Reading List

I tend to be about a year or two behind on every important trend in literature and TV. It drives my friends insane, because they spend their time geeking out about the latest... whatever, and a year later I come along repeating everything they said.

Parties that I have joined embarrassingly late: Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, 30 Rock, Doctor Who and many, many more.
I should wise up and jump on these bandwagons sooner. But so far, that has yet to happen.

Which is why I'm just now watching Game of Thrones. It's every bit as amazing - and as terrifyingly violent - as I was warned it would be. And it has also bumped my reading list down a notch, as I insist on reading the book alongside the TV series.

This means two things for this blog: 1) I'll be somewhat intellectually absent while I'm watching the show, because I tend to get immersed when watching/reading fantasy or sci fi. and 2) my review of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks will have to wait. I know I hadn't promised anything yet, but it was next on my reading list, and I had planned on reviewing it here. I'm currently about halfway through it. I might be able to power through the second half before my copy of Game of Thrones arrives in the mail. We'll see.

In the meantime, consider this my personal recommendation that you buy a copy of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks because it's a worthwhile read. I'll review it when I do finish it, whenever that happens to be. But for now I just thought I'd give you a heads-up.

And if you can handle horrific violence, Game of Thrones (from what I understand and have seen thus far) is phenomenal as well. But this is a science blog, so I won't be reviewing it either way.