Friday, July 31, 2020
Provenance of Shadows
by David R. George III
First read in July 2007.
waiting room material
Labels: Crucible, DavidGeorge, StarTrek, WaitingRoomMaterial
Friday, July 24, 2020
The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English
translated by Geza Vermes
This book is indeed in English. Complete? Not so much. What the book contains is translations of all the published Dead Sea Scrolls except the ones that are actual Biblical text. Oh, and the myriad bits and scraps that contain only a word or two. Still that leaves 635 pages of material, not counting the Appendix. Reading it was, well, a varied experience. Some of it was interesting, some was dreadfully dull. It would serve as waiting room material in a pinch, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone but a scholar who had need of it as a reference book.
Labels: WaitingRoomMaterial
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
The Sagas of the Icelanders
edited by Örnólfur Thorsson
This one's a collection of sagas from Iceland, naturally. Set in the era from roughly 850-1060, they tell the stories of the notable people who settled and lived in Iceland, and, in some cases, their travels from Rome to Newfoundland. In one sense, it's history--the people in the sagas were probably real. But there does seem to be embellishments to the stories, so one can't really tell what parts are factual and what parts are fiction. But fact or fiction, it does give an interesting and enjoyable glimpse into a people and place 1000 years past. Check it out!
Labels: CheckItOut, WaitingRoomMaterial
Tuesday, July 07, 2020
Minor in Possession
by J.A. Jance
J.P. Beaumont is a Seattle detective in a detox program in Arizona. Since it's a mystery novel, crime happens. His roommate is killed with Beaumont's gun. Beaumont is soon cleared as a suspect, but since it's not his jurisdiction, he's not part of the official investigation. But since it's a mystery novel, he conducts his own. It's not great literature, but it is an enjoyable tale with likable characters. Suspicion points to most everyone in the tale, so the reader is kept wondering what exactly is going on. (Um, I mean that in a good way...)
It's entertaining waiting room material.
Labels: WaitingRoomMaterial
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