Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. Contemporary fantasy love letter to classic children’s literature.
This is another book I read because someone saw fit to make a movie out of it.
Month: September 2010
The Big Necessity – Cannonball Read #33
The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters by Rose George
In a world increasingly concerned with both sanitation and impending shortages of fresh water the developed world can no longer afford to turn its nose up at alternate solutions to the removal of shit. Continue reading The Big Necessity – Cannonball Read #33
Chat Box
SonicRob: I am gonna start my AC2 review
FyreHaar: cool
SonicRob: and start playing Dead Space
SonicRob: it’s my autumn of 3rd-person action games
FyreHaar: heh
FyreHaar: Now is the winter of my FPS
SonicRob: LOL
Lover Avenged – Cannonball Read #23
Lover Avenged by J.R.Ward – Contemporary romance with hyper masculine vampires.
“Wait, FyreHaar reads romance novels?”
Why yes, the great fiery one indulges in some quality H.E.A. action.
Dragonhaven – Cannonball Read #22
Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley. Contemporary young adult fantasy.
From a writer known for her third person re-tellings of classic fairy stories with female lead characters comes a first person, entirely new, Fantastique (to use a Gaiman-ism) story whose protagonist is a 14 year old boy.
Chat Box
Sonic Rob: http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/company-news/best-buy-cut-cds-dvds-as-google-apple-prep-for-mus/19635476/
Sonic Rob: aw
Sonic Rob: I like buying cheap DVDs
FyreHaar: Best Buy buys games?
Sonic Rob: huh?
FyreHaar: apparently they have a pre-owned game section
Sonic Rob: ok
Sonic Rob: anyway, I’m kinda bummed at the idea of not being able to grab a stack of $5 DVDs on Black Friday
Sonic Rob: but the reality is they’ll prolly just be replaced with buying a bunch of downloadable movies on some sort of Steam sale equivalent
FyreHaar: yep
Sonic Rob: I just like deals
FyreHaar: mmm
FyreHaar: deals
Sonic Rob: as long as there is capitalism
Sonic Rob: and competition
Sonic Rob: there will be opportunities for cheap-assery
Total Immersion – Cannonball Read #32
Total Immersion: A Revolutionary Way To Swim Better And Faster by Terry Laughlin & John Delves
Several of my friend recommended the Total Immersion swimming technique so I jumped at a chance to pick the book up for cheap.
Get Me Out – Cannonball Read #35
Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank by Randi Hutter Epstein. Social history of pregnancy and childbirth
The Lady in the Lake – Cannonball Read #30
The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler. Noir, straight up.
I sought out a Raymond Chandler novel to read after I finished The Black Dahlia. After reading a praised neo-noir I wanted to experience an original detective story from an acknowledged master.
Chat Box – Portal 2 Co-Op Trailer
SonicRob: =D
SonicRob: I am
SonicRob: fucking
SonicRob: pleased
SonicRob: by this trailer
SonicRob: those look like fun puzzles
SonicRob: and actual characters to play
FyreHaar: oh dude
SonicRob: they are cute robots
SonicRob: I am powerless
FyreHaar: awwwwwwww