tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post322683401081130405..comments2024-01-31T01:40:57.553-06:00Comments on Adventures in Reading: Books Read: October 2015Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094675116398769415noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-6331987913210384402015-12-05T00:40:55.231-06:002015-12-05T00:40:55.231-06:00I've been in more of a sci-fi mode the last se...I've been in more of a sci-fi mode the last several months and I really enjoy different takes on generation ships, so it looks like Dust is the winner!<br />And thanks I really appreciate the short genre synopsis, makes my future choices easier too.<br />Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345203630732950224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-39998876145595697882015-11-29T09:37:10.535-06:002015-11-29T09:37:10.535-06:00Carl: I thought it was fantastic. Her personality ...Carl: I thought it was fantastic. Her personality comes through in the book.<br /><br />Todd: That's a much larger question.<br /><br />If you like / want Epic Fantasy, start with Range of Ghosts.<br />If you want a fantasy set before, during, and after the apocalypse, go for All the Windwracked Stars. <br />If you want some real urban fantasy with faerie, go for Blood and Iron (this was the book that hooked me on Bear).<br />If you want some Elizabethan era urban fantasy with Shakespeare and Marlowe and angels, Ink and Steel is your bet (set in the same Promethean Age setting as Blood and Iron, but earlier)<br />If you want a really ambitious not exactly a space opera on a generation ship with a whole lot more going on, start with Dust.<br />If you want a weird steampunkish western, Karen Memory. <br /><br />There's a lot of options here.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094675116398769415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-59168961584524222072015-11-28T01:01:08.078-06:002015-11-28T01:01:08.078-06:00BTW...
I'm wanting to finally take your advice...BTW...<br />I'm wanting to finally take your advice and read some Elizabeth Bear but I don't know where to start with her work. Any suggestions?<br />Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345203630732950224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-79364902835428441452015-11-27T16:11:08.772-06:002015-11-27T16:11:08.772-06:00I was curious about the Felicia Day memoir. I enj...I was curious about the Felicia Day memoir. I enjoy her work online and imagine I would enjoy the book as well. Need to get it on my Christmas wishlist.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-32418321794935639782015-11-20T08:54:43.136-06:002015-11-20T08:54:43.136-06:00I'm just a fast reader - but generally I read ...I'm just a fast reader - but generally I read a bit before bed and on lunch break at work. It adds up. <br /><br />I thought Traitor Baru was excellent. Perhaps a touch cold, but definitely not wooden. But it's a fairly tight third person, from what I recall, so you don't necessarily get inside anyone else's head and in some ways Baru is trying to shut herself down so she can do what she thinks she needs to do.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094675116398769415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-91468451360114395792015-11-18T01:26:26.726-06:002015-11-18T01:26:26.726-06:00Thanks Joe, I was up in the air about reading Cixi...Thanks Joe, I was up in the air about reading Cixin Liu's work but after reading this I think I'll give it a pass as you're far from the first person who just didn't care for it.<br />Been wanting to dig into The Traitor Baru Cormorant, but I've also heard that it's a bit cold in it's characterizations (and I'm all about good characters, I can't stomach cardboard types) but I'm wanting to give it a try anyways.<br />One thing though Joe, how in the world do you find the time to read so much every month? I'm in awe as I'm lucky to get a third of as many as you.<br />Keep up the great work and looking forward to what you have for us next month.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345203630732950224noreply@blogger.com