false 15 130 119 true 5788830 read 1 true 4704923 currently-reading 10 true 4704922 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/218757-what-else-are-you-reading-in-october-2009 Bjtriton made a comment in the Beyond Reality group:

I just read Air by Geoff Ryman. I'm not sure what to think about it yet... It was a long slow read for me, but not bad. It just is a slowly unwinding story in an unusual setting (a small village somewhere in Asia/Russia) and has very little sci-fi in it. Just one major sci-fi element, actually and then the story unfolds from there. It was... different.
I'm on to read Charline Harris (Stackhouse) for a while I think for some quick light reading (and to get them out of my TBR pile!!) ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73755560 Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/203031-what-else-are-you-reading-september Bjtriton made a comment in the Beyond Reality group:

I just started Air by G Ryman--so far so good. I feel a little guilty because I've been ignoring this group... but I just have to get through a chunk of my TBR pile so I can get them out of the apartment! they're taking too much space so I've been spending the last few months just trying to read through some of them. I'll get back to the BOTMs at some point though! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69245474 Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand (Kitty Norville, Book 5) by Carrie Vaughn
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/186750-femsf Bjtriton made a comment in the Beyond Reality group:

Diane wrote: "I didn't see BJTriton's reply to my post about The Gate to Women's Country before the topic was closed down, but I thought perhaps it warrants its own discussion...

oy! and I didn't see this discussion until today! :-)

I also found The Female Man difficult to enjoy. But it seems so "serious" and like "real literature" (I had to read it in college) that its still the first thing that comes to mind when I think of FemSF!

I *love* Octavia Butler, as well as LeGuin--both are fab. But I have a special love for Butler... I think she takes gender & race issues and twists them into difficult places to get you to think hard about things we don't like thinking about. I miss her!

these from your list have been on my TBR list for some time:
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
Air Or, Have Not Have Geoff Ryman

Beggars in Spain (Kress) is awesome, but Fem? I'm not sure about that...I thought it more about minorities vs the majority conflicts.

I just finished Cyteen recently--and I so loved the world building and character development but can't help but think "what happened to the plot??" It just seemed to be a big build up for the real plot line... which never happened. I'll read the sequel, though, and look forward to more of her work (this was my first).

Ammonite by Nicola Griffith totally irritated me--I thought it was so one-sided and narrow. I kept thinking this is why people hate the term "feminist".

Which brings me to the term "feminist"... it really does sadden me that its become such a negative word in a lot of ways. I don't understand how people can say they believe in equal rights but don't want to be called a feminist. (I'm not at all picking on you, Kevis--I have met a lot of women, usually younger than me, that say this same thing). I always think of femisist=equal rights, but I think somehow the term has become warped over the years to mean something else (femi-nazis and such) to a lot of different people.

I think you all are right, though... this is a charged topic, and always evolving!

this is kinda a quick response to something I should think about more! but I'm juggling auditors this week, and its crazy. :-)
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by Sergei Lukyanenko

that's great to hear! I have had it on my TBR pile for a while, so maybe I'll move it up to read it soon! :-) I didn't know there was a movie, so I'll check it out. thanks for the tip. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67275483 Man in the Middle (Hardcover) by John Amaechi
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