Reading stats for 2013
In 2013 I read 171 books, 81 books written or edited by women, and 90 written or edited by men, 47% and 53% respectively.
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books and literature
Shelf Life: May 2013
TCAF was in May, and I came out of it with a few comics, and a desire to read lots more. 61. Spike: The Complete Series, by Brian Lynch (IDW Publishing, 2012) While Spike was my favourite character on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the television series), he’s lost something in the comic. Lynch seems intent on making
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Shelf Life: November 2012
Lots of review stuff this month. I’m going to leave it very short, as I’m very behind. 143. The Grotesque in Art and Literature, by Wolfgang Johannes Kayser (McGraw-Hill, 1963) A collection of essays discussing the origins and evolution of the grotesque in art and literature. It was dry, and I felt left out – I hadn’t
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Shelf Life: October 2012
I have an absurd number of books on my to-read shelf. These are books that I’ve bought, and physically have on my shelves, waiting to be read. I don’t know how I’m ever going to catch up, especially with all the neat books that have come out this fall, and the classics I have yet to read.
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The death of literature (yes, again…), poetic dendrophiliacs, and other bookish stuff
Though it can seem like it sometimes, the world’s not all bad. Apparently whales are learning to speak human, or at least trying, and that’s pretty awesome. Maybe once they get the hang of it they can advise us how to live better. Canadian publishing is about to get smaller with Douglas & McIntyre filing for bankruptcy
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Shelf Life: August 2012
Very brief comments on a lengthy list of books read in August. A banner month. 101. The History of Tattooing, by Wilfrid Dyson Hambly (Dover, reprinted 2009) I love tattoos. At the time I read this I had only two, but for months I had been looking for an artist to complete my third and fourth. As I
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