Re: What Should I Read in 2008? (Long List, With Voting)

On Jan 1, 5:43 pm, LawrencePer...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Alistair Reynolds: Chasm City

I got three chapters in, and lost interest.

Charles Stross: Halting State or Missile Gap

Halting State is on my to-read list. Looks tasty.

Iain Banks: Against a Dark Background

Excellent.

Michael Chabon: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

Good in parts, but overrated as a whole. Try "Soon I Will Be
Invincible" instead.

John M. Ford: The Dragon Waiting

Another one people rave about, but I bounced off completely. I suspect
it gets better if you know a lot about ancient history, so you can
tell what was changed.

Ian McDonald: River of Gods

On my to-read list. Unfortunately I have fallen hard for GRRM's A Song
of Ice and Fire, so it may be a while before I get to anything else.

John Scazli: The Ghost Brigades

Excellent.

Neal Stephenson: Zodiac or The Big U

I've read them both, and Zodiac is both later and better. The Big U
was Stephenson's first novel, and it shows.

Johan Larson

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