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Physics: New Frontiers from Scientific American. Modern physics reads more and more like science-fiction these days, so I was pleased to find that at least two articles in this collection made clear how much speculation is involved. A lot of the other articles are the speculations, but interesting nonetheless.
The Shifting Fog (aka The House at Riverton) by Kate Morton. I find it very difficult to rate this book. As a work of historical fiction there is a lot about it that is really very good. But I found that parts of the book dragged. It seemed too long, and the conclusion too obvious. As a first novel I think it was a very good try, but Morton does much better later. Let's say: 3.5/5.
I was looking for something lighter, and definitely found it in:
A Robot Named Clunk by Simon Hayes. It has an awkward, dare I say clunky, start, but does eventually settle in to an entertaining read. The book is pretty much everything you would expect from the blurb: fast-paced, absurd, generally amusing and at times quite funny. This story is a bit too slapstick for my tastes, but even so I finished it with a smile on my face, so giving it: 3/5.
Kobo AU had a sale on, and now I've got a bunch more books to choose from. Choices, choices...
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