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Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:14:00
I realized last night that I haven't seen my Kindle in a while. I went looking for it and I cannot find it. GASP Was it sucked into whatever alternate reality that my socks keep disappearing?

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Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:20:33
I started reading "I am Ozzy" and it's fucking great. I'm hearing Ozzy voice in my head as I read it.

It starts out with a warning that Ozzy's memory of events in his life may be different than other people's recollection. That's because he's done every drug under the sun, and this book is how he fucking remembers it.

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Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:29:44
I got a Kobo Clara ereader for Christmas and it has been a revelation (this is my first ereader). Finally I've been able to get past the hurdles that have prevented me from having any sort of consistency reading. In the past month I've gone through 5 books, which is an obscene pace for me.

My most recent read was Seven Devils, a classical sort of sci-fi space epic, and I wrote up a review for it today
https://bookrastinating.com/user/ellesaurus/review/1031206/s/lesbians-in-space#anchor-1031206

I'm still figuring out my tastes. I think for fiction I'm drawn to character development and interpersonal dynamics.
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Sun, 08 Feb 2026 02:27:45
I finished Seven Mercies - the sequel to Seven Devils - and wrote up a short review.

It really comes together. They both pretty much make up a single novel rather than an original and sequel. I think it's a starting point for narrowing down taste, but I'll have to try more and see how they compare.

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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:54:42
Next one down is Death By Dumpling (my review). I could have seen this one going any direction, but it was really fun. I'll likely read the next one in time.

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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:04:07

Since Elly it's hard at work giving us book reviews, I would also like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that Dungeon Crawler Carl is an utterly delightful series, and the audiobook is in fact better than the books.

It's also on the verge of becoming a major IP. Over the past few months they've announced graphic novel spin-offs, tabletop RPGs, and a card game for it. And Seth MacFarlane recently licensed it to turn it into a television show. So I think he's going to try and do something with it like he did with the Orville. So, get yourself an audible account and start listening.

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Sat, 14 Feb 2026 13:52:38
You had me until Seth MacFarlane

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Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:37:05
When I was at the library on the weekend, I had another look about just to see what I'd find, and I would in fact Find The Good. I've since read it and given it a review.

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Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:29:40

I'm taking advantage of spotify's audiobook library, and have been going through a few selections there, as opposed to going through my Dungeon crawler Carl collection for the fifth time.

I just wrapped up Who Censored Roger Rabbit, the book that was the basis for Who Framed Roger Rabbit. I liked it quite a bit. It's very different from the movie, and comic strip characters aside, it's actually a very traditional pulp noir novel.

And I also listened to a terrible biography about the kids in the hall. Had the book not come out about 7 years ago, I would have sworn this was just some piece of crap written by chat gpt. Aside from a few Revelations during the time it aired on CBS, it felt like it was a really long fan page on geocities.

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