I’m coming to the Game of Thrones party late. I’ve been a fantasy and sci-fi reader my whole life, but for some reason I never picked up on this series, either when written or when HBO started the TV series. So when my brother-in-law dumped the first four paperbacks on my table, the 4,000 pages […]
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I decided to have a go with Calculating God by Robert J Sawyer because the notion of an outsider coming into our society and attempting to prove God’s presence was intriguing to me. I thought the book might offer me some interesting insights on one side of the debate or the other. I was wrong. […]
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I would kind of love it if I could do absolutely nothing for 16 hours per day except read books, and write about how I feel about them. I could open a book at nine in the morning (that’s right, SO not a morning person), and avoid closing it (not literally, but you know) until […]
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Has your child ever said to you, “Mommy, your tummy looks like a bagel”? I don’t think I have ever laughed so often and hard at any book I have ever read. I would absolutely want to be friends with this woman, because I think she would make my parenting adventure just a little bit […]
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Disclaimer – I spent a few years as a soldier in the Canadian Scottish Regiment. I did my basic training and participated in the regular parades and exercises, but never served on a mission. That said, my view of war and soldiers is coloured by that as well as some family history in the military, […]
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