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恭禧發財
Feb 8th 2016
Storm Imogen and a rainbow. Happy new year of the monkey everybody.
Admin1 is reading The Disappeared by Kristina Ohlsson. Admin2 is reading The Thing Itself by Adam Roberts which was mind-blowing. But why the hell did The Times review on the cover compare it to Swift, Orwell and Atwood, like none of which it is? Because those are the only three imaginative writers literary critics know? [Admin1: They would have been better comparing it to David Mitchell, Alasdair Gray or perhaps DM Thomas.]

Blackcap
Feb 4th 2016
Sylvia atricapilla enjoying our fat balls.
Admin1 is reading The Unquiet Grave by Steven Dunne (a who dunne it ha ha — overplotted, implausible and melodramatic). Admin2 is reading The Wrong Girl by David Hewson.

S Is for Storm Henry
Feb 2nd 2016
Admin1 is reading The Thing Itself by Adam ‘Clever Dick’ Roberts, who uses Kant to approach the Fermi Paradox. Let’s play Spot the Pastiche! I got Joyce and Wittgenstein, but the rest … Pepys? Defoe/Richardson? Proust/Mann? Ah, too clever for me. But ACDR’s enjoyment in his invention is infectious and persuasive, and the result was extremely enjoyable.
Admin2 is reading Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand.

Red White and Blue
Jan 30th 2016
A few minutes of clear skies in between the heavy rain, sleet and icy, blustery winds. We’ve now had 25 days of rain in each of the last 3 months.
Admin1 is reading The G File by Håkan Nesser. Admin2 is reading Black Widow by Christopher Brookmyre which was disappointingly guessable. We scored a miserable 6.5 on the Guardian Weekend quiz.

Sunshine Records
Jan 13th 2016
Admin1 was working at Sunshine Records when Hari Kunzru stepped in.
Despite this bright start, it has rained every day this year
Admin1 is reading Desperation by Stephen King.

Merry Xmas Everybody
Dec 25th 2015
Chicken stuffed with duck, turkey, goose and pork, not to mention fruit.
Admin2 is reading Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (thx Admin1). Admin1 is reading The Dead Zone by Stephen King.
We watched Archangel (thx Admin2) which had a seasonal title, lots of snow, excellent and ugly actors and an unlikely plot; Robert Harris’ book made it seem a lot more plausible.
Coffee of de day: Jamaica Blue Mountain (thx again, Admin2! xxx); actually a bit weak for our palates; will try a different grind.