May 2010

Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded, by John Scalzi

Winner of the Hugo for Best Related Book. Funny, at times profane, at times moving. I may not always agree with Mr. Scalzi, but I AM entertained.

The Knife of Dreams, by Robert Jordan

A re-read to get caught back up

The Gathering Storm, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

I was [...]

December 2009

The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman

Seminal SF classic.

The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga

The Gargoyle, by Andrew Davidson

World War Z, by Max Brooks

I’m usually the last person to go in for zombie entertainment of any kind, which is why I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I could not put it down.

The Android’s Dream, [...]

May 2009

Underground, by June Hutton

A moving, visceral exploration of one man’s journey of recovery after suffering shell-shock during the Great War.

The Last Wish, by Andrzej Sapkowski

Sends up plenty of fairy tale tropes with wit and flair, but ultimately left both its timelines less resolved than I prefer.

A Walk Through A Window, by kc dyer

Darby Christopher, unhappy about [...]

Home Sweet

I made it back from Viable Paradise, no thanks to Hurricane Kyle, and all thanks to VP staffer Kate. After my puddle jumper flight got canceled, she bundled me into her car and we took the ferry to Woods Hole, then she dropped me off at Logan. All I had to do was provide the in-drive [...]

August 2008

Axis, by Robert Charles Wilson

The Ghost Brigades, by John Scalzi

The Last Colony, by John Scalzi

Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer

Singularity Sky, by Charles Stross

[Update 5:30 PM] Ooops, how could I forget? Also:

Ysabel, by Guy [...]

July 2008

Sorry for the absence of posts lately. Life’s been a little nutty. But I did get lots of reading in (not that my Currently Reading badge gave any indication of it, woops!).

Hammered, by Elizabeth Bear

Spin, by Robert Charles Wilson

The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow

RIP, Dr. Pausch

Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi

Jumper, by Steven [...]

YA vs Adult SF/F

There’s a big discussion going on over at Scalzi’s blog about YA vs adult SF/F, with Scott Westerfeld being used as Exhibit A.

I haven’t followed up on the comments, but I do find the whole debate interesting from both my perspective as a reader, and writer of both YA fantasy and now (debatably) more adult fantasy. [...]