I love the Discworld books. They're funny and clever and easy as pie to read. Like candy for my brain, really.
"Small Gods" is about Brutha, a kid who...moreI love the Discworld books. They're funny and clever and easy as pie to read. Like candy for my brain, really.
"Small Gods" is about Brutha, a kid who is a novice at a monastery. He's not very bright and spends his free time working in the garden. Which is where he finds a turtle who speaks to him and turns out to be the Great God Om, who all the monks are supposedly worshipping. However, Om's lowly status as a turtle makes it painfully obvious that no one except maybe Brutha is actually worshipping Om at all. On Discworld, gods gain their power from the worship of humans... so when no one worships a god, it ceases to exist. This same concept was put to use in "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman - probably not a coincidence, since Gaiman and Pratchett have collaborated in the past.
Like the other Discworld books, this is a quick and entertaining read with just enough intellectualism and satire to keep your brain engaged. I'm sure I'll read all of them eventually.(less)
I'm not entirely sure what I thought about this book. I love the Mary Russell series in general... In this book Mary goes back to California, where sh...moreI'm not entirely sure what I thought about this book. I love the Mary Russell series in general... In this book Mary goes back to California, where she lived as a child until her parents' death in a car accident. Mary becomes embroiled in a mystery and Sherlock also gets involved, without her knowledge.
This book goes a long way to explain where Mary came from and how she was damaged as a child... but she seemed almost like a completely different character throughout the whole story. It wasn't a permanent change - when she & Sherlock return to England in later books she is nearly back to normal.(less)
This was certainly an interesting book. It's set in the late 1600s in England, and the story is told by four different characters, each of whom are su...moreThis was certainly an interesting book. It's set in the late 1600s in England, and the story is told by four different characters, each of whom are supposedly writing a manuscript much later. Each character gives the reader more information about the central mystery and also exposes untruths in prior sections of the book.
Honestly, I didn't love the book that much. It was well-written, and the mystery kept me reading until the end, but it was a pretty hard slog. It's very long, and there's a lot of period-appropriate yammering about God's will and man's station in life and blah blah blah. (less)
This was a good Discworld book. It was a little more serious than some of them, although there was no lack of the funny. This one focuses on Sam Vimes...moreThis was a good Discworld book. It was a little more serious than some of them, although there was no lack of the funny. This one focuses on Sam Vimes, captain of the Night Watch, and features time travel. (less)
Awesome! I know it's not rocket science, but it was still interesting to me in the same way that "Blink" and "Freakonomics" were. The concept that Gla...moreAwesome! I know it's not rocket science, but it was still interesting to me in the same way that "Blink" and "Freakonomics" were. The concept that Gladwell is describing is that any new trend or idea gains momentum and may or may not reach a level of involvement where it "tips" or becomes mainstream. Some of the examples he gives are the resurgance in popularity of Hush Puppies shoes, the rise and fall of the Airwalk brand, and Paul Revere's successful ride. He goes on to describe the different types of people who can make a phenomenon "tip," and how each type can play a role.
I know this is held up as a textbook for marketing - but I have to wonder if anyone successfully translates the lay-level info in this book into professional application. Still, interesting stuff.(less)
This looks like a really good set of yoga practices for pregnant women. A lot of prenatal yoga books focus on breathing and relaxation exercise and ge...moreThis looks like a really good set of yoga practices for pregnant women. A lot of prenatal yoga books focus on breathing and relaxation exercise and gentle stretching, but this book is much more intense. Not only does it show exercises specific to the muscles of the pelvic floor, it also shows ways to modify one's existing yoga practice while pregnant. It's very thorough.(less)
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