no moppets or poppets for a change ~

wow ~ i'm still crabasaurus rex from yesterday (and the fact that today's class was spectacularly snoozey and long). and i've had entirely too much sugar. ugh.

so it doesn't make any sense, but to take a break from the research, i decide to read fiction on sorta the same generel subject. this one for the 50bookchallenge and as a cruise down roads heretofore unexplored:

no. 34 ~ Mr. Lincoln's Wars by adam braver. i bought this for a buck in the trash basement at half price books. i remember when it was on the new books shelf and having not heard one peep about it, assumed it bombed and was crud. well, the book calls itself "a novel in thirteen stories", but it's really just thirteen stories, which was a wee bit disappointing. also, braver's choice of subject matter is sometimes kinda eh and his contemporary writer's voice occasionally impedes (for me) on the setting. so i didn't love the content, but i think he's a really strong writer. even the stories i didn't like were very well crafted and the stories that i did like really stand out for me (two of the thirteen in particular made the whole book worthwhile). i could say more, but i don't have the energy to rage against the final story's final image (something i really didn't need in my head, ever ~ and don't go running out to read it because you'll regret it). hahahahahaha ~ so overall: nice writing, but sadly uneven.

the above book is dark and funny. i want to be dark and funny. maybe i should try writing dark and funny and see what comes of it.

picture of the day is the cover of the book of the day ~ it's such a lovely design i couldn't resist: