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Author: PhoenixPhoenix Date: Jan 6, 2008 07:56
Since there's no alt.poly to read, I have been reading some neat books.
First, just finished, is "The Meaning of Everything" by Simon
Winchester. It's the story of the Oxford English Dictionary and was a
pure delight to read! Fascinating story, interesting people, witty
writing, and lots of cool, unusual words.
Second, a big "thank you" to the folks here who posted about Lois
McMaster Bujold, especially the Miles Vorkosigan series. YES!! I am in
the middle of Cetaganda and having just as much fun as I did in the
other two I've read. (I am not reading them in order, I'm afraid...but
that's OK with me.)
So, what are YOU reading?
Deborah
hoping for a little more usenet activity here
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Author: Aahz MaruchAahz Maruch Date: Jan 6, 2008 08:09
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>Since there's no alt.poly to read, I have been reading some neat books.
Tonight I went to a poly games night. The rest of the day has been
recovering from the (short) workweek and ... reading!
>Second, a big "thank you" to the folks here who posted about Lois
>McMaster Bujold, especially the Miles Vorkosigan series. YES!! I am in
>the middle of Cetaganda and having just as much fun as I did in the
>other two I've read. (I am not reading them in order, I'm afraid...but
>that's OK with me.)
Kewl! Just be aware [....] uh, never mind, if you don't totally hate
spoilers, send me e-mail, there's one bit you may want a spoiler for in
advance.
I'm kinda surprised you haven't read any Bujold before, what with owning
a bookstore. ;-)
>So, what are YOU reading?
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Author: SereneSerene Date: Jan 6, 2008 08:21
Phoenix wrote:
> Since there's no alt.poly to read, I have been reading some neat books.
Cool. I've been staring into space a lot. My nibling just left a
few hours ago, and for the first time in a month (a month!) I'm in
my home with just James. It's a really odd feeling. I can be naked
if I want! It's been a month since I was naked outside the bathroom
and bedroom. I don't have to take care of anyone! There's no one
bugging me. No noise. Just me.
>
> First, just finished, is "The Meaning of Everything" by Simon
> Winchester. It's the story of the Oxford English Dictionary and was a
> pure delight to read! Fascinating story, interesting people, witty
> writing, and lots of cool, unusual words.
Have you read _The Professor and the Madman_?
> So, what are YOU reading?
I've been reading a murder mystery, because those don't tax my brain
(_Double Cross_, by James Patterson), and a book on reversing
diabetes by Neal Barnard. Oh, and the latest issue of "Vegetarian
Times".
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Author: MicheMiche Date: Jan 6, 2008 08:21
> Since there's no alt.poly to read, I have been reading some neat books.
>
> First, just finished, is "The Meaning of Everything" by Simon
> Winchester. It's the story of the Oxford English Dictionary and was a
> pure delight to read! Fascinating story, interesting people, witty
> writing, and lots of cool, unusual words.
>
> Second, a big "thank you" to the folks here who posted about Lois
> McMaster Bujold, especially the Miles Vorkosigan series. YES!! I am in
> the middle of Cetaganda and having just as much fun as I did in the
> other two I've read. (I am not reading them in order, I'm afraid...but
> that's OK with me.)
>
> So, what are YOU reading?
>
> Deborah
> hoping for a little more usenet activity here
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Author: Russ AllberyRuss Allbery Date: Jan 6, 2008 08:22
> I tried reading Tolkien's _Children of Hurin_ a few days ago (also from
> the liberry), but I wasn't in the mood for that.
It's not very good, frankly, and I say this as someone who adored the Sil.
My short summary would be "epic tragedy without a reason to care."
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Author: Russ AllberyRuss Allbery Date: Jan 6, 2008 08:20
Phoenix clearspringlabs.com> writes:
> So, what are YOU reading?
Runaway, by Alice Munroe, of which I've read the first two stories (it's a
short story collection). This is part of my effort to read more
mainstream literature. I'm not quite sure what to make of it. It's good
for me, since I'm used to my literature being a bit more telegraphed.
Munroe so far is showing a bit of the life of a character, and then the
story ends, and you're left to make what you can of it without any clear
point.
Fire Logic, by Laurie J. Marks, which is a much more traditional fantasy.
Although so far the magic has been kept to a minimum and mostly it's about
occupation, rebellion, and guerilla warfare, and how that changes people
and how such fighters support themselves. I like the characters, and I
like the harshness of the world. I'm not very far into it yet.
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Author: Aahz MaruchAahz Maruch Date: Jan 6, 2008 08:33
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>> I tried reading Tolkien's _Children of Hurin_ a few days ago (also from
>> the liberry), but I wasn't in the mood for that.
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>It's not very good, frankly, and I say this as someone who adored the Sil.
>My short summary would be "epic tragedy without a reason to care."
Well, then, maybe it wasn't just my mood. ;-)
--
Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/
<*> <*> <*>
"That's right. You're a left-brain word fetishist." --_The Game_
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Author: Aahz MaruchAahz Maruch Date: Jan 6, 2008 08:36
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>Fire Logic, by Laurie J. Marks, which is a much more traditional
>fantasy.
Very traditional, but also very well-written (and much less misogynistic
than is traditional for fantasy -- or any kind of writing, for that
matter). Currently I'm [im]patiently waiting for my primary to finish
_Earth Logic_ so I can read it....
--
Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/
<*> <*> <*>
"That's right. You're a left-brain word fetishist." --_The Game_
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Author: StefStef Date: Jan 6, 2008 11:54
In article panix2.panix.com>, Aahz Maruch pobox.com> wrote:>>
>>Fire Logic, by Laurie J. Marks, which is a much more traditional
>>fantasy.
>
>Very traditional, but also very well-written (and much less misogynistic
>than is traditional for fantasy -- or any kind of writing, for that
>matter). Currently I'm [im]patiently waiting for my primary to finish
>_Earth Logic_ so I can read it....
I find the [Element] Logic series quite untraditional fantasy so far.[1]
It probably depends on what traditions you're thinking of though.
[1]I think so because traditional fantasy annoys me, unless it's
Tolkien, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE Marks's series.
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Author: Vicki RosenzweigVicki Rosenzweig Date: Jan 6, 2008 15:44
Quoth Phoenix clearspringlabs.com> on Sat, 05 Jan 2008
22:56:34 -0800:
>Since there's no alt.poly to read, I have been reading some neat books.
Well, I posted some yesterday, but you're right that there isn't much
there.
>
[snip]
>
>So, what are YOU reading?
At the instant, Anthony Price's _Soldier No More_, given to me by
Papersky. I'd taken a history of Imperial Spain with me to read on
the plane and in random moments while visiting, and finished it
the...
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