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ajft

ajft@bookwyrm.social

Joined 3 years, 11 months ago

he/him scruffy monkeyhanger sysadmin cyclist Melbourne, Boonwurrung land, Aus

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H. V. Morton: A traveller in Rome (1957, Dodd, Mead) No rating

I found one of Morton's other books a few years ago and found them enjoyable, modern enough in style to be readable, but far enough in the past to be very much of another era. A $2.50 op-shop find, I think I learnt more Roman and Christian history from reading this than from years at school. Surprisingly more history than travel

finished reading A Rare Benedictine by Edith Pargeter (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael)

Edith Pargeter: A Rare Benedictine (Paperback, 1990, Headline Book Publishing)

These three short stories form a prequel to the Ellis Peters series featuring Brother Cadfael, …

The entire series is an enjoyable easy read, I enjoyed them decades ago when they first came out, so when I stumbled on this one for 50c in an op-shop I couldn't resist. A quick and fun three short stories

finished reading Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park, #1)

Michael Crichton: Jurassic Park (2006)

Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton. A cautionary tale …

Not really a big fan of Crichton's work, but I've been meaning to read this ever since I saw the movie decades ago. Interesting to note that I could not separate my reading of it from hearing and picturing Sam Neil, Jeff Goldblum and Richard Attenborough's characters in my head, but none of the others. A light-hearted fun read, as any box that was written as a screenplay for an action movie will be

(btw, was a different edition, but bookwyrm can't find the Arrow books copy)

finished reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Millennium, #1)

Stieg Larsson: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Paperback, 2008, Maclehose Press)

The Industrialist: Henrik Vanger, head of the dynastic Vanger Corp. is tormented by the loss …

Read this one and the sequel nine years ago, then finally picked up a copy of the third and started it recently ... but found I wanted to re-read the first two

What can I say, I mostly knew what was about to happen, but still gripping enough as i went through

finished reading Zoo city by Lauren Beukes

Lauren Beukes: Zoo city (2011)

Zoo City is a 2010 science fiction novel by South African author Lauren Beukes. It …

Absolutely loved it, just refreshingly different and gripping. Another one that's been in the "to do" pile for far too long. It helped that it brought back memories of a month or two in Jo'burg

finished reading Walkaway by Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow: Walkaway (2017, TOR / Tom Doherty Associates,)

Hubert Vernon Rudolph Clayton Irving Wilson Alva Anton Jeff Harley Timothy Curtis Cleveland Cecil Ollie …

Working my way through my summer reading and the endless pile of books. Near future SF that I found more enjoyable and gripping than some of his other works, once a few suspensions of disbelief were made

James A. Michener: Iberia (Paperback, Corgi)

read this over 25 years ago before travelling to Spain, then years later stumbled on a copy of a 2 volume edition in a 2nd shop. Been sitting on the shelf for years, decades... Holds up well, I love the way Michener describes his surrounds, even if it was from another thirty years earlier. Some things change enormously, some won't

I guess I need to read volume 2 now