Comments | echo_eriol: And...done.

echo_eriol

And...done.

Jul 26, 2007 15:23

I finished HP7 during my lunch break, and while I felt it had its problems during the first 400 pages, it picked up nicely enough to leave me satisfied now. I feel comfortable saying goodbye to this series that has kept me company for almost seven years, since before I had even trekked to BRC. Bye bye Harry Potter. I'll miss you. It's been fun ( Read more... )

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darthparadox July 26 2007, 22:38:10 UTC

I highly recommend the Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson. It's three massive, complex books taking place over a span of about fifty years - roughly 1660-1710. It's historical fiction with a somewhat anachronistic style to it - while the narration seems to be in a baroque style, there are loads of references that only a modern reader will really get. It kinda feels like science fiction without actually having any fictional science, and has quite a bit of swashbucklery to it as well.

echo_eriol July 26 2007, 22:41:32 UTC

Well, I read Quicksilver when it came out. I'm keen to read the others, but I'm not sure I remember the plot of Quicksilver well enough to jump in without re-reading the whole thing from the start. But, thank you for the rec! Knowing that someone whose opinion I trust likes the cycle enough to reccoment all 3000+ pages of it might help inspire me dive back in.

Thoughts on worldcon btw?

Thoughts on getting together and enjoying some of the second season of Doctor Who?

darthparadox July 27 2007, 03:32:29 UTC

The stories of the three books are separate enough that remembering roughly which characters are which is sufficient, at least to pick up The Confusion after reading Quicksilver. I still haven't read the System of the World yet, but I'll likely be picking it up soon ( ... )

echo_eriol July 27 2007, 19:03:35 UTC

Oh...do you mean this Sunday? That might work. Next Sunday I'm on the East coast.

Do you have any interest in Foolscap? It's in Bellevue the third weekend in September, and Charles De Lint is the guet of honour.

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bdonornot July 27 2007, 18:34:52 UTC

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lily_shrike July 27 2007, 18:43:51 UTC

I highly recommend:

The Time Traveller's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger. Be prepared to cry by the end, so don't read it when you can't take the sadness.

The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold (to whit, chronologically: Falling Free, Shards of Honor, Barrayar, The Warrior's Apprentice, The Vor Game, The Borders of Infinity, Brothers in Arms, Ethan of Athos, Mirror Dance, Memory, A Civil Campaign, Diplomatic Immunity, The Dreamweaver's Dilemma, and "Winterfair Gifts" contained in the anthology Irresistible Forces). You can start anywhere, though I wouldn't start with Falling Free, Ethan of Athos, or Dreamweaver's Dilemma, since they're outside of the main character pool.) Unbeleivably good scifi series.

The Curse of Chalion and Paladin of Souls, by Lois McMaster Bujold. A fabulous fantasy series

echo_eriol July 27 2007, 19:01:28 UTC

Thanks!! What a great list :)

The Timetraveller's Wife has been highly reccomended by a few people, and it's next in my reading queue.

lily_shrike July 28 2007, 11:25:11 UTC

I forgot to include Cetaganda (set between The Vor Game and Ethan of Athos) and Komarr (set between Memory and A Civil Campaign). There's so many it's hard to keep up. They are wonderful, though.