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aamcnamaraShiver, Stiefvater: Better than the other novel of hers I've read--I think this is more recent. Northern-Minnesota werewolves, hooray. Didn't quite buy the ending, unfortunately. But I am interested enough to pick up the sequel, if I come across it in the library.
The Fuller Memorandum, Stross: Less math and comp sci geekery, more action-movie and emotional consequences, than some others of the Laundry Files I've read. Still, nice. I don't read these for the plot--if I tried to pick up each and every detail as it flew past, I'd probably start picking for holes in it, so I just lean back and enjoy the ride. So when it doesn't make any immediate sense, I am still entertained. Which I was.
Black Blade Blues, Pitt: I grabbed it because what I knew was: queer urban fantasy! I am all for that. Also, the beginning made me grin when I picked it up. I got: plenty of queer, plus blacksmithing and low-budget movies and Pacific Northwest and Norse mythology. And SCA. Some elements in here that I loved (runes were particularly neat), others I was iffy on but that's usually the case (skimmed some of the battle scenes, but then I often do that when reading). At any rate, also entertaining, enjoyed the read.
Which leaves a couple of books still unread out from the library, one of which I am bouncing off the beginning of and might not get to, and a few recent purchases still unread, all of which I am Very Interested to get to. But I read a lot of my library books before the bought ones--that is some measure of virtue.
And I have been struggling with my physics-applications statements of interest today, but finally nailed down a draft of one of 'em, at least. Which, no surprise, is for the program I think is the most awesome. Too bad it's in a city I don't have any particular desire to live in for eight weeks.
I also made vague attempts toward some statements for other programs--maybe those will be helpful when I get around to actually writing them? Wishful thinking, I suspect. Oh well.
The Fuller Memorandum, Stross: Less math and comp sci geekery, more action-movie and emotional consequences, than some others of the Laundry Files I've read. Still, nice. I don't read these for the plot--if I tried to pick up each and every detail as it flew past, I'd probably start picking for holes in it, so I just lean back and enjoy the ride. So when it doesn't make any immediate sense, I am still entertained. Which I was.
Black Blade Blues, Pitt: I grabbed it because what I knew was: queer urban fantasy! I am all for that. Also, the beginning made me grin when I picked it up. I got: plenty of queer, plus blacksmithing and low-budget movies and Pacific Northwest and Norse mythology. And SCA. Some elements in here that I loved (runes were particularly neat), others I was iffy on but that's usually the case (skimmed some of the battle scenes, but then I often do that when reading). At any rate, also entertaining, enjoyed the read.
Which leaves a couple of books still unread out from the library, one of which I am bouncing off the beginning of and might not get to, and a few recent purchases still unread, all of which I am Very Interested to get to. But I read a lot of my library books before the bought ones--that is some measure of virtue.
And I have been struggling with my physics-applications statements of interest today, but finally nailed down a draft of one of 'em, at least. Which, no surprise, is for the program I think is the most awesome. Too bad it's in a city I don't have any particular desire to live in for eight weeks.
I also made vague attempts toward some statements for other programs--maybe those will be helpful when I get around to actually writing them? Wishful thinking, I suspect. Oh well.
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Date: 2011-01-11 03:05 am (UTC)Black Blade Blues is on my list of stuff to read.
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Date: 2011-01-11 07:02 pm (UTC)I predict you will enjoy it. It's a fun read.