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[Michele]

Just finished Enchantress of Numbers, historical fiction about Victorian mathematician (and daughter of Lord Byron) Ada Lovelace. No idea what's up next -- perhaps I'll get back to the six books on my "currently reading" shelf and try to finish them.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Michele wrote: "Just finished Enchantress of Numbers, historical fiction about Victorian mathematician (and daughter of Lord Byron) Ada Lovelace. No idea what's up next -- perhaps I'll get back to ..."

I think you should try for lucky 7! ;-)

[Monica]

Gabi wrote: "@Monica: He is! Have you perchance read the Endymion two parter as well? Is it equally good?"

I have not read the final two yet. They have been targets of mine and I hope get to at least one of them next year. This year I did get to read (listen to) Ilium which was like the kitchen sink of scifi and I thought it was brilliant. The man just has these ideas spewing out all over the place. Another reviewer called Simmons a mad genius and from the 3 books I've read, this seems an apt description.

[CBRetriever]

Gabi wrote: "@Monica: He is! Have you perchance read the Endymion two parter as well? Is it equally good?"

Try The Terror as well. That books was amazing even though it's not scifi and is based loosely on a true event.

[Gabi]

@Monica: "Illium" is on my TBR after I read what it is about. "Kitchen sink of SF" sounds too good to miss ;).
@CBRetriever: "The Terror" is now on my TBR as well. Thanks a lot for the suggestion.

[Gabi]

Michele wrote: "Just finished Enchantress of Numbers, historical fiction about Victorian mathematician (and daughter of Lord Byron) Ada Lovelace. No idea what's up next -- perhaps I'll get back to ..."

Is this better centered around Ada? I read The Bride of Science: Romance, Reason, and Byron's Daughter ages ago and if I recall correctly there was more about Byron than Ada in this one.

[Michele]

Gabi wrote: "Is this better centered around Ada? "

Oh yes, it's all Ada. Written in the first person and the author's research drew heavily on Ada's own letters, diaries, and memoirs as well as those of other characters like Mary Somerville, Charles Babbage, etc.

[Gabi]

Thank you, Michele. I will have a look into this one.

[Beth]

Just finished Orlando by Virginia Woolf yesterday.

my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[CBRetriever]

Beth wrote: "Just finished Orlando by Virginia Woolf yesterday.

my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

That was a good book. I read Complete Works of Virginia Woolf and was also really impressed by Mrs. Dalloway. It's a bit James Joycian in that there is a lot of stream of consciousness in it

[Eric]

I've started Veiled Dagger Series: Books 1-3, as I continue my break from Robin Hobb and the Elderlings.

[Burnsteinz]

I'm reading The Eye of the World. I'm only about 300 pages in because it's so big!

[Michele]

Dillion wrote: "I'm reading The Eye of the World. I'm only about 300 pages in because it's so big!"

Which puts you at something like .0001% for the series as a whole!

[Beth]

CBRetriever wrote: I read Complete Works of Virginia Woolf and was also really impressed by Mrs. Dalloway. It's a bit James Joycian in that there is a lot of stream of consciousness in it

Well, I haven't planned on reading anything else by her, but I have A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce on my reading list. Depending on what I think of it, I might be interested in reading more of Woolf after that.

[Alondra]

Diane wrote: "Oh, Alondra, I just finished listening to Silo. I already got the sequels and I’m really looking forward to them."

I hope you enjoy. It is such an interesting world he has created. Silos?? Nanobots?? More secrets than they can handle. I can't keep up with all the back-stabbing, fear mongering and just craziness. Love it!

[Ariana]

Jamesboggie wrote: "Gabi, I'm glad you enjoyed them. Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion are my two favorite books."

This is great to hear! I am slowly making my way through Hyperion and really loving it, wishing I could put life on pause to spend more time reading
Excited to hear that the next book is also great!

[Rachel]

I would LOVE a pause button for life.
Can I get one for Christmas?

[Michele]

That or a Time-Turner.

[Faith]

I finished City of Ash and Red by Hye-Young Pyun. My review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Beth]

Since last time...

- Los Nefilim is a collection of three dark fantasy novellas by T. Frohock, that together tell one story. I like the main character, Diago, a lot, and the battles and scary parts were done really well. (review)

- Men Explain Things to Me mostly told me things I already knew (the irony!), but a couple of the essays were worth reading. (review)

- I got the The Night Tiger in a GR giveaway and it is wonderful. Along with Jade City, it's one of my favorite fiction reads this year. (review)

Current reads...
- chipping away at Deadhouse Gates which got interrupted when Night Tiger showed up in the mail.
- Od Magic, a buddy read, will be my holiday weekend book.
- And I'm listening to Sense and Sensibility in audiobook.

[DivaDiane]

CBRetriever and Beth, I’ve read both Mrs Dalloway and Orlando by Virginia Woolf, as well as A Room Of One’s Own, all of which are excellent books, that I really enjoyed reading for very different reasons. My fave was probably Orlando, which I should really reread one of these days.

[Pam]

Read Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2595339121.

[Bruce]

I’m currently reading Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind, Crime and Punishment, Walden and Civil Disobedience, Tom Jones by Henry Fielding, and Cress by Marissa Meyer, all on audio.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Bruce wrote: "I’m currently reading Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind, Crime and Punishment, Walden and Civil Disobedience, Tom Jones by Henry Fielding, and Cress by Marissa Meyer, all on audio."

Jeebs! Do they harmonize well? ;-)

[Trike]

Bruce wrote: "I’m currently reading Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind, Crime and Punishment, Walden and Civil Disobedience, Tom Jones by Henry Fielding, and Cress by Marissa Meyer, all on audio."

Your indie band name is kinda long.

[Scott]

I recently read Sacré Bleu, Abarat, and The Haunting of Hill House.

I think I'm going to read Insomnia now.

[Trike]

Today I finished Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis, which was interesting and crazy. 4 stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I also just finished the 4th Murderbot installment, Exit Strategy, a rollicking adventure, also 4 stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I’ve now equaled my record number of books from last year at 103... except not really, as only 21 of them are “real books”, i.e. full-length novels and non-fiction tomes. The rest are novellas, art books and graphic novels. But that was the plan all along, so I’m good with it.

[Anisha Inkspill]

Almost wrapping up Ovid's Metamorphoses, I read 2 versions in tandem (talk about needing strong coffee :) ), so it's real nice to read Le Guin's Wizard of Earthsea

[Anna]

I have The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition waiting for me at the library! It's a thousand pages and weighs a lot, and I just read the six novels, so I have no idea how soon I'll get to it. I do want to read the new shorts included, and look at the artwork, but I don't think I'll read the whole thing.

[Gabi]

Anna wrote: "I have The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition waiting for me at the library! It's a thousand pages and weighs a lot, and I just read the six novels, so I have no id..."

Aw! This looks terrific! I wish I had a library where I could get this. I would love to look at the illustrations.

[Kirsten]

Wow!! Great find, Anna!

[Anna]

I've been waiting for this since last winter, and now it's finally here ^_^ I was originally going to buy it for myself, but since I don't want any physical books anymore, it would've made no sense. When I saw that my library had pre-ordered it, I decided to take a look first, and then decide. I might still get it if it's as amazing as I think it is.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

To those observing, Happy Thanksgiving! To everyone, thank you so much for sharing your reading journeys and part of your lives with us! I am so grateful for you all. <3

[Soo]

My copy of the Earthsea Illustrated Edition is coming in tomorrow! The art isn't entirely the style that I love but I am a sucker for illustrated books and special editions. I like that specially designed books with cool fonts & designs or illustrations are back in demand. I still need to decide which version of Princess Bride I want. =)

Happy Thanksgiving!

[Jacqueline]

Finished Collapsing Empire this afternoon. Didn’t mind it.

[Soo]

The Man in the High Castle was disappointing as a whole. I loved the historical elements and how the I-Ching was woven throughout the story. The characters felt one dimensional and tools to establish a thought experiment. There was a point and the book made that clear but not an active plot.

The Brilliance Saga (3 Books) by Marcus Sakey was interesting. The last book was the best and I enjoyed the strong family & friend bonds in the story. Brilliants are people who are born with a strong knack or ability like being able to compute how many pennies are in a jar accurately, compute advance mathematics or read behavioral patterns to intuit actions or feelings. There are extremist groups that feel all brilliants should be tagged & monitored. Battle lines are being drawn and Agent Cooper is on a race against time to stop war from exploding across the US. The series has fun characters, action centered plot and some interesting ideas. Available on US Kindle Unlimited as a Read & Listen.

[Chris]

Soo wrote: "The Brilliance Saga (3 Books) by Marcus Sakey"

I also enjoyed this series. It's like the X-Men with much subtler powers but the same theme of many normal humans being fearful and repressive. It reads like a thriller, and there is some solid character development too.

[Soo]

Chris wrote: "I also enjoyed this series. It's like the X-Men with much subtler powers but the same theme of many normal humans being fearful and repre..."

I wished that the whole thing read like the last book. That book read more like what I hoped for from the stories than the first two. Still, really great characters kept me going and it's a fairly easy plot to take in.

What did you think of the ending?

[Pam]

Read The Other by Thomas Tryon and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2595338387.

[Phrynne]

My review of Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Chris]

Soo wrote: "What did you think of the ending?"

I was satisfied. The resolution at the brink might have been somewhat implausible, but it worked. The Epilogue balanced that by showing that it's not all unicorns and rainbows. Sakey said that the story is complete so it's not a teaser.

[Soo]

That makes sense. It goes in line with the way the series was written.

[Dawn F]

I read Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black earlier this week because I was seeing it on stage Thursday. I’ve seen the movie which I found boring, having expected something scary I guess. The book wasn’t any better. It’s the second Susan Hill book I’ve read and her prose is so full of adjectives and descriptive words that I start to zone out and completely lose interest in whatever was supposed to be creepy because she’s talked it to death.

However I was curious to see if it did any better on stage and it was definitely the best version of the story! They’d made it into a sort of meta telling, where the protagonist has sought out a young drama teacher to teach him how to tell his story dramatically, which was absolutely hilarious! It was really nice that you got to laugh a bit at the melodramatic style like this.

As the story proceesed, it blended into us seeing the story as it was experienced and the actors playing the parts from the story. It’s a two man play on a small art theater but it was very effectful with a couple of jump scares that made the young high school audience scream and me laugh out loud XD

All in all a good experience and it’s always fun to compare the different kinds of media of storytelling :)

[Shomeret]

I had to set aside Shadow of The Fox by Julie Kagawa and have finally gotten back to it. Yesterday I re-read the notes I'd written on the book's opening and now I'm more than halfway through. There was a great section involving hungry ghosts which is based in Asian tradition. They aren't zombies. I would like to see more of the kitsune aspect of the main protagonist.

[Kirsten]

Reading Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan. It really reminds me of the Sharpe novels.

[Karen]

Phrynne wrote: "My review of Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

It's out??

[MadProfessah]

Reading the first Aector McAvoy mystery by David Mark THE DARK WINTER.

[Soo]

For those who enjoyed Rosewater and want to venture into a different take for telepaths, I'd recommend the John Smith series by Christopher Farnsworth. I enjoyed the first book but loved book two: Flashmob. John Smith series is a UF without the aliens. The books were a refreshing change of pace & engagement after a streak of okay but meh books.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Oo thanks for the rec, Soo! That does sound interesting.

I've read both of the group reads this month. They're so different, both of them, I was glad for a chance to try new things.

The Word for World is Forest was bleak and enraging. Incredibly well done but yikes was it difficult to read. She was so talented.

Stories of Your Life and Others had a lot of great ideas. Ted Chiang thinks big thoughts and explores them with a fine-tooth comb.

Passing Strange felt like a tribute to a particular person I didn't know. It was sweet and sentimental but not aimed at me. I also thought the concept could have been more cohesive, but I enjoyed seeing life from a diferent time period.

Now reading The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, The Cloud Roads and The Ophiuchi Hotline. I like the prose Carter writes. Interested to see if the other stories get more original. Cloud Roads is a fun popcorn read. This is my first Varley and I might not be able to finish it. Disappointing.

[Jacqueline]

I was going to read Cloud Roads this week but every time I try to read I fall asleep instead. I’ve only been able to finish Collapsing Empire in the last couple of weeks since we’ve been in Italy.