In addition to my usual reading for work -- manuscripts, partials, queries, etc. -- I've been doing a fair amount of reading for pleasure these days. At least more than I managed over the past year or so. It's great because, as I've mentioned here before, an agent needs to keep abreast of what's going on out there in the market in order to do the
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Previously, I started (for the second time) Harry Turtledove's Days of Infamy, but I just couldn't get into this alternate history. The characters had interesting stories, but I felt that they were just a means to depict the history - and I prefer my history as a backdrop to the characters.
Next up - likely John Scalzi's Old Man War, but I have a whole bunch of other books in the to-read pile to pick from as well.
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I think my dad would like the Bradbury book. I'll have to get that for him. Father's Day present!
C
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I so much agree with you about the need to read. I went through a patch where I wasn't doing anything but reading submissions for a little over two years and no reading for pleasure. It was a bad scene.
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I hear you on the time issues, but I decided I wasn't doing anyone any favors by only reading manuscripts. It put me out of touch, plus it made me grumpy, so now I'm carving out personal reading time at least a few nights a week. I'm a much more pleasant person to deal with as a result.
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Before that I reread the entire Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin, culminating with a first read of the latest, A Feast for Crows. I'm in awe not only of his storytelling genius, but also his ability to keep all the history and details straight.
-Beth
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