Tag Archives: SciFi

The Martian

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Linda

I finally finished reading all of the Louise Penny books on November 19th and, as hard as it was to move on to something else after spending so much time immersed in those wonderful books, I decided I would simply … Continue reading →

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More Asimov? (and Gaiman)

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Linda

After my last post on this subject, I did finish “Pebble,” followed by “Forward the Foundation.”  And I also finished reading the autobiography that I’d been reading for so long. But instead of that being the end of my “Asimov Summer,” … Continue reading →

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Movies (and books, of course)

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Linda

Last night I watched a couple of movies on HBO, the first was called “Kingdom of Heaven,” and starred Orlando Bloom (who I think is such a cutie).  I also like Liam Neeson, who also starred in the film. The … Continue reading →

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Hunger Games

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Linda

The Hunger Games Series, by Suzanne Collins I just read the first one of these books, followed by the following two, and I really liked them.  Now I am curious about the movies!

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Ender’s Game

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Linda

Last night I started reading “Ender’s Game,” which I first read about 30 years ago.  It’s recently been made into a movie, which I would really like to see – and thus would like to read the book again first.  … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 21, 2013 by Linda

It’s Saturday.  I seem to be depressed.  I did not want to get out of bed this morning.  I didn’t even hear when Dalton got up.  And I’m in that kind of foggy-headed funk that happens sometimes – when I … Continue reading →

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“The Left Hand of Darkness”

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Linda

The Left Hand Of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards From Amazon.com:  “A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, … Continue reading →

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ORYX AND CRAKE

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Linda

ORYX AND CRAKE – I started reading this some time around the last week of April or 1st of May, after I finished reading “The Phantom” and went back to reading “The Nuremberg Interviews,” and I read the two books … Continue reading →

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1/4/2013

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Linda

I have discovered/learned a couple of things this week: 1.  You can’t count on anything where health insurance is concerned.  I went to the pharmacy, as I do the first of every month to pick up my prescription (that I … Continue reading →

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