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What I Finished Reading This Week
The Myth of the Year – Helen Benigni, Barbara Carter, & Eadhmonn Ua Cuinn
This book was a disappointment. Per its copy, “The Myth of the Year reveals the astronomy underlying Celtic and Greek mythology using the calendar of the Druids discovered in Coligny, France and the Sacred Calendar of Eleusis of Ancient Greece.” People, ( it does no such thing. )
TL;DR - My dissatisfaction with this book can be explained as follows: 50 percent because it was presented as a work of scholarship, not mysticism, and it is very much the latter; 30 percent because the writing is so technically poor; and 20 percent because it nevertheless contains some intriguing ideas but extracting them from the morass is more effort than it's worth. Anyone with a even a glancing interest in the topic would be far better informed by the Wikipedia article a couple of times rather than devoting any amount of time to this book.
Coyote Run — Lilith Saintcrow
Lilith Saintcrow is a delight no matter what genre she's writing, and this book proves that pulp is no exception. Coyote Run is a short but exceedingly enjoyable yarn set during a near(?) future conflict between fascists and federals on the border of the American southwest. The main character is gritty and hardboiled (to put things lightly) and the supporting cast are a good deal of fun and punch above their weight as characters given the amount of page real estate they occupy. The setting is intriguing, the action action packed, and the pulp cranked up to eleven. This book was exactly what I wanted it to be: an immensely fun read.
What I Am Currently Reading
The Year in Ireland – Kevin Danaher
I read the chapters on Imbolc and Candlemas.
The Party and the People — Bruce Dickson
I’m three chapters in and very much enjoying this one.
Kindling the Celtic Spirit – Mara Freeman
I read the chapter for February.
The Silver Bough vol. 2 – F.M. McNeill
I read the chapters on Imbolc and Candlemas.
Fehu — Malene Sølvsten
Thanks to long hours at work and *flaps hands vaguely at the world*, I'm about 200 pages behind where I want to be, but I hope to correct that this weekend.
What I’m Reading Next
I acquired no new books this week.
これで以上です。
The Myth of the Year – Helen Benigni, Barbara Carter, & Eadhmonn Ua Cuinn
This book was a disappointment. Per its copy, “The Myth of the Year reveals the astronomy underlying Celtic and Greek mythology using the calendar of the Druids discovered in Coligny, France and the Sacred Calendar of Eleusis of Ancient Greece.” People, ( it does no such thing. )
TL;DR - My dissatisfaction with this book can be explained as follows: 50 percent because it was presented as a work of scholarship, not mysticism, and it is very much the latter; 30 percent because the writing is so technically poor; and 20 percent because it nevertheless contains some intriguing ideas but extracting them from the morass is more effort than it's worth. Anyone with a even a glancing interest in the topic would be far better informed by the Wikipedia article a couple of times rather than devoting any amount of time to this book.
Coyote Run — Lilith Saintcrow
Lilith Saintcrow is a delight no matter what genre she's writing, and this book proves that pulp is no exception. Coyote Run is a short but exceedingly enjoyable yarn set during a near(?) future conflict between fascists and federals on the border of the American southwest. The main character is gritty and hardboiled (to put things lightly) and the supporting cast are a good deal of fun and punch above their weight as characters given the amount of page real estate they occupy. The setting is intriguing, the action action packed, and the pulp cranked up to eleven. This book was exactly what I wanted it to be: an immensely fun read.
What I Am Currently Reading
The Year in Ireland – Kevin Danaher
I read the chapters on Imbolc and Candlemas.
The Party and the People — Bruce Dickson
I’m three chapters in and very much enjoying this one.
Kindling the Celtic Spirit – Mara Freeman
I read the chapter for February.
The Silver Bough vol. 2 – F.M. McNeill
I read the chapters on Imbolc and Candlemas.
Fehu — Malene Sølvsten
Thanks to long hours at work and *flaps hands vaguely at the world*, I'm about 200 pages behind where I want to be, but I hope to correct that this weekend.
What I’m Reading Next
I acquired no new books this week.
これで以上です。
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