I definitely like how alien the aliens are.
Have you ever read Startide Rising by David Brin?
In the sequel -- The Uplift War -- the aliens are ever weirder. I really enjoyed those stories, I should re-read them again.
Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!
Wash ,'Serenity'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
dcp - Aug 22, 2024 7:01:12 pm PDT #28017 of 28626
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
JenP - Aug 22, 2024 9:00:07 pm PDT #28018 of 28626
I listened to Sundiver a few weeks ago, which was the first of the Uplift series. I enjoyed the alieness of the aliens. Brin is pretty clunky with the love interest parts, but, eh, whatever. Or, was in this one anyway. But I think I liked it enough to continue.
dcp - Aug 22, 2024 9:12:54 pm PDT #28019 of 28626
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I read Sundiver out of order, didn’t like it as well, don’t remember why.
Then there is a second trilogy, also weird but fun.
JenP - Aug 22, 2024 9:20:08 pm PDT #28020 of 28626
I actually just downloaded Startide Rising after reading your.post. Sundiver was a bit of a slog at parts, but overall a cool conceit, I thought. Looking forward to this one. Also, it was free!
-t - Aug 23, 2024 7:13:03 am PDT #28021 of 28626
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I read those a million years ago and don’t remember much, although I do know I liked the series. Making a note to myself to revisit
Eta: ooh, free is good! Add to library!
Atropa - Aug 24, 2024 2:39:32 pm PDT #28022 of 28626
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I have started re-reading Anne Rice so that's gonna keep me busy for a while (I haven't decided how far I want to go, I stopped with The Body Thief or Memnoch the Devil (I honestly can not figure out if I read Memnoch the Devil or not) the first time around but I'm kind of intrigued by Atlantis)
Atlantis is A Thing. A very weird thing. But hey, it gave me the habit of saying "SPAAAAAAAAACE BIIIIIIIIIIRBS!" at random, which I think is hilarious.
erikaj - Aug 24, 2024 3:28:52 pm PDT #28023 of 28626
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Almost done with this book and really loving it unless the final chapter is a complete disaster. "Funny You Should Ask" [link]
erikaj - Sep 04, 2024 3:49:29 pm PDT #28024 of 28626
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Blogged about a political memoir, this time. [link]
Toddson - Sep 10, 2024 9:23:10 am PDT #28025 of 28626
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
K.J. Charles' The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting is on sale (Amazon). Well worth the full price I paid, but SALE!
amyparker - Sep 13, 2024 12:00:48 pm PDT #28026 of 28626
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.