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Reading roundup: Hugos homework :)

hamsterwoman Apr 14, 2018 22:35

I decided to try to read through some of the Hugo-nominated graphic novels, since that's a thing I can really only read in paper copy, and by browsing the library's GN shelf ended up going down a rabbit hole, kind of:

10. Serenity: Better Days (Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews, art by Will Conrad) -- this was cute! It's set presumably between the ( Read more... )

gn, a: nnedi okorafor, a: seanan mcguire, a: john scalzi, firefly, a: sarah gailey, #2, a: brian vaughan, short stories, a: sam j miller, reading, a: ursula vernon

Reading roundup (finally)

hamsterwoman Mar 24, 2018 00:03

3. Zadie Smith, White Teeth -- not a book I would've ever picked up without ikel89's rec, but I really enjoyed reading it -- slowly, a bit at a time, over several months, which I think is actually the best way to read it, as it's the kind of book that looks over the evolution of family and generations, spanning decades and people interconnected in ( Read more... )

a: zadie smith, a: frances hardinge, a: ann leckie, a: s.l.viehl, reading, a: ursula vernon, a: c s pacat

Reading roundup from the last 3 months or so

hamsterwoman Aug 29, 2017 14:50

It has been roughly a million years since my last reading roundup, even though I have been reading a bit. Trying to catch up on the writing up side of it:

29. Ben Aaronovitch, The Furthest Station (Rivers of London novella, # 5.7 according to Goodreads, which I guess puts it before The Hanging Tree?) -- cute, short and sweet, a sort of side story ( Read more... )

a: jordan l hawk, dragaera, firefly, vlad taltos, a: rachel aaron, #15, a: ben aaronovitch, a: vic james, a: ursula vernon, vorkosigan, links, #16, a: cassandra clare, #2, fic rec, a: dorothy dunnett, reading, #1, #9

Reading and watching roundup

hamsterwoman Feb 28, 2017 15:45

4. Rose Lerner, Listen to the Moon (Lively St Lemeston #3) -- so, this was an OK book for me, but it did drive home the realization that it was True Pretenses that was the (happy) fluke, nor Lerner's writing as a whole -- Sweet Disorder and this book were fine, enjoyable reads, and I even want to read more Lively St Lemeston books, because I've ( Read more... )

movie, dragaera, a: patrick weekes, rivers of london, vlad taltos, a: rose lerner, reading bingo, reading, a: ursula vernon, a: m.c.a. hogarth, a: t.kingfisher

Reading roundup (urban fantasy recs, take 2 + Seraphina)

hamsterwoman Feb 22, 2014 20:10

I seem to have gotten my reading mojo back, after a slow year in 2013, which means both that I'm reading more (at the expense of LJ time, unfortunately), and want to talk about books more than I've recently wanted.

4. Mike Carey, The Devil You Know (Felix Castor #1) -- this is another one of the urban fantasy madness recs from December, and I've ( Read more... )

a: mike carey, a: patricia briggs, reading, a: rachel hartman, a: ursula vernon, a: gail carriger

Reading Roundup

hamsterwoman Sep 24, 2013 23:42

Ben Aaronovitch needs to write more books or something... Since finishing Broken Homes, and before that Whispers Under Ground, I've been casting aout desultorily and, I think, enjoying everything I read less for not being about Peter Grant... Be that as it may, I did manage to finish a couple of books, though my average for the year so far is ( Read more... )

a: jenniefer nielsen, a: diana peterfreund, a: kristin cashore, a: gail carriger, gemma doyle, atla, reading, a: ursula vernon

Reading roundup of catching up

hamsterwoman Aug 29, 2012 19:34

This reading roundup is way, way overdue, but anyway.

24. Seanan McGuire, An Artificial Night -- ( Spoilers )

rachel morgan, a: seanan mcguire, a: kim harrison, ya, parody, october daye, tortall, a: tamora pierce, asoiaf, kidlit, a: patrick rothfuss, reading, kvothe, a: melissa marr, a: ursula vernon

Reading roundup

hamsterwoman May 20, 2012 21:44

I am so, so behind on books, I don't think I can do my usual fully detailed write-ups with quotes and stuff. I just need to get this stuff out there and the books off the pile on my desk and back to the library.

10. Scott Westerfeld, Goliath (conclusion of the Leviathan trilogy) -- it was better than I was afraid it might be. ( Major spoilers! )

a: ysabeau wilce, a: m.t.anderson, a: cory doctrow, a: scott westerfeld, a: libba bray, hunger games, a: ursula vernon, a: christopher rowe, a: lev grossman, a: garth nix, a: kelly link, a: elizabeth knox, a: cassandra clare, a: kate elliott, short stories, a: delia sherman, a: suzanne collins, a: dylan horrocks, reading, a: holly black

Reading roundup

hamsterwoman Aug 21, 2011 13:50

So, it's been awhile since I've done a reading roundup, apparently...

40. Brenna Yovanoff, The Replacement -- an interesting and unusual take on the "urban fantasy with fairies" genre I really enjoy. This one's even darker than the Tithe and Wicked Lovely universes, although it does get a sort of happy ending after the darkness. ( MAJOR SPOILERS )

osc, ya, grrm, kushiel, a: scott westerfeld, leguin, ebear, a: orson scott card, a: ursula vernon, a: ursula leguin, a: naomi novik, a: caissie st onge, a: elizabeth bear, a: brenna yovanoff, temeraire, short stories, kidlit, a: jacqueline carey, reading, a: holly black

Reading roundup

hamsterwoman May 21, 2011 16:41

29. Cate Tiernan, Immortal Beloved -- less addictive than SWEEP or even those Chalice books I never read the end of, but still oddly readable. This is YA paranormal stuff not nearly at its best, but it wasn't as bad as it could have been based on the premise. ( MAJOR spoilers from here )

a: guy gavriel kay, ggk, ya, kidlit, mckinley, a: cate tiernan, a: robin mckinley, a: ursula vernon