Diane's comments
(member since Apr 02, 2009)
Diane's comments from the Beyond Reality group.
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OK, sorry if this is old news, but I don't have time to read all the above comments and I haven't read the book yet myself...Anyway: Peter Watts (and Paul DeFillipo) appeared on the Sofanauts podcast (a production of StarShipSofa podcast a few weeks ago. It's a delightful conversation about lots of things. Watts is a pretty funny guy!
He also says that Blindsight is available for free download (as Creative Commons) on his website, in case someone wants to read it but can't afford to buy it or find it elsewhere...
Stefan wrote: "PS For people who want to refresh their memory without having to re-read the novel, there's an exhaustive article about it on Wikipedia: "Oh thanks for the heads up, Stefan!
I read this one several years ago, and unfortunately don't recall many details. I'd love to re-read it but alas, won't manage. I do remember enjoying it. It was the first novel of the Vorkosigan series that I read, interestingly enough. I really should re-read it...
Just purchased this as eBook from Fictionwise. Looking forward to it - Someday. :-)
Oh, forgot to mention that I started reading the most recent Robin Hobb, Dragon Keeper aloud to my husband. So far it's great! Nice to be back in the Six Duchies.
I'm still plugging away at Consider Phlebas. And reading a lot of books to do with Child Birth and rearing, etc. Ugh. Interesting, but just not that much fun! I'm chomping at the bit to read Janny's book which is up in October, but I don't know if I'll be able to participate in discussion.
My Mac Mini has been in the hospital and I only had the first 4 hours loaded on my iPod. Just got it back and will be finishing asap. So far, I'm enjoying it, although it seems kind of like a series of unrelated events. Looking forward to seeing how she ties everything together.
Jon, I just made a request for The Curse of the Mistwraith. Yippee!
Sisimka wrote: "If you have a Kindle, check out the Kindle store at Amazon, they always have the Suvudu free books ready to send straight to your device for free."Oh man! Why don't they offer the Kindle through the German Amazon?!?! I want one so bad!
I've read an entire collection of short stories (including Minority Report), which are totally brilliant and not quite as weird as Three Stigmata. I'm not sure if it's 3 Stigmata or that the stories, being compact, are just a step above his novels in general. I also started listening to A Scanner Darkly, but somehow got distracted. It was strange, but very good, so I fully intend to go back and finish it one day.
I read this several years ago and don't plan to re-read it. I hope I remember enough about it to participate in the discussion though. If not, I can always browse. At any rate, I found it nearly incomprehensible, so a re-read would probably be helpful! :-)
Still reading Consider Phlebas. I'm enjoying it, but finding it a bit long-winded. Waiting to participate in the discussion until I'm finished.
Ron wrote: "I think I'm on the hook for the whole series. "Me too, we recently got the rest of the series from Amazon.de. My husband and I tried to read Scardown together (me reading outloud) but it just doesn't lend itself to reading aloud, so he's read them right now and I'll read them soon.
Yes, she writes so beautifully. She seems to be on her soap box about this lately, too. I've read at least one other article/interview and listened to another in which she laments about it.
Thanks Sisi!Another reason why I love UKL, is that she defends and makes such a great case for Science Fiction/Speculative Fiction/Fantasy as respectable literature and almost takes offense at those (Margaret Atwood, for instance) who would say otherwise, or deny that they write it.
Yippee! Just got two books in the mail today:To Ride Hell's Chasmby Janny Wurts - Really looking forward to this one - it's a brick though! :-) I hope I finish it on time...
Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb I've loved everything by Hobb, except the Soldier Son Trilogy. This one is set in the Six Duchies like all the others, so I have my hopes high. My husband and I will probably read this together - or rather I will read it out loud to him, but I'm not sure when we'll start it.
Do Audiobooks count? I recently acquired The Vor Game (to listen to for this group). I have a monthly subscription with them, but I have a hard time keeping up with my acquisitions...:-)When in the States I picked up too many books! Of interest to this group would be:
Katherine Kurtz, High Deryni and Deryni Checkmate
Ursula K. LeGuin, Lavinia
Bujold, Cordelia's Honor, and Memory
Nick wrote: "I recently bought James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips largely due to discussions on Fem sci-fi in this bookclub. Thanks everyone.Tiptree/Sheldon was one o..."
I recently read this, fantastic biography of a very interesting woman. Let us know what you think once you've read it.
Ron wrote: "Just starting Fool's War by Sarah Zettel. I really liked her book The Quiet Invasion and have had this on the pile for a while. Good start, interesting..."I've had this on my shelf for a million years too. One day I'll get to it. When I'm retired or bed-ridden I suppose (neither of which look to happen anytime soon, but you never know, right?)
Aug 24, 2009 10:23AM
After finishing The Warrior's Apprentice in such order, I couldn't resist carrying on with the novelette The Mountains of Mourning. It's not part of our reading order for the series discussions, but I expect most people will read it anyway. If you have the omnibus Young Miles it's included. If you are reading the separate novels you can get The Mountains of Mourning from the Baen Free Library, http://www.baen.com/library/ to read as an ebook or to print out. It's about 45 pages long.
I really enjoyed it. It takes place a few years after The Warrior's Apprentice, just after his graduation from the Academy, so he's still testing his wings. It's interesting to see how he's matured since his escapade.
Any other first impressions?
