tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post4363158899389430095..comments2023-10-25T04:17:22.699-04:00Comments on Fantasy Cafe: August ReadingKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700004253248186101noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-80798229699231761402010-09-05T15:04:29.516-04:002010-09-05T15:04:29.516-04:00Benjamin - Thanks for the information! I'll p...Benjamin - Thanks for the information! I'll probably wait for paperback for <i>Shades of Milk and Honey</i>, but I would like to read it at some point.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700004253248186101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-20814122894337622102010-09-03T23:24:58.743-04:002010-09-03T23:24:58.743-04:00Hey Kristen! I thought the Kowal book was a good ...Hey Kristen! I thought the Kowal book was a good debut novel. It's been described as Jane Austen with low magic, though it's less a commentary on class than a romantic plot of a young, upper class lady. Having read some of Kowal's short stories, I felt Shades doesn't really play to the author's strengths as a writer. Still, it's a good read at the start of what will hopefully be a long career. <br /><br />My reaction to The Gone-Away World seems a little more mixed than most people's. Harkaway adopts an "everything but the kitchen sink" approach which gives the book a somewhat absurdest tone and often felt satirical and half tongue-in-cheek. I was quite enjoying it until a major plot twist partway through that, though obvious in retrospect, really annoyed me at the time. The book was good, I just didn't like it as much as I might have at the start.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781567104543124593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-20740753110156230322010-09-02T20:09:32.602-04:002010-09-02T20:09:32.602-04:00Benjamin - Ooh, I really wanted to read Shades of ...Benjamin - Ooh, I really wanted to read <i>Shades of Milk and Honey</i>. What did you think of it? I also keep hearing about <i>The Gone-Away World</i>.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700004253248186101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-19537009170954769312010-09-02T10:38:48.995-04:002010-09-02T10:38:48.995-04:00Sarah, I heartily approve of Fevre Dream on your l...Sarah, I heartily approve of Fevre Dream on your list! <br /><br />Here's my August list,<br /><i>City of Thieves</i>, David Benioff<br /><i>Spellwright</i>, Blake Charlton<br /><i>The Lifecycle of Software Objects</i>, Ted Chiang<br /><i>Catching Fire</i>, Suzanne Collins<br /><i>The Gone-Away World</i>, Nick Harkaway<br /><i>Hawkwood and the Kings</i>, Paul Kearney<br /><i>Shades of Milk and Honey</i>, Mary Robinette Kowal<br /><i>The Black Lung Captain</i>, Chris Wooding<br /><br />My favorites were City of Thieves, Hawkwood and the Kings, and The Black Lung Captain. <br /><br />Hawkwood and the Kings is actually a re-read as I read Kearney's Monarchies of God series several years ago. I'm doing a re-read as the the omnibii come out.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781567104543124593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-33665445982518505912010-09-01T23:50:32.272-04:002010-09-01T23:50:32.272-04:00Sarah - Wow, that's a lot of books! I dream of...Sarah - Wow, that's a lot of books! I dream of being able to read that much in a month. Of those, I've read <i>Before They Are Hanged</i> and <i>Anansi Boys</i> and really liked both of them. I'm looking forward to seeing what you think of the last book in the First Law trilogy. <i>Propero Lost</i> looks really good, and I've been wanting to read Peter Hamilton as well.<br /><br />How do you like reading on the iPad? I haven't actually tried it on mine yet, although I will soon. There are too many paper books already demanding to be read.<br /><br />Of the other two I read, they are both parts of series. <i>Shadow Magic</i> is the sequel to <i>Havemercy</i>, although I think that one could work pretty well as a stand alone book. It has completely different characters than the first other than a brief appearance by someone from the first book. Reading it first would give away the ending of the first book, but I also think I could have started with that one and not been bothered by that since they're not books I read for plot twists.<br /><br /><i>Killbox</i> is the fourth book in a series and I definitely would not recommend starting with that one. <i>Grimspace</i> is the first book. They're fun space opera with some romance.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700004253248186101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-73014196894437672812010-09-01T22:55:09.201-04:002010-09-01T22:55:09.201-04:00Lets see... Here's my August list:
Fevre Dre...Lets see... Here's my August list: <br /><br />Fevre Dream- George R. R. Martin<br />Winterbirth - Brian Ruckley<br />Devices and Desires - K.J. Parker<br />Dragonfly Falling - Adrian Tchaikovsky<br />Evil for Evil - K.J. Parker<br />Before They Are Hanged - Joe Abercrombie<br />A Forest of Stars - Kevin J. Anderson<br />Acacia - David Anthony Durham<br />The Reality Dysfunction - Peter F. Hamilton<br />Prospero Lost - L. Jagi Lamplighter<br />The Child Thief - Brom<br />Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman<br /><br />I have "Silver Born" on my iPad. I keep meaning to read it but I forget its there. I haven't heard of the other two but if you recommend them I need to go check 'em out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com