Archive for the 'Reading Recommendations' Category
Reading Recommendation: Iron Kissed, by Patricia Briggs
I couldn’t put it down. I organized my day around getting reading time. I was sad when it was over since I wanted more (although the ending was quite satisfying).
Reading Recommendation: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie has fascinated me for a long time. When I was a lot younger and fascinated by native american culture, he was a handsome long-haired Indian making good. Prior to the Iraq War, I heard him talk at an anti-war protest in Seattle Center, and he was really good. I’ve bought [...]
Reading Recommendation: The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World
Alan Greenspan’s autobiographical look at economics is well worth the read (or whatever - I listened to it as an audiobook). That old saying about discovering the power by following the money is so often true it has become part of the common cliche library. Well, this is a book about money. [...]
Reading Recommendation: The Hearts of Horses
Molly Gloss.
I first discovered her when she wrote a wonderful science fiction book about a generation ship called The Dazzle of Day. This was before she wrote Wild Life, the book all of Seattle read one year (except me). Her short fiction still shows up sometimes in genre magazines, and it’s very, very good.
He [...]
Reading Recommendation: Interworld
I finished two books today - a hardcover physical book (see separate post to come) and an audiobook while I was walking the dogs. The Audiobook was a YA, InterWorld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves.
It’s a story set in multiple universes - which is one of my favorite sci fi tropes to [...]
Reading Recommendation: The Alchemist
I got to ride the bus today, which means I finally finished Paulo Coelho’s THE ALCHEMIST. A very fun little spiritual candy read…I thoroughly enjoyed it. It fit right in line with books like TUESDAY’s WITH MORRIE or CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD - the sort of thing it does me good to pick up [...]
Reading Recommendation: Maximum Ride (the trilogy)
This is a YA series by James Patterson. It’s very, very clever. I’d call it “Wizard of Oz meets Frankenstein in the Brave New World with a really, really cool protagonist. Add spice from superhero comics.” I shouldn’t have to comment on Patterson’s prolific ability to write an engaging story - [...]
Reading Recommendation: Down and Out on Coyote
I just love Allen Steele Coyote stories. There’s a new four-parter started in the Oct/Nov 2007 Asimov’s. I was actually thinking of not renewing my subscription (yes, I love the magazine, and I want to support it: no I don’t have time to read it regularly and it’s a tree-killer that I have [...]
Worth Watching
Figures that as soon as I mention how I almost never watch TV (so I have time to write), I’d get caught up in a show. I took four hours out of my life to watch “God’s Warrior’s” on CNN, an excellent bit of investigative reporting by Christiane Amanpour. The series was three [...]
Harry Potter: Ramblings
Just finished the last Harry Potter book. Very well done. Fabulous. Bittersweet sad to be at the end of a story you’ve loved for years.
I finished it in about 24 hours (including the minor distractions of work and sleep), but before I got my hands on it, I had some [...]
