Category Archives: reading

Recent DNFs

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

I haven’t done this in a while, but I have had quite a few recent DNF books. (Did Not Finish.) No, I will not reveal titles or authors even if you ask me. Yes, I am attempting to avoid mentioning … Continue reading →

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A World War One Reading Challenge

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Victoria Janssen

For the first time ever, I’ve decided to participate in a reading challenge. War Through the Generations is hosting a 2012 challenge to read “fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, etc. with WWI as the primary or secondary theme. Books can take … Continue reading →

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Kindle Lending

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I have successfully lent a Kindle book! A friend of mine in Minneapolis recently purchased a used Kindle. We share many tastes in romance and speculative fiction, so we decided to give the lending function a try. We went through … Continue reading →

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Recent DNF Crankiness

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

As usual, I’m going to avoid mentioning details that might make it easy to identify these books! 1. A steampunky steampunk. Yes, definitely steampunk. In case you missed it. This book which I didn’t finish had perfectly fine prose. It … Continue reading →

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WWI-era Mysteries?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I’m attempting to compile a list of mystery series that are set during World War One or shortly afterwards (say, through the 1920s) that refer back to the war or the resulting social changes. I am looking for suggestions! Doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Some Recent Research Reading – Late Victorian & Edwardian

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Over the last few months, I’ve focused my research reading a little more onto the late Victorian and Edwardian periods in English history. First, I highly recommend King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa … Continue reading →

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Bulletproof Kinks

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

In the course of thinking about a new writing project, I’m also reflecting on what I love to read – specifically, those items that, if they appear in a book, will automatically seize my interest as a dog is interested … Continue reading →

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SF Does Austen: A Civil Campaign

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I recently re-read Lois McMaster Bujold’s A Civil Campaign, which is dedicated to “Charlotte, Jane, Georgette, and Dorothy,” who are of course Charlotte Brontë, Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, and Dorothy Dunnett. There are elements of all those authors in the … Continue reading →

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Historical Mystery Series I Have Loved

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

My mystery-reading binge isn’t quite as overwhelming as it was for a while, but I’m still in that mode, especially feeling a craving for historicals. I’m thinking of doing some rereads. I recommend both of these series very highly. Sarah … Continue reading →

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My Youth With James Bond

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I have a new post up at The Criminal Element Today: Bond Girl: A Juvenile Fleming Reader, about when I first read the Bond novels.

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