Daily Archives: April 27, 2015

Book Log – Funny Girl: A Novel

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Funny Girl: A Novel by Nick Hornby

I’ve never not enjoyed a Nick Hornby novel.  The reviews I’d read of this one were all over the place, but with his track record thus far, there’s little possibility that I’m not going to read anything he writes.

And I wasn’t disappointed.  Though not as rich as his other works, it was still an entertaining and smooth read.  There’s a lot of flavor of the early days of British television, and interesting characters being drawn.

And, of course, funny.

Also, there was a girl.

Book Log: Spell or High Water (Magic 2.0)

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Spell or High Water (Magic 2.0) by Scott Meyer

Scott Meyer, the creater of the webcomic Basic Instructions, turns out to be a pretty sharp fantasy/sci-fi writer.  I read his first book, Off to Be the Wizard, and enjoyed it quite a bit.

The fundamental premise of all three Magic 2.0 novels (and this is a limited spoiler, as it is revealed in the first chapter of the first book) is that there exists a secret file on a major corporate network, which contains the data on everything, and adjusting numbers in the file adjusts reality.

From that premise, Meyer explores the possibilities in an amusing and inventive way, doing a good job of balancing the need for story with the omnipotent potential of such a file.

It’s always nice to find a good, self-published work.