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If Wasp Factory made you go "just... no," then it did the job it was tasked with doing. That being said, if you want some Banks that's a little friendlier and doesn't actively try to alienate all of humanity, you could do worse than The Bridge. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Valerie Forrestal < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have to plug The Best American Science and Nature Writing series > because they are always soooooo good. I look forward to them coming out > every year, and they haven't let me down since i started reading them > about 4 years ago. > > I also caught up on the Sandman Slim series by Richard Kadrey. If you > like Dresden Files, you'll probably like these. (A little more violent > though. I call them a cross between True Blood and Dresden Files.) > > I also really enjoyed the classics: The Once and Future King by T.H. > White, and Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury. Dandelion Wine is best read > in spring or summer though. It puts you in kind of a magical summery mood. > > Oh and this year I started reading and then forever swore off Iain > Banks. The Wasp Factory was just.... no. > > ~val > > Valerie Forrestal > Web Services Librarian/Asst. Professor > City University of New York > College of Staten Island Library > 2800 Victory Blvd., 1L-109I > Staten Island, N.Y. 10314 > Phone: 718.982.4023 > [log in to unmask] > > > On 12/9/2014 2:56 PM, Mark Pernotto wrote: > >> On the (board) gaming front: not new, but *Lords of Waterdeep* was quick >> to >> learn, and very dynamic, with a fantastic expansion pack! >> >> .m >> >> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Andreas Orphanides <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >> I had fun with both the Southern Reach trilogy (Jeff VanderMeer) and The >>> Expanse series (James S. A. Corey). If you're into sci-fi-ish stuff. >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Heather Rayl <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>> While I've done a lot of re-reading this past year (something that I do >>>> when I'm particularly stressed), I did read a few new things thanks to >>>> my >>>> book club. The one that sticks with me is _The Enchanted_, by Rene >>>> >>> Denfeld. >>> >>>> It had me reeling by the end of the book, and I am still thinking about >>>> >>> it >>> >>>> three months later. And I will probably end up reading it at least a >>>> >>> second >>> >>>> time, if I can go through it again. >>>> >>>> ~heather >>>> >>>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Galvan, Angela <[log in to unmask] >>>> > >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The >>>>> Peripheral_. >>>>> >>>>> Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible. >>>>> >>>>> Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here: >>>>> http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk >>>>> Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ in science fiction. >>>>> >>>> She's >>> >>>> also the author of _Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? A >>>>> Science-Fictional Theory of Representation_ which I've been meaning to >>>>> >>>> read >>>> >>>>> but am terrified it will make me consider a PhD again. >>>>> >>>>> A.S. Galvan >>>>> Digital Reformatting Specialist >>>>> Head, Document Delivery >>>>> The Ohio State University >>>>> Health Sciences Library >>>>> [log in to unmask] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf >>>>> >>>> Of >>> >>>> Andromeda Yelton >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM >>>>> To: [log in to unmask] >>>>> Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? >>>>> >>>>> Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did >>>>> you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And >>>>> >>>> hey, >>>> >>>>> we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and >>>>> >>>> so >>> >>>> forth.) >>>>> >>>>> Mine: >>>>> http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free >>>>> >>>> online) >>>> >>>>> - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. >>>>> >>>> *Finally* >>>> >>>>> I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. >>>>> >>>>> _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum >>>>> opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. >>>>> >>>> If >>> >>>> you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, >>>>> Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. >>>>> >>>>> _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie >>>>> >>>> and >>> >>>> Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the >>>>> theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest >>>>> throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. >>>>> >>>>> _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius >>>>> >>>> who >>>> >>>>> can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, >>>>> physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Andromeda Yelton >>>>> Board of Directors, Library & Information Technology Association: >>>>> http://www.lita.org >>>>> Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org >>>>> http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda < >>>>> http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda> >>>>> >>>>> > > ________________________________ > Connect with CSI on Social Media><http://csitoday.com/social_media/> >