Beth’s Comments (group member since Aug 10, 2013)

Beth’s comments from the Literally Geeky group.

I read an excerpt of this on a website somewhere and decided not to read it. I have a thing about books written in the first person. I'll still be watching at the end of the month to see what you think of it.

Wow, I didn't get bookstores, mecha koalas or atomic snakes. I guess I had the sloth edition.

Little Brother is powerful stuff. Dare I write what I think here? Who is reading?

Let's face it, you can't find terrorism by being terrified. Giving up privacy doesn't guarantee security.

If your edition of this book has the afterwords from the security guy and the hacker, READ THEM!

Off to a slow start with this one. Page 3 and I'm already wandering off To the Ends of the Earth: 100 Maps That Changed the World and checking out Ptolemy's map.

I haven't found an alternative to the big box chain here, which makes me miss Victoria, BC. Victoria is home to 2 excellent book stores, Munro's Books and Bolen Books. One claims to be "Canada's Most Magnificent Bookstore" and the other is the largest independent bookstore in BC.

I prefer my books on paper and to read them, not listen to them. I hope bookstores like these continue to survive the onslaught of digital books, audio books and online shopping at large chain stores.

Entertaining hangout, as always :)

Based on your comments, I'm not going to rush out and buy the book. When I finally get my turn with the public library's copy, I'll take a look. I'm a bit curious to know if it is super light on geospatial concepts or if that was just Aaron not knowing about latitude, longitude and great circles.

Bonus points to Donovan for including his coordinates on the technically doomed hangout.

Having recently graduated from college with a diploma in Geographic Information Systems, I ask myself "Why haven't I read this yet?"

Now that I am working and not overly fond of my employer, the question becomes "Do I want to read something work related for fun?"

Since the library is not producing its sole copy for me in a timely fashion, I will be watching the hangout to see what you guys have to say.

I haven't read Ready Player One yet. I can't help but think of other books where being stuck online or spending time in a virtual world is key.

The one that comes to mind first, I also highly recommend. Take the time to read all of the epic tomes by Tad Williams that make up Otherland. The City of Golden Shadow was published in 1996 when the internet was still young. Williams was able to extrapolate a believable future both online and offline.

Despite the excellent premise, I had to lem (Sword & Laser term for not finishing a book) William Gibson's "The Difference Engine."

And as you probably know, I never finished "John Dies at the End."

The Necromancer is like a jam sandwich made with horribly dry bread that takes awhile to chew. The jam is sweet and delightful, but the taste is lost with the final mouthful of bread.

I'll say no more for now. Y'all have a week still to read it.

I've finished Lud-in-the-Mist. It read a bit like morality play, but I feel I missed the social context. Perhaps you can shed some light on this during the hangout. Thx.

I've read weird before. I'm stuck in a part that slogs down in massive amounts of detail that I haven't been able to get past. There is still time to read it, but I've lost interest in where the story might be headed.

This book runs the risk of being lemmed. (Sword & Laser term for not finishing a book.) I'll try another chapter in a couple of days, but I don't know if I'll finish it before you guys talk about it.

If your edition of this book has the author's afterword, read it. Some interesting comments on censorship.

As a woman squarely in the "older" demographic, I feel I should weigh in here. This book pick is way outside my usual arcs, but for the fun of Literally Geeky hangouts, I'm willing to read something completely different. Who knows? Maybe I'll like it.

Yes, I'm the exception of my demographic, not the rule. I visit a comic shop weekly for myself, not my teenage boys.

I've read so many Discworld books and loved them all. Looking forward to reading something by Pratchett that occurs elsewhere.

And if you haven't read Good Omens by Pratchett and Gaiman, I highly recommend it!

I couldn't help thinking of Patrick Stewart on the holodeck playing Dixon Hill for the office scenes.

I'm likely to stop and admire a cute alien rabbit-like creature and not see the carcasses outside its cave.

If that doesn't happen, then it would be riding my space bike too fast, looking aside to check out a handsome alien, and crashing into the back of a vehicle parked outside the space bar.

I have a cookie recipe for Zombie Fingers if anyone is interested. In the recipe, that is. Not sure the cookies would ship properly.

It's on my 'to read' list now, but 2 thoughts from reading the Goodreads summary.

It reminded me that I haven't re-read Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency in recent years.

I wonder how the urban fantasy will compare to works by the master, Charles de Lint. The last urban fantasy I read was City of Bones (Mortal Instruments #1) and it was a mess.