Babelby R.F. KuangHistorical Fantasy560 pagesExpected publication: August 23, 2022 In 1828, young Robin Swift, orphaned by a cholera epidemic, is taken away from his homeland of China and spirited off to England where he is given a home, an education, and eventually a place at Oxford University's most prestigious college: The Royal Institute of Translation, … Continue reading Book Review: Babel
Babel
Sunday SumUp: August 14, 2022
Somehow, we have reached the midpoint of August. I think the heat is starting to break at last. While we're expecting another day of hot temperatures around here, the nights have been cooling off to something more reasonable, rather than hovering around 85-90°F as they'd been doing through most of July, and daytime highs are … Continue reading Sunday SumUp: August 14, 2022
Sunday Sum-Up: August 7, 2022
It's been ridiculously hot again this week. I'm done with summer. I've been done with summer for a while. These 110°F heat indices are not for me. I want some sweater weather! In other news, I spent my usual day off at work to cover for a vacationing co-worker, so I did his job for … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: August 7, 2022
Sunday Sum-Up: July 31, 2022
This past week was quite a lovely one weather-wise, though I didn't get to go out and enjoy it as much as I hoped I would. There were a few long walks, a trip to my neighborhood coffee shop, and dinner with friends, but not so much with the outside goings-on. Unfortunately, another predicted heatwave … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: July 31, 2022
Sunday Sum-Up: July 24, 2022
Last week was hot, and good riddance to it. Although, the cold (relatively speaking) front that came through last night could have been a little less dramatic, as it caused the temperature to drop about twenty degrees Fahrenheit in about half an hour, as well as causing some nasty thunderstorms across the state. But it … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: July 24, 2022
StoryGraph Saturday: Babel
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you in case you might find it interesting, too. Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: Babel
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