Librocubicularist April 2017

This has not been a great month for reading.

Mondays are my regular day off and usually when I make my weekly run to the library. On the 10th I wasn't able to go because I had jury duty. Then last week, the 17th I spent all day doing yard work and was only able to return what I had due, not much time for browsing. In fact, the entire past two weeks have been filled with yard work. We've been working to get the weeds and brush along all of our fence cleared out and it has not gone smoothly. First, my husband got sick and spent much of the first week unable to help. With my allergies and asthma problems, I can only work a little bit at a time before I have to rest and breathe. Plus, it has rained quite a bit over the past weeks as well which made things more difficult. We got a lot done but it still needs some work and after two weeks cutting and trimming my allergies have caught up to me and I'm sick with a sore throat and coughing.

Geeky Lego Crafts: 21 Fun and Quirky Projects by David Scarfe

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


While I agree with the fun and quirky tagline, I don't necessarily think everything qualifies as geeky. Sure, there are space invaders, and retro controller but what exactly makes a rubber duck geeky? I'm not sure. However, that being said the instructions seem well done and easy to follow. They are in typical Lego fashion with pictures only and no words. I feel like my husband needs a cassette tape mail sorter and retro game controller phone charging station for his desk at work. The only thing I would change would be to include part numbers for the Legos. If you already have a pile it's easy enough to find a 2x3 brick but when you need to order extras, that's not always how they are identified online.


Brief Histories of Everyday Objects by Andy Warner

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Did you ever wonder where toothbrushes came from or who invented the paperclip? Then this is a great book for you. It contains comics that present short, humorous histories of things we use every day. There are some inspirational stories of people using their ideas to get ahead as well as multiple stories where the inventors never patented their products. The story about cinnamon and giant birds, in particular, made me laugh.

It's sad but I only have about six books finished this month, most of them very visual. Hopefully, I'll be back to my normal, non-allergy hazed self soon and get more done.