Summer is a wonderful thing. Year after year, around May or June, I find myself taking up jogging once again, reading books I used to love back when I was 10 years old (and still do!), and starting a new story about neurotic gangsters, chivalrous captains of a spaceship or whatever happens to be the thing at the moment.
So, I’ve been writing. Nothing ambitious, nothing serious, but writing nonetheless. It feels really nice to write just because I want to and because I’m ridiculously fond of my stupid characters, and not because I have to.
Jun 22, 04:39AM PDT | 3 cheers | 0 comments
I have some good news and some bad news.
The good news is that I’ve been reading surprisingly lot lately. The bad news is that most of the books I’ve read can only be described as incredibly lame, as my inner scifi/fantasy nerd has apparently been awakened by the summer. But aside from re-reading some old favorites, I’ve also discovered some incredibly good novels, so I guess everything’s all balanced.
Sonja O. kävi täällä by Anja Kauranen
Dragons of the Fallen Sun by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
The Seventh Gate by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
To Green Angel Tower, Part II by Tad Williams
The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig
Jun 20, 07:02AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
It’s been a while, but I’ve made some progress lately!
1. The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
2. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
3. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula le Guin
I read all the books mentioned above in Finnish, which would have been a nice change, as I read books in English more often than not, but quite frankly, the translations for the first two books sucked so bad. It was quite sad, because I rather liked the stories themselves.
On the other hand, The Left Hand of Darkness was made of all kinds of win and awesome and blew my mind completely. And the translation wasn’t bad either.
Apr 28, 09:40AM PDT | 0 comments
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