18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss Why is this on here? There's been one book released! And the book wasn't even that good!
There's actually two books in the series so far (the second one is called "The Wise Man's Fear"). Many of my friends are absolutely gaga for Rothfuss, but I can't seem to get into him. I read "The Name of the Wind", and I thought it was... okay. Not great, but entertaining and technically well-written.
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi I've heard nothing but good. It's good, but it's not his best work. My favorite of his is The Android's Dream, with close runners-up being Agent to the Stars and Fuzzy Nation.
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis Still my second-favorite of hers, after Passage. Really? I'm a huge Connie Willis fan, but you've just named the two books of hers that I like the least. Have you read her other books? I especially recommend To Say Nothing of the Dog and Inside Job. (Oh! And if you haven't already, you must read her short story "The Soul Selects Its Own Society". It's about Emily Dickinson saving the Earth from invading Martians, and it's written in the form of a scholarly paper, with extensive and hilarious footnotes.)
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Date: 2011-08-19 04:38 pm (UTC)Why is this on here? There's been one book released! And the book wasn't even that good!
There's actually two books in the series so far (the second one is called "The Wise Man's Fear"). Many of my friends are absolutely gaga for Rothfuss, but I can't seem to get into him. I read "The Name of the Wind", and I thought it was... okay. Not great, but entertaining and technically well-written.
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
I've heard nothing but good.
It's good, but it's not his best work. My favorite of his is The Android's Dream, with close runners-up being Agent to the Stars and Fuzzy Nation.
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
Still my second-favorite of hers, after Passage.
Really? I'm a huge Connie Willis fan, but you've just named the two books of hers that I like the least. Have you read her other books? I especially recommend To Say Nothing of the Dog and Inside Job. (Oh! And if you haven't already, you must read her short story "The Soul Selects Its Own Society". It's about Emily Dickinson saving the Earth from invading Martians, and it's written in the form of a scholarly paper, with extensive and hilarious footnotes.)