Books!

[icepixie]

Quick, someone rec me a book or three. My biweekly library trip is tomorrow and I'm fresh out of ideas for things to read.

Please?

(Although I suppose I could just read fic, watch TV, and force myself to write over the next two weeks if I'm bookless...or I could delve further into my shelf of Classics I've Totally Been Meaning To Read For A While Now But Never Will Until Just This Sort of Situation...)

ETA: Most of you know my tastes, but for those of you who don't, I'll read practically anything except a straight romance. I have particular penchants for sci-fi, fantasy, quirky literary/mainstream fiction, humor of any stripe, travel writing, and historical novels or nonfiction, but really, anything goes.

Comments

[rowdycamels.livejournal.com]

I second the Moore! A Dirty Job is *excellent*, in a surreal way. I nearly ruptured something laughing. I only just discovered him a few months ago, but I'm on the lookout for the rest of his stuff.

And on the YA front, have you tried John Green? I haven't read him yet, but his vlog (http://brotherhood2.com) is great. (And he's a recent Kenyon alum, so you should read him anyway...)

Oh, and I'm currently reading some Robert A. Heinlein. He's old skool sci-fi, focusing on the psychological and sociological effects of futuristic technology much more than the technology itself. I'm in the middle of Expanded Universe, a whopping big collection of short stories. He follows the classic sci-fi tradition of having not just an active imagination, but actual writing skills as well, plus a sardonic sense of humor.

Have fun!

[icepixie]

Will look for the Moore, yes.

Hmmm, Heinlein. I should get some stuff by him, since I've run out of steam on the Bradbury front.

(P.S. Answer my eeeeeeee-maaaaaaaail...or at least tell me whether the DVDs got there, yes?)

[rowdycamels.livejournal.com]

(P.S. Answer my eeeeeeee-maaaaaaaail...or at least tell me whether the DVDs got there, yes?)

Arg, checking email is so laborious on dialup. I'm in the process right now. But the DVDs did get here, and I was greatly confused and betrayed by the fact that David Marciano is all over the cover, and not a hint of CKR. Alas. Haven't had time to watch them yet, though. Thanks for the crack!

[icepixie]

Awww, dialup. But yay for DVDs getting there!

I was greatly confused and betrayed by the fact that David Marciano is all over the cover, and not a hint of CKR.

Yeah. There's a reason these DVD sets can be had for under fifteen bucks. "Cheap" is an understatement. They used the same packaging for all three sets.