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eor13. Christopher Moore "Razzmatazz"
I liked "Razzmatazz" better than "Noir", but I still think Moore was just trying to hard to make every single character over the top. Many of his earlier books most of the characters were normal people going through extraordinary circumstances or dealing with the one completely bonkers character. I've got to give credit though with the plot points of getting a group of people under surveillance to a party. I like the way the different threads came together and thought it was the best part of the book.
14. various "Tales from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine"
I have no idea where we got this book, but it's been on the shelves for a while and I just found it. It contains stories originally published between 1979 and 1984, so fairly early on in the Asimov's run. All before the time I started reading the magazine. The first few stories felt young and fresh. There were some which probably felt retro even in 1984. Overall, it was a pretty good collection. I must admit I was surprised to read the Octavia Butler story in a collection for young adults. She can be pretty bleak and harsh and I'm not sure I would suggest that particular story for young adults.
15. Robert Harbinson "The Built, the Unbuilt, and the Unbuildable"
This is what happens when you take some lectures and try to fluff them up to a a full length book using impenetrable academic speak. Don't walk away from this one. Run. Any sane person would have stopped after a few pages. I have a nice jacket with long arms for occasions like this.
16. Terry Pratchett "Men at Arms"
The good thing about there being so many books in the discworld series is that by the time I get to re-reading them, much of it is fresh and new for me. I had forgotten how much innuendo there is between Nobby and Angua, although it's rather inevitable. It's Nobby afterall. It surprises me how the critical part of the scene with Cuddy in the Tower of Art takes place entirely off screen. I think that was intentional, to make it less disturbing. It might have been better if the paragraphs with Cuddy's viewpoint and Detritus' viewpoint were reversed. I imagine that was a hard bit to figure out how to write. This books is where the Watch really starts to get rich with characters and interactions. Also I love the choice of title of the book. The tongue is stuck firmly in the cheek for that one.
I liked "Razzmatazz" better than "Noir", but I still think Moore was just trying to hard to make every single character over the top. Many of his earlier books most of the characters were normal people going through extraordinary circumstances or dealing with the one completely bonkers character. I've got to give credit though with the plot points of getting a group of people under surveillance to a party. I like the way the different threads came together and thought it was the best part of the book.
14. various "Tales from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine"
I have no idea where we got this book, but it's been on the shelves for a while and I just found it. It contains stories originally published between 1979 and 1984, so fairly early on in the Asimov's run. All before the time I started reading the magazine. The first few stories felt young and fresh. There were some which probably felt retro even in 1984. Overall, it was a pretty good collection. I must admit I was surprised to read the Octavia Butler story in a collection for young adults. She can be pretty bleak and harsh and I'm not sure I would suggest that particular story for young adults.
15. Robert Harbinson "The Built, the Unbuilt, and the Unbuildable"
This is what happens when you take some lectures and try to fluff them up to a a full length book using impenetrable academic speak. Don't walk away from this one. Run. Any sane person would have stopped after a few pages. I have a nice jacket with long arms for occasions like this.
16. Terry Pratchett "Men at Arms"
The good thing about there being so many books in the discworld series is that by the time I get to re-reading them, much of it is fresh and new for me. I had forgotten how much innuendo there is between Nobby and Angua, although it's rather inevitable. It's Nobby afterall. It surprises me how the critical part of the scene with Cuddy in the Tower of Art takes place entirely off screen. I think that was intentional, to make it less disturbing. It might have been better if the paragraphs with Cuddy's viewpoint and Detritus' viewpoint were reversed. I imagine that was a hard bit to figure out how to write. This books is where the Watch really starts to get rich with characters and interactions. Also I love the choice of title of the book. The tongue is stuck firmly in the cheek for that one.
