Avengers: Secret Identities

Title: Secret Identities
Rating: PG-13 (primarily for mention of drug use; mostly gen)
Summary: Everyone has a part of themselves that others don't always get to see.

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It keeps raining overnight here, which is nice and all, but then it just warms up again, so walking to work in the morning is like five blocks in a greenhouse. It's doing wonders for my skin, I guess...

I hear Big Things went down for White Collar on Tuesday; try not to spoil me, I won't be able to see it until tomorrow night. :D I will get back to writing White Collar eventually, I just have to clear the decks on some other stuff first.

SPEAKING OF WHICH. New Avengers fanfic!

Title: Secret Identities
Rating: PG-13 (primarily for mention of drug use; mostly gen)
Summary: Everyone has a part of themselves that others don't always get to see.

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I got kind of tired of always having to a) mention or b) write about how Phil Coulson escaped death, so I just skipped that part of the story and made him alive, because of reasons. It's the comics, the only people who ever stay dead are the Waynes and Ben Parker.

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I happened to see a book called "The Swerve: How The World Became Modern" in a library display whilst traveling, and the title sat on my phone for a few weeks before I looked it up at my home library and managed to get my hands on a copy.

The Swerve is many interesting things. It is not, actually, much about the concept of "swerve" or the process of the world modernizing, but it's enjoyable anyway.

( The Swerve, by Stephen Greenblatt )

Final Verdict: While I was hoping for a little more about modern history, and a bit less about medieval Italy, I can't say I minded; Greenblatt is an engaging writer and he tells the story well, and anyway it's not like I'm not interested in the roots of the Renaissance. It's worth picking up if you're a history buff, and particularly if you're interested in following a single idea through the passage of time.

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I just realised I haven't gone back and done my reading roundup for the first half of the year.

( I've had better reading years. )