A look into the paths of my life, eclectic, delightfully old fashioned a little quirky. Look for great pictures of my travels.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
So You Want to Be a Wizard, a book review.
This book by Diane Duane was a lot of fun to read. The friend who gave it to me described it as "literary junk food", meaning that while it's not particularly deep, it's a quick, delightful read that leaves you wanting more. While, I believe those who enjoy Harry Potter will also enjoy this, they're are some differences. The children have only occasional guidance in using their new found magic, which rather than being an inborn trait, is a choice and a promise they make to protect the universe by assisting nature and energy. Their defeat of a terrible dark power is exciting, but seems like a great deal of beginners luck, unless other books reveal Nita and Kit to be super wizards. The concept of machines and space anomalies having lives and the ability to communicate was a bit strange, but after a few chapters I was used to it. Overall, it's a cute, fun book.
Friday, February 14, 2014
The Shadow And Night, a book review

Overall, I loved the plot of
this futuristic, Christian society of planets and the slow, subtle
infiltration of enemy forces into the the most remote planet. The author
took great care in creating the government and society, but somehow the
characters seemed rather flat. At first I thought this was because they
lived in a sinless society and therefore had no flaws I could relate
to, but even after I kept reading I still didn't warm up to any one.
Also, the few lighthearted scenes in the book seemed a bit awkward and
forced when they were supposed to be humorous. I will be reading the
rest of the series, but for once its for the plot not for the people. I
also had trouble deciphering some of the definitions of "Sin". The
society in the book is so perfect that somethings they clarify as sin
are not called so by even the most strict Christians of the real world,
such as a ambition, and a need for privacy, which is equated with lying.
This nitpicking made it a bit hard to realize that evil was threatening
them until it became actual sin, such as prejudice, actual lying, and
hatred. It's a good read, but a bit hard to get through until well
midway when the plot begins to thicken.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Snow!
As an adult, I can be a bit ambiguous about snow; I love how pretty is and I hate driving in it. However, a few days ago, I got to enjoy it like I did as a kid, no worries about driving, about losing power. No, I just went sledding, something I haven't done since I was around 13. The neat thing was I went with a friend of my aunt's who wanted to go to celebrate her birthday, I'm guessing she's around 60. It was neat seeing an older lady doing something childish just for the sake of having fun. I had a great time too, racing down the ice packed snow hill, the snow spraying in my face, the cows at the end of the pasture thinking we were insane. Actually, the cows may not have even noticed us; it's hard to tell.
Anyway, get out, enjoy the snow since it's not going away for a long time.
Anyway, get out, enjoy the snow since it's not going away for a long time.
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