I don't like e-books, but by accident really obtained a copy of The Queen's Gambit (no wonder it was so cheap) that way. Don't have a portable e-book device except for my smartphone, which is a bit too small to enjoy reading. So, used my laptop, which limits reading time some. It was okay though -- not too long so good to read in small chunks.
It's one of the new "in" series, but it is also based on a 1980s novel by a guy, who also wrote The Hustler and some other stuff. The book is about a girl orphan who becomes a chess wiz while dealing with alcohol and pill addiction among other things. Don't play chess, so all those details really go over my head, but overall I liked the book. It had the easy to read style that appeals to me though at times (like when she had to handle alcohol) could have used a bit more depth. Possible expansion for a series.
It's one of the new "in" series, but it is also based on a 1980s novel by a guy, who also wrote The Hustler and some other stuff. The book is about a girl orphan who becomes a chess wiz while dealing with alcohol and pill addiction among other things. Don't play chess, so all those details really go over my head, but overall I liked the book. It had the easy to read style that appeals to me though at times (like when she had to handle alcohol) could have used a bit more depth. Possible expansion for a series.
SCOTUS: As we wait for more Trump related stuff (including another census case), an order dropped rejecting an appeal involving prison conditions in an elderly unit down in Texas. Sotomayor dissented (joined by Kagan alone -- notable since she often doesn't join these dissents, at least unless it is a joint liberal effort). She flagged how the district court's findings should be accepted, there being a strong assumption there, but not doing so has repeatedly occurred in these "shadow docket" situations.
The court of appeals noted a prison grievance procedure and other technical reasons that Sotomayor rejected. As usual, I'm wary to try to second guess the technicals though usually relying on her is a safe bet. The original dissent had a few typo like problems so there is a corrected version now.
The court of appeals noted a prison grievance procedure and other technical reasons that Sotomayor rejected. As usual, I'm wary to try to second guess the technicals though usually relying on her is a safe bet. The original dissent had a few typo like problems so there is a corrected version now.
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