Finished up Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature in the Sea, by Katherine Harmon Courage. Not a bad book, I definitely learned a lot about octopuses (not octopi) but a little too colloquial for my taste. I did like that alongside the natural history, there was also a culinary history. I'd say it was a good introduction for the layman but I would have liked something more along the lines of She Has Her Mother's Laugh, the excellent history of genealogy I read a few months ago.
And that finishes up this years' selections for me.
1. Get on with it already: A book that’s been on your TBR (to be read) list for over a year. Hermetech, by Storm Constantine
DONE ****
2. Freebies: A book you (legally) obtained without paying for. The One Gold Slave, by Christian Kennedy (A giveaway from the author)
DONE **
3. Setting sail: A book taking place mostly or all on water. City of Fortune, by Roger Crowley (a history of Venice)
DONE *****
4. I remember that!: A book about a historical event that took place in your lifetime. Where Wizards Stay Up Late, by Katie Hafner and Matthew Lyon (about the creation of the Internet) DONE ** 1/2
5. My hometown: A book by a local author. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie DONE ****
8. Bits and pieces: An anthology (poetry, short stories, whatever). Undead Worlds, A Reanimated Writers Anthology (Zombie stories) CANCELLED
24. War is hell: A book about war, on the lines or the homefront, fiction or nonfiction. In Pharaoh's Army, by Tobias Wolff DONE ** 1/2
34. Who was that, again?: A book about a person you know little about. The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory
DONE ****
29. Keep up with the Joneses: A book by someone everyone else seems to have read but you have not. Twilight, by Stephanie Myers
DONE (no stars)
38. Coming to a theater near you: A book made into a major motion picture. Albert Nobbs, by George Moore
DONE *****
48. The butler might have done it: A mystery. Antiques Swap, by Barbara Allen
DONE ***
49. Pixies and Dryads and Elves, oh my!: A high fantasy. The Worm Ouroboros, by E. R. Eddison. That's as High Fantasy as it gets.
DONE *****
31. EXTRA CREDIT: Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature in the Sea, by Katherine Harmon Courage DONE ***
And that finishes up this years' selections for me.
1. Get on with it already: A book that’s been on your TBR (to be read) list for over a year. Hermetech, by Storm Constantine
DONE ****
2. Freebies: A book you (legally) obtained without paying for. The One Gold Slave, by Christian Kennedy (A giveaway from the author)
DONE **
3. Setting sail: A book taking place mostly or all on water. City of Fortune, by Roger Crowley (a history of Venice)
DONE *****
4. I remember that!: A book about a historical event that took place in your lifetime. Where Wizards Stay Up Late, by Katie Hafner and Matthew Lyon (about the creation of the Internet) DONE ** 1/2
5. My hometown: A book by a local author. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie DONE ****
8. Bits and pieces: An anthology (poetry, short stories, whatever). Undead Worlds, A Reanimated Writers Anthology (Zombie stories) CANCELLED
24. War is hell: A book about war, on the lines or the homefront, fiction or nonfiction. In Pharaoh's Army, by Tobias Wolff DONE ** 1/2
34. Who was that, again?: A book about a person you know little about. The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory
DONE ****
29. Keep up with the Joneses: A book by someone everyone else seems to have read but you have not. Twilight, by Stephanie Myers
DONE (no stars)
38. Coming to a theater near you: A book made into a major motion picture. Albert Nobbs, by George Moore
DONE *****
48. The butler might have done it: A mystery. Antiques Swap, by Barbara Allen
DONE ***
49. Pixies and Dryads and Elves, oh my!: A high fantasy. The Worm Ouroboros, by E. R. Eddison. That's as High Fantasy as it gets.
DONE *****
31. EXTRA CREDIT: Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature in the Sea, by Katherine Harmon Courage DONE ***
