Wants to read The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
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Finished reading Who Fears Death
Finished reading Emergent Properties
Finished reading Death of the Author
Wants to read Warrior of the Wind
Rated Torchwood: Broken 10/10
Oh man was this good. So good. The best of all the Torchwood audios I've heard so far. All the best things about Torchwood -- love, loneliness, longing -- all pushed to the forefront. References several of the TV episodes, answers a lot of questions, and Gareth David Lloyd is so, so excellent as Ianto. Seriously, get your mitts on this.
Rated Graceless II: No Rest for the Wicked 10/10
This was really great. Looking forward to hearing the third one next.
Wants to read Akata Warrior
If one ever needed further confirmation that smart people don't necessarily make outstanding mates, Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love is a great starting point. Andrew Shaffer has assembled the lacking love stories of 37 philosophers, mostly male, whose words may have stood the test of time, but their ability to personally connect did not. There's not really a lot to analyze here — If you dabble in psychology or philosophy, or if you want to send a funny gift to a student of these subjects, this is a decent book. It's a quick read and the anti-chinstroke to other books on the subject of the historically notable in love.<br><br>(My full review can be found on <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2011/06/great-philosophers-who-failed-at-love.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>.)
Finished reading Son of the Storm
Rated Graceless III: The Day They Chose to Die 10/10
The first part, "The Edge" is worth the price of admission alone. This whole series was great. Definitely recommend.
Rated How Music Works 10/10
I loved this! I've had this audiobook kicking around for ages, but for some reason, I never got around to it until recently, and I'm so glad I did. Byrne covers a lot of different subjects within music, without snobbery, and with a great way of presenting his research that never feels dry. I may pick up this book in print because there are sections I'll want to quote (particularly Chapter 8) or refer to again. Definitely recommend this, particularly to people who work within music in any way.
Rated How to Get into the Twin Palms 8/10
<i>How To Get Into The Twin Palms</i>, in a way, is an atypical mystery novel. Though we know what Anya wants, everything else isn't clear and we are left to make our own conclusions. I like that it isn't tidy, but like life, which is to say sometimes sad and always full of desire. I'm so very glad I read it.<br><br>(My full review appears on <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2013/02/how-to-get-into-twin-palms-by-karolina.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>.)
Finished reading Carpe Jugulum
Wants to read Where the Dead Brides Gather