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Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
Recommended for: sci fi fans Read from June 24 to 28, 2012, read count: once, but I will read it again. ★★★★ I’ve always loved star gazing. Perhaps it was Greek mythology that hooked me; I could look...
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To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Read in November, 2012, read count: countless times. literally. ★★★★★ If ever there was a symphony as book (Beethoven’s 8th?), it would be this one. Like a symphony, To Say Nothing is a wonderful...
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, or ambien for beginners
Recommended for: Victorian fantasy fans, insomniacs Read from February 10 to March 16, 2012 ★★ In the beginning was a preface, and then an introduction, followed by some exposition, and then an...
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Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny or the endless university student
Recommended for: fans of Douglas Adams Read from September 21 to 23, 2012, read count: oh, lots. Well, at least 4. ★★★★★ I had forgotten this gem until a question on a Zelazny recommendation sent me...
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Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold, or just because you’re 40 doesn’t...
Recommended for: fans of epic fantasy, feudal fantasy Read on January 15, 2012, read count: twice ★★★★ Unexpectedly captivating. I’m a longtime fantasy reader, but I’ve gotten tired of the current...
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Way Station by Clifford D. Simak, or classic sci-fi beauty
Recommended to Carol by: I have no idea, but thank you! Recommended for: classic sci-fi; gentle readers Read from September 10 to October 01, 2012, read count: twice ★★★★★ Four exerpts: “And there...
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Among Others, by Jo Walton, or a love letter to fantasy readers
Recommended to Carol by: the Incomparables Recommended for: sci-fi fans Read from January 19 to 21, 2013 ★★★★ A love letter to science fiction and fantasy, to books and to librarians: “We never looked...
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