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Back on hold at the library.

From birth, right now, we are carrying the physical and the moral poisons produced by our crude and ignorant use of this sort of energy. And the more abundant the energy of this sort that we use, the more abounding must be the consequences.

The difficulty with mechanically extractable energy is that so far we have been unable to make it available without serious geological and ecological damage, or to effectively restrain its use, or to use or even neutralize its wastes.

If I were highlighting important passages, almost this entire book would be highlighted.

If you turn Rachel saying, “It’s not fair!” into a drinking game, rapid drunkenness would be guaranteed. In this book, and all the others, too.

Normally, I love Marguerite Gavin’s reading of these books. That said, I do not understand, or like, that she gave the Brits in “Tempson Estates” a southern US accent. It’s just wrong, and detracts from the story.

I decided to revise my reading challenge for 2020 to better reflect my desire to both enjoy the books I read, and not have it be a stressful burden.

I hope 2020 brings happiness to everyone.

Why do cozy mystery writers always write the clues and bad guys so clearly that they might as well be flashing neon signs, then make their main characters too blind or stupid to see them?!?

Naomi Novik is an excellent storyteller, and Simon Vance is an excellent reader.