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text 2017-07-09 17:09
Booklikes-opoly Turn 29 (July 9th)

Starting from Adventureland 27....doubles!

 

 

I finally landed on a square with a location multiplier (this is the second time I landed here since the shake-up). I'm probably going to go with Made to Kill by Adam Christopher since the author's name contains all of the letters in SPACE: Adam ChriStoPhEr.

Made to Kill: A Novel (L.A. Trilogy) - Adam Christopher 

 

 

I get a location multiplier for this one too (2nd time again). Rather than try to figure out whether any of the characters would be travelling by boat, I think I'll just go with one of these two:

 

Silver on the Road (The Devil's West) - Laura Anne Gilman  The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman  

SILVER ON THE ROAD

THE INVISIBLE LIBRARY

 

 

Current Bank Balance: $196

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review 2017-06-30 00:39
The Pluto Files by Neil deGrasse Tyson
The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet - Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet covers Pluto’s discovery, the controversy over whether it should be called a planet, and the IAU’s (International Astronomical Union) decision to call it a dwarf planet. It is amusing that their definition for planet references the Sun, which leaves exoplanets in a bit of a lurch, technically. I was surprised to learn a few things in this book, or at least to be reminded of things that I may have forgotten, which is always a plus, and Tyson doesn’t inject needless personal stories into the text (he has republished a bunch of cute cartoons though).

 

Most of what I found amusing was just the back and forth arguments between the scientists as well as some of the things like the legislation introduced in California to condemn the IAU’s decision which included the following:

“WHEREAS, Downgrading Pluto's status will cause psychological harm to some Californians who question their place in the universe and worry about the instability of universal constants;”

 

Some of the people having fun with Pluto’s lack of inclusion among the planets were amusing too, like the other things that might happen if this becomes a trend in other areas, suggested by Eric Metaxas in an op-ed for the New York Times:

“GREAT LAKES TO BECOME FIRST FRESHWATER OCEAN

 

TEXAS DECLARES ITSELF A SUBCONTINENT

 

METER AND YARD SHAKE HANDS”

 

This book predated the New Horizons fly-by of Pluto, so we’re left without any awesome photos of heart-shaped geological features, but it’s still fun and informative.

 

I read this for booklikes-opoly square Tomorrowland 36 “Read a book with either an image of or from space, or where the author’s full name contains all of the letters in SPACE”. There’s a picture of a nebula as well as an illustration of Pluto (pre-iconic heart photo, remember?), so I’d say it fits the space nicely. Tyson is also wearing a space-themed tie on the cover. At 180 pages (including the appendices), this adds another $4 to my bank, leaving me with a total balance of $164.

 

Previous update:

106/180 pages

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text 2017-06-27 14:03
Booklikes-opoly Turn 23 (June 27th)

I've decided to continue reading the audiobook The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman for the Adventureland 26 square, so I'm rolling again.

 

And...doubles! 

 

If I can count a story where the description says it takes in place in Londinium as sometimes also taking place (it probably will) in London (the two are linked) then I could read All is Fair by Emma Newman. Otherwise there's Free-Wrench by Joseph Lallo with airships.

All is Fair: The Split Worlds - Book Three - Emma Newman  Free-Wrench - Joseph Lallo  

 

And for my second roll:

Whichever way I take this one I have possibilities. I did ask to clarify whether the image should be in the book or on the cover. I think I have too many possibilities. I even have some very reasonable possibilities for an author with all of the letters in SPACE: Adam Christopher.

The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet - Neil deGrasse Tyson  Made to Kill: A Novel (L.A. Trilogy) - Adam Christopher  The Unincorporated Woman - Dani Kollin,Eytan Kollin  

 

Far-Seer by Robert J. Sawyer seems to keep coming out with new covers for the same edition, becoming more and more spacey:

Far-Seer - Robert J. Sawyer   

 

It's kind of tempting to go with the hardest condition to meet and read Made to Kill though. And even more possibilities can be found at the library (assuming they're currently available).

 

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review 2017-06-10 01:35
The Thrall’s Tale by Judith Lindbergh
The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh

This took me longer than I expected. It wasn’t exactly a hard read, but there was this dreamy quality to the prose that I wasn’t entirely sure I liked. It almost feels languid. It’s told from three perspectives: Thorbjorg – a freewoman and witch, Katla – Thorbjorg’s unfortunate thrall, and Bibrau – Katla’s unwanted daughter. All three perspectives are told in the first person which I didn’t entirely like. It is very clear whose section is whose and none of them are very long, but I still wasn’t sure I liked the convention. This isn’t a happy story but it is an interesting one. We follow Thorbjorg and Katla as they travel from Iceland to Greenland in the 10th century and it’s the kind of historical fiction where the magic and spirits are real because the characters believe them to be. There isn’t a lot of magic; just the kind of stuff that’s mixed in with folk tales and rituals and believing in spirits. There’s a lot of Norse mythology mixed in with the threat of Christianity.

 

I did decide that I liked how everything tied together though, so I’m going with four stars.

 

I read this for booklikes-opoly square Tomorrowland 34 since it has a child on the cover. Well, a baby. I’m pretty sure that counts. At 450 pages, I get to add $5 to my bank, bringing my total to $114.

 

Previous update:

41/450 pages

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text 2017-06-05 02:48
Booklikes-opoly Turn 18 (June 4th)

Finally finished all my bonus roll reads!

 

I don't particularly like this square. I'm not a big fan of YA. Can a grass crown count as a children's toy so that I can squeeze in this month's More Historical Than Fiction book? If not I'll probably opt for Podkayne of Mars. At least it would fit in with the theme, and it should be a quick read (174-204 pages depending on where you check). Or there's The Thrall's Tale, which has a baby on the cover.

 

The Grass Crown - Colleen McCullough  Podkayne of Mars - Robert A. Heinlein  The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh  

 

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