i keep finding other things to do. you wouldn't *believe* the things i've accomplished to avoid reading this book.
i want to like Cherryh, i do. i like the "Hell" series [i don't even know - it's NOT sci-fi, can something that takes place solely in Hell be considered "urban fantasy"?] but her sci-fi... i say this [or rather, don't say, imply through the proper use of ellipsis] as a person whose first love is sci-fi. i just don't like her sci-fi. i adore Heinlein. hell, i adore Burroughs! but Cherryh just, i don't know, grates. i'm going to keep slouging away, though - once the dishes are finished [that's three hours, right there, for me to do the dishes, and it's Pete's turn. so, um, yeah] maybe i'll re-grout the bathroom or something.
also, it gave me a migraine. and i'll read two chapters, go to an appointment, or to sleep, come back to the book - and not remember a damned thing i'd already read. i can remember books i read when i was seven [The Rolling Stones, a Heinlein Juvenile, for instance] but i can't remember anything in
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This is definitely a horribly difficult book to read in small bites, and yet the nature of the book pretty much forces the reader to take frequent breaks. I'm sorry you're having such a hard time getting through it, and that it's giving you migraines! Shame on it!
Didn't you tell me once you'd read this before though?
but - *none* of the plot [is it really plot?] or characters are familiar, though the set-up is. so... my current assumption is that i read another book in this series, and meds confused me on the names. ??? because i would have read it at least a decade ago, so i'd remember the plot [that really does make sense. i swear!]
I know for a fact that some characters show up in other novels, so it makes a lot of sense if you read something else. For example, Signy Mallory is in Merchanter's Luck.
ok - i'm sorry, i did nothing but bitch. i do try to not do that. but... you said it all, the problems i had you explained better than i could. i'm trying to read it right now, and i swear, that is not English.
I don't remember hardly anything about merchanters' roles in Cyteen, but it's been a few years since I read it. I definitely think I'll want to re-read that book before I tackle the sequel though, that or find a really, really, REALLY detailed plot summary to refresh my memory! I don't think I'll mind re-reading though. There was a lot of stuff I enjoyed in Cyteen despite Cherryh's writing style.
I couldn't finish this one. I got about 70 pages in, and realized that it wasn't going to happen. At first, I was overwhelmed by all of the characters that were thrown at me. Then, I realized I didn't really care about what happened to any of them. Clearly, this book wasn't for me. Perhaps I'll try some of the others on your list instead.
For you, I'd highly recommend starting with Ann Aguirre's Grimspace. Space opera with an urban fantasy attitude, and it's a lot of fun. I've loved the series so far. I think you'd also really enjoy Sandra McDonald's The Outback Stars or Sara Creasy's Song of Scarabaeus. You'd probably enjoy John Scalzi's Old Man's War too.
Karin Lowachee's Warchild is one of my absolute favorites. If you ever find this book, it is a pure gem to read.
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Now I have to ask, because I hear the term all the time but I'm too lazy to look it up: what does "filk" mean?
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i want to like Cherryh, i do. i like the "Hell" series [i don't even know - it's NOT sci-fi, can something that takes place solely in Hell be considered "urban fantasy"?] but her sci-fi...
i say this [or rather, don't say, imply through the proper use of ellipsis] as a person whose first love is sci-fi. i just don't like her sci-fi. i adore Heinlein. hell, i adore Burroughs! but Cherryh just, i don't know, grates. i'm going to keep slouging away, though - once the dishes are finished [that's three hours, right there, for me to do the dishes, and it's Pete's turn. so, um, yeah] maybe i'll re-grout the bathroom or something.
also, it gave me a migraine. and i'll read two chapters, go to an appointment, or to sleep, come back to the book - and not remember a damned thing i'd already read. i can remember books i read when i was seven [The Rolling Stones, a Heinlein Juvenile, for instance] but i can't remember anything in ( ... )
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Didn't you tell me once you'd read this before though?
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but - *none* of the plot [is it really plot?] or characters are familiar, though the set-up is. so... my current assumption is that i read another book in this series, and meds confused me on the names. ??? because i would have read it at least a decade ago, so i'd remember the plot [that really does make sense. i swear!]
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*pout*
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Oooh, a map would be awesome!
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Karin Lowachee's Warchild is one of my absolute favorites. If you ever find this book, it is a pure gem to read.
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