bookshelves: own, first-read Read from February 03 to August 06, 2012 First, of all I received this book as part of Goodread’s first reads giveaway. Secondly, it did take me awhile to read this book because I wanted to try out a few recipes. I liked the style of writing. I felt that…