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Finished reading Winter Harvest
Finished reading The West Passage
Rated Torchwood: The Lost Files 8/10
Really great set of three Torchwood stories. John Barrowman's acting weaknesses are more apparent when you can't see him interacting with others, or aren't distracted by his loveliness, but I'm glad I gave this a listen.
Finished reading The Mimicking of Known Successes
Finished reading Even Though I Knew the End
Finished reading Good Omens
Rated Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory 8/10
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
Finished reading Cradle and Grave
Finished reading Kaikeyi
Finished reading Braking Day
Finished reading Witchmark
Wants to read Seven Surrenders
Rated Help the Witch 8/10
It wasn't head-over-heels love, like it was for 21st Century Yokel, but I really liked this. Like any great round of telling stories, I might wish for just one more.
Finished reading The Light Fantastic
<div>3 stars would be a bit generous, but I did learn some things. This look at Scotland's history and influence as it relates to the modern world (well, as of 2001, when this was published) is a dry read, and I didn't always agree with Herman's assessments. He takes too light a hand in matters of colonialism and capitalism, and there's barely a woman to be found. However, he does lay out a timeline well, and it's interesting to learn about the ways in which Scotland prioritized education and freedom, and I could see some through-lines when it comes to my own family's ancestry (those ex-Orkney Canadians/New Englanders and Carolina/Tennessee "rednecks" are both in my background). So, for a book I picked up because I happened to notice it at the library, it's not bad, but it definitely wasn't love.</div>