At page 31, I stopped reading and emailed my boss
I had been struck dumb
Literature, real literature, and low, I am aghast
A tale of vampires
Christians and Pagans take heed
The end of days is nigh
The horses are upon us
Surprise, surprise, they are ridden by vampires
Do not approach this book casually
Be awake, be alert, savor every turn of phrase
Be prepared to read some paragraphs twice
It's that good, again and again and again
And then it is over, There is no more
Woe, woe is me, I thirst for more words
Zone One by Colson Whitehead
Trust me, I'm a guy
Brilliant author needs brilliant music
New music to connect the soul
Bad as Me by Tom Waits
Too Much Of A Good Thing? No Way! I Want More!
Scholar, the new L. E. Modesitt novel
Number 4 (#1 chronologically) in the Imager Portfolio series
Just what I needed and didn't know I needed it
Going back hundreds of years in the series timeline
We get the back story of the Scholars/Imagers
The turbulent social and political machinations
How the young ruler, Bhayar, uses his friend Quaeryt
Setting things in motion to educate and protect Imagers
Quaeryt tells no one he is an Imager
On the surface, it's all about Scholars
The political boundaries are awash with turmoil
There is much to be done
The intrigues are just that, intriguing
I look forward to more prehistory
I hope he continues with the "modern" characters too
Good Stuff!
Music on my mind
Ryan Adams newest
Some fine song writing and performing
Ashes & Fire
Number 4 (#1 chronologically) in the Imager Portfolio series
Just what I needed and didn't know I needed it
Going back hundreds of years in the series timeline
We get the back story of the Scholars/Imagers
The turbulent social and political machinations
How the young ruler, Bhayar, uses his friend Quaeryt
Setting things in motion to educate and protect Imagers
Quaeryt tells no one he is an Imager
On the surface, it's all about Scholars
The political boundaries are awash with turmoil
There is much to be done
The intrigues are just that, intriguing
I look forward to more prehistory
I hope he continues with the "modern" characters too
Good Stuff!
Music on my mind
Ryan Adams newest
Some fine song writing and performing
Ashes & Fire
Just Can Not Stay Away From YA
Having read David Weber for years
And totally enjoying the Honor Harrington series
Start with On Basilisk Station you won't look back
What a treat to find him entering the YA fray
Book one of the Star Kingdom novels A Beautiful Friendship
Gives the back story to Honor Harrington's family
The story is that of young Stephanie Harrington
Stephanie is the first to encounter the sentient alien "treecats"
The first to make a psychic bond with a treecat
There are many lessons for both young and old readers here
I shudder to think what our first encounter will be like
As a young man I bought all the LPs I could find
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were treasures
New to our collection Backwater Blues
Recorded live at Sugar Hill 1961
Recorded and mastered with loving care
This is the best they have ever sounded to me
The dynamics of instruments and vocals are amazing
Traditional Blues at its very best
And totally enjoying the Honor Harrington series
Start with On Basilisk Station you won't look back
What a treat to find him entering the YA fray
Book one of the Star Kingdom novels A Beautiful Friendship
Gives the back story to Honor Harrington's family
The story is that of young Stephanie Harrington
Stephanie is the first to encounter the sentient alien "treecats"
The first to make a psychic bond with a treecat
There are many lessons for both young and old readers here
I shudder to think what our first encounter will be like
As a young man I bought all the LPs I could find
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were treasures
New to our collection Backwater Blues
Recorded live at Sugar Hill 1961
Recorded and mastered with loving care
This is the best they have ever sounded to me
The dynamics of instruments and vocals are amazing
Traditional Blues at its very best
Action, Action And More Action, Gotta Love YA
Lorien Legacies book two
The Power of Six
by Pittacus Lore (James Frey and Jobie Hughes)
Is loaded for bear with action
(Why is James Frey ringing bells?
A Million Little Pieces (A Million Little Lies)
Can't deny his ability to tell a good story)
Book one, I Am Number Four
Set everything up and ended with a Bang
The Power of Six opens fast
Introduces more players, more perils
More Numbers, some dying
The bad aliens are moving in, fast and violent
But for the Grace of God
They have to kill the Lorien in numerical order
Sam and Number Four, literally
Take a walk into Alien Hell
New music in the library
with an apropos song
Smells Like Teen Spirit (radio edit) (track 17)
Outside Society (remastered) woo hoo
by Patti Smith, beat poet attitude on a CD
Only two of the tracks are "radio edit"
The Power of Six
by Pittacus Lore (James Frey and Jobie Hughes)
Is loaded for bear with action
(Why is James Frey ringing bells?
A Million Little Pieces (A Million Little Lies)
Can't deny his ability to tell a good story)
Book one, I Am Number Four
Set everything up and ended with a Bang
The Power of Six opens fast
Introduces more players, more perils
More Numbers, some dying
The bad aliens are moving in, fast and violent
But for the Grace of God
They have to kill the Lorien in numerical order
Sam and Number Four, literally
Take a walk into Alien Hell
New music in the library
with an apropos song
Smells Like Teen Spirit (radio edit) (track 17)
Outside Society (remastered) woo hoo
by Patti Smith, beat poet attitude on a CD
Only two of the tracks are "radio edit"
Water, Can't Live Without It
The Last Stormlord made me thirst
Glenda Larke has something going here
My co-worker said "It took me a while to get into it"
I was a goner after a few pages
The world and society building, very smart
It relates to our life and times
The characters are in constant conflict
With themselves and with others
The power hungry and greedy are pervasive (what's new?)
The story is built around the extremes of limited water
Nothing short of a clear eyed vision of things to come
Potable water is a finite commodity
We can't live without it
Interesting and fresh magics
Tried and true politics
Good story telling
Book two, Stormlord Rising
Is in the hand of a co-worker
I think she is intentionally slow
Denying me my gratification
I thirst mightily
I want to know what's coming
I want to know yesterday
I need a slacking quaff of prose
Series title, just what you'd think
Stormlord
Music
I can hardly contain myself
Been waiting for this CD impatiently
It is delicious!
So worth the wait
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Here We Rest
Jason is a former member of Drive-By Truckers
I am so glad he stepped aside to offer his own work
Alt-Country, Americana at its best
Lyrics, nothing short of genius
Glenda Larke has something going here
My co-worker said "It took me a while to get into it"
I was a goner after a few pages
The world and society building, very smart
It relates to our life and times
The characters are in constant conflict
With themselves and with others
The power hungry and greedy are pervasive (what's new?)
The story is built around the extremes of limited water
Nothing short of a clear eyed vision of things to come
Potable water is a finite commodity
We can't live without it
Interesting and fresh magics
Tried and true politics
Good story telling
Book two, Stormlord Rising
Is in the hand of a co-worker
I think she is intentionally slow
Denying me my gratification
I thirst mightily
I want to know what's coming
I want to know yesterday
I need a slacking quaff of prose
Series title, just what you'd think
Stormlord
Music
I can hardly contain myself
Been waiting for this CD impatiently
It is delicious!
So worth the wait
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Here We Rest
Jason is a former member of Drive-By Truckers
I am so glad he stepped aside to offer his own work
Alt-Country, Americana at its best
Lyrics, nothing short of genius
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