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
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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
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----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>
>>>>
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