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kennahijjaJust to share the pleasure of reading with you lot, because sharing is more fun than mulling things over on my own :). Also, I've never managed to read one book at a time - there's one in the bedroom, one on the kitchen table, one beside the couch...
The current reading list consists of:
Mary Gentle's Ash, a Secret History - which is fun, if not outstanding. I love Gentle's historical fantasy, although a few of her books have left me rather cold. This has an exciting premise, and some *really* fun things to say about historiography (if not 100% convincing). It's not quite on the level of 1610: a Sundial in a Grave or Illario, but will most certainly keep my interest till the end.
China Mieville, The Scar - that's a weird one... so far, I'm on page 280, and one notable event has taken place. Then again, the writing and the twisted oceanic techno-magical world are keeping me spellbound. The style more than plot or characters (the main protagonist's motivations are impossible for me to relate to), but I can get drunk on writing alone and this is superb. It may take me a while to finish (it's one heck of a whale-killer of a novel), but I'm pretty certain it'll be worth it.
Karin Lowachee, Warchild - now, *that* is being rationed to ten pages or so at a go, because once it's finished it'll be *over* and that'll be a crime! :). I gushed about this series before, and although this is the first book, it's the last I got my hands on, but it's... spectacular in a very different way from the other two. Writing three so very interconnected novels from such different perspectives is one of the things I love about those books. Sigh - I *really* want this to go on for longer!
The current reading list consists of:
Mary Gentle's Ash, a Secret History - which is fun, if not outstanding. I love Gentle's historical fantasy, although a few of her books have left me rather cold. This has an exciting premise, and some *really* fun things to say about historiography (if not 100% convincing). It's not quite on the level of 1610: a Sundial in a Grave or Illario, but will most certainly keep my interest till the end.
China Mieville, The Scar - that's a weird one... so far, I'm on page 280, and one notable event has taken place. Then again, the writing and the twisted oceanic techno-magical world are keeping me spellbound. The style more than plot or characters (the main protagonist's motivations are impossible for me to relate to), but I can get drunk on writing alone and this is superb. It may take me a while to finish (it's one heck of a whale-killer of a novel), but I'm pretty certain it'll be worth it.
Karin Lowachee, Warchild - now, *that* is being rationed to ten pages or so at a go, because once it's finished it'll be *over* and that'll be a crime! :). I gushed about this series before, and although this is the first book, it's the last I got my hands on, but it's... spectacular in a very different way from the other two. Writing three so very interconnected novels from such different perspectives is one of the things I love about those books. Sigh - I *really* want this to go on for longer!
