Thursday Tea is a weekly meme hosted by yours truly. To play along, all you need is some tea, a book, and the answers to these questions: what tea are you drinking (and do you like it)? What book are you reading (and do you like it)? Tell us a little about your tea and your book, and whether or not the two go together.
The tea: I keep forgetting to bring other sorts of teas with me to work, so it’s Super Irish Breakfast for the fifth day in a row. Still delicious, but I do wish for another flavor sometimes.
The book: At the moment I’m reading Freedom & Necessity by Steven Brust and Emma Bull. The cover and the title are possibly the more boring combination I’ve ever seen for a book, but it’s actually a really very good story! It’s got intrigue, communists, humor, conspiracies, women dressing as men, Friedrich Engels, lots of fight scenes, absolutely wonderful characters, and even a bit of magic. It moves along really quickly, too, even though it’s presented in letters and journal entries (and some new articles and telegrams) and even though the book is strangely tall (over 9″ tall!), making each page seem like it takes an hour to finish. I know you probably don’t believe me, but it’s a really great book and you shouldn’t let the cover and title trick you into thinking it’s dull.
Here’s a summary from Amazon so you can get a better idea of the plot: Continue reading »
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