Another Day, Another Book

[ambrosia4all]

Reading update :)

13. Queen of Babble Gets Hitched by Meg Cabot

I was just finishing off the series... I read it in less than one night between Saturday and Sunday (started at 6pm, finished by 6am) because the dog wouldn't let me sleep (thunderstorms are bad things that need to be barked at). I've moved onto The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien.

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[jujuberry136]

feel free to email me for a quick beta (I leave on Saturday!).

The Things they Carry is a great read, but give it some time. You always hear how good it is, but I was really worried there for about 50 pages (it took me a while to get into it).

If you're looking for more recs, anything by Elizabeth Bear (sci-fi/fantasy) and Ray Bradbury's short stories are excellent! Also, I'm sure you've read it already, but Neil Gaiman's "Fragile Things" anthology is *wonderful.*

Continuing my sci-fi book rec theme, have you read "Snowcrash" by Neal Stephenson? A very technopunk feel to the whole thing (again it took me a *long* time to get into the story, but once I did it was a great read) but a wonderful dystopic reality is created.

Yikes! This comment got away from me!! :D

[ambrosia4all]

Snowcrash got it. Elizabeth Bear, cool. I've read all your other recs :) Ray Bradbury was my favorite for a long time. My Nana sent me an anthology back in middle school and I've read it over and over. Fragile Things was AMAZING. Since you recced Gaiman I've pretty much worked my way through his entire collection...that's the way I work. And I've noticed that Stephenson *often* takes awhile to get into.

As for TTIC, I am about 50 pages in and I'm already loving it. I really like the author's style. It's cool cause I'm not big on war books, but this seems to be more about the people.

I don't know if it'll be ready for beta by then, but maybe when you get back? It's totally cracktastic...I'm telling you...think every AU where you went WUH? I know you're leaving Sat, but you up for something on Friday again?

[jujuberry136]

Friday's good for me! See you then.