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fiveforsilverOriginally posted in February and March of 2007 (multiple posts combined) in ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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23. *Fifty Degrees Below by Kim Stanley Robinson (603)
Sequal to Forty Signs of Rain, which I read last December. The focus seems to have shifted a little to a different character, which I thought was interesting - he didn't seem like the main-character sort in the first book.
The really funny thing is that I read Earth by David Brin recently, which has similar themes of global warming and politics and a similar style of skipping from one character's story to another, so I kept expecting Brin's characters and plotlines to show up in this book. It was a bit confusing, but my fault, nothing to do with the book. I like these books a lot.
24. *Metro Girl by Janet Evanovich (296)
I finally read it. My neighbor lent me this and Chocolat months ago; I read Chocolat immediately but didn't get around to reading Metro Girl until last night.
It was funny - I find most of Evanovich's books laugh-out-loud funny. Definitely light reading. Barney, the main character, reminded me of a less ditzy version of Stephanie Plum, and Hooker was very like Morelli. Except for the way he kept talking about himself in the third person, which I found vaguely creepy, possibly because the only character in the Plum books who did that was a psychotic killer who also had a dorky nickname for himself.
25. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (192)
I haven't read this for some years - since long before the movie came out. I'm glad I didn't reread it soon before the movie came out, or I may have been annoyed about it, like many other Asimov fans. As it is, I liked the movie well enough, even though it has almost nothing to do with the book. I like the book a lot, too - the stories are creative and unusual, even (or perhaps especially) in today's world of science fiction.
First book of March (I can't believe it's March):
26. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (248)
A book I've loved for years, and unlike some other books that I've reread since high school (those that I have recently or will probably soon stop rereading), McKinley's books hold up. They're still well-written and interesting, whether I read them at 15 or 25. And she has a new book coming out this year! How exciting!
26 / 85 books (30.59%)
16 / 50 *new books (32.00%)
7678 / 30000 pages (25.59%)
Currently Reading:
*Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman (361)
fiveforsilver:23. *Fifty Degrees Below by Kim Stanley Robinson (603)
Sequal to Forty Signs of Rain, which I read last December. The focus seems to have shifted a little to a different character, which I thought was interesting - he didn't seem like the main-character sort in the first book.
The really funny thing is that I read Earth by David Brin recently, which has similar themes of global warming and politics and a similar style of skipping from one character's story to another, so I kept expecting Brin's characters and plotlines to show up in this book. It was a bit confusing, but my fault, nothing to do with the book. I like these books a lot.
24. *Metro Girl by Janet Evanovich (296)
I finally read it. My neighbor lent me this and Chocolat months ago; I read Chocolat immediately but didn't get around to reading Metro Girl until last night.
It was funny - I find most of Evanovich's books laugh-out-loud funny. Definitely light reading. Barney, the main character, reminded me of a less ditzy version of Stephanie Plum, and Hooker was very like Morelli. Except for the way he kept talking about himself in the third person, which I found vaguely creepy, possibly because the only character in the Plum books who did that was a psychotic killer who also had a dorky nickname for himself.
25. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (192)
I haven't read this for some years - since long before the movie came out. I'm glad I didn't reread it soon before the movie came out, or I may have been annoyed about it, like many other Asimov fans. As it is, I liked the movie well enough, even though it has almost nothing to do with the book. I like the book a lot, too - the stories are creative and unusual, even (or perhaps especially) in today's world of science fiction.
First book of March (I can't believe it's March):
26. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (248)
A book I've loved for years, and unlike some other books that I've reread since high school (those that I have recently or will probably soon stop rereading), McKinley's books hold up. They're still well-written and interesting, whether I read them at 15 or 25. And she has a new book coming out this year! How exciting!
Currently Reading:
*Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman (361)
