Posts Tagged ‘fiction’

Book bytes

In Reviews on 8 January 2009 tagged Art, books, comics, fantasy, fiction, graphic novels, reading, recommended, sci-fi

I had some time over the holidays to do a lot of reading, mostly short stories and graphic novels. Here’s a list of recommendations: Pretty Monsters: Stories – terrific contemporary fantasy and modern fairy tales, by Kelly Link The Best of Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet – collected shorts from the underground contemporary fantasy zine, edited [...]

Beep

In Reviews on 24 November 2008 tagged ambient, Audio, beverages, books, electronic, fantasy, fiction, graphic novel, literature, mastering, movies, Music, plugin, recommended, synth

Recent consumption: Listening: Monolake in the morning, Biosphere in the afternoon Watching: My Neighbor Totoro, Dark City (Director’s Cut), Thieves Like Us, Quiet City Reading: The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll’s House, Coraline, Stardust by Neil Gaiman Drinking: Starbucks Serena Blend Organic Coffee, Xingu Black Beer, Red Stripe Lager Playing: Circle Synth, AAS Modeling Collection, [...]

In Reviews on 28 April 2008 tagged books, fiction, reading, recommended, short, stories

I finished The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2) last week but am taking a break before starting the final book. It’s interesting, and reading that it’s a retelling of Milton’s Paradise Lost makes me want to dive into that epic poem (some day). For now, I’m reading some early pulp detective stories in [...]

(Deathly) Hallows be thy name

In General on 27 February 2008 tagged books, fantasy, fiction, magic, reading, series

I finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows last night. What a ride! The relentless pace and spiraling plot lines of the final book in the Harry Potter series kept me engaged to the very end. The glimpses into Dumbledore’s life and the arching Horcrux and Hallows back stories reminded me of another epic history-of-magic [...]

Aw, Horcruxes!

In General on 21 February 2008 tagged books, fantasy, fiction, magic, reading, series

I finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince yesterday. I think it’s a testament to J.K. Rowling’s storytelling ability that I forgot what I already knew was going to happen, because I was so engaged in how everything unfolded at the end. I’m a bit late in reading the Harry Potter series, having read books [...]

Currently reading

In Art, Reviews on 11 September 2007 tagged books, design, fiction, processing, reading, recommended, research

Processing: A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers and Artists, hot off the press; Spook Country, fiction by William Gibson; Design Research: Methods and Perspectives, edited by Brenda Laurel.