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: Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
2009-02-16 13:34:00

Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
2009-02-16 13:34:00

Mood: busy

This Week on Hypatia's Hoard of Reviews

This week's reviews over on Hypatia's Hoard of Reviews were:

Book Review: Dragonseye
Book Review: Dark Nadir
Book Review: Cold Iron
Product Review: The Dolphin Divination Deck
Book Review: The Bridge
Music Review: Beyond the Cedar Moon
Book Review: Choosing Names

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glitteringlynx

February 16 2009, 19:38:26 UTC 12 years ago

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Are these books you've read in the past, or are you an incredibly fast reader?

Yes!

ysabetwordsmith

February 16 2009, 20:17:36 UTC 12 years ago

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*laugh* These are books I've read in the past, and reviewed some time ago. I'm archiving previously published reviews online so that people will have a way to browse descriptions of books I've enjoyed. Plus author and publishing news, related discusssions, and a fast-growing list of links to author and publisher sites.

But I also read incredibly fast. A light book will last me a few hours; a typical novel might go a day or two. Desultory perusal of something like a cookbook might take a few days or a week. To be fair, I've had Lisa Randall's book on quantum mechanics, Warped Passages, on the coffee table for months. That one I can't read in big chunks because it keeps giving me ideas.

Re: Yes!

glitteringlynx

February 16 2009, 22:43:43 UTC 12 years ago

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Ah, it's cool if you already have a record of your reviews. :)

Well novels can be burned through, but non-fic (especially content-heavy ones) can take much longer. I compare it to the difference between walking on firm ground, walking in mud that goes down about an inch or so, and slogging through a marsh. Sometimes it's hard and TIRING to keep going, and sometimes you go "Ah forget it!" and go find something else to do. ;)

I'd imagine any book on quantum physics would end up in the latter for me. lol