i started them last night. so far so good. a fun, light retro romp is just the thing my brain craves at the end of the day, these days.
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Has anybody read the deathstalker books?
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Are these related to the Deathstalker movie? Because MST3K did a helluva number on that show, just sayinā. Otherwise, havenāt heard of the novels.
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Nope nothing to do with each other.
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I re-read Naked Lunch earlier in the week.
This is perhaps not a good time to rile meā¦
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Butā¦ why?
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Uhā¦ because I think itās a great book? Iād never gotten around to reading the restored text, so I finally did.
Iām surprised that my reading of Naked Lunch got questioned, while The SCUM Manifesto didnāt.
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Take it up with the French and American academiesā¦
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Hmmmmā¦ yeah. Does Singapore often accuse avant-gardists it doesnāt care for of brain damage? I mean, besides William Gibson?
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I had lunch last weekend with a friend of mine, and complained I havenāt read any books lately that had really drawn me in and kept me interested. She came up with a bunch of really good suggestions, bearing in mind that Iāve been really swamped at work and Iām not up to reading anything too challenging at the moment.
I borrowed a Kelley Armstrong I hadnāt read yet from the library based on her recommendation, and am now on Book 2 of the Cainsville series. Itās sort of in the same neighbourhood as Stephen Kingās Dark Tower books, with an emphasis on mystery and psychology with the supernatural bits in the background. I do like the idea of a few thousand Irish, Welsh, Scottish, and English old-school pagans living quietly just outside Chicago and minding their own business for the most part.
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Currently into The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
Iāve enjoyed every Neal Stephenson novel Iāve read. This is one of the lighter and funnier ones, and seems kind of reminiscent of Zodiac in general tone. 
Requires even more suspension of disbelief than Seveneves but Iām having a good time with it.
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Finally getting around to reading Zealot by Reza Aslan, which is an interesting and entertaining bookā¦ also, he has four degrees you know!
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Well after a minor thread tangent at TOP via a nice user I have been reading through the first anthology of The Vorkosigan Saga. Not quite what I expected but I am enjoying it greatly.
Also in the library I spotted on the featured area volume one of both Squirrel Girl and Ms. Marvel. I think Squirrel Girl is my new favorite super hero. Both are great. Ms. Marvel is more standard super hero fare but the ad hoc team up with Wolverine was my favorite bit.
And for more girl powered comics @KeisterButton checked out 2 volumes of Goldie Vance which I got to first. Modern day teen detective fun.
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Just finished up Katharine Burdekinās Swastika Night which was originally published in 1937 - which I found still to be very relevant:
Now, Iām reading John Scalziās Redshirts which so far is tons of fun:
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That ties with Foundation as my favorite series. The characterization is just wonderful. It would make a good miniseries, IMO, if it were done right. I like the Expanse series too, and the series is done well.
The āMidshipmanās Hopeā books by David Feintuch are really neat too ā provided you can tolerate the main character! He is a bit of a bastard, but his sense of ethics is completely consistent. I could not put these books down.
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You seen the box yet?
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Just appeared with the LT. Kerensky getting a mysterious illness that Dahl ends up having to cure in 6 hours. I look forward to seeing where they go with that.
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well, iāve finally finished the Tales of Fafhrd and The Grey Mouser (which i mostly loved, honestly ā great characters, with very classic D&D-style adventures), and now iām doing a literary 180, as it were, and iāve switched to the new Beren and Luthien book by Christopher Tolkien, forever trying to capture the true intended essence of his fatherās unfinished works.
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Why read a novel by one horror master when you can read one by TWO!?
I read 25 Stephen King books last year. I took a break to read 5 by Atwood, back on the horror train!
I am 10 chapters in and have no idea what the hell is going on. Its great!
Older King writes better when heās co-writing, left to his own devices he wanders terribly. (Looking at you Mr. Mercedes)
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Has anybody taken a look at The Power?
I reserved it at my library and they waitlisted me with 8 people in line ahead of me. The way reservations work is if anyone else has it on reserve you canāt renew it, meaning you have only two weeks to read it. Turns out that wonāt be a problem; itās so engaging Iām about half done in two days.
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