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Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Avast me beauties! Grab yer grog, yer wenches, yer parrots an' yerselfs an' celebrate with yer Captain. From the lowliest bilge rat to the scurviest dog in the crow's nest, indulge yer inner pirate. It's a day where even ye landlubbers can develop sea legs and participate in … Continue reading Shiver me Timbers! Guess what today is . . .
Ahoy there me mateys! With more NetGalley rejections piling up, I had a hankering to do another one of these posts. For those scalawags new to the crew, me blog started in January 2016. It originally took several months for me to learn about NetGalley and then attempt to use it. In fact, my first … Continue reading Shiver Me Timbers! NetGalley Rejections! Part Sixteen
Ahoy there me mateys! A short while back, I wrote a post discussing me initial thoughts on the 2021 Hugo awards. At that time, I had read none of the works in the novelette category. I also had read none of the novelette nominees before the 2020 Nebula Awards Winners were announced. I didn't want … Continue reading Shiver me Timbers! The 2021 Hugo Finalists – Part Two – Novelettes
Ahoy there me mateys! The Nebula Winners have been announced! Let’s see how I did. I be using the list as published on Tor.com with links to me reviews where applicable. The winners are listed in bold. A reminder that I only be tracking the categories of specific interest to me. They be: Best Novel Piranesi, … Continue reading Shiver me Timbers! The 2020 Nebula Winners – The Conclusion!
Ahoy there me mateys! A short while back, I wrote a post discussing me initial thoughts on the 2020 Nebula award nominees for Best Short Story. One of the stories was: “Advanced Word Problems in Portal Math,” Aimee Picchi (Daily Science Fiction 1/3/20) I wrote some thoughts about this story that I know ye scurvy dogs … Continue reading Shiver me Timbers! The 2020 Nebula Finalists – Part Two Point Five – Best Short Story Update
Ahoy there me mateys! The Hugo Finalists for 2021 have been announced. I followed the 2019 and 2020 awards and loved it so much that I be doing it again. Arrr! Looking at this year's list, I have thoughts about who I think some of the winners should be. So I figured a) I would … Continue reading Shiver me Timbers! The 2021 Hugo Finalists – Part One
Ahoy there me mateys! A short while back, I wrote a post discussing me initial thoughts on the 2020 Nebula award nominees. At that time, I had read none of the works in the best short story category. I have since remedied the situation and so here be mini-reviews of the short stories and me … Continue reading Shiver me Timbers! The 2020 Nebula Finalists – Part Two – Best Short Story
Ahoy there me mateys! The Nebula Finalists for 2020 have been announced. Though I like seeing who wins the Nebulas, I usually concentrate on following the Hugo awards because those were the ones I knew of as a child. However, Matey Andreas, wrote a post about the Nebulas this year that captured me attention. Looking … Continue reading Shiver me Timbers! The 2020 Nebula Finalists – Part One
Ahoy there me mateys! With more NetGalley rejections piling up, I had a hankering to do another one of these posts. For those scalawags new to the crew, me blog started in January 2016. It originally took several months for me to learn about NetGalley and then attempt to use it. In fact, my first … Continue reading Shiver Me Timbers! NetGalley Rejections! Part Fifteen
Ahoy there me mateys! Guess what day it be? So to celebrate me 5 year (b)log anniversary, I break it down . . . 2020 Books By the Numbers: Number of Posts: 156 Books Read: 122 Books Reviewed: 134 (12 by the First Mate) Number of Pages Read: 38,365 (average 314; median 336) Books that … Continue reading Shiver me Timbers! An Anniversary!
