On Mon, Feb 09, 2009 at 01:01:27PM +0000, Alex Francis wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 12:45 PM, David Cantrell <[email protected]> wrote:
> > In no particular order, and considering that fantasy is just sci-fi
> > without the ray-guns, here are some that I've really enjoyed in the last
> > year or so ...
> Ah! Now you're talking.
> "A Canticle for Leibowitz" is in my to-read pile.
Then move it to the top of the pile, toot sweet!
> Most of Iain M. Banks, particularly Excession
Heh, Excession is the only one of his "M" books that I *didn't* like :-)
> Neuromancer, by Wiliam Gibson, of course
Couldn't stand it, or any of his other stuff, or most Neal Stephenson.
> The Cyberiad, by Stanislaw Lem - for quirkiness
I found it very enjoyable, but it didn't keep dragging me back for more.
It travelled around in my coat pocket for ages, but I would quite
frequently IRC on the bus instead of reading, whereas with some other
books I'd be far more likely to read than IRC.
> Galapagos, by Kurt Vonnegut
Never read any of his stuff, although there's a couple in my to-read
pile. Where in the pile I'm not sure, as it's about a yard cubed.
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David Cantrell | Reality Engineer, Ministry of Information
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