FF: Racing to the Finish
Persephone and Tey
I finished my re-through of Wolf’s Blood this week. Then I realized with a shock that Nebula Award voting closes in just a few days and I hadn’t finished my homework. So I’ve been racing along. No. I won’t tell you what I vote for, because my reasons for voting for something can vary widely. Sometimes it’s voting for the least “meh” in a category. Other times, I’m torn between a couple options that each have value.
This is one reason I really, really miss the old system of “ranked” votes.
Why you’re not seeing Nebula nominees on my list this week is because I don’t want to admit what I read and what bored me to tears.
For those of you just discovering this part of my blog, the Friday Fragments lists what I’ve read over the past week. Most of the time I don’t include details of either short fiction (unless part of a book-length collection) or magazines.
The Fragments are not meant to be a recommendation list. If you’re interested in a not-at-all-inclusive recommendation list, you can look on my website under Neat Stuff.
Once again, this is not a book review column. It’s just a list with, maybe, a bit of description or a few opinions tossed in.
I’d love to hear what you’re reading!
Recently Completed:
The Sackett Brand by Louis L’Amour. I have an old fondness for this one. Reread.
Knight-Napped (Dragonbreath 10) by Ursula Vernon.
Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey. (Re-read.) Breaks every rule of mystery writing and creates a brilliant novel. I pulled this out to read it because a friend mentioned he was reading Tey and I wanted her peculiar, individualistic prose.
In Progress:
Tempest and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce. Audiobook.
Also:
Not much “also” because, as noted above, I’m racing to catch up on the Nebula ballot so I can vote before voting closes!
