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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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