Currently Reading:
Cryptonomicon
- I have to say I'm kind of not enjoying it. As crazy as I was about Anathem
, this Neal Stephenson book isn't holding its own at the moment. Basically it seems like "just another" convoluted war story with some crazy philosophy/concept worked in. Hopefully it will get better...otherwise it may have to go back to the library.Upcoming Books:
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
- Yes, I'm on a Stephenson kick...get over it, he's a fantastic author. This book sounds pretty intriguing so I'm gonna give it a shot. Basically it's about a girl in a weird nanotech-driven future who learns all kinds of stuff (how to think for herself, most importantly) from a book she finds.Ender in Exile
- It's another book in the Ender's Saga series...do I need to say more? If you're a real geek, consider the cost of the book part of your membership fee in order to maintain your geek status. For those interested in knowing what it is before they buy...it's a DIRECT sequel to Ender's Game
. I'm really hoping it doesn't suck...and also that it will be AMAZING!His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass)
- I don't know too much about this book set, but I saw the first movie and it shows promise that it will elicit some thinking on my part. I don't really like books that don't make me think at all. All I've got for that one.Memoirs Found in a Bathtub
- This is a neat sounding story about a secret agent and a future where all the paper of the past was destroyed, save some small remnants. It is the pick of the month for Sword and Laser, so I figured I'd give it a try if I get a chance.Upcoming Movies:
Quantum of Solace
- I haven't seen it yet, but I hope to on Friday. I hear it's amazing. Personally I'm very excited by this new set of Bond movies! I really like that they are based on the original stories by Flemming (the link above is actually for the series of short stories, not for some time-defying Amazon listing).Who knows which of these I'll actually read. I promise this isn't turning into a book blog...they're just more in my consciousness recently.
[Edit: Somehow forgot Ender in Exile until 2:30PM (see above)]
His Dark Materials was good but not great. The ideas are better than the presentation - sometimes the words got in the way of the story, you know? - but it's a worthwhile read if you've got the time.
ReplyDeleteThe movie is what got me into it as well, ha.
@Grace
ReplyDeleteHmmm, it's not really on the top of my list right now so I guess I'll just make it one of my "I'll get around to it" books. Still, I hear people reference it from time to time, so for that reason it might be valuable.
It's a very good story, nice twists, plenty of backstabbing, and a good healthy dose of mistrust for Authority. The movie stopped at the wrong part, though. There's another chapter in that book.
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ReplyDeleteCryptonomicon was a tough read through the first 1/3 of the book. It starts to make sense later on as the story lines converge.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed it, and now I'll definitely have to get Anathem out.
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