The biopsy of Morticia's tongue didn't really tell us anything, so there's no obvious way forward. She's doing pretty poorly -- quite weak and thin -- but I'm told she perks up when she gets IV fluids. How we're going to handle the situation isn't clear at the moment.
From last thread: Scalzi's "Redshirts" was this year's Hugo novel winner. I put this down to its specifically fannish appeal. Definitely not my top choice. I liked it a lot better than I expected to, but I expected to hate it as I had previous Scalzi books. My reaction to this one was basically neutral. Readable enough, and might appeal more to people who go for Scalzi's brand of humor, but not really my thing to any large degree.
To tell the truth, the first chapter, or prologue or whatever it was turned me off until I realized the whole thing was a spoof of SciFi adventure TV shows, specifically Star Trek. Once that penny dropped, I was willing to give the rest of the book a try. Some of the humor is definitely adolescent, perhaps much of it in fact. But I did think he had some underlying serious points to make. I don't know as it is really Hugo quality - I'd think that would require something more original if not perhaps more serious, but it is the Hugo, not the Nebula.
And while we're on the subject of books: I've just finished "World War Z: An Oral History." Well written in some ways. Many of the sketches are gripping and/or moving. But the oral history format doesn't lend itself to telling a real story. And Brooks is as obsesses as Robinson in 2312 with showing us every aspect of his universe.
I'm told that the book and the movie have almost nothing in common. There was really no way to make the book into a movie.
Bill, cat--your talking about Hugo and Nebula got me to exploring and thinking; I really enjoyed Le Guin's Left Hand of Darkness when I read it many years ago; I was left with the feeling that there there should be other stories to go along with it, and now I find there were. I will be taking my Kindle to Canada, and think I will load on some of those stories as well as re-read Left Hand.
I got a little further along with packing, and had better hit the sack now.
Howard in the apple of our eye!
ReplyDeleteThe biopsy of Morticia's tongue didn't really tell us anything, so there's no obvious way forward. She's doing pretty poorly -- quite weak and thin -- but I'm told she perks up when she gets IV fluids. How we're going to handle the situation isn't clear at the moment.
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DeleteFrom last thread: Scalzi's "Redshirts" was this year's Hugo novel winner. I put this down to its specifically fannish appeal. Definitely not my top choice. I liked it a lot better than I expected to, but I expected to hate it as I had previous Scalzi books. My reaction to this one was basically neutral. Readable enough, and might appeal more to people who go for Scalzi's brand of humor, but not really my thing to any large degree.
ReplyDeleteTo tell the truth, the first chapter, or prologue or whatever it was turned me off until I realized the whole thing was a spoof of SciFi adventure TV shows, specifically Star Trek. Once that penny dropped, I was willing to give the rest of the book a try. Some of the humor is definitely adolescent, perhaps much of it in fact. But I did think he had some underlying serious points to make. I don't know as it is really Hugo quality - I'd think that would require something more original if not perhaps more serious, but it is the Hugo, not the Nebula.
DeleteYes, the adenda (I think that's what he called them) had some serious point. The best parts of the book in my opinion.
DeleteAnd while we're on the subject of books: I've just finished "World War Z: An Oral History." Well written in some ways. Many of the sketches are gripping and/or moving. But the oral history format doesn't lend itself to telling a real story. And Brooks is as obsesses as Robinson in 2312 with showing us every aspect of his universe.
ReplyDeleteI'm told that the book and the movie have almost nothing in common. There was really no way to make the book into a movie.
Bill, cat--your talking about Hugo and Nebula got me to exploring and thinking; I really enjoyed Le Guin's Left Hand of Darkness when I read it many years ago; I was left with the feeling that there there should be other stories to go along with it, and now I find there were. I will be taking my Kindle to Canada, and think I will load on some of those stories as well as re-read Left Hand.
ReplyDeleteI got a little further along with packing, and had better hit the sack now.
--Alan
Sorry to have been AWOL today. Explanation on the new thread.
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