FF: Enjoyably Mixed
This last week, everything I���m reading is because someone recommended it to me!�� So far, no duds.
Lilies Toil Not. Do They Read?
Just in case you don���t know��� The Friday Fragments feature lists of what I���ve read over the past week. ��Most of the time I don���t include either short fiction or magazine articles.
The Fragments are not meant to be a recommendation list.�� If you���re interested in a not-at-all-inclusive 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 few opinions tossed in.
Recently Completed:
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.�� Audiobook.�� A fascinating, complexly structured novel.�� I���m still considering how I felt about the last twenty-five percent or so.�� Still, if you like post-apocalyptic novels, this is a good one.
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison.�� I really liked this one.�� Although marketed as ���fantasy,��� probably because the two races involved are called, for no apparent reason I could figure out, ���elves��� and ���goblins��� ��� Are pointy ears enough? ��� it���s a solid novel of political intrigue with complex characters.�� Ms. Addison runs counter to a current trend in political fiction that assumes everyone will be as nasty as possible.�� There���s plenty of vinegar here, but she doesn���t forget the value of honey.
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief by Wendelin VanDraanen.�� A mystery series that bridges the middle-grade into YA age group nicely ��� and still had a lot of appeal for this far from YA reader.�� I���ll be continuing to read about Sammy and her adventures.
In Progress:
Deep Secrets by Diana Wynne Jones.�� When Alan mentioned this one to me when we were writing our Tangents, I realized I hadn���t read it. ��I���m about half-way in and enjoying.�� A bonus is the lovingly realistic ��� although not at all snarky ��� depiction of the complex culture of an SF convention.
CryoBurn by Lois McMaster Bujold.�� Audiobook.�� A good mixture of SF speculation and intrigue, salted with humor.
Also:
The beginning of the month always brings in new magazines���
