Sci-Fi Book # 32 - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein

Do you ever read something that is highly acclaimed and you totally do not get why? That's my experience with The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Maybe to me the story wasn't that interesting and the characters not engaging enough. After a while it seemed to just be a forum for the author's political beliefs. It makes me think that when I finally get around to re-reading Stranger in a Strange Land I may not love it the way I did as a teenager. C

Horror Book # 26 - Books of Blood Volume 5 by Clive Barker

Yep, I'm still slowly making my way through the Books of Blood series. I think this collection might be a bit better than some of the previous volumes. I enjoyed each of the four stories and unlike last time, I actually read most of them in just one sitting. As a whole I'm surprised at how much I like the stories in this series. A-