Current and Former Subtitles

I've decided to start archiving these.

Subtitles
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. -Anais Nin (removed on January 2, 2007)

The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject but man only. -Thomas Hobbes (added on January 2, 2007; removed on February 14, 2007)

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. -Marcus Aurelius (added on February 14, 2007; removed on May 3, 2007)

Words divested of their magic are but dead hieroglyphs. -Henry Miller (added on May 3, 2007)

Friends Page Titles
Friends, I beg you do not shirk your daily task of indolence. -Don Marquis (added on January 2, 2007; removed on February 14, 2007)

Shared pain is lessened, shared joy is increased. - Spider Robinson, from his Callahan's Bar series. (added on February 14, 2007; removed on May 3, 2007)

Love is what you've been through with somebody. -James Thurber (added on May 3, 2007)

Current and Former Subtitles

I've decided to start archiving these.

Subtitles
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. -Anais Nin (removed on January 2, 2007)

The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject but man only. -Thomas Hobbes (added on January 2, 2007; removed on February 14, 2007)

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. -Marcus Aurelius (added on February 14, 2007; removed on May 3, 2007)

Words divested of their magic are but dead hieroglyphs. -Henry Miller (added on May 3, 2007)

Friends Page Titles
Friends, I beg you do not shirk your daily task of indolence. -Don Marquis (added on January 2, 2007; removed on February 14, 2007)

Shared pain is lessened, shared joy is increased. - Spider Robinson, from his Callahan's Bar series. (added on February 14, 2007; removed on May 3, 2007)

Love is what you've been through with somebody. -James Thurber (added on May 3, 2007)

Book Review: A Plague of Angels

A Plague of Angels
by Sheri S. Tepper
Copyright 1993
ISBN: 0-553-09513-7

While I eventually enjoyed this story a great deal, it took a long time to get started.

The plot of this book is complicated enough that I don't think I can summarize it without giving away important parts, so I'm not going to try.

Tepper is a good storyteller, but as frequently happens in her novels, this story gets buried behind the message. Even though I agree with her ideas of environmental responsibility and women's rights I think she's sometimes irritatingly preachy. In A Plague of Angels, this tendency shows itself the most in the chapters set in Artemisia, a land of peace and plenty where men and women have broken out of the old patterns of sexuality and patriarchal rule and are therefore able to live as equals.

Overall, I'd say that A Plague of Angels is worth reading, but only buy it if you already know that you like Tepper's style.

Rating: 7 out of 10

I also updated my To Read List, adding several of Tepper's other books.

Book Review: A Plague of Angels

A Plague of Angels
by Sheri S. Tepper
Copyright 1993
ISBN: 0-553-09513-7

While I eventually enjoyed this story a great deal, it took a long time to get started.

The plot of this book is complicated enough that I don't think I can summarize it without giving away important parts, so I'm not going to try.

Tepper is a good storyteller, but as frequently happens in her novels, this story gets buried behind the message. Even though I agree with her ideas of environmental responsibility and women's rights I think she's sometimes irritatingly preachy. In A Plague of Angels, this tendency shows itself the most in the chapters set in Artemisia, a land of peace and plenty where men and women have broken out of the old patterns of sexuality and patriarchal rule and are therefore able to live as equals.

Overall, I'd say that A Plague of Angels is worth reading, but only buy it if you already know that you like Tepper's style.

Rating: 7 out of 10

I also updated my To Read List, adding several of Tepper's other books.