Dashiell Hammett is one of those authors I’ve heard about, and always meant to read. According to wikipedia he is rated as one of the best mystery authors… well based on this book I’m not convinced of that. But maybe I need to try a different one? Red Harvest is…
I’ve just started a new tapestry weaving. It’s a small weaving, so it shouldn’t take too long. Can you guess what it is yet? I’m guessing you won’t have a clue, but all will be revealed in time. At least I hope it will.
So what have I been up to since I last blogged properly? Well, I’m still working in public libraries. Still have my dogs and cats, although there are now five felines living here. Two all the way from Ukraine. As I mentioned yesterday I’ve taken up weaving and spinning, almost…
So, every now and then I get the mad notion to blog again. A lot has happened since I last blogged regularly. A hell of a lot. It’s been so long in fact that I pretty much have to start from scratch all over again, luckily there is the whole…
Well, here we are then. 2025 and back to the start again. Let’s see what happens from here.
when you have nothing to do. Still unemployed, thinking about heading back to Dublin and looking for a temp job while I wait. Is it just me or are libraries really really slow about getting back in touch regarding positions. I mean I just got a letter from somewhere that…
In the near future a group of dogs head for New York, but these are not your average four legged friends. They walk on their hindlegs, can talk, have hands and dress in formal 19th-century Prussian clothes. This is their story. It is the story of how they were created,…
Barker has created an interesting world but I found that the whole story was overshadowed by the ending. But that is only because I didn’t realise that it was book 1 of a series. The characters and world that Barker introduces us to is quite fantastic, in both senses of…
A very wierd book, imo. Almost nothing at all about Richard, instead it is all about his half-sister Jenn. I have such an ambivalent attitude towards this series. I quite enjoy reading them but the political and philosophical meaning behind the stories is almost the exact opposite of everything I…
A good read, if a little scary at time. In a way it is unreal, like watching a parania TV show, and maybe that is why this sort of thing is ignored. We don’t really believe things are as bad as this books makes the out. Or if we do…