tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post7835188191177915743..comments2023-10-31T03:18:26.963-07:00Comments on Great Guys Weblog: Kid LitBrethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-78898825853766467042007-05-24T08:51:00.000-07:002007-05-24T08:51:00.000-07:00Thanks for the suggestions. I'll be ordering a fe...Thanks for the suggestions. I'll be ordering a few of them shortly.Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-17357453754740419772007-05-24T05:10:00.000-07:002007-05-24T05:10:00.000-07:00I tried the Diamond Age but it didn't grab me. I u...I tried the Diamond Age but it didn't grab me. I used to read a lot of Asimov in my teens but mostly stick to non-fiction and the occasional comic now.<BR/><BR/>For adult fantasy, you could try George Martin's A Song Of Fire And Ice series. Really well-written although it's pretty heavy on the sex and violence.<BR/><BR/>I reread Anne of Green Gables for the first time since I was eleven. It's a great, entertaining read and nicely broken up into bite-size chapters for bedtime reading.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230724707928518879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-7525761310076264882007-05-23T20:40:00.000-07:002007-05-23T20:40:00.000-07:00I like most of Neal Stephenson's work, but I could...I like most of Neal Stephenson's work, but I couldn't get through Necronomicon. If you want good stuff by him, try "Snow Crash" which is excellent and "The Diamond Age" which is nearly as good. I also like Alistair Reynold's cylce that starts with "Revelation Space", which I rate highly, although the series dropped off in later books.<BR/><BR/>For fantasy, try the Isavalta cycle. Lois McMaster Bujold has put out a lot of good stuff too. I even liked the Symphony of the Ages, although it was just good, not excellent.<BR/><BR/>These all at least don't suffer from your complaints, as I despise that sort of tripe as well.Susan's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862667802025231163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-7294577519215199522007-05-23T13:02:00.000-07:002007-05-23T13:02:00.000-07:00You may be right. I read Cryptonomicon (well, as ...You may be right. I read Cryptonomicon (well, as did you) as part of the Read In Unison experiment. Isn't Neal Stephenson a well-known and respected SF author? I really didn't enjoy the book all that much. Parts of it were quite entertaining but an awful lot felt like a slog.<BR/><BR/>The slog parts: I didn't really find learning about Amy Shaftoe's hillbilly cousins even vaguely interesting. Randy's acquisition of his grandfather's trunk full of crypto documents was too long for my taste. Etc.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I'm willing to try something else. Can you recommend something? Is there an adult version of Harry Potter? Not so much that there would be wizards in it, but rather the amount of entertainment and creativity (and perhaps escapism) per word read is very high? (Note that I never watch TV so books are my only escapism).<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, I might as well stick to non-fiction. There are still a couple more Hayek books I haven't read yet, for example.Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-25541445647777095192007-05-23T10:53:00.000-07:002007-05-23T10:53:00.000-07:00You need to read more SF / Fantasy. There's a lot ...You need to read more SF / Fantasy. There's a lot of good stuff there that doesn't suffer from the problems you list. I presume that you are reading what passes for "literature" instead.Susan's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862667802025231163noreply@blogger.com