Sign of Chaos - reading

Finished "Sign of Chaos" by Roger Zelazny. This one took us from the White Rabbit and other acid-induced sights to the Keep of the Four Worlds. Of all the books, this seems the least complete. Interesting things happened, yes, but mostly seemed to be transitioning the story to move forward.

Life has been pretty busy lately, and reading has fallen away a bit. It should pick back up again soon.

Reality is Broken - reading

Finished "Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World" by Jane McGonigal. I was torn between a 3-star and 4-star rating (out of five) for this one, but decided ultimately to go with 4 stars because the parts I didn't like about it were still very well done and deeply researched. The reason I didn't like those parts was mostly that they were beyond the scope of games or impacts that I was thinking about going into this book. The other reason is that I liked how it started off talking about theory, and then devolved into a bunch of examples that didn't resonate with me. What will I remember? Tombstone Hold'em!

Blood of Amber - reading

Finished "Blood of Amber" by Roger Zelazny. We get to learn more, but at the same time I don't want to go into details. Read the series. It's well worth it.

Interestingly enough, though, the Mad Hatter and the hookah-smoking caterpillar made an appearance in this one, and I just coincidentally finished reading, for the first time, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I picked up on the parallel immediately as a result. Pretty funny!

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - reading

Finished "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll. It was my first time reading it. What a strange little book! Enjoyable, though. I thought I knew the story from popular culture and the movies, but I guess either they're off or my memory is, because much of it was new to me.

More to come in the next post, though.