I have to plug The Best American Science and Nature Writing series
because they are always soooooo good. I look forward to them coming out
every year, and they haven't let me down since i started reading them
about 4 years ago.
I also caught up on the Sandman Slim series by Richard Kadrey. If you
like Dresden Files, you'll probably like these. (A little more violent
though. I call them a cross between True Blood and Dresden Files.)
I also really enjoyed the classics: The Once and Future King by T.H.
White, and Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury. Dandelion Wine is best read
in spring or summer though. It puts you in kind of a magical summery mood.
Oh and this year I started reading and then forever swore off Iain
Banks. The Wasp Factory was just.... no.
~val
Valerie Forrestal
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City University of New York
College of Staten Island Library
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On 12/9/2014 2:56 PM, Mark Pernotto wrote:
On the (board) gaming front: not new, but *Lords of Waterdeep* was quick to
learn, and very dynamic, with a fantastic expansion pack!
.m
On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Andreas Orphanides <[email protected]>
wrote:
I had fun with both the Southern Reach trilogy (Jeff VanderMeer) and The
Expanse series (James S. A. Corey). If you're into sci-fi-ish stuff.
On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Heather Rayl <[email protected]> wrote:
While I've done a lot of re-reading this past year (something that I do
when I'm particularly stressed), I did read a few new things thanks to my
book club. The one that sticks with me is _The Enchanted_, by Rene
Denfeld.
It had me reeling by the end of the book, and I am still thinking about
it
three months later. And I will probably end up reading it at least a
second
time, if I can go through it again.
~heather
On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Galvan, Angela <[email protected]>
wrote:
I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The
Peripheral_.
Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible.
Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here:
http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk
Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ in science fiction.
She's
also the author of _Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? A
Science-Fictional Theory of Representation_ which I've been meaning to
read
but am terrified it will make me consider a PhD again.
A.S. Galvan
Digital Reformatting Specialist
Head, Document Delivery
The Ohio State University
Health Sciences Library
[email protected]
-----Original Message-----
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of
Andromeda Yelton
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?
Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did
you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And
hey,
we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and
so
forth.)
Mine:
http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free
online)
- a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective.
*Finally*
I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain.
_The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum
opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing.
If
you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson,
Isabel Wilkerson has you covered.
_Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie
and
Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the
theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest
throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair.
_Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius
who
can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling,
physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette.
--
Andromeda Yelton
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http://www.lita.org
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