This issue has good, brief essays on being the mother of a soldier and on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The news section is good this issue, as is the little story that reports a grieving father not ready to be comforted asking, “What would God know about losing a son?”
One hundred lives
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Iraq memorial The Guardian’s response to the deaths on all sides of the war in Iraq.
Paul Robinson, The Philosophy of Punctuation
Paul Robinson, The Philosophy of Punctuation Oh, the things you find out about on CE‑L!
Paul Robinson, The Philosophy of Punctuation
Paul Robinson, The Philosophy of Punctuation Oh, the things you find out about on CE‑L!
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Simon Tisdall
The Amber Spyglass
By Philip Pullman. Satisfying finish. Perhaps now I should read something that’s not part of a series?
The Subtle Knife
By Philip Pullman. Second reading is much richer.
The Golden Compass
By Philip Pullman. Rereading very good juvenile fiction.
The Naked God, Part 2: Faith
By Peter F. Hamilton. So what would we do if we had massive, direct evidence of the existence of the soul after death? A rousing finale to a great read.
The Naked God, Part 1: Flight
By Peter F. Hamilton. Well, well, well. Zooming right in towards what should be a blockbuster, wrap-up-all-the-loose-ends finale. Can’t wait!