Great storyteller on topics I knew nothing of (i.e. Charles Babbage, automata, horology) with each alternating century's tale as compelling as the other. Gobbled it up creating accusations of "bookworm!" ( )

My favourite kind of book - one that interweaves a character and her life alongside the reading of a book (or in this case, a journal). There is a mystery at the heart of this tale, though not one that could ever be resolved - as Crofty would say, sometimes the mystery is the thing, and not the solution. ( )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOXqCuqDOiI

I have been fascinated by the automaton silver swan for a while now :)

The economical rant: this is just awful.

For a slightly longer one:

https://alittleteaalittlechat.wordpress.com/2016/06/04/the-chemistry-of-tears-by... ( )

The economical rant: this is just awful.

For a slightly longer one:

https://alittleteaalittlechat.wordpress.com/2016/06/04/the-chemistry-of-tears-by... ( )