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RIP Remainders
I let the end of October whoosh right by without comment, and with it, the end of RIP VI. Before we get too much further down the road, I want to take a minute to review. It was a great … Continue reading
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Magic shall be written upon the sky by the rain but they shall not be able to read it; Magic shall be written on the faces of the stony hills but their minds shall not be able to contain it. … Continue reading
Horns
“Ignatius Martin Perrish spent the night drunk and doing terrible things.” Most of which he can remember the next morning, though one thing eludes him. He remembers visiting the shrine at the site of his girlfriend’s horrific murder a year … Continue reading
The Dark Room
Jane “Jinx” Kingsley emerges from a coma in an exclusive private clinic, unable to remember the previous two weeks. She doesn’t believe the doctor when he tells her she attempted suicide–twice–after her fiancé announced he was canceling the wedding and … Continue reading
Lying Dead
The silence of the deep forest is broken by the insistent ring of a cell phone. The forester who investigates is horrified by the discovery of a dead woman–not only because she’s been murdered, but also because he knows her, … Continue reading
Camp Confusion
“When a thing such as wax, or gold, or silver, turns liquid from heat, we say that it has fused,” Eliza said to her son, “and when such liquids run together and mix, we say they are con-fused.” “Papa says … Continue reading
Camp Quicksilver
When I posted my discussion of Cryptonomicon, the comment I got from Ken was, “I can’t tell if you said too much or not enough.” Which was funny, because that was my feeling about the thing, too. I really struggled … Continue reading
The Sisters
“Sisters are a shield against life’s cruel adversity.” –Nancy Mitford “But sisters ARE life’s cruel adversity!” –Jessica Mitford Imagine there were six Hilton sisters, instead of just two, and the Hilton family were English Peers, cousins to the Churchills. Now … Continue reading
Basecamp Crypto
We are well underway in our attempt to scale Mt. Stephenson–i.e., read Neal Stephenson’s massive, approximately 3600-page Baroque Cycle in one long go. Strictly speaking, The Baroque Cycle is eight novels printed in three volumes: Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The … Continue reading
The Darkness and the Deep
Completely by chance, I discovered a new writer I really enjoy, Aline Templeton. I was trying to recall a book I read years ago, and only had a few pieces of information, which is why I was searching lists of … Continue reading