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.
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
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."
JenP - Aug 22, 2024 9:00:07 pm PDT #28018 of 28588
dcp - Aug 22, 2024 9:12:54 pm PDT #28019 of 28588
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 28588
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 28588
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 28588
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 28588
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
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 28588
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Blogged about a political memoir, this time. [link]
Toddson - Sep 10, 2024 9:23:10 am PDT #28025 of 28588
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 28588
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.
Toddson - Sep 13, 2024 12:44:09 pm PDT #28027 of 28588
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I have my SIGNED copy. And I cite it to people because in the list of Goth wardrobe essentials, the first item is multiple lint rollers (which indicates practicality).