Book Post
Hmm. So I try to keep my ratings of books somewhat current on amazon.com, to leverage their recommendation engine for new suggestions (sadly, it seems to really just want me to read more of the same authors, I wish there was a way to filter that). Recently it recommended Jon Courtenay Grimwood's Arabesk trilogy (Pashazade/Effendi/Felaheen) based on my ratings (and purchase) of Effinger's Marîd Audran books. So I tracked them down and maybe there's such a thing as too literal of a recommendation - from the setting to the protagonist to the nature of the stories themselves, pretty much identical in feeling, which is really interesting because until now I'd considered the Effinger works to be refreshingly unique. He got there first, anyway. I'd still consider the Grimwood books recommended - even if you've read Effinger previously, you can compare and contrast the differences.
Not sure what I'm going to pick up next... Anyone read The City & The City by China Miéville? It's one of the next highest Amazon recommendations that's both by a fresh author and is available at my local library. Amazon seems to have decided that I like British authors, which, so far has been borne out by my reading.
Not sure what I'm going to pick up next... Anyone read The City & The City by China Miéville? It's one of the next highest Amazon recommendations that's both by a fresh author and is available at my local library. Amazon seems to have decided that I like British authors, which, so far has been borne out by my reading.