Archive for April, 2010

Links to Things

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

I’ve been unable to write much recently. I’m even behind on the comics. Exhaustion seems to be the problem; I come home in the evenings and can’t focus on anything much. It’s been a while since I even did one of these links posts… but I do have a few links, so just to keep [...]

The City and the City

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

China Miéville’s The City and the City is another Nebula nominee. It’s a police procedural set in two imaginary cities. If you haven’t read it, it might be best to stop reading this review now. The City and the City doesn’t dump its premise on you all at once; odd details pile up, and one [...]

A Nebula Nominee

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

I’ve had a hard time writing much of anything lately, though I’m working on reviewing some books. I read this year’s Nebula nominees recently–or most of them, since from what I’ve heard about Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl, it’s pretty much the same kind of deal as his short stories. I’m not sure I can [...]