Catching up on books I missed
In the various things I've been doing that didn't include updating this LJ, I've been reading a lot. And despite coming away from Borders' closing with around a dozen books (including Smallville, despite never having watched the show and being doubtful I'll ever actually use it, it was staring at me on every visit, and at 80% off, that fell into my impulse buy category), I've been doing most of my reading from the library.
I've been following John Scalzi on twitter for a while, and occasionally check out his blog. I ended up reading "You're not fooling anyone when you take your laptop to the coffee shop" because the title was interesting. He mentioned his Old Man's War several times in it, so I decided to check it out- although my tastes usually go fantasy and urban fantasy. And it was good. Really good. I sped through it, devoured Ghost Brigade, and now have The Last Colony out from the library. Once I finish those out, I may have to look at what else he wrote (not always a guarantee I'll like it- I love Glen Cook's Black Company but haven't been able to finish any of this other books I've tried).
I'm also reading Lev Grossman's The Magicians, which I think I saw a side mention of on RPG.net. I read his brother's Soon I Will Be Invincible and thought it was mostly good. Having little idea of what I was getting into, I started reading and got swept up in it. 17 year old American gets invited to a magical academy, something like a mature Harry Potter with a Narnia series in the background. And he's written a sequel I'll be able to pick up once I finish this.
I've been following John Scalzi on twitter for a while, and occasionally check out his blog. I ended up reading "You're not fooling anyone when you take your laptop to the coffee shop" because the title was interesting. He mentioned his Old Man's War several times in it, so I decided to check it out- although my tastes usually go fantasy and urban fantasy. And it was good. Really good. I sped through it, devoured Ghost Brigade, and now have The Last Colony out from the library. Once I finish those out, I may have to look at what else he wrote (not always a guarantee I'll like it- I love Glen Cook's Black Company but haven't been able to finish any of this other books I've tried).
I'm also reading Lev Grossman's The Magicians, which I think I saw a side mention of on RPG.net. I read his brother's Soon I Will Be Invincible and thought it was mostly good. Having little idea of what I was getting into, I started reading and got swept up in it. 17 year old American gets invited to a magical academy, something like a mature Harry Potter with a Narnia series in the background. And he's written a sequel I'll be able to pick up once I finish this.