March's Marvellous Missals, Mammoth Manuals and Miniscule Monographs

[Diggler]

Finished Down to a Sunless Sea. Good story, though a lot of boring aviation jargon. I'm sort of reading New Writings in SF No. 27, though may pick up a novel as well.

 

[Taltos]

Readiing the first book in Liz Williams series feels referesing,different. I like it for the Chinese Mythology,the setting that isnt NYC,Chicago,the different hero. I dont even see its urban fantasy/mystery cause im enjoying the fantastic parts most.

Yes, it different in setup and location and ..., but I tend to classify books pretty broadly, when picking something to read - i.e. cosmic SF, cyberpunk, urban fantasy etc.

Is the second book better ? I think the first book show alot of potential that i hopefully see happen in the other books.

Seems to be about the same - about 1/3 through and so far it's been mostly about Zhu Irzh (among other things) and Singapore Three (not so much travelling between dimensions this time) Chen is so far on vacation
Hopefully this is not really a spoiler.

 

[GOLLUM]

Finally finding the time to try and finish Dino Buzzati's mesmerising Tartare Steppe and then on to complete Susan Hill's Gothic classic The Woman In Black.

 

[gully_foyle]

Finished Mission of Gravity by Hal Clements, excellent golden age hard SF. Tonight I'll start The Scar by China Miéville.

 

[GOLLUM]

Tonight I'll start The Scar by China Miéville.

If you liked Perdido, you'll love The Scar....

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Finished with Guns, Germs & Steel by Jared Diamond. Although I initially found the repetitiveness of the text irritating, I learned to appreciate its usefulness as my reading grew more sporadic and I liked how it helped me to recall the author's important arguments. Quite a good book on the whole, if you don't try to read it all in one go.

Great book!

 

[Stephen Palmer]

nr, Watership Down

 

[Nesacat]

The Dark Side - Truly Terrifying Tales edited by Susan Price. It's got a rather decent collection of stories. Some better than others but pretty good overall. Here's what it has to offer:

The Kit-Bag by Algernon Blackwood
Here There Be Tygers by Stephen King
The Room In The Tower by E.F. Benson
Beyond Lies The Wub by Philip K Dick
Feeding The Dog by Susan Price
Teddies Rule, OK? by Nicholas Fisk
Grendel The Monster by Eleanor Farjeon
A Grave Misunderstanding by Leon Garfield
Captain Murderer by Charles Dickens
Something by Joan Aiken
The Hand by Guy de Maupassant
The Boy Next Door by Ellen Emerson White
The Murder Hole a Scottish Folktale
The Famous Five Go Pillaging by Terry Jones & Michael Palin
The Affair at 7 Rue De M- by John Steinbeck
A Change of Aunts by Vivien Alcock
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
The Pear-Drum an English Folktale
The Dog Got Them by Philippa Pearce
Gabriet-Ernest by Saki (H.H. Munro)
Nule by Jan Mark
The Dancing Partner by Jerome K Jerome
The Ring by Margaret Bingley
The Troll by T.H. White

 

[Connavar]

Yes, it different in setup and location and ..., but I tend to classify books pretty broadly, when picking something to read - i.e. cosmic SF, cyberpunk, urban fantasy etc.


Seems to be about the same - about 1/3 through and so far it's been mostly about Zhu Irzh (among other things) and Singapore Three (not so much travelling between dimensions this time) Chen is so far on vacation
Hopefully this is not really a spoiler.

I'm the same about you when it comes to small subgenres i meant i just enjoyed the supernatural,fantastic story of Hell,heaven,Singapore that i dont even think about the real world mystery part of the story.

I really like reading about Hell,the quality world she built there. Characters wise suprisingly strong i feel interest for everyone from Chen,Zhu to poor Ma.

I actually liked Zhu Irzh in the first, his smooth demon cop ways was very cool read. I wont miss Chen at all in the sequal Which is weird i wouldnt read any of the urban fantasy/crime books i have read without the hero.

Have you read her other works ? If so can you mention that in Liz Williams thread your thoughts.

 

[HoopyFrood]

The Travels of Certaine Englifhmen into Africa, Afia, Troy, Bythinia, Thracia, and to the Blacke Sea. (That's the short version of the title).

It's a photocopy of the seventeenth century print. The preface is in a type that I've read plenty of times, no big deal.

The other 130 odd pages are intense. And photocopied. Farewell, mine eyes.

 

[Lobolover]

Also picking up on some Vsevolod Garshin .

 

[Fried Egg]

Finally finished Richar Morgan's "Altered Carbon" and now on to Theodore Sturgeon's "Starshine" (short story collection).

 

[Taltos]

I actually liked Zhu Irzh in the first, his smooth demon cop ways was very cool read. I wont miss Chen at all in the sequal Which is weird i wouldnt read any of the urban fantasy/crime books i have read without the hero.

Spoke too soon - both Chen and travelling between dimensions are back. Story so far keeps changing and moving - so it's fun to read

Have you read her other works ? If so can you mention that in Liz Williams thread your thoughts.

Nothing so far - but after this book I'm considering that - as if I already don't have enough to read...

 

[CyBeR]

Does anyone here know the title of the first 'Jeeves' book by P.G. Wodehouse.
I'm reading it at the moment and really loving it to bits. But I feel I should read it English better...just the tone of the thing isn't really suited for Romanian.

And I saw the first episode of 'Jeeves and Woodster' and I can say it's a great show. Really refreshing to see a show that really nails the book and keeps to the stories.

 

[AE35Unit]

Does anyone here know the title of the first 'Jeeves' book by P.G. Wodehouse.
I'm reading it at the moment and really loving it to bits. But I feel I should read it English better...just the tone of the thing isn't really suited for Romanian.

And I saw the first episode of 'Jeeves and Woodster' and I can say it's a great show. Really refreshing to see a show that really nails the book and keeps to the stories.

Well according to Fantastic Fiction its this one:My Man Jeeves (Jeeves and Wooster) by P G Wodehouse (1919), followed by The Inimitable Jeeves(1925)

 

[CyBeR]

Much obliged A35...I've searched for it for a bit and couldn't find it...especially since the Romanian translation from 40 years ago goes something like "Jeeves goes into action", which is a far cry from the original.

Funny thing is that I tracked down this book for my mother who said she'd like to read it again since she remembers it fondly from her childhood. I'm almost feeling sad to pass it over from my bookcase.

 

[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy]

Started reading Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood. It's fantastically well-written as usual, which makes the rather tawdry little book that the character in the book is writing seem that much more dodgy by comparison. It's a little astonishing that someone who writes so well can scale down so much!

 

[Rodders]

I just finished "Titanicus" by Dan Abnett. Brilliant. So good that i had to read the last 150 pages twice. I really hope that there's a follow up as i want to know more about Legio Invicta and their God-Engines of war.

I'm now on to Triumff (also by Dan Abnett). I'm led to believe that this is a very funny book.

 

[AE35Unit]

Funny Rodders, but I always thought Dan Abnett wrote detective stories!

 

[Rodders]

Perhaps you're referring to the inqusitor series of books? Eisenhorn and Ravenor. Personally, i really rate Abnett and i'd recommend Titanicus as a great introduction to his Warhammer 40K universe.