I love pretty much everything by Bujold, but particularly "The Curse of Chalion" and the rest of the world of the five gods books. They're more fantasy than space opera.
Lindsey: Why--why did you... Lorne: One last job. You're not part of the solution, Lindsey. You never will be. Lindsey: You kill me? A flunky?! I'm not just...Angel...kills me. You...Angel... Lorne: Good night, folks.
'Not Fade Away'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
bennett - May 02, 2023 4:44:38 pm PDT #22034 of 30000
Sheryl - May 02, 2023 5:48:39 pm PDT #22035 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Currently reading A Murder in Carlton House by Ashley Gardner. Regency mystery series. Also meandering through Leverage fics, and fics bookmarked by a MCU fic writer.
DavidS - May 02, 2023 5:56:03 pm PDT #22036 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Banks is on my mental list but intimidating.
FWIW, I find him very readable even though I do need to slow down and pay attention to what he's saying. But the action is fast paced and the characters are all well drawn and intriguing.
brenda m - May 02, 2023 6:10:22 pm PDT #22037 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I love pretty much everything by Bujold, but particularly "The Curse of Chalion" and the rest of the world of the five gods books.
Definitely my faves.
Susan W. - May 02, 2023 6:22:59 pm PDT #22038 of 30000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I just finished a Murderbot re-reading, and I've been going through Elisabeth Ogilvie's Jennie Glenroy trilogy--I mentioned these on JZ's FB recently. They're historical novels set in early 19th century Scotland and Maine that I've never met anyone else who's even heard of. I own them in paperback, but now they're on Kindle too, which makes them so much handier to read.
In new-to-me books this year, so far my favorites have been Louise Erdrich's middle grade Birchbark House series of historical fiction, plus When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb.
On the Bujold front, I adore the Penric and Desdemona series and the Vorkosigan books, especially pretty much everything from Memory forward, but for some reason the Sharing Knife series books have been my go-to comfort reads since 2016. I can't even really explain why--it's just the world I most want to plunge into no matter how much I feel like I should be appalled by Fawn and Dag's age gap.
Emily - May 02, 2023 8:26:57 pm PDT #22039 of 30000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Age gaps do seem pretty common in her books. I'm enjoying the five gods books more, which is a good thing since my library has lots of them.
Toddson - May 03, 2023 5:22:40 am PDT #22040 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I read a number of Elisabeth Ogilvie books a good while ago and enjoyed them. I love Bujold; I think my favorite of her world of five gods series was Paladin of Souls, although the Penric and Desdemona stories are excellent (actually, just about everything of hers is excellent).
lisah - May 03, 2023 8:50:28 am PDT #22041 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
I'm reading Excession by Iain M. Banks (do not forget the "M" or he turns into a dreaded literary author).
It’s the same person. I’ve only read the Wasp Factory but thought it was fantastic.
-t - May 03, 2023 11:06:00 am PDT #22042 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I am totally doing that "Weather!" thing with my phone this morning only it's me trying to play my book on audible and getting distracted by other apps.
Toddson - May 03, 2023 12:37:50 pm PDT #22043 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
he he ... scene from Hamlet in the "original Klingon.