tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post5792377409274925721..comments2024-02-20T15:42:02.043+05:30Comments on everything distils into reading: Weekly Geeks: Recommendationsgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-69503608413153254772009-10-18T08:45:22.464+05:302009-10-18T08:45:22.464+05:30Try The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov. It's ...Try The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov. It's a murder mystery that takes place on a future earth. there are 2 more after that if you enjoy it!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215448457283751470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-66823259248331165302009-10-17T16:34:26.700+05:302009-10-17T16:34:26.700+05:30I will put another vote in for The Sparrow-I recen...I will put another vote in for The Sparrow-I recently read it and it blew me away. I suppose, technically, The Time Traveler's Wife could qualify as sci-fi. Time's Arrow by Martin Amis was a short read and while not necessarily something I <i>enjoyed</i> it took a horrific event and made it beautiful simply by taking away the constraints of linear time. Thinking What if things exist outside our perception of time? almost made my head explode after I read that.Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-71506543089233842572009-10-16T07:36:23.562+05:302009-10-16T07:36:23.562+05:30Gabriel Garcia Marquez is already on my TBr, thank...Gabriel Garcia Marquez is already on my TBr, thanks. I'm not much of Scifi reader as well but here's a list from Goodreads<br />http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3.Best_science_fiction_booksRissa (Pretentious Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14321155772299110253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-87195025143974610862009-10-15T07:47:12.299+05:302009-10-15T07:47:12.299+05:30Oh my! I just read the comment before me about Amy...Oh my! I just read the comment before me about Amy reading Rita Dove's poetry. This month, there will be a surprise on blog regarding her work... stay tuned!Gelhttp://soulcrayons.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-29485658748309317532009-10-15T07:45:11.107+05:302009-10-15T07:45:11.107+05:30I have fallen into reading heaven. I recall having...I have fallen into reading heaven. I recall having found your reading blog months before now, but I didn't realize you also love to read science, but not sci-fi. <br /><br />I Joined as a google follower so I can add books to my library list besides reading your fine reviews.<br /><br />Fellow reading geek (who also writes poetry, as you know :)Gelhttp://soulcrayons.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-86354628887408783562009-10-13T20:28:31.408+05:302009-10-13T20:28:31.408+05:30I've been reading more and more poetry lately....I've been reading more and more poetry lately. Right now I'm reading Rita Dove's Sonata Mulattica, which is just amazing.Amyhttp://www.newcenturyreading.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-36906052643869897432009-10-13T00:18:28.615+05:302009-10-13T00:18:28.615+05:30Hey, I chose SFF as my recommendation genre, so he...Hey, I chose SFF as my recommendation genre, so here you go: http://melydia.zoiks.org/2009/10/weekly-geeks-2/<br /><br />--melydia<br />fellow Weekly Geek<br />http://melydia.zoiks.orgmelydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255399219907416923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-22850693650293423472009-10-12T23:22:06.659+05:302009-10-12T23:22:06.659+05:30I really enjoyed Michael Crichton's book, Sphe...I really enjoyed Michael Crichton's book, Sphere. Dune by Frank Herbert is another one of my favorite books. <br /><br />Thank you for the non-fiction recommendation!<br /><br />Tara<br /><a href="http://25hourbooks" rel="nofollow">www.25hourbooks</a>Tara SG (25 Hour Books)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13280482558373165748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-14903050485908189482009-10-12T12:49:27.334+05:302009-10-12T12:49:27.334+05:30Its difficult to believe that anyone could not be ...Its difficult to believe that anyone could not be blown away by Gabriel Garcia Marquez! <br /><br />As for Sci Fi - you could try Elizabeth Moons "Vatta's War" series for a adventurous type of Sci Fi, William Gibson - anything by him, Stanislav Lem is funny in a wry philosophical way, C J Cherry also more on the adventure side(not her fantasy books), Orson Scott Card for some very interesting ideas, and at the moment I'm enjoying Kim Stanley Robisnon's mammoth Red Mars epic. <br />Oh. And Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky"<br /><br />Much of the best of Sci Fi are short stories - look out for collections editied by Gardner Dozois.mashahttp://mashadutoit.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-28756292798101978512009-10-11T22:16:04.079+05:302009-10-11T22:16:04.079+05:30For scifi I recommend Ian M. Banks (start with Con...For scifi I recommend Ian M. Banks (start with Consider Phlebas - but can be read alone) and Stephen Donaldson's The Gap series (start with The Real Story - there are five in the series).<br /><br />One of my friends almost passed out when she found out I hadn't read any Gabriel Garcia Marquez. She recommended 'Love in the Time of Cholera'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-33279670112547606582009-10-11T22:11:07.120+05:302009-10-11T22:11:07.120+05:30I've only just started reading science fiction...I've only just started reading science fiction, but I highly recommend John Scalzi. His books are a lot of fun, and I know so many people who say he changed their mind about sci fi.Memoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922151273874989122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-62960064229290968912009-10-11T07:38:29.883+05:302009-10-11T07:38:29.883+05:30I have to second Kay's recommendation of The S...I have to second Kay's recommendation of The Sparrow. NOT your usual sci-fi; but a lovely story.<br />Otherwise I tend to read space opera, which can get technical. If you venture that way, Peter F Hamilton is good.<br />And Stone, by Adam Roberts, is amazing - very, very well-written.<br />Happy Weekly Geeks!Mareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928083444845381275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-71846414997725494492009-10-11T04:47:38.453+05:302009-10-11T04:47:38.453+05:30For scifi... How about To Say Nothing of the Dog b...For scifi... How about To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis?<br /><br />I've read a lot of Kafka and I do read poetry. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.pussreboots.pair.com/blog/2009/comments_10/wg_recommendations.html" rel="nofollow">here is my post</a>.pussrebootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167235847991793325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-47623119368562949102009-10-11T04:12:49.134+05:302009-10-11T04:12:49.134+05:30John Wyndham is enjoyble sci-fi, (The Chrysalids f...John Wyndham is enjoyble sci-fi, (<em>The Chrysalids</em> for eg) and HG Wells has a lot to offer, (note that I don't mention enjoyment!) I'm better with old sci-fi, obviously.<br /><br />I keep seeing Gabriel Garcia Marquez' name about the blogosphere. I know nothing about him, but intend to try. Will bear in mind your advice vis a vis short stories. <br /><br />Haven't read Kafka either, but it will have to be <em>Metamorphosis</em> first, sorry!Sarahhttp://www.sarahbbc.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-29120230599568690032009-10-11T04:05:28.053+05:302009-10-11T04:05:28.053+05:30Gautamai, I saw somebody recommending Ray Bradbury...Gautamai, I saw somebody recommending Ray Bradbury's FAHRENHEIT 451 the other day and that reminded me of how good a novel it was.Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-73574008188503377442009-10-11T02:47:06.015+05:302009-10-11T02:47:06.015+05:30I agree with Kay - The Sparrow is an AWESOME book ...I agree with Kay - The Sparrow is an AWESOME book and it is technically sci-fi but it's truly so much more.<br /><br />Also, I suppose Never Let Me Go by Ishiguro would be considered sci-fi. Another atypical science fiction book. <br /><br />Thanks for the recommendations! I haven't read anything by Marquez but I do plan to. Perhaps starting with a short story collection is a good idea because his books are rather long and scary-looking. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-9674958117858828862009-10-11T02:27:47.178+05:302009-10-11T02:27:47.178+05:30I do read sci-fi and I am the first to admit it is...I do read sci-fi and I am the first to admit it is not an easy genre to like...<br /><br />T read the more romance end of the genre -I read Grimspace by Ann Aquirre recently and it wasn't bad..<br /><br /><br /> "In a way, poetry attunes us to the moods and nuances of any emotions as nothing else does"<br /><br />I second that phrase - very apt..<br /><br />E.H>Erotic Horizonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02236771670599353453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-25108011556934312642009-10-11T02:05:00.202+05:302009-10-11T02:05:00.202+05:30A couple of science fiction suggestions:
Ender...A couple of science fiction suggestions:<br /><br />Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (and if you like that, then you'll have a ton of other OSC books to keep you going)<br /><br />The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-15173819199393686232009-10-10T23:29:27.518+05:302009-10-10T23:29:27.518+05:30Have you read The Book of Lost Things by John Conn...Have you read <i>The Book of Lost Things</i> by John Connolly? I'm not a big sci-fi reader either, but I really enjoyed this one.Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15061596156521953005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263295136331930331.post-24586446899100900762009-10-10T21:39:40.759+05:302009-10-10T21:39:40.759+05:30I'm not much of a sci-fi reader either, but yo...I'm not much of a sci-fi reader either, but you might try THE SPARROW by Mary Doria Russell. Not your usual sci-fi. <br /><br />Poetry is something that I have a hard time reading. I should try harder. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com