tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post3090145963856926528..comments2023-10-31T07:32:40.085-04:00Comments on Reading Thru The Night: //reading resolutions 2009//christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749333368560606659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-28191295192343447862009-01-11T19:00:00.000-05:002009-01-11T19:00:00.000-05:00Maree - Oh gosh, it's good to hear someone else fe...Maree - Oh gosh, it's good to hear someone else felt similar to me about Heinlein. I know that he was the first in the genre to put a female in lead (Friday), but still!<BR/><BR/>Tripp - I think you sold me with "dark" and "no hard to pronounce names". Richard Morgan's name will be added to my TBR<BR/><BR/>Eva - Thanks for sharing a new blog!christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749333368560606659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-3669488129920301042009-01-11T08:40:00.000-05:002009-01-11T08:40:00.000-05:00I don't read science fiction, so no suggestions th...I don't read science fiction, so no suggestions there. But Carl's Sci-Fi experience probably has so many you'll feel overwhelmed. :D (He blogs at Stainless Steel Droppings, in case you didn't know.)Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-48656296149522999012009-01-10T23:33:00.000-05:002009-01-10T23:33:00.000-05:00Chris,Science fiction is generally plot driven, bu...Chris,<BR/><BR/>Science fiction is generally plot driven, but there are some exceptions. If you like dark characters, then Richard Morgan is an excellent bet. No hard to pronounce names either. Iain M Banks has all kinds of unpronounceable names but he is also quite literary.<BR/><BR/>Note, I adore science fiction and may be biased.<BR/><BR/>TrippTripphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167966624693577245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-17713833455489686152009-01-10T17:24:00.000-05:002009-01-10T17:24:00.000-05:00I read Stranger in a Strange Land last year, and i...I read Stranger in a Strange Land last year, and it did leave me cold. One of my favourite sci-fi authors is Peter F Hamilton, who writes "Space opera" although that might be a bit daunting to start with as his books tend to run to over 1000 pages! A couple of standalone sci-fi novels I've read and really enjoyed are Stone by Adam Roberts and Sister Alice by Robert Reed. :)Mareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928083444845381275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-13614913292735794062009-01-10T09:13:00.000-05:002009-01-10T09:13:00.000-05:00Oh great suggestion. I've also considered picking...Oh great suggestion. I've also considered picking up more memoirs. Since I'm more into character development rather than plot developments in fiction, memoirs might be the crutch I need to hobble into the realm of non fiction.<BR/><BR/>Do you have any science fiction suggestions? I'm even weaker in that genre!christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749333368560606659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-33409812852548996692009-01-10T02:32:00.000-05:002009-01-10T02:32:00.000-05:00There are so many great non-fiction reads out ther...There are so many great non-fiction reads out there! It might help you ease back into the genre by going for 'books about books.' Those are always fun. :)Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.com