Book Bag
We're going to try the "book bag" feature for a while. And by "for a while" I mean until people stop showing interest and/or I get bored doing it. :) Fair enough? I'm going to play with formatting too, so if I happen upon a formatting that you REALLY like, please drop me a comment and let you know.
Today's book bag features books I've bought AND borrowed, and--of course--tells you why I got them and when I think I may read them.
Elizabeth Moon: Vatta's War
I've already read the first book in the series, Trading in Danger, and it was, in truth, a good book. Well-written, all that. However, I was emotionally disconnected from it, and didn't have any real interest in reading further. However, my friend and partner-in-crime digitalclone borrowed my copy of Trading in Danger and ended up buying and reading the rest of the series. She suggested I take a look at how Moon handles space battles, FTL, and all that jazz (all of this relating to my current writing project), so I asked if I could borrow the rest of the series (instead of picking through the book I've already read). She was happy to oblige, so I'm going to be reading these books in a more timely fashion. After all, they ARE borrowed, and I'd like to ship them back to their owner as soon as feasibly possible. But never fear: I won't read these books back-to-back, because that'll muck with my current review system (I'm letting the books sit before reviewing them), so you'll at least get one or two unrelated books in between volumes of Moon's series.
Ursula K. Le Guin: Short Story Collections
If you recognize this series of cover art, it's because you noticed my review for Le Guin's Unlocking the Air. When I originally saw these books in the store years ago, I was in love with the set. They've been sitting on my wish list forEVER, and when I finally decided to read Unlocking the Air, I ordered the rest of the collection. Because it would KILL ME to have them go out of print and then me having a hard time finding them used in good condition. So really, this is an aesthetic purchase, though I do intend to read more Le Guin more often, because 1) Le Guin makes me want to be a better writer and 2) her writing makes me a more discerning reader too. I have, however, learned that I missed a title (I found it while searching for the cover art for THESE), so I'll be rectifying that situation very soon.
Watts, Peter: After reading Blindsight, I learned that Peter Watts's earlier work was getting re-released by Tor, so I decided I wanted to check it out. That's how much I liked Blindsight, which is impressive, consider this is of the hard-SF genre. When I'll read Starfish, I don't know, but I'm glad I've got it on hand.
Rosenblum, Mary: I enjoyed reading Rosenblum's Horizons, though I found it flawed. But I fell in LOVE with her short story, "Spinters of Glass," found in The New Space Opera anthology. I loved it so much that I went to Amazon to find out what else she's published, and Water Rites looked appealing because it's a short story collection that creates a bigger story. So, a novel and short story collection in one! I'm game, though I'm not sure how quickly I'll read it, since I've got the Moon books on the burner.
That's it for now! Hope you enjoyed, and feel free to let me know how this format works for you!
Today's book bag features books I've bought AND borrowed, and--of course--tells you why I got them and when I think I may read them.
Elizabeth Moon: Vatta's War
I've already read the first book in the series, Trading in Danger, and it was, in truth, a good book. Well-written, all that. However, I was emotionally disconnected from it, and didn't have any real interest in reading further. However, my friend and partner-in-crime digitalclone borrowed my copy of Trading in Danger and ended up buying and reading the rest of the series. She suggested I take a look at how Moon handles space battles, FTL, and all that jazz (all of this relating to my current writing project), so I asked if I could borrow the rest of the series (instead of picking through the book I've already read). She was happy to oblige, so I'm going to be reading these books in a more timely fashion. After all, they ARE borrowed, and I'd like to ship them back to their owner as soon as feasibly possible. But never fear: I won't read these books back-to-back, because that'll muck with my current review system (I'm letting the books sit before reviewing them), so you'll at least get one or two unrelated books in between volumes of Moon's series.
Ursula K. Le Guin: Short Story Collections
If you recognize this series of cover art, it's because you noticed my review for Le Guin's Unlocking the Air. When I originally saw these books in the store years ago, I was in love with the set. They've been sitting on my wish list forEVER, and when I finally decided to read Unlocking the Air, I ordered the rest of the collection. Because it would KILL ME to have them go out of print and then me having a hard time finding them used in good condition. So really, this is an aesthetic purchase, though I do intend to read more Le Guin more often, because 1) Le Guin makes me want to be a better writer and 2) her writing makes me a more discerning reader too. I have, however, learned that I missed a title (I found it while searching for the cover art for THESE), so I'll be rectifying that situation very soon.
Watts, Peter: After reading Blindsight, I learned that Peter Watts's earlier work was getting re-released by Tor, so I decided I wanted to check it out. That's how much I liked Blindsight, which is impressive, consider this is of the hard-SF genre. When I'll read Starfish, I don't know, but I'm glad I've got it on hand.
Rosenblum, Mary: I enjoyed reading Rosenblum's Horizons, though I found it flawed. But I fell in LOVE with her short story, "Spinters of Glass," found in The New Space Opera anthology. I loved it so much that I went to Amazon to find out what else she's published, and Water Rites looked appealing because it's a short story collection that creates a bigger story. So, a novel and short story collection in one! I'm game, though I'm not sure how quickly I'll read it, since I've got the Moon books on the burner.
That's it for now! Hope you enjoyed, and feel free to let me know how this format works for you!