Finished Tricked the forth in the Iron Druid series (Link to XT’s thread). I enjoyed it and I will once again recommend it to fans of Jim Butcher. I’m looking forward to the next installment. (BTW, when is Butcher’s next one out?)
I did like that book very much but spent a lot of the first half saying “yes, that’s probably exactly what sheep are thinking about.” The philosophical discussions about grazing, the winter lambs (lambs bond almost as much with their own little lamb gangs as they do their own mothers, so an off-season lamb never quite fits), etc.. had me laughing out loud several times. The end was a bit :dubious: but if you got that far, you might as well go with it :).
Yes, I spend a lot of time watching my sheep :).
Everything I know about sheep I learned from James Herriot. And now this book. 
I just finished the whole book. The last story, as it happens, is my favorite. But they each have their pluses and minuses.
One of the joys of the Flashman books was reading the end notes as I went along. That sounds troublesome for e-reader or audiobook versions.
It should be fine on an e-reader: there would be a link embedded in the text that would take you to the end note, and then the “back” button would return you to the narrative. I don’t know how it would be handled in an audiobook.
It’s about as troublesome as hitting a hyperlink in a web page.
That’s because ebooks are made of HTML, just like webpages. EPUB and MOBI and so on are just containers for HTML pages.
I just read this too - borrowed from a friend while visiting & will prob buy my own copy. Now I need to become a regular reader of Jenny’s blog - her sense of humor SO fits my own & I can empathize with the screwy childhood (tho my dad was not a taxidermist…)
Also borrowed & read The Last Stand of the DNA Cowboys by Mick Farren - which unfortunately didn’t live up to the awesome potential of the title. It felt very 70’s SF New Wave - not so much in the structure, but the themes & concepts. I feel a bit guilty that I didn’t like it as well as the person who recommended it to me. Some semi-sexy bits, but mostly male bonding & fight scenes. Apparently it’s the third in a series, but my friend said it was the best of the 3 - maybe it would have sat better with me if I’d read the other 2 first, but I don’t care to track them down.
A couple of choice quotes I pulled out:
Vlad Baptiste - “The limits on his viciousness were strictly a matter of available technology.”
Jet Ace “I have this lizard brain implant and I sometimes become a little confused regarding my ultimate goals”
The disruptor “What could be closer to the human spirit than an entity that ate reality and shit hallucinations?”
The first kids’ book I’ve read this year that I think will be a serious Newbery consideration – Wonder, by R.J. Palacio. It’s a middle reader, about a boy starting at a new school in the 5th grade, and in addition to the general anxiety about going to a new school, this kid has a very visible birth defect. Plot-wise, it’s what you think it is – about overcoming challenges, blah blah blah, but it’s very well-written and engaging. It’s a pleasant read, you know?
Now about halfway through The Lies of Locke Lamora. I just accidentally read a spoiler online, too. 
Linkto the May thread.