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DiapDealer · 10-10-2011, 09:35 AM

Been reading short-stories in the morning and Neal Stephenson's REAMDE the rest of the time.

Notable short stories in this batch:

"Staying Behind" by Ken Liu (from Clarkesworld Issue 61). A rather poignant post-apocalyptic tale with a unique twist on the apocalypse—which isn't your run-of-the-mill nuclear-fallout/war/plague/zombies variety. Rather amazing, really, how much he got me to care in so few words.

Also, "The Nearest Thing" by Genevieve Valentine (from Lightspeed's Aug 2011 Issue). A heartbreaking A.I. tale where the A.I. isn't a SkyNet predecessor.

REAMDE is still going great. I haven't been able to dedicate as many marathon reading sessions to it as I'd like, but it's not a race I guess. So far, I'd have to say it's probably the most accessible work of his I've read. He's obviously never going to be considered "light reading," but it can be nice sometimes to not have to re-read sections to make sure you didn't miss anything, too (although I'm sure you could if you really wanted to). The pacing has felt very natural so far... tension, release... tension, release. Like any good musical composition.

10-10-2011, 09:35 AM	#11001
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,630 Karma: 204624552 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Been reading short-stories in the morning and Neal Stephenson's REAMDE the rest of the time. Notable short stories in this batch: "Staying Behind" by Ken Liu (from Clarkesworld Issue 61). A rather poignant post-apocalyptic tale with a unique twist on the apocalypse—which isn't your run-of-the-mill nuclear-fallout/war/plague/zombies variety. Rather amazing, really, how much he got me to care in so few words. Also, "The Nearest Thing" by Genevieve Valentine (from Lightspeed's Aug 2011 Issue). A heartbreaking A.I. tale where the A.I. isn't a SkyNet predecessor. REAMDE is still going great. I haven't been able to dedicate as many marathon reading sessions to it as I'd like, but it's not a race I guess. So far, I'd have to say it's probably the most accessible work of his I've read. He's obviously never going to be considered "light reading," but it can be nice sometimes to not have to re-read sections to make sure you didn't miss anything, too (although I'm sure you could if you really wanted to). The pacing has felt very natural so far... tension, release... tension, release. Like any good musical composition.