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Debbie's Spurts

Just an avid reader. Mostly SF/Fantasy, some hobbies, paranormal, urban fantasy and lighter, fluffier things.

 

Currently reading

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton
Bring Me Their Hearts
Sara Wolf
House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas
A Selection of Designs inspired by Iznik & Delft Pottery in Cross Stitch: 16 stunning floral cross stitch designs
Durene Jones
Ain't Love a Witch?
Dakota Cassidy
Progress: 1 %
The Old Witcheroo
Dakota Cassidy
Gemina (The Illuminae Files)
Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman
Progress: 100 %
The Dragonbone Chair
Tad Williams
Progress: 14 %

Favorite Book Quotes


"Never interrupt your enemy while he is making a mistake"— Lois McMaster Bujold

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading progress update: I've read 15%.

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life - Ed Yong

Boy, what I don't know.  Granted, a lot of this field's scientific breakthroughs and even basic studies came over the past few decades -- I'm just utterly fascinated by all the new to me stuff.  Not lost; the book is intentially "popular science" and easy to read. 

"It’s like the protagonists of science-fiction stories, who terraform inhospitable planets into comfortable homes – except it terraforms an animal."

Reading this for a booklikes book club, The Flat Book Society at http://booklikes.com/book-clubs/90/the-flat-book-society if anyone cares to join in.

Source: http://booklikes.com/book-clubs/90/the-flat-book-society