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cog_nomen Finished Reading:
Canticle for Leibowitz - An oldie that I was recommended, and that I enjoyed. Mostly by virtue of the fact that there were no women in it, so I could stand it the whole way through. Old Sci-Fi doesn't always age well, but this kind of reminded me of Neal Stephensen's Anathem, in a way. Pretty before-it's-time in attitude and an interesting take on dystopia/future sci-fi/knowledge monks.
Dark, Sacred Night— no real surprise I enjoyed this Bosch novel. I'm really warming up to Ballard, I think I have The Late Show somewhere and I need to catch up on that one. Some of the issues dealt with are a little tricky-sticky in some ways, especially regarding Ballard's past but I can get around the parts that could maybe be handled better in a different way since they're few and far between and Connelly is otherwise pretty savvy in not being a misogynist.
Blood Work— Picked this up so I could get back to reading The Scarecrow, then finished it, then realized what I'd meant to listen to was The Poet because that's the other Jack McEvoy book, and I only remembered McCaleb 'cause he was in one of the earlier Bosch novels and wow I read a lot of Michael Connolly.
Working on Now:
Pride and Prejudice—On my list of '100 to read before you die', and I think Austen has a very good talent for making me hate everyone (which I get the distinct impression I should) in her works. The writing itself is perfectly serviceable and I'm trying to take it as a satire but I have a very limited sense of humor (my own failing) and mostly I just hope everyone gets eaten by a shark.
A Scanner Darkly (reread)—Definitely one of Dick's works that I've read before but it's a favourite and much like All The King's Men and Silver Metal Lover (yes they are quite different), it's one I come back to every so often. I think a lot of people identify with Deckhard or Anderton, but I think disillusioned and doomed Bob Arctor is strangely more my speed; with his compassion born of hard-won experience and his brain slowly scrambling in his head as he fights against a plot his government wants him to both solve, and yet they're the cause of.
On Deck:
I kinda want some Fantasy to slake my thirst, maybe I'll do Masterharper of Pern (reread) if I feel like punishing myself. Or maybe I'll just faff off and write some.
Canticle for Leibowitz - An oldie that I was recommended, and that I enjoyed. Mostly by virtue of the fact that there were no women in it, so I could stand it the whole way through. Old Sci-Fi doesn't always age well, but this kind of reminded me of Neal Stephensen's Anathem, in a way. Pretty before-it's-time in attitude and an interesting take on dystopia/future sci-fi/knowledge monks.
Dark, Sacred Night— no real surprise I enjoyed this Bosch novel. I'm really warming up to Ballard, I think I have The Late Show somewhere and I need to catch up on that one. Some of the issues dealt with are a little tricky-sticky in some ways, especially regarding Ballard's past but I can get around the parts that could maybe be handled better in a different way since they're few and far between and Connelly is otherwise pretty savvy in not being a misogynist.
Blood Work— Picked this up so I could get back to reading The Scarecrow, then finished it, then realized what I'd meant to listen to was The Poet because that's the other Jack McEvoy book, and I only remembered McCaleb 'cause he was in one of the earlier Bosch novels and wow I read a lot of Michael Connolly.
Working on Now:
Pride and Prejudice—On my list of '100 to read before you die', and I think Austen has a very good talent for making me hate everyone (which I get the distinct impression I should) in her works. The writing itself is perfectly serviceable and I'm trying to take it as a satire but I have a very limited sense of humor (my own failing) and mostly I just hope everyone gets eaten by a shark.
A Scanner Darkly (reread)—Definitely one of Dick's works that I've read before but it's a favourite and much like All The King's Men and Silver Metal Lover (yes they are quite different), it's one I come back to every so often. I think a lot of people identify with Deckhard or Anderton, but I think disillusioned and doomed Bob Arctor is strangely more my speed; with his compassion born of hard-won experience and his brain slowly scrambling in his head as he fights against a plot his government wants him to both solve, and yet they're the cause of.
On Deck:
I kinda want some Fantasy to slake my thirst, maybe I'll do Masterharper of Pern (reread) if I feel like punishing myself. Or maybe I'll just faff off and write some.