On 7/14/2009 10:37:23 AM, Nick Arnett ([email protected]) wrote: > I've been reading so much lately... been thinking it's time to post some > quick thoughts about recent readings and ask what others are reading, too. > > > I just started "The Caryatids" by Bruce Sterling. Somewhat over the top > in terms of apocalyptic technology, but I > can't help liking the fact that it is set on the island of Mljet, Croatia, > where my namesake, great-grampa Nikolai Strazicich, lived. > > > "Mainspring" by Jay Lake reminded me quite a bit of "Anathem" in tone - > religion and science fiction set in an older age. Goes much more mystical > than "Anathem," however. A bit of a page-turner. > > > "Anathem" struck me as somewhat desperate in its invention of language, but > it all made sense in the end. I'm > not sure the book deserved to be so long, but on the other hand, I was > never particularly tempted to give up on it. Stephenson knows how to keep > the suspense up. > > > Now my mind is going blank as I try to remember what else > I've read lately... Well, it'll come to me and I'll post again. > > > Nick
I'm in the middle of The Bridge by Banks. Just finished The Algebraist and Matter by the same with the M. I really really liked Matter. It has I think supplanted Excession as my favorite Banks. The Algebraist was real good also, if a bit less serious than the typical M novel. xponent ABridged Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
