Lori's comments
(member since Apr 04, 2009)
Lori's comments from the Beyond Reality group.
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I couldn't get into that book either, Dusty.
I've read most of Banks' work, I love the Culture books even the ones that fall below his par. Player of Games and Use of Weapons are also my favorites, but because I find the Culture fascinating I enjoy all of them and can easily lose myself in that world.Note I HAVEN'T read his horror books, I've heard The Wasp Factory is excellent but I'm much too susceptible to any creepy factor!
For lighter Cherryh fare, I loved her Chanur series as well. Cyteen is brilliant, but one of her denser books, not an easy read at all, quite dark and also very screwed up characters to say the least!
Isn't that a joy? I still have the other 2 - I'll get to them someday for sure.
I'll have to check out Robert Wilson. Now I'm kicking myself because I saw Spin at GoodWill, but since I'd never heard of him before, got him confused with the other Robert Wilson who wrote Schrodinger's Cat, etc. Argh!
Totally agree with Sandi. Doomsday and To Say Nothing are completely separate books. Love them both.
Sisimka wrote: "What did you think of Winter's Tale? Its been on my TBR pile for a while now."Woops, didn't see this til now! I've tried reading it 2x before and never got past pg. 20 or so. It's quite wordy! But this time something just clicked and I didn't get stuck at all on the descriptions, instead I found it absolutely lyrical and beautiful. It's like entering a dream world full of marvels. I'm a tough rater, and I gave this a 5.
Ohhhhh, a virgin read of Assassin's Apprentice, I'm so jealous!I just finished The Winter's Tale and now I'm back to the Malazens.
Sounds good, Stefan.
Whether or not they make it to the final win, I've just added at least 4 nominations to my towering to-read list, and I don't know if I should be grateful or not! :)I second Gardens of the Moon, the Malazen series.
Oh that's true, I can see how you'd think that! It's not a spin off, but part of a long series that begins with Daggerspell. The series is divided into different 3-book sequences, and while new characters and problems occur in each trilogy, many are part of the whole series.
The Red Wyvern is part of a long (wonderful) series, not sure it's a standalone, since you'd miss some background info and character developments.
Oh most definitely Anathem! Ken, while I did love the baroque cycle, Anathem IMO is quite a departure from Stephenson in that it's very tight, without the wandering and utter verbosity of his previous books.
Thanks Stefan! One day I'll have to give him a try. And also thanks for reminding me of Cherryh, she's another of my favorites. Some of her work is quite dense, like Cyteen, but then she goes and writes something so delightful like the Chanur series.Another favorite is Connie Willis, who writes something so beautiful but oh so sad like the Doomsday Book, and then uses the same time travel notion to Coventry like To Say Nothing Of The Dog, which is just so light and funny.
Jim, you and I have already shared our love of Zelazny. :)
Sandi, so this is the Yahoo group you mentioned almost a year ago!
Well, if I haven't read any Modesitt yet, where would you suggest I start? I've seen his name for a long time, and frankly always thought of him as trash just because he is so prolific ha! But I've since too many people I respect who like him alot. Some of my present favorites are Neil Stephenson, Zelazny, Tim Powers, Robin Hobb, those are the first ones that come to mind, but right now I'm in the midst of Erik Stevenson's Malazan Empire series and
Hi welcome to GoodReads! And since I've never joined any Yahoo groups, I am so very glad to see you all here.
