Books I've Read
Recent Books
The Heroes
First Law World, #5.
Wait a minute, this is another series? Some of the characters are the same. I am confused.
Lots of good quotes!
Quote:
Ain't we fighting a war?"
Hardbread cuffed him again and made him squeal. "No reason to be rude, you little shit."Quote:
"Is this another example of everyone shitting on he head of the man below?"
"Very good, Yolk. We may make a soldier of you yet."Quote:
Might be the worst letter the poor woman ever got, he owed it to her to put a decent crease in the damn thing.Read:
9/2025
Analog Science Fiction and Fact April 1966
Probably the first science fiction I ever purchased. Sold it to Mackay-Smith in 1971 or so.
Some of the contents(from Goodreads):
"The Best Made Plants..." • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr.
Moon Prospector • [New Lensman] • novelette by William B. Ellern
Rat Race • shortstory by Raymond F. Jones
Lucky Pierre • short story by
The Easy Way Out • shortstory by G. Harry Stine [as by Lee Correy ]
Drifting Continents • essay by Dr. Robert S. Dietz
Who Needs Insurance? • novelette by Robin Scott Wilson [As by Robin S. Scott ]
A Sun Invisible • [David Falkayn] • novelette by Poul Anderson
Also, there is a science article about continental drift that was very interesting.
Read:
8/2025
Automatic Noodle
Robots take over a restaurant in post-war San Francisco.
An enjoyable read.
Read:
9/2025
The Potency Of Ungovernable Impulses
The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #3. A friend of Pleiti from college is receiving disturbing letters.
Read:
9/2025
The Wise Man's Fear
The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2. Love this series! Can't wait till #3!
Quote:
"We can't walk around wearing holly crowns," Kote said dismissively. "Folk would talk."Quote:
"Do all the women in the world secretly know each other?" Sim asked. "Because that would explain a lot."Quote:
I have spent some time afloat as well, and learned all manner of sailor's knots, and how to spit properly. Also, my "Cussing has been greatly broadened.Quote:
"Are you saying," I asked slowly, "that you don't drink yours?"Read:
9/2025
Death Of A Ghost
Hamish Macbeth, #32. Hamish investigates strange goings-on at a castle.
Quote:
"Has everyone gone daft?" said HamishQuote:
There was a cord attached to it. He gave it an impatient tug -- Don't do that! Read:
8/2025
Death Of Yesterday
Hamish Macbeth, #28. Too much stuff going on, too many characters to keep track of! Crabby characters, too, but I guess that is what Beaton is known for.
Quote:
"She just got on her bike" -- And just whatever happened to that bike, anyway??Quote:
"God, I'm gasping for a fag. Bloody nanny state."Quote:
Abbie sat in her grandmother's tenement flat in Glasgow, eating currant buns and drinking tea. -- Little Abbie is my favorite character in this book! Quote:
The aluminum sink was piled high with greasy dishes. -- Scunner!Quote:
"does the wee swine have friends here?" -- Referring to that scunner. Quote:
"It's shut up, sir. Know your place," said Jimmy.Quote:
"That was when Morag might have sketched her." -- Who ever mentioned that Morag might have sketched her.Quote:
"I recognized a replica, even in the dark," said Dick -- Dick saves the day!!Read:
8/2025
The Dog Stars
Guy survives dystopian world in Colorado after mostly everyone in the U.S. (possibly the world) dies of some disease. Manages to keep his airplane flying, too. OK story. Lacking in quote marks.
Quote:
One thing about everybody dying is that you don't have to use the designated runway.Quote:
Ham radio.Quote:
She keened and I exploded.Read:
8/2025
I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons
A dragon exterminator doesn't like killing dragons. There is a Princess and a Prince involved too. Fun story!
Quote:
If thoughts could be made audible, his would have sounded like the sudden thunking snap of a ballista.Quote:
Ostvald took a second sip of the enhanced tea. It did grow on you, somewhat, if you were reasonably vigiliant.Read:
8/2025
The Name Of The Wind
The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1. Pretty darn good! Kvothe tells the story of his origins.
Quote:
"You said yourself that there was nothing you could have done."
"I could have," Kvothe said seriously, "and I didn't. I made my choice and I regret it to this day. Regret stays with you forever."Quote:
"Yes, of course." I kept my eyes down as I tugged on my other sock and boot, too embarrassed to look her in the eye. "It's every girl's dream to be rescued from someone's pet pig."Read:
8/2025