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May. 14th, 2008 08:41 pm14. Pawn in Frankincense, by Dorothy Dunnett
15. The Ringed Castle, by Dorothy Dunnett
16. Dororo book 1, by Osamu Tezuka
17. Too Like The Lightning, by Ada Palmer
Currently reading: Checkmate, by Dorothy Dunnett
In queue:
To Say Nothing of the Dog, by Connie Willis
Ash: A Secret History, by Mary Gentle (totally counting this as 4 books, just btw)
Jaques the Fatalist and His Master, by Denis Diderot
If I want to stay on track to hit 50, then I'd need to reach 25 by the end of June, which seriously doesn't look likely at this point. Not that this is a bad thing; the books I have been reading are all extremely good, very long, very dense, or all of the above. Probably things will pick up a bit once I wrap up the Lymond Chronicles, but it's not like the slow pace is due to a lack of time spent reading.
As for thoughts on books read... Dunnett remains absolutely excellent. I wasn't super-wowed by The Ringed Castle, but Pawn in Frankincense was absolutely amazing, and I'm really looking forward to the finale. I love that, as I get closer to the end, I start being able to see and recognize all the major plot structures that have been building since the very beginning. In particular, the plot thread which -- without being spoilery -- I can only characterize as the polar opposite of a romance is absolutely wonderful.
In only slightly related news, Rice Boy has actually, at long last, concluded. If you haven't read it, correct that fact IMMEDIATELY -- the best description I've heard of it is that it's like dark epic fantasy as told by Doctor Seuss.
Seriously, go go go read it.
15. The Ringed Castle, by Dorothy Dunnett
16. Dororo book 1, by Osamu Tezuka
17. Too Like The Lightning, by Ada Palmer
Currently reading: Checkmate, by Dorothy Dunnett
In queue:
To Say Nothing of the Dog, by Connie Willis
Ash: A Secret History, by Mary Gentle (totally counting this as 4 books, just btw)
Jaques the Fatalist and His Master, by Denis Diderot
If I want to stay on track to hit 50, then I'd need to reach 25 by the end of June, which seriously doesn't look likely at this point. Not that this is a bad thing; the books I have been reading are all extremely good, very long, very dense, or all of the above. Probably things will pick up a bit once I wrap up the Lymond Chronicles, but it's not like the slow pace is due to a lack of time spent reading.
As for thoughts on books read... Dunnett remains absolutely excellent. I wasn't super-wowed by The Ringed Castle, but Pawn in Frankincense was absolutely amazing, and I'm really looking forward to the finale. I love that, as I get closer to the end, I start being able to see and recognize all the major plot structures that have been building since the very beginning. In particular, the plot thread which -- without being spoilery -- I can only characterize as the polar opposite of a romance is absolutely wonderful.
In only slightly related news, Rice Boy has actually, at long last, concluded. If you haven't read it, correct that fact IMMEDIATELY -- the best description I've heard of it is that it's like dark epic fantasy as told by Doctor Seuss.
Seriously, go go go read it.
