Most of the books I read are books sent to me for review so I don't really buy any books.
Finished reading Robert Fleming's Havoc after dark and will be moving on to Fever in the Blood when it arrives at my door. I like him. Mixes the horror-suspense very well with the entire diaspora racial concerns. And the stories are good, remembering the past but not really mired in them. Wysard by Carolyn Kephart-- a very high language book, medievally. Not pulled into it yet, perhaps because there's the cliched hidden childhood thing. I know it's part of the mythos of these books but dang it gets old. Same thing for The Dreamer by Matthew McMillan. And it doesn't help that they're YA. Reading the stories in the Jigsaw Nation antho which I happen to be in. A fellow writer in the antho wrote to say my story was his second favorite in the book (after his) so I had to rush off and read his story. So now I feel I better just read a story a day from the antho. It's tough because it's a story about an America divided into red and blue states. In my story I made both the Christian conservative reds just as oppressive as the liberal God-hating blues. As a Black Christian I felt it was the only honest thing to do. And the writer commented on it. It seems that my story is the only story in the book where there's any balance. For the most part the writers were pretty pro-blue. So am slogging through all kinds of political stories that depict Christians and conservaties as woman-hating, gay-hating, war- mongering, abortion-stopping madmen. ::rolls eyes:: Hey, I'm a voice of balance in the book so that's good. Books I plan to read because I'm reviewing them are: An antho of stories written in honor of Jules Verne. I think I was just surprised that they weren't Jules Verne stories and have to regroup in order to really appreciate them. Ninety Days by Sam Yarney - a suspense thriller with all kinds of conspiracy. Plenty Good Room by Cheri Paris Edwards. Romance in which single Black woman in project takes in a street kid because she thinks its the good thing to do...and the trouble it makes in her life. Upshot of all this? I'm beginning to realize that I hate political books. And yet all my works tend to be political. I'd like to think, though, that my stories tend to be wayyy more human than polemical. And they're just not so grounded in the here and now. But that's me. -C --- In SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Before my Mexican adventure began, I used to be more on top of things. > Anyway, I'm trying to repent and get things back on track. So what are > you guys reading these days, say over the past several months. What are > your thoughts on the books you have read. Did you like them are were > they are waste of time. If you liked or haded the books, why do you > feel the way you do. and finally are there any books you plan on > starting within the next few weeks? > > Tracey > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/co.u8A/gOaOAA/Zx0JAA/DtIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Community email addresses: Post message: SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe Digest Mode: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
