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Category: Books

  • Review: The Strength of the Few – James Islington

    I started reading the second book in the Hierarchy series, “The Strength of the Few” by James Islington, at the end of December. I finished it on the 4th of January. This is a solid read, especially for a second book in a trilogy. It picks up right after the events of the first book;…

  • “Authors” using AI slop in their books: a small list.

    We have lately seen a surge in AI slop. And yes, I will call it AI slop, because that is what it is: slop produced by AI. And if someone needs to use AI to create any kind of work of art, then they are not artists, but thieves. We all know that AI has…

  • Authors I refuse to read

    We all have favourite books and favourite authors. What happens when you discover, mostly through the news, or through their own words, that one (or more) of your favourite authors has or is doing some really awful deeds, which cannot be excused, no matter what? Personally, I cannot read those authors unless they are dead,…

  • Books I Did Not Finish in 2025

    We all have books that we DNF (Did Not Finish). Just because I did not like a book, and DNF’d it, it does not mean that the book in itself is bad. It means that the book was not for me. Some people may have enjoyed that book more than I did; that is absolutely…

  • Blindsight – Peter Watts

    Recently I joined the Sci-Fi Book Club of my area, and Blindsight by Peter Watts is the book that we will be discussing in November. I had not heard of Peter Watts before, which is a pity because, in a really weird way, I enjoyed this book immensely. “Imagine you are Siri Keeton.” This is…

  • February Books Part I

    As I have read more than a few books and novellas this month, I thought of dividing the books read in 2 parts. This is because I do not want my posts to be too long. The second installment of the Thursday Murder Club is as good, if not better in some ways than the…

  • BOOKS AND COMICS I READ IN JANUARY 2023

    I will start writing again. I promised myself for this year. This is the only New Year’s resolution I made. And I will start by describing what I read every month. Due to work and life stuff, I may not be able to read more than 4-5 books per month; sometimes even less depending on…

  • Reading Challenge 6: Reading around the world.

    I would love to have finished blogging about the 13 fun reading challenges to set yourself in 2022. However due to full-time working, and other responsibilities, I have time to write blog posts during the weekend, and on my off-days. So, I will probably continue the reading challenges next weekend. But that is okay, as…

  • Reading Challenge 5: Explore a country you would like to visit.

    Let’s face it: we are in the middle of a pandemic. No matter what politicians say, the dreaded Covid-19 is still with us and probably will be for a while longer. So, we need to limit any exposure to the virus, and take our precautions. So limit our traveling to different countries as well. Which…

  • Reading Challenge 4: Ask Your Librarian for a reading list

    Here is the next challenge: to ask my librarian for a reading list. That is a tough one for me. I have not been in a physical library for a number of years. I did when I first moved to the UK, and used the library heavily. However, with my buying a Kindle, and finding…