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New Reviews: Three of them
October 17, 2003 (3:54 PM) ( link ) ADDED reviews of Alastair Reynolds's Revelation Space and Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days, and M John Harrison's Light.
Reynolds is a real find: so far I've read all of his books (I think), though I'm still waiting to write up the review for Redemption Ark. Those who like science fiction: read Reynolds now.
Still up, aside from Reynolds's Redemption Ark, is Daniel Keys Moran's The Long Run, another superb novel. For some reason I've been reading good novel after good novel at the start of this, my third year reviewing books. (With some exceptions, of course.) Let's hope my luck continues.
Currently in my hands: Murakami's The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles, another of my daring (and often ill-advised) trips into mainstream fiction. Calling Murakami's novel "mainstream" might, of course, be inaccurate: so far it is a very unusual and often bizarre novel. The stilted translation (common among all Japanese translations I've ever read) doesn't help. But too many people I know love the book; it's big, but I'm going to stick with it while I can.
New Review: Richard Morgan's Altered Carbon
October 8, 2003 (8:33 PM) ( link ) ADDED a review of Richard Morgan's Altered Carbon. A mediocre book, despite the hype.
Altered Carbon is my 150th review. Not bad for a busy student (who procrastinates too much--hence the outside reading). I have a couple more books lined up to review, though I haven't gotten around to them yet: Alastair Reynolds's Revelation Space (very good) and Redemption Ark (good but not as good), Daniel Keys Moran's The Long Run (superb), and M. John Harrison's Light (horrible). The only book I have left sitting in my room is a collection of two of Alastair Reynolds's novellas, entitled Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days. I might go through that next, but then, after that, I have nothing left to read (except for the ever-exciting Administrative Law).
Well, I did get a copy of Terry Pratchett's latest novel, Monstrous Regiment, which I might read. I'm not really in the mood for satire though, especially about war. Perhaps another kickass science-fiction novel is in order.
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