tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post4716670272778137667..comments2024-01-31T01:40:57.553-06:00Comments on Adventures in Reading: Nebula Award Nominee: A Stranger in OlondriaJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094675116398769415noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-49823764642940655142014-03-31T10:30:53.281-05:002014-03-31T10:30:53.281-05:00Speaking of city books, you should absolutely read...Speaking of city books, you should absolutely read VanderMeer's Finch. Damn, that was a good book.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094675116398769415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-12691575421333726462014-03-31T09:47:36.024-05:002014-03-31T09:47:36.024-05:00I too had the same reaction to it. There have bee...I too had the same reaction to it. There have been a great spurt of "city" books in the last five years, some of them great (Ambergris, Virconium, Bas-Lag series) and others that seemed to try too hard. I found this one to be the latter. Beautifully written, but I never found myself sinking into the world.Naru Sundarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937605970604922277noreply@blogger.com