Showing posts with label BooksMoviesTV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BooksMoviesTV. Show all posts

Wednesday, 4 September 2019

New Retirement Gig

I always wanted to contribute by volunteering after retirement but I feel the nature of work has changed and, more than ever, I want to make sure I'm not filling a position that should be paid. So I signed up with BookSirens to review indy authors and small publishers and complete free reviews that can be pushed to Goodreads and  Amazon. It's possible I would post here and link to Twitter.

I did this because I love to read. One of my earliest memories is going to the Vancouver Library brand at McDonald St and I've made sure to have a library card in every community I've lived in since then. Reading is an escape and every story has expanded my horizons.

According to BookSirens I am a lenient reviewer and there's a couple reasons for that. I read stories when I'm in the mood for that theme. That means a story has to suck me in from the first page. I may give a chapter or so but I have no problem abandoning a book if it's not for me. The other is I do try to be kind. Someone has crafted a story. As long has it's coherent and engaging enough to finish, I'll give it a 3. Many times I'm blown away by the skill of the writer and their team (editor, etc). At the moment, I'm still digesting To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers. To present 4 distinct worlds in a novella and make a space crew four disparate yet consistent characters. Wow.

Anyway, I'm off to read😁



Monday, 18 June 2018

One of my favourite stories ever - I must have read it monthly when I was a teen and I didn't even like horses.

One of my favourite stories ever - I must have read it monthly when I was a teen and I didn't even like horses.

The main character had a career and great skills that she got to use. The younger man was insecure but they because a team and her husband got new respect for her.


https://www.tor.com/2018/06/18/white-horse-in-the-moonlight-mary-stewarts-airs-above-the-ground/

Friday, 1 June 2018

Friday, 18 May 2018

Wednesday, 18 April 2018

First movie that scared me into nightmares - Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte.

First movie that scared me into nightmares - Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte.

I think it was the head bouncing down the stairs. I didn't even have to see Hallowe'en to be scared:)
https://www.themarysue.com/first-frightening-film/amp/

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

The book is free today on Google Play (in the US not sure about elsewhere) if folks are interested

The book is free today on Google Play (in the US not sure about elsewhere) if folks are interested
Growing up as a Martian on Earth has left Jas Harrington solitary, quick-tempered, and with zero tolerance for fools. All plus points when working as chief security officer aboard prospecting starships.

Jas' latest berth is aboard the Galathea , which trawls the reaches of the galaxy seeking precious minerals and rare resources. She thinks it's a routine trip. She's wrong.

An inspection of a far-flung planet leaves Jas suspicious that there's more to the place than meets the eye. If only she could convince the captain of the need for caution, but she might as well wish for a tasty meal in the ship's canteen.

When the captain disciplines Jas for insubordination, she has only two allies: a timid navigator and the second pilot, who has the hots for her. Not that Jas notices.

All hell breaks loose, and Jas' skills are put to the ultimate test. Can she enlist the help of the only two friends she has? She's in a race against time to prevent the aliens from achieving their goal: Generation.

If she fails, the ship's crew, the galactic empire, and humanity itself are at risk.
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/J_J_Green_Generation_Shadows_of_the_Void_1?_bbid=9521894&_bbreg=us&_bbtype=email&id=jeVNDwAAQBAJ&pubref=bookbubemailf

Saturday, 17 March 2018

Have to agree with viewer who said if you forget it's the Saint it's not bad.

Have to agree with viewer who said if you forget it's the Saint it's not bad.

Loved 'The Saint' TV show as a kid. Read all the books as a teen/YA. The remake with Val Kilmer was a little closer to the books. This...was not The Saint but still entertaining.
https://youtu.be/q3b_luiZ8bo

Relics of a massive injustice.

Relics of a massive injustice.

I do think works should be returned to the families as much as possible with the the dark provenance made public on the rest. I also hope that most of them would donate back to museums for public viewing.
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/03/cornelius-gurlitt-nazi-looted-art/554936/