Fiction recommendations.

[mrissa]

I've been going through the fiction on my library list at an alarming rate, because I'm not interspersing it with nonfiction at the moment. Don't know when I'll get my ability to read nonfiction back, but it doesn't seem to go well with the vertigo. So in the meantime: what fiction should I read? Recommend something, or more than one something. If I've already read it, that's okay; I'll tell you, and you can recommend something else, or not, as you like.

I read books aimed at any age of person. The main genre constraint I have is that I tend to bounce hard off genre romance, and horror and traditional westerns are not generally my cup of tea.

In other news, Ista is really not at all thrilled with this entire holiday, and she's alternating between running around wanting to figure out what those noises are and trying to stay hidden and safe behind the living room couch.

I watched the first half of Good Night and Good Luck with today's workout. Seemed appropriate. Happy Independence Day, all those of you who celebrate it today.

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[seabream.livejournal.com]

One more author one might try: Lucy A. Snyder. Sparks and Shadows is the short story collection that I've read. Installing Linux On A Dead Badger I haven't, though I have read an earlier version (http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040405/badger.shtml) of the title work, and enjoyed it (I realise the high likelihood that you or someone in your household has already come across it. This is more in the way of a contextual reminder.). As a writer, she's quite stylistically flexible, so it's difficult to categorically recommend or dis-recommend her with that metric. When you're back to not having to fight for computer time, Look What I Found In My Brain, a website she shares with a number of other authors, has a variety of articles and short fiction pieces, many of which are pretty good. Unfortunately, the navigational setup of the page isn't great if you're looking for something in particular, so I'd not recommend it at the moment. Also for later, a number of her pieces can be found on Strange Horizons.

I will leave you with a quote though "Engels does not claim to have the only sledgehammer-based workout around; workouts based on Thor's hammers and Indian clubs have been around for a long, long time. This is the same basic concept, just a little more DIY and with more imaginary orcs."

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Oh my.