- Mon, 15:02: The Grass is Singing, by Doris Lessing A short depressing book about a disastrous marriage between two white colonists in the future Zimbabwe; vivid psychological portraits, though rather plays into racist stereotypes. #nwbooks https://t.co/RQpUy2SMfq https://t.co/dMjue7oWjw https://t.co/c1gHv6FskI
- Mon, 16:02: Ms. Marvel Vol 2: Generation Why, by G. Willow Wilson I had reasonably high hopes for this which weren't quite realised. Fairly standard adventure in New Jersey, and a crossover with Wolverine (well-known, but not to me). #nwbooks https://t.co/CqhAw4cFvp https://t.co/rUygCuFqQ5 https://t.co/r1bP6IOz6W
- Mon, 17:02: '"Repent Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman', by Harlan Ellison The writing is intense and vivid. However, it has not aged well. I was also struck by the sexism of the story. #nwbooks https://t.co/o6FxC3aEfo https://t.co/KlqgqyodLh https://t.co/oawjYwP9ny
- Mon, 18:02: Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders Really well done; often stories about the afterlife are twee or incoherent, but here a weird situation is exploited well, with reflections on race, class, and on Lincoln. #nwbooks https://t.co/w581Hddj54 https://t.co/I5XOLwUTKT https://t.co/kj2TTw32sh
- Mon, 18:39: 300 days of plague: still here https://t.co/01PvVYcK2I
- Mon, 18:54: RT @its_johnmartin: THREAD My wife is crying with frustration. She manages a supermarket that gets about 16,000 customers a week. About 160…
- Mon, 21:22: RT @apcoworldwide: .@MargeryKraus, founder and executive chairman of APCO Worldwide, reflects and shares her thoughts on the January 6, 202…
- Tue, 09:30: Whoniversaries 12 January https://t.co/7405SeuIwD
- Tue, 09:53: RT @astroehlein: Republicans: Sure our people just tried to overturn a democratic election using deadly violence, but why are Democrats try…
My tweets
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Pyramids of Mars, by Kate Orman (and Robert Holmes and Terrance Dicks)
I'm not sure if I saw Pyramids of Mars when it was first broadcast in 1975; I know I did catch the edited rebroadcast in November 1976, which…
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The Evil of the Daleks, by Simon Guerrier (and John Peel)
The eleventh of the generally excellent Black Archive series of short books on individual Doctor Who stories addresses The Evil of the Daleks, the…
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The Flaming Soldier, by Christopher Bryant; The Dreamer’s Lament, by Benjamin Burford-Jones
Moving up my queued Doctor Who reviews in honour of my presence at Gallifrey One this weekend, here are a novella and novel in the generally good…
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