Time to share the Book Bingo card I'll be trying to complete this year. As with my last card, this one was randomly generated from a list of over 200 different challenges. Here's what I got. Despite all that variety, I managed to get two tiles related to the Locus Awards. (Even better, I'd managed …
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My 2019 Book Bingo Challenge. Or, What Happened to You?
I haven’t really been posting much. A few technical issues with my blog started the slowdown, but they weren’t the main issue. Whilst I like writing the reviews, it makes reading feel like a job. Not only that, but writing reviews cut into the time I had to write stories. Being consistent with my writing …
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2019 Hugo Award Ceremony
I Was about to write “I watched the Hugo Award Ceremony the other day”, but then realised almost two weeks had gone past. Whew, that went quick. I almost decided I didn’t need to really write anything and could go back to binge watching season 7 of The Amazing Race Canada, but I think it …
Novellas, Novelettes, and Short Stories of the 2019 Hugo Awards
Voting for this year’s Hugo’s have closed and on the 18th August we'll know this year’s winners. Or the 19th if you're in my time zone. I have binged the short stories and novelettes recently, and decided now would be a good time to finally talk about the shorter fiction. First I’m going to touch …
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The 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novel Nominees, as Pokémon
Ever wonder what this year’s Hugo nominees would look like if they were Pokémon? Of course not, but I do, because Pokémon is life. Yup, it’s that time again; my Hugo Nominee 2019 Pokemon theme team is ready. For those who have no idea what I’m talking about, I explained everything two years ago, right …
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April 2019 Reviews
This is going to be a short one, since a lot of the books I read last month are for the Hugo Awards and I’ll talk about them later. Also, this will probably be my last monthly review post. I don’t think this format is working; it’s encouraging me to review almost everything I read, …
February/March Reviews
Well, I've been busy, but I still read a lot of awesome books. With two months in one go, this is going to be a long post, so strap in and let's get right into it. Eifelheim By Michael Flynn Narrated by Anthony Heard Published January 2006 (Blackstone Audio) Score: 8/10 Book Bingo Tiles: Title …
2019 Hugo Season
It’s that time of year again where the Hugo Nominees are announced. This year I’m going to try and read the novels, novellas, novelettes, short stories and maybe graphic stories of both the current 2019 awards, and the 1944 Retro Hugo awards. Damn, I have a lot to read in the next couple of months. …
I went to Japan
…and I want to go back again as soon as I can. I loved everything over there, from the ancient shrines and palaces, to the modern world of Tokyo, with its shops and sky scrapers and giant robots. This was my first overseas trip, and I just saw so many amazing things. I'e been having …
No February Reviews (Yet?)
So, I'm going over to Japan in a few days. Now whilst I've been busy preparing for my holiday it was always my intention to have my February reviews up before I left. However, there has been a death in the family that has sapped both my time, and my will to be productive, so …
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