Reviewed Jago & Litefoot: Series 4
<div>A lot of fun.</div>
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Rated Interview with the Vampire 8/10
Finished reading Jingo
Rated In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods 4/10
<div>Though this is excellently written, I don't think this was for me. I was curious enough to see how it all ended, but it is not my preferred flavor of strange. The animal and body imagery are quite gross (your mileage may vary), and it all revolves around "man's pain damages woman from the point-of-view of the man." Even with the surreal way the story leads to the ending, that's a topic I find myself less interested in. I do respect the ambition and innovation happening within the writing, but I wouldn't say I enjoyed myself.</div>
Finished reading Eric
Finished reading Men at Arms
Rated If the Tabloids Are True What Are You?: Poems and Artwork by Matthea Harvey 10/10
Wow. Truly, wow. I am so glad that I finally read this amazing collection of art and poetry. A beautiful, surreal escape. I loved it for its strangeness, its inventiveness, and how it inspires my own work.
Finished reading Snuff
Finished reading The Truth
Rated Ink & Sigil 10/10
<div>I am not even sure how I came across this book, since I'd never heard of the author of any of his other books, but I enjoyed this immensely. It's funny, the locations feel real (though I'm not from Glasgow, so ymmv), and each character is interesting without it being too "look, we're so quirky!" I am definitely going to read the next in the series when I get a chance.</div>
Finished reading The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain
Rated Iris 10/10
Honestly, it's more of a 4.5, but screw it, I'll round up. My quibbles are more of the editorial sort. She could use more dialogue tags, and somehow a few typos slipped through, but otherwise this is a great, interesting book. Marsh’s writing examines the competition between the internal and external — the performances we give others, and how it feels to be in one’s own body. The body, the occasional crudeness of physicality, and how that affects a woman’s inner monologue is constantly at play throughout the story. Iris is strong all throughout her learning about herself, but while she may not show it to others, she’s quite in touch with her insecurity. She resents her initial lack of educational opportunity, but that doesn’t mean she’s going to stop learning to spite herself. When it comes to sex and men’s desires, she learns what is within her control.<br><br>Full review can be found at <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2015/11/iris-by-jean-marsh.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>, and it's also one of my <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2015/12/glorified-love-letters-top-10-favorite.html">Top 10 Favorites read in 2015.</a>
Finished reading Storm of Locusts
Finished reading Running Close to the Wind
Finished reading The Fifth Elephant
Reviewed Summary of Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
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Reviewed The Modern Political Tradition: Hobbes to Habermas
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Rated Jago & Litefoot: Series 1 8/10
<div>Jago and Litefoot are such solid Doctor Who spinoff characters. It's always a lot of fun to listen to their adventures. This is a solid set, and I enjoyed the lengthy bonus interviews too.</div><div><br></div>
Finished reading Thief of Time
Finished reading Unseen Academicals
Reviewed I Am a Strange Loop
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Reviewed Study Guide: Superforecasting by Philip E. Tetlock, Dan Gardner
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