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glass_icarus) wrote2009-06-04 03:40 pm
glass_icarus) wrote2009-06-04 03:40 pm
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things of yay (& other sundries)
01. FIRST THINGS FIRST! i have pimped this one already, but seriously, guys- if you have not read karanguni's awesome Reboot!fic of awesome, you should totally get on that RIGHT. NOW: To The Enterprise: of Warp Barriers, Captains, and Other Scary Things. Scotty! Spock! Kirk! Chekov &hearts! fans of ensemble-fic and/or the science/engineering-type geekery, eat your heart out. :D
02. watched Angels & Demons last night, which was pleasantly entertaining, if necessarily more graphic than the DaVinci Code. Ewan McGregor = best casting choice ever for the camerlengo, yum. &hearts :D i wasn't as absorbed in it as i was in the DaVinci Code, probably because Angels & Demons was a more interesting book than the DaVinci Code and i therefore remembered more plot points, etc. still, it was a good movie; i'd definitely watch it again, though i wouldn't pay money to do so. *g*
03. adding to the reclist because i had an episode of book!glee yesterday, thanks toyasaman's recent mention of Santa Olivia, a fascinating post-apocalypse story by Jacqueline Carey. writing-wise, this book is a complete departure from the lush and epic style of the Kushiel & Godslayer cycles, and i enjoyed the difference quite a lot. it's unapologetically stark and a bit distantly sympathetic, and all of the characters are realistically flawed. i also appreciated the fact that Carey wrote characters of color who were simply characters, without waxing eloquent about their physical characteristics or cultural details (beyond the necessary backstory, that is). all in all, it was a refreshing change of pace, and definitely worth (re)reading. :)
speaking of my reclist, some other books i forgot to add:
- Ellen Kushner's Swordspoint series (Richard St Vier! Alec Campion! &hearts &hearts)
- Neil Gaiman's Graveyard Book
- Charles deLint's Someplace to be Flying
thank you,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rhombal, for prompting me to read the last two! &hearts &hearts SO good, omg.
how are you guys faring this week?
karanguni's awesome Reboot!fic of awesome, you should totally get on that RIGHT. NOW: To The Enterprise: of Warp Barriers, Captains, and Other Scary Things. Scotty! Spock! Kirk! Chekov &hearts! fans of ensemble-fic and/or the science/engineering-type geekery, eat your heart out. :D02. watched Angels & Demons last night, which was pleasantly entertaining, if necessarily more graphic than the DaVinci Code. Ewan McGregor = best casting choice ever for the camerlengo, yum. &hearts :D i wasn't as absorbed in it as i was in the DaVinci Code, probably because Angels & Demons was a more interesting book than the DaVinci Code and i therefore remembered more plot points, etc. still, it was a good movie; i'd definitely watch it again, though i wouldn't pay money to do so. *g*
03. adding to the reclist because i had an episode of book!glee yesterday, thanks to
yasaman's recent mention of Santa Olivia, a fascinating post-apocalypse story by Jacqueline Carey. writing-wise, this book is a complete departure from the lush and epic style of the Kushiel & Godslayer cycles, and i enjoyed the difference quite a lot. it's unapologetically stark and a bit distantly sympathetic, and all of the characters are realistically flawed. i also appreciated the fact that Carey wrote characters of color who were simply characters, without waxing eloquent about their physical characteristics or cultural details (beyond the necessary backstory, that is). all in all, it was a refreshing change of pace, and definitely worth (re)reading. :)speaking of my reclist, some other books i forgot to add:
- Ellen Kushner's Swordspoint series (Richard St Vier! Alec Campion! &hearts &hearts)
- Neil Gaiman's Graveyard Book
- Charles deLint's Someplace to be Flying
thank you,
rhombal, for prompting me to read the last two! &hearts &hearts SO good, omg.how are you guys faring this week?
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