FF: Wise Fools

In addition to the books below, I also have been re-reading my own Curiosities (a short story collection) and Wanderings on Writing as preparation for the interview with Geeks Guide to the Galaxy that I did yesterday.  Interesting, re-reading both, as I’m distant enough from the material to almost read it as a stranger might.

For those of you unfamiliar with this column, 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.  And it’s also a great place to tell me what you’re reading. 

Recently Completed:

Bloodline by Dick Francis, actually by Felix  Francis, his son.  Audiobook.  A FF Reader recommended author!!!  He did a pretty good job, but his protagonist was too clueless for my taste.

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles by Clamp.  Manga.  Issues 18-28.  An ambitious if not completely successful story.  I’m familiar with the first part of the story, because I just re-watched the anime, but it ended before the story did, and I felt drawn to finish it.  I’ve read it before, so I guess they were successful in that I wanted to read it again.

In Progress:

Fool’s War by Sarah Zettel.  I read this when it first came out and very much enjoyed.  Despite the title, SF, not Fantasy.

In the Frame by Dick Francis (Really by him, not by his son, Felix).  Audiobook.  I’m a sucker for stories that feature art, and the author’s note about how he came to write this one was fascinating.  Enjoying very much.

Also:

Still dipping into various sadly neglected magazines.