Bookpost #4
This list will look familiar to anyone who's been plugging through the Hugo nominees.
31. Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood (*)
32. Among Others, Jo Walton
33. Visions of Tomorrow, Thomas A. Easton and Judith K. Dial, eds
34. Diving into the Wreck, Kristine Kathryn Rusch
35. Deadline, Mira Grant
36. About Face, Donna Leon
37. 2012 Hugo Novella Nominees
38. The Unwritten: Leviathan, Mike Carey and Pete Gross
39. Locke and Key, Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
40. Schlock Mercenary: Force Multiplication, Howard Tayler
41. The Pun Also Rises, John Pollack
42. Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson (*)
43. Fables: Arabian Nights (and Days), Bill Willingham et al
44. Fables: Wolves, Bill Willingham et al
45. Fables: Sons of Empire, Bill Willingham et al
46. Fables: The Good Prince, Bill Willingham et al
47. Of Blood and Honey, Stina Leicht
48. Identity Theft and Other Stories, Robert Sawyer
49. Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction - An Anthology of Japanese Teen Stories, Holly Thompson, ed.
50. 2012 Hugo Novelette Nominees
The first thing that may jump out to my readers are Volumes 7-10 of Fables. Having acquired everything up to The Good Prince plus The Dark Ages in print (and with Volumes 11 and 14 in the 2009 and 2010 Hugo Packets), I decided to catch up before diving into this year's Hugo nominee Rose Red. The two re-reads, The Dark Ages and Rose Red will show up on the next list.
I enjoyed Deadline. Didn't cry at the end like a lot of folks apparently did (judging from the comments in seanan_mcguire's LJ). Was amused at the cameo by the airpark about 10 miles up the road from here. Also amused at the Tuckerizations.
I suspect many of my friends would be interested in The Pun Also Rises, a short and entertaining history of puns and wordplay. The volume traces how punning came to be viewed by many as the lowest form of humor, a position the craft of wordplay did not always have. The reader will not be surprised the author throws in an occasional pun of his own.
In addition to contributing to tsunami relief, Tomo presents an excellent collection of young-adult stories by authors from Japan, of Japanese heritage, or American authors living and working in Japan. ohiblather contributes a graphic story, "Kodama", about a summer camper's encounter with a tree spirit. The stories cover a full range of emotions from sadness and loss to hope and laughter and give a fascinating look into Japanese culture. Highly recommended.
31. Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood (*)
32. Among Others, Jo Walton
33. Visions of Tomorrow, Thomas A. Easton and Judith K. Dial, eds
34. Diving into the Wreck, Kristine Kathryn Rusch
35. Deadline, Mira Grant
36. About Face, Donna Leon
37. 2012 Hugo Novella Nominees
38. The Unwritten: Leviathan, Mike Carey and Pete Gross
39. Locke and Key, Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
40. Schlock Mercenary: Force Multiplication, Howard Tayler
41. The Pun Also Rises, John Pollack
42. Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson (*)
43. Fables: Arabian Nights (and Days), Bill Willingham et al
44. Fables: Wolves, Bill Willingham et al
45. Fables: Sons of Empire, Bill Willingham et al
46. Fables: The Good Prince, Bill Willingham et al
47. Of Blood and Honey, Stina Leicht
48. Identity Theft and Other Stories, Robert Sawyer
49. Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction - An Anthology of Japanese Teen Stories, Holly Thompson, ed.
50. 2012 Hugo Novelette Nominees
The first thing that may jump out to my readers are Volumes 7-10 of Fables. Having acquired everything up to The Good Prince plus The Dark Ages in print (and with Volumes 11 and 14 in the 2009 and 2010 Hugo Packets), I decided to catch up before diving into this year's Hugo nominee Rose Red. The two re-reads, The Dark Ages and Rose Red will show up on the next list.
I enjoyed Deadline. Didn't cry at the end like a lot of folks apparently did (judging from the comments in seanan_mcguire's LJ). Was amused at the cameo by the airpark about 10 miles up the road from here. Also amused at the Tuckerizations.
I suspect many of my friends would be interested in The Pun Also Rises, a short and entertaining history of puns and wordplay. The volume traces how punning came to be viewed by many as the lowest form of humor, a position the craft of wordplay did not always have. The reader will not be surprised the author throws in an occasional pun of his own.
In addition to contributing to tsunami relief, Tomo presents an excellent collection of young-adult stories by authors from Japan, of Japanese heritage, or American authors living and working in Japan. ohiblather contributes a graphic story, "Kodama", about a summer camper's encounter with a tree spirit. The stories cover a full range of emotions from sadness and loss to hope and laughter and give a fascinating look into Japanese culture. Highly recommended.