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ReneAZ · 04-01-2016, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Still reading Journey to Munich, and still enjoying it even though it isn't quite what I usually want. OTOH, it's a good break from my usual, and maybe that's part of its appeal.

I just finished "Journey to Munich" and I loved it but not as much as I loved her other books

. It was rather rambling at times IMO but I was so happy to have Maisie back that I soon got over that. And I really liked the ending and the direction it seems to be going in.

CRussel · 04-01-2016, 07:41 PM

Yes, I was quite encouraged by the ending, and what it means for the future.

ramnagel · 04-01-2016, 07:43 PM

Busy reading M T Anderson's Symphony For The City Of The Dead. What an educational read, and gripping, too. It is a Young Adult title but that is no barrier to adults because it such an intelligent and well written (and researched) page-turner. That it is a title from a previous National Book Award winner, shows.

Just finished Linda Nagata's very accomplished near-future military sci-fi trilogy, The Red, consisting of The Red, The Trials, and Going Dark. Unlike most mil-sci offerings, Nagata can actually write convincing, fleshed-out, complex human characters. You know, like a real author

On my last chapter of T H White's harrowing and personal classic, The Goshawk. Fascinating treatise and biographical text from a quirky, brilliant, and frequently misanthopic genius.

Dngrsone · 04-01-2016, 11:13 PM

Reading The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen... I know, I was supposed to read Odd Thomas next, but what can I say, I'm fickle.

Dazrin · 04-02-2016, 01:28 AM

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I will just finish the Odd Thomas series. Next up: Saint Odd the finale of the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz.

The edition my library loaned me had a bonus prequel short story "You Are Destined to Be Together Forever" included. A nice parting gift from this series. I really enjoyed these books, it was a lot of fun to see the world, as scary as it was, through Odd's eyes.

Next up: Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, April's MR Book Club selection for the "Award Winners" category.

Dngrsone · 04-02-2016, 07:47 AM

The Kim Stanley Robinson Mars books are really good. They are on my reread list.

HarryT · 04-02-2016, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dngrsone

The Kim Stanley Robinson Mars books are really good. They are on my reread list.

They get a lot better as they go on, though. I felt personally that the first of the trilogy was the weakest by a considerable margin. "Green Mars" and "Blue Mars" were much better, to my mind.

Dngrsone · 04-02-2016, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

They get a lot better as they go on, though. I felt personally that the first of the trilogy was the weakest by a considerable margin. "Green Mars" and "Blue Mars" were much better, to my mind.

Reading Red Mars is a good set up for the next two books, though... it's like reading LoTR without reading Hobbit... it's doable, but the experience is more enjoyable if you read the one book first.

Finished The Queen of the Tearling, which I enjoyed more than I expected. Now reading Odd Thomas for reals this time... took me about a chapter and a half to realize that I saw the movie, but that's okay-- don't remember the end and the writing is pretty good.

Hampshire Nanny · 04-03-2016, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ReneAZ

I just finished "Journey to Munich" and I loved it but not as much as I loved her other books

. It was rather rambling at times IMO but I was so happy to have Maisie back that I soon got over that. And I really liked the ending and the direction it seems to be going in.

And I also finished reading Journey to Munich -- about an hour ago. Even though the atmosphere in Germany was very somber, I thought that Maisie herself wasn't as dark as in A Dangerous Place.

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drjd · 04-03-2016, 05:13 AM

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Finished Top of the Heap by Erle Stanely Gardner. Still no mood for a SF, therefore moving along next cozy detective mystery by Gardner, Some Women Won't Wait . This March was literally dedicated to ES Gardner.

Just finished Some Women Won't Wait and Beware the Curves byA.A fair aka Erle Stanley Gardner . Next up - Some Slips Don't Show
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HarryT · 04-03-2016, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Dngrsone

Reading Red Mars is a good set up for the next two books, though... it's like reading LoTR without reading Hobbit... it's doable, but the experience is more enjoyable if you read the one book first.

I'm certainly not suggesting that anyone skip the first book

. Just that the other two books are (IMHO) considerably better.

Hampshire Nanny · 04-03-2016, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I'm certainly not suggesting that anyone skip the first book

. Just that the other two books are (IMHO) considerably better.

And it's often nice to know that you shouldn't judge the entire series on the first book. A recommendation from someone who has read the series helps.

DrNefario · 04-03-2016, 05:42 AM

I'm currently nearing the half-way mark in The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. It's my pick for 1974 in my chronological SF challenge. Most of the books up to this point have been around the 200 page mark. My battered old paperback of this one is 560 pages, and they're printed kind of small, and it doesn't even have page breaks between chapters. It's not going that quickly.

It's OK. It hasn't really grabbed me, so far, and it's not yet much of a page-turner, either, but I'm happy enough to read it. It's just that it seems like it might be a long time before I get to read anything else.

Dngrsone · 04-03-2016, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by DrNefario

I'm currently nearing the half-way mark in The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. It's my pick for 1974 in my chronological SF challenge. Most of the books up to this point have been around the 200 page mark. My battered old paperback of this one is 560 pages, and they're printed kind of small, and it doesn't even have page breaks between chapters. It's not going that quickly.

It's OK. It hasn't really grabbed me, so far, and it's not yet much of a page-turner, either, but I'm happy enough to read it. It's just that it seems like it might be a long time before I get to read anything else.

Do you think you are going to read the sequel, The Gripping Hand?

I am halfway through Odd Thomas, which is good, but I am looking forward to reading the second Tearling book... and I will likely be disappointed that I'm going to have to wait until at least November for the last book in the trilogy.

pdurrant · 04-03-2016, 08:44 AM

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Next up: Analog SF. May 2016 edited by Trevor Quachri

Which was a good set of stories. I think I like the new editor's choices.

Next up: Asimov's SF, April/May 2016, edited by Sheila Williams

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CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,282 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Yes, I was quite encouraged by the ending, and what it means for the future.

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ramnagel Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Busy reading M T Anderson's Symphony For The City Of The Dead. What an educational read, and gripping, too. It is a Young Adult title but that is no barrier to adults because it such an intelligent and well written (and researched) page-turner. That it is a title from a previous National Book Award winner, shows. Just finished Linda Nagata's very accomplished near-future military sci-fi trilogy, The Red, consisting of The Red, The Trials, and Going Dark. Unlike most mil-sci offerings, Nagata can actually write convincing, fleshed-out, complex human characters. You know, like a real author On my last chapter of T H White's harrowing and personal classic, The Goshawk. Fascinating treatise and biographical text from a quirky, brilliant, and frequently misanthopic genius.

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Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	Reading The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen... I know, I was supposed to read Odd Thomas next, but what can I say, I'm fickle.

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Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	The Kim Stanley Robinson Mars books are really good. They are on my reread list.

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DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,186 Karma: 12000000 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I'm currently nearing the half-way mark in The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. It's my pick for 1974 in my chronological SF challenge. Most of the books up to this point have been around the 200 page mark. My battered old paperback of this one is 560 pages, and they're printed kind of small, and it doesn't even have page breaks between chapters. It's not going that quickly. It's OK. It hasn't really grabbed me, so far, and it's not yet much of a page-turner, either, but I'm happy enough to read it. It's just that it seems like it might be a long time before I get to read anything else.