I saw some of his art online and thought it looked like “Invisible Hands” from Liquid Television, which I LOVED. Same artist! This didn’t have quite the same level of twisted, creepiness as that animated series, but I was so happy to find his work in comic form. There’s more too.
Part of the SF Masterworks Collection. Despite being nearly 60 years old the narrative around the manipulation of the truth feels incredibly prescient. Wondering whether David Whitaker had read it before he came up with #DoctorWho story The Enemy of the World. #Books#Bookstodon#SciFi#PhilipKDick
Terry Jones’ Barbarians An Alternative Roman History
Terry Jones & Alan Ereira
Part of my ongoing effort to better educate myself around ancient history, a period I never really got to grips with. Thought initially the bite size sections were helpful in not getting overwhelmed by it all, but progressively felt they may actually have stopped me ever getting into a rhythm with it. Still pretty readable though and I think at least some of it will stick. #Books#Bookstodon#History
The Wonderful World of Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups
Jason Hazeley & Joel Morris
A great idea to finish off a great idea. There aren’t that many books that consistently make you laugh out loud, but Hazeley and Morris have written a lot of them. A book to keep going back and dipping into. Great fun.
Often described as the first mystery novel it’s the first work by Collins I’ve read. The structure works well and Sergeant Cuff is an excellent creation albeit not one who actually takes up huge amounts of the story. The periods he does take centre stage feel remarkably modern, which gives a good idea of the influence the story had on what came later. A few dated aspects as you might expect, but a good read.