8, 9, 10
10. A is for Alibi, Sue Grafton
9. Songs of Distant Earth, Arthur C. Clarke
8. What the Night Knows, Dean Koontz
7. Homer's Odyssey: a Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat, Gwen Cooper
6. Haunted, Chuck Palahnuik (audio)
5. Packing for Mars, Mary Roach
4. My Stroke of Insight, Jill Bolte Taylor
3. Towers of Midnight, Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
2. Full Dark, No Stars, Stephen King
1. Ladies and Gentlemen: The Bible!, Jonathon Goldstein
What the Night Knows was your basic Dean Koontz: super bad guy v. super good guy. Everyone's faith in humanity is restored and there's a happy ending. Ugh.
Songs of Distant Earth was, as it might sound or as you might infer from the author, a science fiction story about a distant planet called Thalassa. Thalassa was established in the last days of Earth, just before the sun went supernova and exploded. A spaceship shows up, saying they're from Earth--they are the last ship to have left Earth, the last survivors, and they're traveling to a distant planet to establish a new colony. Clarke wrote this book in the 80s, and he aimed to use science that was already known or that was very very possible instead of using the jump drive or whatever Star Trek calls theirs. Even though this book is almost 30 years old, it stands up. It's set in the far, far future and refers back to the 2nd and 3rd millennia. I wish I was a scientist so I could see the feasibility of the science Clarke uses, but I think I've read enough that I can say, yes, I can see how this might happen. Here's hoping the sun doesn't blow us up.
A is for Alibi I picked up at the library. (OMG why did I ever stop going to the library? I can indulge in books and not have the associated guilt because I spent so much money.) For a book written in the real world and published in 1982, it stands up really, really well. There were only a few things that showed its age--the credit card impression, the $11.95 cheap hotel room. This was a good little mystery story. Kinsey Millhone, private detective, is hired by a woman just out of prison for killing her husband. Of course, the woman claims she's innocent, and she hires Kinsey to prove it. Like I said, good story, good writing, and I'm planning on checking out the next book (maybe the next 3 since Anni's coming and I'll need something to read) Saturday.
9. Songs of Distant Earth, Arthur C. Clarke
8. What the Night Knows, Dean Koontz
7. Homer's Odyssey: a Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat, Gwen Cooper
6. Haunted, Chuck Palahnuik (audio)
5. Packing for Mars, Mary Roach
4. My Stroke of Insight, Jill Bolte Taylor
3. Towers of Midnight, Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
2. Full Dark, No Stars, Stephen King
1. Ladies and Gentlemen: The Bible!, Jonathon Goldstein
What the Night Knows was your basic Dean Koontz: super bad guy v. super good guy. Everyone's faith in humanity is restored and there's a happy ending. Ugh.
Songs of Distant Earth was, as it might sound or as you might infer from the author, a science fiction story about a distant planet called Thalassa. Thalassa was established in the last days of Earth, just before the sun went supernova and exploded. A spaceship shows up, saying they're from Earth--they are the last ship to have left Earth, the last survivors, and they're traveling to a distant planet to establish a new colony. Clarke wrote this book in the 80s, and he aimed to use science that was already known or that was very very possible instead of using the jump drive or whatever Star Trek calls theirs. Even though this book is almost 30 years old, it stands up. It's set in the far, far future and refers back to the 2nd and 3rd millennia. I wish I was a scientist so I could see the feasibility of the science Clarke uses, but I think I've read enough that I can say, yes, I can see how this might happen. Here's hoping the sun doesn't blow us up.
A is for Alibi I picked up at the library. (OMG why did I ever stop going to the library? I can indulge in books and not have the associated guilt because I spent so much money.) For a book written in the real world and published in 1982, it stands up really, really well. There were only a few things that showed its age--the credit card impression, the $11.95 cheap hotel room. This was a good little mystery story. Kinsey Millhone, private detective, is hired by a woman just out of prison for killing her husband. Of course, the woman claims she's innocent, and she hires Kinsey to prove it. Like I said, good story, good writing, and I'm planning on checking out the next book (maybe the next 3 since Anni's coming and I'll need something to read) Saturday.