What are you reading in February 2012?

[Stefan, Group Founder + Moderator (Retired)]

Let us know what you're reading this month!

[Candiss]

I am almost done with Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg. When I finish that (hopefully in a day or two) I'll start on The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. Next up: Dawn by Octavia E. Butler (Every time I mark this to read, something comes up and I postpone it!) and The Fifth Head Of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe. Those three books should get me through a couple of weeks.

I plan to devote the second half of the month to Haruki Murakami's latest behemouth, 1Q84 and then move on to The Scar by China Miéville in anticipation of this group's discussion in March.

In addition, I plan to read stories from Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr. throughout the month in between those books, so hopefully I'll finish it this month or in early March.

[Nick]

Candiss, I'm jealous. The Tiptree and the Wolfe are awesome collections of shorter material. Reading them both in a month sounds great. And both behemoths -- Murakami and Mieville -- sound exciting. I'll be joining you for the Mieville, hopefully to have it read by March.

[Viv]

I hardly got any fiction reading done in January so will be carrying on with Princeps' Furyand Archangel. After that, think I will start on Sheepfarmer's Daughter.

[Shel, Moderator]

I just finished Interfictions: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing, and thought it was a really interesting collection. I'm not sure what's up next - will depend what I'm in the mood for next time I sit down to read!

[Candiss]

Snoozerider wrote: " After that, think I will start on Sheepfarmer's Daughter..."</i>

I've wondered about that book/series for a long time. I'll be interested in knowing what you think of it when you're done. I really enjoyed Moon's [book:Remnant Population, but then I have a weakness for elder protagonists.

[Soo]

My reading meandered and I finished:
and 3 Megan Hart novels. Out of the 3, I really thought Switch was beautiful.

The Cathy Trilogy is a hoot! Book 3 is amazing! Anything I griped about in book 2 was totally put to rest in book 3. I really enjoyed reading that trilogy and I hope more interactive novels are written.

Need to Wrap Up:

Then Reading:

[Bookbrow]

Candiss wrote: "I am almost done with Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg. When I finish that (hopefully in a day or two) I'll start on The Dispossessed by [author:Ursula K..."

Dying inside is slightly dated yet a worthwhile interesting read, I like how your are doing a classics run. Now The Scar, that is some book, reminds me that I must catch up on Mieville it has been a while.


Oh yes, I am reading Directive 51 another charming post apoc novel (I hope).

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

I just finished Jhereg and plan to read In Enemy Hands next, followed by CryoBurn. then I'll probably come back to Brust's series and read the next book.

[Jenny]

I'm reading Spin.

[Chris]

me 'round, like a record baby....

[Maggie]

I am 9/10ths done with Jheregand have been juggling The Mote in God's Eye and Dust of Dreams. I just started When Gravity Fails and plan to move ont o The Crippled God and The Scar next!

[Random]

I'm currently in the middle of Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origin of Species. Did have a slightly amusing spot for myself. I had just finished my marathon of the Skolian Empire books by Catherine Asaro. About half way through Remarkable Creatures, he talks about her father's roll in discovering the significance of the KT layer.

A discussion with my mom made me realize I have never actually read Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes. Its a dead tree edition, so sadly I keep leaving it places and haven't gotten very far.

[Shel, Moderator]

I started Maus I: My Father Bleeds History last night. Going to be a quick read, followed by its sequel. Intense!

[Dawn]

I am reading and

So far both of these are excellent!

[Helen]

Chris wrote: "me 'round, like a record baby...."

lol!

I'm reading Ship of Destiny, very good

[Ken]

Finished up First Man, pretty good.

Started in on In Shade and Shadow
and since I just noticed what March's book is.
The Scar is on deck

[Hélène]

Reading time is short these weeks so I had to be content with reading some manga and then I received The Book of Jhereg. This is an omnibus : I finished Jhereg, began Yendi, and there is still Teckla to come. I had a false start with Steven Brust's Dragon but I'm much more interested in the series now.
Then it will be time to start the next Honor Harrington : In Enemy Hands.

[Helen]

Will I need to read Perdido Street Station before The Scar?

[Shel, Moderator]

No - they're only tangentially related. The Scar briefly refers to the events of PSS but it's not important to the story, just a neat connection for those who have read the first one.

[Helen]

Thanks Shel.

[Stefan, Group Founder + Moderator (Retired)]

I read Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper. So-so. Kind of conventional run-of-the-mill fantasy, but well written.

Right now I'm reading Chasing the Moon by A. Lee Martinez, a fun comedic fantasy in the vein of Terry Pratchett. Entertaining so far.

[Helen]

http://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2011/...
Not sure how to make this linkable, sorry. But it has a funny summary of Name of the Wind.

[Stuart]

I am readingRule 34 by Charles Stross

[Nick]

Stuart wrote: "I am readingRule 34 by Charles Stross"

Have you read Stross before? I've only read Saturn's Children and I wasn't that taken with it. Perhaps you enjoyed it, or others?

[Stuart]

Rule 34 is very different to Saturn's Children as it set in a near future Edinburgh and cold be described as a dark comedy.

[Jenny]

Chris wrote: "me 'round, like a record baby...."

I like it!

[Bookbrow]

I wanted to like Directive 51 by John Barnes but it turned out to be a dull political debate ignoring the exciting premise altogether.

I am on to better things with The Hunger Games bySuzanne Collins so far so very good.

[Christine]

I ran out of library books, so picked up a book off my shelf" The Masters of Solitudewhich is old, but quite enjoyable

[Jim]

Christine wrote: "I ran out of library books, so picked up a book off my shelf" The Masters of Solitudewhich is old, but quite enjoyable"

That is a good one, an old favorite. I finally found the sequel & didn't like it as much. There was supposed to be a 3d book, but they never got around to writing it, I think. That's a shame.

[Christine]

Jim wrote: "Christine wrote: "I ran out of library books, so picked up a book off my shelf" The Masters of Solitudewhich is old, but quite enjoyable"

That is a good one, an old favorite. I fin..."

I picked it up at a used book store where they were selling "books by the pound" and you got one book free. I like the concept, but the books were barely alphabetized much less categorized so it was very difficult to see what they had and I haven't returned

[Jenny]

Lots of good reading lately. I'm reading 1Q84 on my Kindle and am listening to The Yiddish Policemen's Union on audio. I also read The Butcher of Anderson Station: A Story of The Expanse last week. If you've read Leviathan Wakes I highly recommend it. It's a short story about Fred's attack on Anderson Station. Not only is it entertaining but it gives you a lot to think about that connects with the overall story of the series.

[Random]

I finally managed to get an old copy of Jhereg, which I'm starting today (I hope). Another dead tree edition, but hopefully I'll manage to not loose it like I have with Something Wicked This Way Comes. That I managed to leave at a friend's house about 40 miles away. *sigh*

Also want to get Old Man's War read before the end of the month so I can maybe actually join in on a discussion.

My reading time keeps getting squeezed less and less due to other distractions.

Curse you Bioware!

[Jim]

Random wrote: "I finally managed to get an old copy of Jhereg, ..."

I bought my copy when it first came out in paperback & it's been chewed on by a puppy. That made turning some of the pages a bit of an adventure, but all the words are still there. Old isn't bad.
;-)

[Random]

Jim wrote:
"I bought my copy when it first came out in paperback & it's been chewed on by a puppy. That made turning some of the pages a bi..."

i have a cat who likes to eat books. He's kind of strange. I don't believe we have a book in our house that doesn't sport at least one pair of fang punctures in one of the corners of the cover. :D

[Jim]

Every puppy seems to chew on at least one book, sometimes several, before I catch them at it. They never do it twice. It is one of the few crash & burn offenses in our household.
;-)

Never had or heard of a cat before with a taste for books. That would be bad. They're sneaky.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

One of my cats has chewed on a book or two. Just at the top of the spine - I think he liked the glue or something.

[Snail in Danger (Sid)]

I used to have a bird who would chew any paperbacks left within reach of his beak. Dog only did that once that I'm aware of.

[Helen]

Blast, my cat is looking at this! Mum came to stay (anti-animals), shut the door tightly, as soon as he heard her this morning he stretched up, opened the door and leapt onto the bed. She told me I should stop him, if I had control he wouldn't open my wardrobe and sit on my clothes!

[Sandra]

Helen wrote: "Blast, my cat is looking at this! Mum came to stay (anti-animals), shut the door tightly, as soon as he heard her this morning he stretched up, opened the door and leapt onto the bed. She told me I..."

I dunno. My mom didn't like them either and I always thought there was something wrong with anyone who didn't like animals.

[Jim]

I don't understand anti-animal people. We've always had a bunch. Since the kids grew up, we have less & not nearly the diversity, but we still 4 dogs, 3 horses, 2 ponies & 2 goats. I usually sleep with 2 or 3 dogs. Wouldn't know what to do without them around.

[Laurel]

I have a friend my pups won't go near, and they LOVE everyone. It makes me wonder why.

[Sandra]

Hmmm Laurel. I'd be wary. :D

[Kevin]

I am reading Snow Crash, which is so good. Then onto a Hounded and Daughter of the Blood along with Dawn and The Accident by Elie Wiesel, which almost like a novella.

[Laurel]

@ Sandra,

Sadly, I am a bit wary. It doesn't help that my guy doesn't like the friend either.

[Sandra]

Laurel wrote: "@ Sandra,

Sadly, I am a bit wary. It doesn't help that my guy doesn't like the friend either."

Years ago my golden retriever peed on the foot of a guy friend and I was horrified at the time, but it turned out she was right! Can't go wrong trusting your animals!

[Stefan, Group Founder + Moderator (Retired)]

I've been reading Control Point by Myke Cole, and I'm still loving the hell out of it. Awesome book.

[Sandra]

Stefan wrote: "I've been reading Control Point by Myke Cole, and I'm still loving the hell out of it. Awesome book.

"

LOL, party pooper. I'm listening to The Shadow of the Wind and reading Ship of Destiny and enjoying both a great deal.

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

Finished In Enemy Hands last night and will start CryoBurn later today, I hope.

And all the tales of pets eating books just reaffirm my decision to never have pets. I am not anti-animal--although I was attacked twice by dogs, once as a child and once as an adult--but pets are not for me and I just have to laugh when I read all the annoying things they do.

So, on and off topic, not bad....

[Nick]

I can't find a copy of The Scar locally and my bookbuying budget does not allow for it, so I'm on to -- finally, at long, long last -- Foundation and The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov.

I will have to "devour" them as I have no pets to do it for me.