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CRussel · 02-15-2018, 12:46 PM

Sounds like a good recommendation for our April It's All Relative theme, gmw.

gmw · 02-15-2018, 06:25 PM

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Sounds like a good recommendation for our April It's All Relative theme, gmw.

Yes, that is a possibility. The story fits that theme on multiple fronts.

Fbone · 02-15-2018, 07:24 PM

Read the novella All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Apparently, this will be a series with more installments expected this year. I liked the theme and the writing was witty and precise. Lots of android introspection but not enough to throw me out of the story. This wasn't bad at all. Rated B- [4 stars].

cobrax3 · 02-16-2018, 04:40 AM

Allastair Reynolds - Merlin's gun was latest one for me

CRussel · 02-16-2018, 07:44 AM

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I seem to be a bit behind here, and worse, the Olympics are interfering with progress! So, I finished Into the Fire, which was good, but perhaps not quite at the top of her game. Still, an author I am always willing to read on release day.

Currently reading the second book in the WWW trilogy from Robert J. Sawyer. Not going as well as the first, I think I'm getting tired of the main character. OTOH, it's not going _badly_, just not as well as the first book. Perhaps a bit of middle-book-of-the-trilogy blahs. The third is available at the library, so I'll likely read it just to finish things off.

Finished. Doing a quick re-read of Passing, the New Leaf Book Club book for this month to remind myself of the details, and then on to book three of the WWW trilogy from Robert J. Sawyer, Wonder.

pdurrant · 02-16-2018, 07:47 AM

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Next up: Neogenesis by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller

(And I'm still reading the Analog)

And I also (unusually) started another book - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. I got this on offer last year for £0.49.

However, I find the style and predictable disaster-movie plot too dull, despite the great idea at the heart of it. Abandoned.

BenG · 02-16-2018, 01:14 PM

Just finished the Annotated Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. As is the case with many classics, the description of the book leaves me uninterested but I enjoyed the book itself.

I am three chapters into Pride and Prometheus by John Kessel, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice. Mary Bennett, verging on spinsterhood, meets the enigmatic Victor Frankenstein. The chapters alternate between Mary, Victor, and the Creature. Very good so far, as I would expect from Kessel.

Dngrsone · 02-17-2018, 01:48 PM

Finished Warcross by Marie Lu. Very entertaining contemporary Sci-Fi. I'll be interested in reading a sequel if it ever comes out.

Speaking of sequels fresh out, I have the third "Disrupted Magic" book recently published and Vatta's Peace on the shortlist, but I also want to read a book by Dave Mustaine and I should start The Old Man and the Sea for the New Leaf Book Club soon...

CRussel · 02-17-2018, 02:17 PM

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... and I should start The Old Man and the Sea for the New Leaf Book Club soon...

It's short. You'll devour it. Or at least, I did. I'm holding off until right before the discussion, since I've already read it in the last few years, so just want to refresh my memory.

WT Sharpe · 02-17-2018, 09:19 PM

Just finished The Old Man and the Sea. Now it's time for my regularly scheduled entertainment and edification.

pdurrant · 02-18-2018, 03:34 AM

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Next up: Neogenesis by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller

(And I'm still reading the Analog)

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And I also (unusually) started another book - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. I got this on offer last year for £0.49.

However, I find the style and predictable disaster-movie plot too dull, despite the great idea at the heart of it. Abandoned.

Finished Neogenesis. Excellent. With many series, the plot starts to slow down as the series progresses. Not so with the Liaden Universe.

WT Sharpe · 02-18-2018, 08:57 AM

Just ordered a used copy of a book I couldn't find in ebook form: Alien Earth and Other Stories by Roger Elwood. I haven't read "Alien Earth" in probably 50 years, but this weird tale of a man who takes a drug that alters the way he perceives time has stuck with me ever since (although for years I couldn't remember the name of the author or the title). I recall him painting a vivid picture of how the world would look were our metabolism slowed down to that of plants. I'm looking forward to seeing this one in my mailbox.

drjd · 02-18-2018, 09:22 AM

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Just ordered a used copy of a book I couldn't find in ebook form: Alien Earth and Other Stories by Roger Elwood. I haven't read "Alien Earth" in probably 50 years, but this weird tale of a man who takes a drug that alters the way he perceives time has stuck with me ever since (although for years I couldn't remember the name of the author or the title). I recall him painting a vivid picture of how the world would look were our metabolism slowed down to that of plants. I'm looking forward to seeing this one in my mailbox.

Seems an interesting plot. Although I don't buy print books anymore, I'll be waiting for your comments once you have read it.

Dngrsone · 02-18-2018, 03:10 PM

Finished Shadow Hunt by Melissa F. Owen. Yes, I plowed through it short order, but it was definitely worth the reading to me.

I think Cold Welcome by Elizabeth Moon will be next.

CRussel · 02-19-2018, 06:11 PM

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Finished. Doing a quick re-read of Passing, the New Leaf Book Club book for this month to remind myself of the details, and then on to book three of the WWW trilogy from Robert J. Sawyer, Wonder.

Well, Wonder wasn't really wonderful. OK, but no better. I'd say 3 stars at best. I didn't want to abandon it, but it was close. This trilogy really didn't live up to the promise of the first book.

Next up, Devices and Desires, the 8th Adam Dalgliesh book from P.D. James. This, at least, I know I can count on!

02-16-2018, 01:14 PM	#26902
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Just finished the Annotated Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. As is the case with many classics, the description of the book leaves me uninterested but I enjoyed the book itself. I am three chapters into Pride and Prometheus by John Kessel, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice. Mary Bennett, verging on spinsterhood, meets the enigmatic Victor Frankenstein. The chapters alternate between Mary, Victor, and the Creature. Very good so far, as I would expect from Kessel. Last edited by BenG; 02-16-2018 at 01:20 PM.

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CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,296 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Sounds like a good recommendation for our April It's All Relative theme, gmw.

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Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,296 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Read the novella All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Apparently, this will be a series with more installments expected this year. I liked the theme and the writing was witty and precise. Lots of android introspection but not enough to throw me out of the story. This wasn't bad at all. Rated B- [4 stars].

02-16-2018, 04:40 AM	#26899
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WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Just finished The Old Man and the Sea. Now it's time for my regularly scheduled entertainment and edification.

02-18-2018, 08:57 AM	#26907
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Just ordered a used copy of a book I couldn't find in ebook form: Alien Earth and Other Stories by Roger Elwood. I haven't read "Alien Earth" in probably 50 years, but this weird tale of a man who takes a drug that alters the way he perceives time has stuck with me ever since (although for years I couldn't remember the name of the author or the title). I recall him painting a vivid picture of how the world would look were our metabolism slowed down to that of plants. I'm looking forward to seeing this one in my mailbox.

02-18-2018, 03:10 PM	#26909
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	Finished Shadow Hunt by Melissa F. Owen. Yes, I plowed through it short order, but it was definitely worth the reading to me. I think Cold Welcome by Elizabeth Moon will be next.