Monthly Archives: October 2007

The Runes of the Earth (Stephen R. Donaldson)

It happened, just when I was worried that it wouldn’t; the book opened up and swallowed me, and I was in the Land. It’s an odd feeling, to be reading a Thomas Covenant book now. I first read the first … Continue reading

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Soldier of Arete (Gene Wolfe)

Latro actually advances some in Soldier of Arete, able to remember a few events, forgetting after a slightly longer period than before. (Someone teaches him how to construct a memory palace, which I’ve always thought were cool.) I had to … Continue reading

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Retroactivity: four years of book blogging

The archives for the peekle book blog, taken offline recently, have now been integrated into the ‘live’ blog here. I’ve wanted to finish importing them for years, and to finally have it done is wonderful. I’ve left them mostly untouched, … Continue reading

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