"Light Years" by Brian Clegg

I love books that are both educational and entertaining in ways that you never expected.  "Light Years" is one of those books.  It doesn't just look at one person or event or story.  Instead, it takes the history of man's study of and relationship with light.  There's a lot of stories, philosophy, and history.  The book is not quite a novel, not quite a history book, not quite a textbook.  It's something unique, and it was fascinating to read.

To read my full review of "Light Years" by Brian Clegg, click here.

If you've noticed that "Light Years" is the firs book I've posted about it awhile, there's a reason why.  My blog might be Keri's Bookshelf, but at the moment I don't have a bookshelf.  We moved.  Not just a down the road into a bigger house move, but a major, across the world, busy applying for a visa type move.  This involved majorly downsizing.  It felt like amputating a limb, but we managed to get rid of at least half of our books.  Some we sold; some we gave away.  Even so, we still have more boxes labelled "books" than anything else.  We got rid of all of our bedding, towels, and electronics (including my computer, which has also made blogging more difficult).  We kept stacks of boxes full of books.

Right now most of my books are still stacked in boxes in storage waiting to be shipped to us.  Life is hectic.  I don't even have a card at my new library yet.

On the other hand, I discovered ibooks on my new phone.  It isn't the same as holding an actual book.  It doesn't smell like paper or give the same weight in my hand.  It does let me have a stack of books in my pocket all the time.

I guess what I'm saying is this.  Thanks for not giving up on my or this little book blog of mine.