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.
Now, I can hold a note for a long time...actually I can hold a note forever. But eventually that's just noise. It's the change we're listening for. The note coming after, and the one after that. That's what makes it music.
Host ,'Why We Fight'
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 28031
"I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam," -- Popeye
JenP - Aug 22, 2024 9:00:07 pm PDT #28018 of 28031
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 28031
"I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam," -- Popeye
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 28031
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 28031
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 28031
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 28031
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)
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 28031
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)
Blogged about a political memoir, this time. [link]
Toddson - Sep 10, 2024 9:23:10 am PDT #28025 of 28031
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 28031
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.