right now I have been stalled on reading 1633 by Eric Flint for almost a month. It is my busy part of the year and also am doing a lot of remodeling of the old cardboard shack so I have a bit of an excuse.
I am unsure why but I find the whole idea of the 1632 series interesting. Dropping today's tech into a world 400+ years in the past is just, well, interesting to me for some reason.
The social issues are interesting too. Such as how, previously unknown to me, couples would actually do what is today called "live together" before actually marrying. This allowed them to build a home, business and gather the finances needed to sustain a family. And it was not unusual for a blushing bride to waddle down the isle with a "bun in the oven". It was actually quite civilized if it was as depicted in these novels. I'll admit I have not researched the topic for historical accuracy, but it did catch my eye...
I am unsure if I will read beyond one more of the series though as I am typically not a reader of serial books. Too many others interest me. I think next is either one of the middle Callahan series by Spider Robinson (they have several over at Baen) or something from Steve J's Big Bundle o'Books. I would love to find some/all of the Budayeen series from Alec Effinger too. But the estates/copyright holders of these authors simply have not appeared to show any interest in ebooks.
I would dearly love to find something by Edward Abby like Monkey Wrench Gang, A Fool's Progress, Dessert Solitaire, just everything and anything really. I read many of them years and years ago and would love the ability to read then again. I gave away almost all of my copies to friends over the years as that is how I feel books should live, traveling around the world given from person to person until all the pages fall out. Ironic how much I like ebooks now...
Guess I have to now buy my friends each a reader and a memory card with a bunch of PD books from here and Feedbooks.