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wwidsith

2009 reading list

Jan 07, 2010 21:10

I keep wondering if I will go off reading and, I dunno, start playing the Xbox all day or something. But it certainly didn't happen in '09.

This was actually one of my favourite years for good books. I finally got through some novels in French, including Victor Hugo, who was so much fun. I finally read some good African literature thanks to Ngũgĩ wa ( Read more... )

wearing the old coat

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anonymous January 11 2010, 01:31:37 UTC

Can be kind of heavy, but it's very enjoyable. Especially Consider Phlebas or Against A Dark Background, though Player of Games and Use of Weapons are good, too. The Culture novels are the best, with the starship AIs having a bit of a sense of humour and the prerogative to name themselves. You end up with ship names like "GSV Irregular Apocalypse", "GSV No More Mr Nice Guy" and, my personal favourite, the Superlifter class "Kiss My Ass".

Peter F Hamilton is a little easier to take, with the Knight's Dawn trilogy being utterly spectacular - though a little hefty at three parts, each over 1,000 pages long. Worth a butcher's, though, if you're keen on sci fi.

Sorry, got a bit carried away there...