Normally I don’t set out reading goals like I do for sewing and skating. Reading has always been fun, and I never want to make it feel like a task. Last year, however, my friend took me to a Geek & Sundry panel at WonderCon (a comics/general nerdiness convention), wherein I found The Sword & … More Book Review: The Einstein Intersection
I have been a big fan of The Skating Lesson – a vlog that covers the latest news and gossip in the ice skating world – since it first got started. It has been a great way to keep abreast of figure skating news with minimal effort, and it is refreshing to hear about the … More Book Review: The Second Mark
I have been planning to sew jackets for a while, and when the lined jacket contest being run on Pattern Review convinced me to move around the projects in my queue. Though I have made a few coats in my time, I thought it would be good to read through Tailoring: The Classic Guide to … More Book Review: Tailoring: The Classic Guide to Sewing the Perfect Jacket
Tamora Pierce is an author I have been reading since I was eleven years old. I realize I have somewhat grown out of the target age group for her writing, but I continue to read her books anyway, because I enjoy seeing what happens in the worlds I loved so much as I was growing … More Book Review: Tortall and Other Lands
I have been reading the works of Brandon Sanderson ever since he was announced as the author who would complete the epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time. At that time he had four adult-length fantasy novels published – Elantris and the Mistborn trilogy. I devoured those within the space of about two months and I have been … More Book Review: Steelheart
So I’ve been reading a lot of science fiction and fantasy lately. And I continued that trend when I picked up Tolkien’s The Silmarillion. However, it was going a bit slow (I don’t think it is possible to read that book fast), and the heat has been putting me in a lazy yet antsy mood. … More Book Review: Julie and Julia
Although I started this book close to the beginning of the year, I only recently finished reading Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. Mostly because I got really really distracted by lots of other things. I love reading Jane Austen, and though I didn’t enjoy this story quite as much as Pride and Prejudice, I did … More Book Review: Sense and Sensibility
It is a well known fact that Robert Jordan is one of my favorite fantasy authors of all time. So, when he listed some of his favorite authors I sat up and took notice. At books signings he often credited John M. Ford as being his favorite contemporary author, and I have been on the search … More Book Review: The Last Hot Time
I am finally getting around to posting reviews I read in more recent months! I actually read this book while I was at the Roller Skating National Championships, so I finished it at the beginning of August. It was a book my sister had been bugging me to read for months, so I decided it … More Book Review: Neuromancer
Yet another back-logged book review post, this time for a book I finished in early June – Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded by John Scalzi. This book is a collection of posts from his blog (called “Whatever”) from 1998-2008. It covers an interesting assortment of topics, from personal relationships and nerdy interests, to politics and … More Book Review: Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded
Doctor T Designs 