Recommended Reading

I think I stated a while back that when I first saw a picture of my friend Abby, she looked exactly like the mental picture I had of the heroine of a book I was reading, called The Hangman's Daughter.

Well, that book and it's three sequels, which are all worth a read, are on sale at $1.99 each for the Kindle at Amazon. They are set in mid-17th century Bavaria and are highly entertaining. They aren't exactly historical fiction, but they are set in real places and the main characters were real people; Ancestors of the author, in fact, though the stories themselves are entirely fictional.

So read up!

Reading List: Kaleidoscope by Ray Bradbury

In his collection of short stories, The Illustrated Man, Ray Bradbury included one entitled Kaleidoscope.

The recent movie Gravity is similar enough in concept to have a number of people wondering if the movie was based on the story. I suspect that the concept was inspired by the story, as so much of modern science fiction is influenced by the works of Bradbury, but the two are dissimilar enough to warrant no more than an "inspired by," rather than a "based on." 

Go ahead, click the link and read the story. It's a worthwhile read.

See the movie as well. In 3D. Definitely in 3D. The story is alright, but the cinematography will blow you away. The feeling of utter isolation and despair is palpable, and one I am very familiar with.