Naomi Novik
Saturday snippets 16 May 2015
{getting up} far far too early. Big had a cadet day which required her to be in the next town, after her paper round, for 8.15. Which was going to be tight. And so of course I woke up at 6, did that horrible flail oh no I've slept in, and then realised that actually I had another 45 minutes, but … [Read more...] about Saturday snippets 16 May 2015
Thinking about dragons.
It's St George's day. My nephew's birthday. I sent him birthday wishes through Facebook, and thought about his mother. It's also world book night. Last year I signed up as a giver, and walked the streets trying to give books away. Harder than you'd think. This year I thought about having a small … [Read more...] about Thinking about dragons.
some more reading.
Let's see, there was The Telling, read this last weekend. Possibly wasn't in the best state of mind for it - I think Ms Le Guin does undercurrents in her work, and instead of picking up any of those, I just found it rather inpenetrable. Shame. I might try it again another time - I always think I … [Read more...] about some more reading.
More reading
I am not doing as much blogging as I had wanted to do, nor as much studying. Instead I have read a book or two. Black Powder War Naomi Novik. I'm not sure I did this book justice reading it in an evening - I suspect that really it deserves to be savoured and digested like the meaty and well … [Read more...] about More reading
