Mount TBR 2013 - Post #4- New Goal & A Brief Book Review
I've just finished reading The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction by Justine Larbalestier and I enjoyed it. I liked how she tracked the participation of women in SF fandom from its early days and added a lot of context to the stories she discussed (mostly battle-of-the-sexes stories and Tiptree's stories, but she also discusses feminist utopias and how many of them grew out of a negative reaction to the battle-of-the-sexes stories). Sometimes the writing could be a bit awkward, but considering that it was her graduate thesis, I can understand why the writing can be a bit stilted at times. I highly recommend it for anyone in sf/f fandom and anyone interested in a woman's place in fandom and science fiction at large.
As for Mount TBR, my goal now is to read 17 books off my pile. That'll leave only three for next year
1.The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers
2.Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
3.The Sweet Girl by Annabel Lyon
4.Moscow, but Dreaming by Ekaterina Sedia
5.A Taste of Magic by Andre Norton and Jean Rabe
6.Infidel by Kameron Hurley
7.The House of Discarded Dreams by Ekaterina Sedia
8.AIR by Geoff Ryman
9.The Grass King's Concubine by Kari Sperring
10.The Second World War by Antony Beevor
11.Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
12.The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
13.Cuckoo's Egg by C.J. Cherryh
14.The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction by Justine Larbalestier
Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
Serpent's Reach by C.J. Cherryh
Merchanter's Luck by C.J. Cherryh
40,000 in Gehenna by C.J. Cherryh
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Highest Frontier by Joan Slonczewksi
Books Read: 14
First Goal: 12
New Goal: 17
Books Left: 6
As for Mount TBR, my goal now is to read 17 books off my pile. That'll leave only three for next year
1.The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers
2.Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
3.The Sweet Girl by Annabel Lyon
4.Moscow, but Dreaming by Ekaterina Sedia
5.A Taste of Magic by Andre Norton and Jean Rabe
6.Infidel by Kameron Hurley
7.The House of Discarded Dreams by Ekaterina Sedia
8.AIR by Geoff Ryman
9.The Grass King's Concubine by Kari Sperring
10.The Second World War by Antony Beevor
11.Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
12.The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
13.Cuckoo's Egg by C.J. Cherryh
14.The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction by Justine Larbalestier
Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
Serpent's Reach by C.J. Cherryh
Merchanter's Luck by C.J. Cherryh
40,000 in Gehenna by C.J. Cherryh
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Highest Frontier by Joan Slonczewksi
Books Read: 14
First Goal: 12
New Goal: 17
Books Left: 6