Reading List

[bojojoti]

I got this from kiwiria:  from NPR Books, a list of The Top 100 Science Fiction/Fantasy Books.  This category is a favorite of mine.  I am surprised by some inclusions and exclusions.  No  Madeleine L'Engle, Tad Williams,  Garth Nix, or Trudi Canavan?  No Dresden Files by Jim Butcher? The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?  And, seriously, no Harry

Comments

[bluiidmommy]

I've read a good number of these books. Regarding A Canticle For Leibowitz, I read it two or three times as a teenager (my mom owned a paperback copy), and have read it two or three times since. There's a sequel, but I don't remember if I liked it or not. I should read A Canticle again, though. I like it, though it's heavy.

[bluiidmommy]

Oh, and I read Lewis's Perelandra in college, and a couple years ago read all three books in the Space Trilogy. They are heavy. The second is definitely the easiest to read (and that's why it was picked), but the other two are heavy on the analogy, light on the story. Not to say there aren't good parts, but I won't be reading them again. :Þ

[bojojoti]

I can't remember one thing about Perelandra! That says something about a book. Well, I don't remember a whole lot of books I read today, but I generally remember books I read 40 or so years ago!

[bluiidmommy]

Haha!

[bluiidmommy]

I think you'll like it. And I'm sure once you start reading it, it'll come back to you.

[bojojoti]

I looked at my piles, and the bottom book giving foundation wasn't Canticle! It was A Prayer for Owen Meany. I don't know how I got them confused. I don't know if I have Canticle; I'll have to check and add it to my to-read list.

[bluiidmommy]

Definitely!