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snugglekittySo, I was realizing recently that I was uninterested in the dozen or so library books I had out, not to mention the hundreds I own.
For those of you who don't know me well, a lack of fascination with books is a sign that the![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lady_anemone is Not Well. Seriously, seriously not well.
I decided to go to a different library, to see if I could get out of my rut.trouble4hire suggested going to multiple libraries, and this I did. In less than 24 hours, I visited the main branches of the Cambridge, Arlington, and Medford public libraries.
At the first library, Cambridge, I got one new release and four science fiction titles.
Lost in Translation by Nicole Mones (This book really caught my eye. It's hard to say what about it exactly grabbed me at first, but I finished it in less than 12 hours. Review forthcoming.)
Nine Layers of Sky by Liz Williams (Liz Williams wrote The Poison Master, which was an interesting and thoughtful read. I browsed a number of titles by her and this looked the most appealing - reminded me of In War Times a bit, and I love thematic arcs in my fiction.)
Freehold by Michael Z. Williamson (Pure trash. The cover shows a woman with a blaster in her hand running away from a spaceship that's shooting at her. Oh yeah.)
Land of Mist and Snow by Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald (A pirate book with magic. These folks wrote a good space opera series with some Star Wars leanings. I've been meaning to get to this one.)
The Star Prince by Susan Grant (This is part of a futuristic romance series. Spaceships and stuff. It reminded me of my favorite Liaden authors, so I thought I'd give it a try, although so far I haven't found anyone that matches them.)
At the Arlington library I got three new releases.
Away by Amy Bloom (bearsir gave me an anthology of Bloom's short fiction for my birthday a few years ago, and I really enjoyed it. This is her first novel, iiuc.)
The Third Circle by Jayne Castle (A brand new Arcane Society book that I hadn't even hear about yet! Num num num. I'll be done with that one before I go to bed, I'm pretty confident.)
The Man with the Golden Torc by Simon R. Green (The beginning of a new series from Green, and I wanted to give it a chance. Maybe he's grown as a writer?)
At the Medford library I also got three new releases.
Agnes and the Hitman by Bob Mayer (Once again, trash. Delicious glittery trash.)
Bloodring by Faith Hunter (First in what looks like an intriguing apocalyptic series.)
The Sword-Edged Blonde by Alex Bledsoe (Film noir style in a fantasy setting, with a great review from Charles de Lint? Sign me the heck up.)
I'm hoping this loot will get me out of my reading rut. So far it seems to be working.
For those of you who don't know me well, a lack of fascination with books is a sign that the
lady_anemone is Not Well. Seriously, seriously not well.I decided to go to a different library, to see if I could get out of my rut.
trouble4hire suggested going to multiple libraries, and this I did. In less than 24 hours, I visited the main branches of the Cambridge, Arlington, and Medford public libraries. At the first library, Cambridge, I got one new release and four science fiction titles.
Lost in Translation by Nicole Mones (This book really caught my eye. It's hard to say what about it exactly grabbed me at first, but I finished it in less than 12 hours. Review forthcoming.)
Nine Layers of Sky by Liz Williams (Liz Williams wrote The Poison Master, which was an interesting and thoughtful read. I browsed a number of titles by her and this looked the most appealing - reminded me of In War Times a bit, and I love thematic arcs in my fiction.)
Freehold by Michael Z. Williamson (Pure trash. The cover shows a woman with a blaster in her hand running away from a spaceship that's shooting at her. Oh yeah.)
Land of Mist and Snow by Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald (A pirate book with magic. These folks wrote a good space opera series with some Star Wars leanings. I've been meaning to get to this one.)
The Star Prince by Susan Grant (This is part of a futuristic romance series. Spaceships and stuff. It reminded me of my favorite Liaden authors, so I thought I'd give it a try, although so far I haven't found anyone that matches them.)
At the Arlington library I got three new releases.
Away by Amy Bloom (
bearsir gave me an anthology of Bloom's short fiction for my birthday a few years ago, and I really enjoyed it. This is her first novel, iiuc.)The Third Circle by Jayne Castle (A brand new Arcane Society book that I hadn't even hear about yet! Num num num. I'll be done with that one before I go to bed, I'm pretty confident.)
The Man with the Golden Torc by Simon R. Green (The beginning of a new series from Green, and I wanted to give it a chance. Maybe he's grown as a writer?)
At the Medford library I also got three new releases.
Agnes and the Hitman by Bob Mayer (Once again, trash. Delicious glittery trash.)
Bloodring by Faith Hunter (First in what looks like an intriguing apocalyptic series.)
The Sword-Edged Blonde by Alex Bledsoe (Film noir style in a fantasy setting, with a great review from Charles de Lint? Sign me the heck up.)
I'm hoping this loot will get me out of my reading rut. So far it seems to be working.
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Date: 2008-05-29 03:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-29 11:56 am (UTC)books!
Date: 2008-05-29 04:53 pm (UTC)Re: books!
Date: 2008-05-29 05:16 pm (UTC)Thank you for encouraging my library decadence. :)
lexington too!
Date: 2008-05-29 10:33 pm (UTC)Happy reading!
Re: lexington too!
Date: 2008-05-30 08:09 pm (UTC)I went to the Somerville main branch and was reminded of why I don't normally go there - man, are they snobby! But I had good experiences everywhere else.