Author Archives: Kris

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Reads, rants, randoms & R+s. You've been warned. BTW, don't follow me if you're a GLBTQQphobic wanker. It won't end well. For you.

random awesomeness: library series

Posted on 18/09/2012 by Kris
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random awesomeness: library series

Posted on 17/09/2012 by Kris

Source: http://ebookfriendly.tumblr.com/

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POVs & encounters with my baby brother: 17

Posted on 04/09/2012 by Kris

Okay, firstly, I just have to say ‘realise’ is spelt with an ‘s’ and now that I’ve corrected the English of a lolcat…  As one generally does…  Naturally… For those relatively new to me, I adore my Baby Brother (aka the BB) … Continue reading →

Posted in book debates, encounters, important stuff, my brother, perspective, povs, serious randomness, serious shit | 13 Comments

tapping into sense-memory*

Posted on 20/08/2012 by Kris

*Phrase I totally stole off Aleks Voinov.  He’s welcome. This idea of tapping into sense-memory came up during a chat we had about Aleks and Rachel Haimowitz’s Break and Enter. I can’t lie.  The story freaked me out.  Well, that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in aleksandr voinov, books, curious kris, rachel haimowitz, reading, serious randomness, serious shit, the bloggess, thoughts, Uncategorized, your thoughts | 13 Comments

ratings & reviews: the scary monster hiding under the bed ready to eat you’s ugly stepsisters

Posted on 11/08/2012 by Kris

I know I provided my unique and no doubt – this is me we’re talking about, after all –   offensive take on this topic the other day, but I felt the need to offer a few thoughts on the … Continue reading →

Posted in books, goodreads, important stuff, perspective, serious randomness, serious shit, thoughts, twitter | 10 Comments

goodbyereads

Posted on 09/08/2012 by Kris

“Our job is to show members those reviews, and not show reviews that we deem to not be appropriate or a high enough level of quality.”  (Source: GR Review Guidelines.) Well, I’m totally fucked. The end.  

Posted in goodreads, important stuff, ratings, readers, reviews, reviews-not mine, serious randomness, serious shit, suckage, wankfestery | 10 Comments

published!

Posted on 05/08/2012 by Kris

  Written, sold and published within 24 hours. And they said it couldn’t be done.

Posted in extra further randomness, good kris vs evil kris, i'm bored, kris 'n' good books stuff, things that make you go O_o, true shit | 19 Comments

maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 02/08/2012 by Kris

  So very true. For me anyways.  Still. What about you?  Is your POV something you’ve always felt about book covers or has it changed?

Posted in book covers, bookfessions tumblr, maybe it's me but | 21 Comments

copyright: the scary monster hiding under the bed ready to eat you

Posted on 29/07/2012 by Kris

And, no, that’s not an euphemism. I know I’m only catching the tail end of the copyright issue which has arisen in relation to posting images on blogs, but, redundant or not, I feel the need to pull my soapbox out. … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging stuff, important stuff, serious randomness, serious shit, thoughts | 38 Comments

dear teachers

Posted on 30/06/2012 by Kris

Dear Teacher, HA! In.  Your.  Face. Yours sincerely, A former student who wasn’t quite the smart arse you said she was when she asked ‘but how do you know what the author actually meant? were you there when they wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Ally Blue, awesomeness, books, dear teachers, extra further randomness, fucking funny, randomness, reading, still crazy, still here | 15 Comments