DD-B’s Booknotes

I've wanted for a while to record a few remarks about books I read. I've done this before, but not for twenty-mumble years, and not of course online. So I figured I'd better start actually doing it.

I read a lot; much of it rereading of old favorites, some new reading of new and old books. I read lots of science fiction, some fantasy, a moderate amount of mystery and historical, and a good bit of non-fiction. My reading tends to go in streaks — I'll read a lot of one thing for a while, then a lot of some other thing. So if you don't like what I'm reading this week, check back next month, it'll probably be different!

These are not supposed to represent reviews, or even carefully-considered opinions; just my immediate thoughts about the book.

I'm not, of course, the first or only person to think of something like a book log. I've collected some links to others.

One major warning: The messages posted here may contain "spoilers" — things you probably don't want to know before the first time you read the book. If I think there's a spoiler, then there's a large red warning to that effect near the top of the page. So with a little care, you can read these and avoid spoilers. I try to err on the side of safety in declaring spoiler warnings; but no promises I won't let something slip through that you consider a major spoiler.

The book(s) I'm currently reading will be shown like this.

As an alternative, you can play with refrigerator magnets based on these books.

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