top of page

Nerd and a half
Celebrating the nerd life, being a huge dork, and geekery.
bookshop.org supports independent bookstores.
Visit my Bookshop
Search


crazy classics: Brave New World
This book is almost a hundred years old, and I had ahold of my pearls the entire time I was listening to the audiobook.
Aug 28, 20253 min read
Â
Â
Â


Time travel and sort-of time travel
Reading The Ministry of Time and trying to listen to The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.
Jun 27, 20243 min read
Â
Â
Â


Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy
Liu, Cixin- The Three-Body Problem The Dark Forest Death's End A quote from The New Yorker on the cover of the 3rd book reads "[Liu's]...
May 31, 20225 min read
Â
Â
Â


Time Travel Titles
I've read a few really good time travel books in the past few years. I decided that I need to make a list. I'd love to get...
Apr 17, 20223 min read
Â
Â
Â


Audiobook round-up
I'm completely addicted to having audiobooks on my phone all the time so I can listen in the car and while I'm doing my kitchen work. ...
Mar 10, 20225 min read
Â
Â
Â


The Paradox Hotel
I didn't read many galleys last year because I was reading four or five books a month for my reading challenges. This year, I only have...
Feb 10, 20222 min read
Â
Â
Â


Goodreads list challenge: August and September
Yang, Susie- White Ivy Mascarenhas, Kate- The Psychology of Time Travel McDermid, Val- Northanger Abbey Moreno-Garcia, Silvia- Velvet Was...
Sep 30, 20213 min read
Â
Â
Â


Sci-fi and Fantasy: Ready Player 2, Crossings
Ready Player Two, Ernest Cline Crossings, Alex Landragin Ready Player Two: If you liked Ready Player One, which I think was better, then...
Jan 10, 20212 min read
Â
Â
Â


Fantasy and Sci-fi: Piranesi, Hench, The Once and Future Witches
What a great group of books from this autumn. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke This book blew my mind. I almost didn't read it. The reviews...
Nov 12, 20205 min read
Â
Â
Â

bottom of page




