Tag Archives: Hugo /nom
When Gravity Falls by George Alec Effinger
Read June 2017 Recommended for people who enjoy futuristic detective noir ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I don’t even. This book engrossed me, sucked me in, took me to the seediest bar in town, plied me with cheap booze and left … Continue reading
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
Read April 2017 Recommended for fans of character-driven stories, sci-fi ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I understand that some people weren’t fans of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. Personally, in my heart of hearts, I kind of … Continue reading
Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente
Read July 2016 Recommended for fans of mythology, Valente ★ ★ ★ ★ Take fairy tale mythology, the sideways structure of Native American folklore, a Wild West setting, weave it through with themes on race and gender … Continue reading
The Goblin Reservation by Clifford Simak. No reservations needed.
Read April 2016 Recommended for fans of Pratchett, Thursday Next, Doorways in the Sand ★ ★ ★ ★ Some days, I need silly and yesterday, The Goblin Reservation fit the bill perfectly. Familiar with Simak through the beautifully pastoral … Continue reading
The Diamond Age, Or, A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson.
Read March to April 2016 Recommended for hard core Stephenson fans ★ ★ Initially, I wasn’t tempted by The Diamond Age, but the subtitle drew me in. A book advising young women? Interesting. However, given a choice between this … Continue reading
Dune by Frank Herbert
Read December 2015 Recommended for fans of sci-fi ★ ★ ★ ★ I blame the movie. I was an avid but novice fantasy and sci-fi reader in 1984 when David Lynch’s Dune rolled out as a big-budget … Continue reading
Lucifer’s Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
January 2015 Recommended for fans of the apocalypse, asteroids, end-of-society ★ ★ ★ Good grief, reading hasn’t been such a chore since Professional Nursing Practice Foundations and Concepts. And in the fiction world, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. … Continue reading
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula Le Guin
Read February 2014 ★ ★ ★ ★ For those new to or unaware of the wonders of Le Guin, this is a short book about George Orr, a man who has been taking too many drugs in an attempt to stop … Continue reading
China Mountain Zhang by Maureen McHugh
Read November, 2013 ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 China Mountain Zhang is an impressive work, well deserving of its Hugo and Nebula nominations and its Tiptree and Lambda awards. Thoughtful, precise writing and Zhang’s fully developed … Continue reading
