It’s the first Thursday of the month. You know what that means, ’cause we do this on the first Thursday of every month! Time to report!
What is the best book you read in December 2015 and why did you love it? It doesn’t have to be a newly published book, or even SFF. We just want to share some great reading material. Feel free to post a full review of the book here, or a link to the review on your blog, or just write a few sentences about why you thought it was awesome.
January 7th, 2016. FanLit | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 14 comments |
In 17th century Venice, the young daughter of a wealthy merchant is married off to an older aristocrat wastrel who has lost his money by gambling. His habits continue after the marriage, and he is abusive, which makes her respond by becoming cold and aloof. In an attempt to provoke her, he drags her to a gameshouse, where he continues to lose his money on trivial games of chance and skill.
But she is intrigued by the exotic setting and the cosmopolitan players. She studies the games and is eventually invited to play.
January 7th, 2016. Kat Hooper´s rating: 4.5 | Claire North | Audio | SFF Reviews | 7 comments |
Pratchett’s Women by Tansy Rayner Roberts
I discovered something about myself by reading Pratchett’s Women, which is always a worthwhile thing. What I discovered was that, although I rejoice greatly at the presence of strong female characters in a book, I don’t necessarily notice their absence as much. Now that I’m aware, hopefully that won’t be true so much.
Tansy Rayner Roberts, herself an award-winning fantasy author, analyses most (but not all) of Terry Pratchett‘s books from a feminist perspective,
January 7th, 2016. Mike Reeves-McMillan | Terry Pratchett | Non-fiction | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older
I love the world Daniel José Older creates in his urban fantasy Half-Resurrection Blues. I love the feel of Brooklyn; the sounds, the sights, the sensibilities; the descriptions of the smell of cigar smoke, booze, and food from the bodegas, sushi bars and food carts. This Brooklyn is full of life — and full of ghosts, which is where our protagonist, Carlos Delacruz, comes in.
Carlos is a half-alive; a person who has died but not completely.
January 7th, 2016. Marion Deeds, Jana Nyman and Kat Hooper´s rating: 4 | Daniel José Older | Audio | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
BTW, Steve Sterner will be performing at seven films during this upcoming fest: https://filmforum.org/series/clara-bow
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