I've just caught up on the last two years of Doonsbury. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that both Dte and PJ are fans of the comic!!
I just finished three books in four days (we're on a vacation): an anthology of fantastic stories by Kelly link (some of them weird, some not so weird, all of them expressionist and quite entertaining), 'Two Little Girls in Blue' by Mary Higgins Clark and 'Death of the Necromancer' by Martha Wells. Out of these three, I enjoyed 'Necromancer' the most... it was a fun ride . I found the Clark book utterly disappointing, however. I like mysteries and crime stories, but this book was so not my cup of tea that I really felt reading it had been a waste of my time.
My husband has talked me into reading Angels and Demons, by Dan Brown, but I'm having trouble with it--I'm not much on the conspiracy theory stuff, and I hate authors who italicize every third word...but it may get better.
and I hate authors who italicize every third word...but it may get better.
I guess you might hate me then, too.
Which one? Newest paperback, or newest hardcover, aka Rahl #1 or Rahl #2? I finished Rahl #1 last week. Nothing earth shaking, but yet another wonderful book in a stellar series that hasn't suffered from author burnout (Eddings) nor loss of focus (Goodkind).I'm reading the latest Recluse novel from Modesitt.
While our government isn't unstable yet, everything else is ticked off nicely. If all this doesn't change, and change significantly and quickly, nobody is going to be wanting to burn our flag anymore--it will be someone else's turn in the barrel. Can't say that would break my heart. I'm more than happy to see how the EU Empire carries the torch.They are characterized by poor governance, unstable governments, big income disparities, overspending on the military but underspending on infrastructure, significant natural resources, and an economy split between a dynamic, globalized minority and a stagnant, poor majority.