Finished re-reading The Wounded Sky just after midnight last night. Utterly brilliant.
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Just finished lady of the lake, what a great story It was.
Now I am going tot start with the Witchers short storys, the last wish.
Now I am going tot start with the Witchers short storys, the last wish.
Started, but not going to finish, Neil Boyd's Bless Me, Father.
The basis for a 1970s Britcom that I remember my parents enjoying on PBS, Bless Me, Father is about the misadventures of two priests, an older Irish priest and a young face just out of seminary, and their housekeeper in a London parish. This was on sale for the Kindle recently, and remembering that my parents enjoyed the television series, I thought I'd give it a shot.
Supposedly, it's funny. I find it deathly dull. I don't care about the characters or their misadventures. As I understand it, the book is based on Boyd's own experiences as a priest in London in the 1950s, and there are probably cultural things that I'm not picked up on, but knowing that doesn't make the book any better. If I want some pirestly comedy, I'll just watch Father Ted. But Bless Me, Father just isn't doing it for me.
The basis for a 1970s Britcom that I remember my parents enjoying on PBS, Bless Me, Father is about the misadventures of two priests, an older Irish priest and a young face just out of seminary, and their housekeeper in a London parish. This was on sale for the Kindle recently, and remembering that my parents enjoyed the television series, I thought I'd give it a shot.
Supposedly, it's funny. I find it deathly dull. I don't care about the characters or their misadventures. As I understand it, the book is based on Boyd's own experiences as a priest in London in the 1950s, and there are probably cultural things that I'm not picked up on, but knowing that doesn't make the book any better. If I want some pirestly comedy, I'll just watch Father Ted. But Bless Me, Father just isn't doing it for me.
Just finished both volumes of The Eugenics Wars by Greg Cox. Both were very good.
Followed that with the Civil War prose novel by Stuart Moore which was also good.
Just started Avatar by S D Perry.
Followed that with the Civil War prose novel by Stuart Moore which was also good.
Just started Avatar by S D Perry.
The last wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
I recently acquired an extensive run of “Interstat” fanzine. Essentially a letter zine, it ran for over 150 monthly issues, starting in late 1977. It’s interesting reading about the concerns of fans towards the tail end of the ‘70’s Trek drought.
I have zero memory of such a series, so I looked it up on wikipedia - and none of the description rang any bells. No memory of ths whatsoever. But then, ITV comedies of the period always tended to be bloody awful and unfunny, so I probably never bothered with it...
Have you seen the Dark Shadows audiobooks (read by Kathryn Leigh "Maggie Evans" Scott) that started coming out, two a month, about the middle of the year? They're readings of the old "Marilyn Ross" Dark Shadows novels from 1967-1972? I've got the first 12 on CD, and preordered a bunch more, because they're only $6.99 a CD, but about double that to stream on Audible. Which, **SHRUG**, who can figure out the publisher's/Amazon's calculation on that?
Did see on Amazon that from next year Hermes Press are going to be reprinting those old Ross novels.
Me to.
Didn’t get the tv show in the UK until the late 90s but the novels managed to make their way across the Atlantic in the 70s.
Just started Dead Endless
After finishing the Godzilla King of the Monsters novelisation
After finishing the Godzilla King of the Monsters novelisation
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Special Deliverance by Alexander Fullerton. I think this is the first I've read of his.
Nearly halfway through the latest World Book Year Book. Nearing the end of the Sports section, which goes rather fast, since I barely follow baseball, and completely ignore basketball (bunch-of-guys running around, working up a sweat in less than I wear for underwear) and football (waaaayyyy too much fuss over a lousy 25 cents: they start with a coin toss and spend the rest of the game trying to get the quarter back).
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