Books 2011 - 10
With the cat missing, and my parents visiting, I ended up doing a lot of reading last weekend.
Chicks Kick Butt - ed. Rachel Caine - (read on the nook) - bought mostly because it has a new short story by Susan Krinard, which I enjoyed very much. I did like some of the others too.
Confessions of Peter Crossman - James Macdonald - nook - hardboiled priest/detective. Good for what it is, but I won't be following up on it.
Cotillion - Georgette Heyer - nook - slow start, and a good read. Neat ending. Regency romance.
For Love of Mother-Not - Alan Dean Foster - nook - amusing, and very obviously the start of a series. I might dig the rest out of the library, but not anytime soon. This was a freebie.
Fountain Full of Blood - nook - decent murder/thriller. Again, I might dig the rest out of the library, but not anytime soon. This was a freebie.
The Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer - nook - another Heyer - a good read, but marred dreadfully by the antiSemitic scene. I won't be finding this in hardback; it's too icky.
Nomadic Furniture: D-I-Y Projects that Are Lightweight and Light on the Environment - James Hennesy & Victor Papanek - I read the first half already as Nomadic Furniture; this is a reprint of that book and its successor. Interesting ideas, and I love the concept of furniture that packs flat and
Shades of Milk and Honey - Mary Robinette Kowal - nook - awesome fantasy Regency romance. One of the few books I have ever read set in Regency times that tastes like one of Jane Austen's. Not as sharp as Austen. Absolutely amazing book. Highly recommend, and I will be tracking down other stuff by her.
The Sergeant's Lady - Susanna Frazer - sequel to "A Marriage of Inconvenience" A good read, Regency romance, and unusually, set during the Peninsular Campaign.
The Stars Compell - Michaela Roessner - alternate history with some type of magic. Not a bad read, but I won't be chasing down the previous book, and I'm not keeping it.
all by Margaret Frazer - all on the nook - I'll count as 1 book. Set of mystery short stories (Sister Frevisse and Bishop Pecock). Worth reading.
The Midwife's Tale
The Simple Logic of It
The Stone-Worker's Tale
Volo Te Habere
The World's Eternity
Winter Heart
The Witch's Tale
Unfinished - Crystal Rain - Tobais Buckell - didn't take. Freebie anyway.
About the nook - I end up getting the book right away! This is so cool. I am worried about formats, readability thereof, and making sure I can read what I want in 20 years if the format changes, and the things I really adore I will buy on paper.
Year's total: 108
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Chicks Kick Butt - ed. Rachel Caine - (read on the nook) - bought mostly because it has a new short story by Susan Krinard, which I enjoyed very much. I did like some of the others too.
Confessions of Peter Crossman - James Macdonald - nook - hardboiled priest/detective. Good for what it is, but I won't be following up on it.
Cotillion - Georgette Heyer - nook - slow start, and a good read. Neat ending. Regency romance.
For Love of Mother-Not - Alan Dean Foster - nook - amusing, and very obviously the start of a series. I might dig the rest out of the library, but not anytime soon. This was a freebie.
Fountain Full of Blood - nook - decent murder/thriller. Again, I might dig the rest out of the library, but not anytime soon. This was a freebie.
The Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer - nook - another Heyer - a good read, but marred dreadfully by the antiSemitic scene. I won't be finding this in hardback; it's too icky.
Nomadic Furniture: D-I-Y Projects that Are Lightweight and Light on the Environment - James Hennesy & Victor Papanek - I read the first half already as Nomadic Furniture; this is a reprint of that book and its successor. Interesting ideas, and I love the concept of furniture that packs flat and
Shades of Milk and Honey - Mary Robinette Kowal - nook - awesome fantasy Regency romance. One of the few books I have ever read set in Regency times that tastes like one of Jane Austen's. Not as sharp as Austen. Absolutely amazing book. Highly recommend, and I will be tracking down other stuff by her.
The Sergeant's Lady - Susanna Frazer - sequel to "A Marriage of Inconvenience" A good read, Regency romance, and unusually, set during the Peninsular Campaign.
The Stars Compell - Michaela Roessner - alternate history with some type of magic. Not a bad read, but I won't be chasing down the previous book, and I'm not keeping it.
all by Margaret Frazer - all on the nook - I'll count as 1 book. Set of mystery short stories (Sister Frevisse and Bishop Pecock). Worth reading.
The Midwife's Tale
The Simple Logic of It
The Stone-Worker's Tale
Volo Te Habere
The World's Eternity
Winter Heart
The Witch's Tale
Unfinished - Crystal Rain - Tobais Buckell - didn't take. Freebie anyway.
About the nook - I end up getting the book right away! This is so cool. I am worried about formats, readability thereof, and making sure I can read what I want in 20 years if the format changes, and the things I really adore I will buy on paper.
Year's total: 108
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