Daily Thoughts 06/28/2012

Gertrude Jekyll: Puss-in-Boots, 1869.  My favorite trickster character is Puss In Boots.

Daily Thoughts 06/28/2012

I finished reading The Age of Odin today.  Much like his other books it is an action book based on mythology.  It features the Norse gods in the final battle Ragnarok which will determine the end of the world.  Thrown into this battle is Gideon Coxall, the main character who very much reminds me of an avatar of Ajax the relentless unstoppable soldier and destroyer of men.  The way the frost giants are portrayed is quite interesting.

I had a chance to stop by local library and take care of a few things there.  Right now, I am reading The Age of Anansi which is a very different kind of story.  Anansi picks out a lawyer to represent him in a contest of wits and skulduggery with other trickester gods like the Monkey King and Coyote.  I rather like how James Lovegrove describes Anansi helping his lawyer avatar or person who represents him on earth in his law career.  It is entertaining and a bit pointed.

Daily Thoughts 06/27/2012

Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1797-1861, Women 14

Daily Thoughts 06/27/2012

I took a break from reading and thinking about libraries on Tuesday.  This morning, I checked the Twitter and Facebook for the library.  I think I am going to buy The Complete Idiots Guide to Creating a Social Network by Angela Crocker.

I went to the local bookstore today and bought The Complete Idiots Guide to Creating a Social Netowrk by  Angela Crocker.  I also bought The Age of Odin by James Lovegrove.  I am looking forward to reading this.

I decided to change my plans and not go to General Assembly or the Data Meetup and stay at home and rest. I also started reading The Age of Odin.  I like that the main character, Gideon Coxall is a doubter in a land of mythological gods.  It adds a nice touch to the story.

I went to my local library this afternoon.  I used the computer at the library and I downloaded a copy of The Age of Anansi which is a novella over the libraries wireless network to my Kindle.  I don't have wireless at home which is fine for me.  It cost me $3.49 for the novella.  Novellas are not usually sold in bookstores and are sometimes hard to find in libraries.



Web Bits


Authors Guild Sees Return of Predatory Pricing if DOJ Deal Stands
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/52787-authors-guild-sees-return-of-predatory-pricing-if-doj-deal-stands.html
This article says a lot of important things both about the book industry and Amazon which are not flattering.