David's comments (member since Jan 25, 2009)

David's comments from the Santa Barbara Book Club group.

The Santa Barbara Roasting Company, found downtown, has some highly palatable coffee and ample seating (more than most coffee shops--perhaps a bit more than Borders). I don't know if they'd reserve a table for us, but the staff has been exceedingly nice, which is a good sign.

It is a hike for me and other Goleta folk, though.

Yeah, I was so surprised about our reading overlap that I joined the group--doing so was a bit out of character for me. The group is great so far, though, even with just two members. I've been waffling on whether to read the "Sabriel" trilogy, but now I'll definitely take the plunge.

(A person who REALLY likes the Kage Baker books is my fiance; though I think she started reading them mainly for the humor of stealing my books.)

(That's a good format, Holly. Thanks for the lead!)

I'm David, and I also live in Goleta.

I enjoy clever writing and love books that teach me something. I hate waiting for the release of the next book in a series...

I read mostly sci-fi. I used to read a lot of fantasy but avoid it now, as I get sucked into series and lose sleep. Some folk in my family are mystery fans, and at their instigation I'm easing into the genre. I read fiction more for enjoyment rather than edification, and I much prefer light-hearted books to somber ones.

Also, I'm always looking for science and economics books that are well-written and/or fun to read--even textbooks. Steven Vogel's Life in Moving Fluids and Martin Kemp's Visualizations: The Nature Book of Art and Science are two of my favorites.

Finally, I hope to someday read (and understand) "Cien años de soledad" by Gabriel García Márquez in the original Spanish.

Recently read:
- Flashforward, by Robert Sawyer (sci-fi)

Currently reading:
- Robin Hobb's "Tawny Man" series (so much for avoiding fantasy...)
- Crocodile on the Sandbank, by Elizabeth Peters (mystery)