Saw that you read The Hunger Games and Percy Jackson & the Olympians back in 2009. Have you thought of reading the sequels? I think THG could definitely stand alone, but I like Catching Fire and Mockingjay as well. As for PJ, the Heroes of Olympus series is much better. I've read both of the first two, The Lost Hero and Son of Neptune, and they're really good.
I'll check out Leviathan!
P.S. Happy Birthday the other day! I was totally watching the date waiting to wish you HB, and I missed it. *sigh*
I did read The Hunger Games, but I didn't see the point of reading anymore. That's how I felt about Outlander. The story had been told, imo. Maybe I'm missing something good?
I read the entire Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. My daughter wants me to read the Heroes of Olympus series as soon as I'm done with Goliath. At this rate, I'll only be reading MG/YA!
Anyway, Leviathan is really creative. Let me know how you like it. (Have you read the 'Uglies' series, also by Scott Westerfeld? I haven't.
Thanks for posting. It's always fun to see what other people (especially writers) are reading. I noticed that, a few years back, you read the first three books of the Song of Ice and Fire series (think I got that right... George R.R. Martin's series). Did you read the most recent two? I'm one of those people who just started reading the series because she heard about Game of Thrones (haven't actually seen it on HBO). I thought the first three books were a lot of fun (well, also greatly disturbing at times, but the characters and world building really attracted me). I'm almost finished with Feast for Crows... not as good, and I almost couldn't get into it (especially since I looked at the table of contents and saw that most of the chapters were from minor character points of view!). But now that I'm almost finished, I'm glad I stuck with it. It's not as good a book as the first three, in my opinion, but I'm too interested in the outcome to put down the series now
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I read the first three The Song of Ice and Fire books. The others are on my 'read eventually' list. Too bad book four wasn't as good for you. I really do want to see if my predictions about the series pan out. Have you seen the first season of Game of Thrones on HBO? I loved it, except one scene that seemed gratitous to me.
We are doing well here, thanks for asking. I hope the same is true there!
I have three non-fiction recs for you that are about sex.
Two are by Simon LeVay: "Gay, straight, and the reason why" explore the biological basis of sexual orientation. "The sexual brain" is another one that explores biological factors related to sex in general. LeVay is a great science writer as he has the ability to convey very technical information in a colloquial fashion. Then, another is by Lisa Diamond, "Sexual Fluidity". This is a book about a 10-year-long study she performed on women and examined the changes they experienced in terms of sexual attraction (bi, straight, lesbian). Very interesting book that gives enough of the science and enough interesting, voyeuristic snippets of interviews to keep your attention.
LOL! Leave it to you to rec sex books! I've seen some science shows on attraction, sex, and love in regards to brain activity. In one study, they MRI'd a girl while she was thinking of mundane things, and then when she was thinking of her boyfriend. There was a significant difference in brain activity. The same was true for an eldery woman who thought about her long-time husband. The conclusion was that love does affect us and it can be quantified in a sense. ;-D (Why isn't the spell checker working on LJ lately? I'm an atrocious speller!)
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I'll check out Leviathan!
P.S. Happy Birthday the other day! I was totally watching the date waiting to wish you HB, and I missed it. *sigh*
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I read the entire Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. My daughter wants me to read the Heroes of Olympus series as soon as I'm done with Goliath. At this rate, I'll only be reading MG/YA!
Anyway, Leviathan is really creative. Let me know how you like it. (Have you read the 'Uglies' series, also by Scott Westerfeld? I haven't.
Thanks for the birthday wishes! *hugs*
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I read the first three The Song of Ice and Fire books. The others are on my 'read eventually' list. Too bad book four wasn't as good for you. I really do want to see if my predictions about the series pan out. Have you seen the first season of Game of Thrones on HBO? I loved it, except one scene that seemed gratitous to me.
We are doing well here, thanks for asking. I hope the same is true there!
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Two are by Simon LeVay: "Gay, straight, and the reason why" explore the biological basis of sexual orientation. "The sexual brain" is another one that explores biological factors related to sex in general. LeVay is a great science writer as he has the ability to convey very technical information in a colloquial fashion. Then, another is by Lisa Diamond, "Sexual Fluidity". This is a book about a 10-year-long study she performed on women and examined the changes they experienced in terms of sexual attraction (bi, straight, lesbian). Very interesting book that gives enough of the science and enough interesting, voyeuristic snippets of interviews to keep your attention.
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