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Currently reading: The Peripheral - William Gibson. Up to his usual visionary standard.
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Either I'm getting more fussy as I get older, or a number of authors whose work I've enjoyed in the past are getting sloppy. The last Neil Gaiman I read (The Ocean at the End of the Lane) was poor, the last TP - Raising Steam, understandably perhaps, but sadly, seemed to be a load of Terry Pratchett tropes stuck together and the last book by Neal Stephenson I also had to give up on as he appeared to have decided that if he thought of something that might be even loosely connected to the story it was going in, and it just got too mental for me.
China Miéville hasn't let me down yet, and the last Alastair Reynolds was ok but I'm two books behind so we'll see.
I'm loathe to try Iain Banks' last book as I generally loved his stuff but the reviews of it weren't great, so maybe one day but not now
I'm currently dipping in and out of an anthology of English verse and a book-length magazine special on the Jaguar XJS car. I like variety.
Which is pretty stupid really. Because I read just before sleeping, and for the past few days I seem to have been overdosing with current General Election coverage.
No wonder my dreams are vivid.
@Skarloey Yes, I've read quite a lot of his short stories, going right back to when I was a little kid, but never any of his novels. I knew Uncle Silas as a famous title without really having any idea at all what it was about - it's not what I expected but I'm enjoying it.
Andy Weir, "The Martian"
I've not enjoyed a book this much for ages. I'm savouring it, deliberately dragging it out despite it being a page turner. I guess it's science fiction but I think only by default of the setting. Just utterly brilliant so far, no idea how it's going to end. Super enjoyable read, highly recommended.
Has this lame joke been done before?
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