What I've been reading and listening to

Last night, I finished reading Terry Pratchett's Monstrous Regiment. I thought it was a good read, as is typical for Discworld books. It was nice to see a setting other than Ankh-Morpork. Borogravia had been mentioned before, and now we finally get to see what it's like. Nuggan, introduced, if I remember correctly, for a brief joke in The Last Hero, became a more major plot point for this new book. I liked the running gag of the Borogravian officers' names, and the twist ending was interesting. It actually reminded me slightly of The Fifth Elephant. I still haven't read The Wee Free Men, so maybe I should try to find that next.

Based on what I've heard so far, the Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs is really cool. I guess everyone else already knows that by now, though. I'm somewhat behind the times in getting into the Magnetic Fields. {g}