What else are you reading - March 2021

[John (Nevets)]

So I had a long drive today and decided to work through one of my Audible backlog books I wanted something a bit shorter so I went with Vanguard. I've listened to all of Jack Campbell's other Lost Fleet books, although it has been a few years since I did one. The books are not great literature, but they are fun military science fiction. I don't know if it is my time away from the Campbell's writing style, or this book, but it seems really bad. It has many of his style hallmarks that I cringed at before, but would get over quickly to enjoy the plot, coupled with seemingly very heavy handed societal commentary, and topped off with bad prequel tropes.

Oh, I'm going to keep listing. It's great for driving since you don't have to really pay attention the whole time. It's also almost crossed over the so bad it's good threshold for me, and besides it's fun. But I had to laugh out loud at some of the obvious setups he was using. I don't think subtleness, or subtext exist in this world at all.

[Geoff]

I finished Masquerade in Lodi. Delightful, as with the rest of the series.

Next up The House in the Cerulean Sea.

[Tassie Dave, S&L Historian]

On to Book 5 of my "Rivers of London" marathon Foxglove Summer.

I should finish this by the end of the month. Great series.

[Rob, Roberator]

Tassie Dave wrote: "On to Book 5 of my "Rivers of London" marathon Foxglove Summer.

I should finish this by the end of the month. Great series."

I took a very different approach and kind of saved them up for roadtrips since they were a fun light listen.

[Colin]

Continuing the 'Rivers of London' love, I finished reading What Abigail Did That Summer. An enjoyable side-plot to the main novel series, if a little exhausting being in (Ben Aaronovitch's version of) the head-space of a teen protagonist. Had to run some of the slang vocabulary past my teenage children for explanation, despite the footnotes!

Starting on After Atlas today.

[Robert]

Saturday evening I finished City of Ruins the second Diving Universe book, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. It was good! Boss and her team are on a planet looking for stealth tech when a ship arrives in an underground base. From the distant past.

There are two parallel storylines. What’s more, one is in first-person while the other is in third-person. It was so eager for the storylines to converge. I plan to keep up with this series. It’s been really good SF so far.

[Misti]

This morning I got to a point in the book where she says Simons correctly and I'm like "Make up your mind!" lol

In Georgia we have Berlin that is pronounced BURR-lin and not Burr-LIN and Cairo that is pronounced KAY-ro (like the syrup) and not KI-ro (as in Egypt).

[Trike]

New Hampshire has a Berlin as BURR-lin, too. Took some getting used to. It’s in Coos county, which is pronounced kō-oss or kowoss. I really should learn the proper notation for pronunciation. “Co” as in the first syllable of “copilot”, “os” as in the first syllable of “oscillate”.

I just remembered another British narrator who pronounced La Jolla like it’s spelled instead of the Spanish “La Hoya”. I thought at first she was saying something like actor Frank Langella’s name rather than the city.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I finally read In the Quick by Kate Hope Day, a book I'd been highly anticipating after loving her first novel, a time travel story set in the PNW.

Apparently I should have known this was a Jane Eyre retelling. I would probably not have tried it. Retellings and I.... nope.

[Tamahome]

New hard sf: Wine Dark Deep book 2: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Vintage hard sf (it has math): The Black Cloud: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Seth]

Jenny (Reading Envy) wrote: "I finally read In the Quick by Kate Hope Day, a book I'd been highly anticipating after loving her first novel, a time travel story set in the PNW.

Apparently I should have known t..."

Grabbed that at the library because the cover is cool, but Jane Eyre isn't really my thing either so thanks for the warning. I also got A Desolation Called Peace on hold, so I'll at least do that one first.

[Ian (RebelGeek)]

Misti wrote: "...In Georgia we have Berlin that is pronounced BURR-lin and not Burr-LIN and Cairo that is pronounced KAY-ro (like the syrup) and not KI-ro (as in Egypt)."

The one in Illinois is pronounced that way too according to American Gods. :-)

[TRP]

I've had to set The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal aside for a bit.
I'm finding it too worthy and aware of its woke-ness
I don't mind it being woke, it just feels overdone

[Joseph]

Decided to go old-school with The Bull and the Spear, the first of Michael Moorcock's second Corum trilogy.