Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:25:11 -0400
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
From: Candy Madigan <candymadigan at mindspring.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Rereading books
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

I'm currently rereading my Charles Sheffield books in order of
publication.  It adds a sorta poignancy to it that I knew him and that he
is now dead.  I wish he weren't, these books are *good* and I'd love to see
more.

Oh well.

At 08:00 PM 4/27/2005, you wrote:
>It is interesting how tastes differ.  I really enjoyed this book, partly
>for it's magic and dark edge, but also because as one person put it "it is
>written like Jane Austen with Dicken's character names".    The footnotes
>were some of my favorite things about the book, but I kind of saw them as
>sub-stories and even tongue in cheek humor for nineteenth century books.
>I figure I will re-read this one in a few months, but first I am re-reading
>Neal Stephenson's System of the World: after being in London, I want to
>check some of his details.
>Colleen
>
>At 09:51 AM 4/26/2005, you wrote:
> >Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
> >
> >Ugh, I finally finished reading this boat anchor
> >disguised as a book -- which I started reading last
> >December -- because it's on this year's Hugo Awards
> >ballot.
> >
> >One of the most boring books I have ever dragged
> >my eyes through... and I've read The Silmarillion. ;-)
> >
> >I look at all the great reviews for this novel
> >and wonder if Michael slipped me some powdered
> >sugar instead of the real goods.  Did any of
> >these people even finish reading the book or is
> >this the Emperor's New Clothing?  Do people say,
> >"Well if Neil Gaiman loved it, I must be too
> >stupid to really appreciate it," and so they
> >gush about how great it is?
> >
> >Definately a "love it or hate it" book.  Can I
> >get my money back, Michael?
> >
> >Michael Nelson
> >
> >__________________________________________________
> >
>
>Colleen R. Cahill
>ccah at earthlink.net
>Librarian by Profession, Reviewer by Avocation, Reader by Addiction

Candy

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