What I've been reading for fun

[markprobst]

Well I did something that I almost never do. DNF. That stands for "did not finish" and yes halfway through, I gave up on the book I was reading. No, I won't reveal the title because I've no desire to sabotage sales for this self-published book. Needless to say, it seemed obvious that the author didn't bother with having it edited as sentence

Comments

[kcwarwick]

Oh dear! The dangers of self-publishing! But I agree with you about Ursula le Guin. My favourite is 'The Left Hand of Darkness' which has some very interesting ideas about gender.

[markprobst]

I actually have read "The Left Hand of Darkness" and did like it though I've been told that it pales in comparison the the Earthsea series.

[lee_rowan]

I`ve seen similar awfulness in edited stories. But LeGuin ... Earthsea wasn`t my favorite but she`s so far ahead of the pack it hardly matters.

[markprobst]

Lee, you are the first person I've ever heard say anything negative about the Earthsea books. Everyone tells me that it is Le Guin's best work.

[lee_rowan]

Hm. I didn't mean it to be negative, simply that I've read things of hers I enjoyed more. Pure fantasy has to be exceptionally good or I get bored--I don't think there's anyone yet that, for me, matches Tolkien and Pratchett.

[markprobst]

Can't argue with you there. Tolkien is the master. I haven't read Pratchett.