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Books
Ben Aaronovitch: Rivers of London
This was fun. It wasn't quite the urban fantasy police procedural I long for (mainly because the police and magic has been integrated for centuries, rather than the police coping with a newly revealed supernatural world), but it was fun and funny and I'm looking forward to book two.
Scott David Aniolowski: Malleus Monstrorum
David Conyers: Secrets of Kenya: the Mythos Roams Wild
In case anybody ever needs rpg stats for Karen Blixen, they're in this. Sadly, she has no Cthulhu Mythos skill :-(
Fremmed stjerne
It's nice that there's so much Danish science fiction. Admittedly, this short story collection had the usual load of dystopic approaches to sf, but still. My favourites were Lise Andreasen & Glen Stihmøe's Samtaler på bryllupsdagen, which through glimpses into the lives of four generations of women tells the tale of a future of rising seas, and Bjarke Sølverbæk's Maskinen der skrev, which tells of an AI that basically conquers the world by being the most awesome storyteller ever (admittedly, the twist ending is predictable and feels like the author just couldn't figure out how to end his story, but still).
Nikolai Gogol: Dead souls
Jan Guillou: Mellan rött och svart
I wonder if these books are ever going to raise the obvious question of whether it was Oscar who shot and killed Sverre's boyfriend? Or whether it's just going to hang there as a nasty suspicion for the reader to have...
Rachel Hartman: Seraphina
Okay, so I'm not sure about this dragons=Vulcans thing, but it's a pretty good book.
Caitlin Moran: How to be a Woman
To be fair, I'm still waiting for How to be an Aromantic Asexual, Introverted, Nerd Woman. Still, this is okay, if not really my segment...
Naomi Novik: Blood of Tyrants
I liked the first couple of books far more than the latter, sadly - they've seemed to prioritize showing off every corner of the planet more than the story (also, I'm annoyed we still haven't gotten a good look at Scandinavia - I wonder how 1807 happened in this verse, if it happened - did the British abduct our dragons? Probably... :-( ). And frankly, this book didn't make full use of its amnesia plot - not that I'm a fan of amnesia plots, but still. Anyway, I must confess that presently I find myself hoping this series will go truly AU and have Napoleon win, because frankly, the British and their allies, they just - Laurence and Temeraire are awesome and cool, but their masters? I can't help thinking that this world would be a better place if Napoleon did conquer all of it...
Robert Storm Petersen: Storm P. - Alle opfindelserne
R.A. Salvatore: Road of the Patriarch
I don't get the title. Just saying...
Comics
Michael Hirst: Vikings
I wonder how someone who sucks so much at research managed to end up specializing in period drama...
Robert Kirkman: The Walking Dead: Something to Fear
I suspect the reason I can't really get around to watching the rest of the series is that I'm so far along in the comics...
Peter Milligan: Hellblazer: Phantom Pains
Alan Moore: Nemo: Heart of Ice
I rather liked this - it's not as sex fixated as the main League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (which gets boring very quickly, to be honest), and Janni is an interesting character in her own right. Besides, it's mostly drawing on Lovecraftian themes, and I do enjoy Lovecraftian themes. Also, I really need to get around to watching The Thing.
Jiro Taniguchi: Sensei no kaban vol. 2.
Mark Waid: Incorruptible vol. 1.
Mark Waid: Incorruptible vol. 2.
Mark Waid: Incorruptible vol. 3.
Mark Waid: Irredeemable vol. 9.
Total number of books and comics read this month: 20
Currently reading: none right now
Ben Aaronovitch: Rivers of London
This was fun. It wasn't quite the urban fantasy police procedural I long for (mainly because the police and magic has been integrated for centuries, rather than the police coping with a newly revealed supernatural world), but it was fun and funny and I'm looking forward to book two.
Scott David Aniolowski: Malleus Monstrorum
David Conyers: Secrets of Kenya: the Mythos Roams Wild
In case anybody ever needs rpg stats for Karen Blixen, they're in this. Sadly, she has no Cthulhu Mythos skill :-(
Fremmed stjerne
It's nice that there's so much Danish science fiction. Admittedly, this short story collection had the usual load of dystopic approaches to sf, but still. My favourites were Lise Andreasen & Glen Stihmøe's Samtaler på bryllupsdagen, which through glimpses into the lives of four generations of women tells the tale of a future of rising seas, and Bjarke Sølverbæk's Maskinen der skrev, which tells of an AI that basically conquers the world by being the most awesome storyteller ever (admittedly, the twist ending is predictable and feels like the author just couldn't figure out how to end his story, but still).
Nikolai Gogol: Dead souls
Jan Guillou: Mellan rött och svart
I wonder if these books are ever going to raise the obvious question of whether it was Oscar who shot and killed Sverre's boyfriend? Or whether it's just going to hang there as a nasty suspicion for the reader to have...
Rachel Hartman: Seraphina
Okay, so I'm not sure about this dragons=Vulcans thing, but it's a pretty good book.
Caitlin Moran: How to be a Woman
To be fair, I'm still waiting for How to be an Aromantic Asexual, Introverted, Nerd Woman. Still, this is okay, if not really my segment...
Naomi Novik: Blood of Tyrants
I liked the first couple of books far more than the latter, sadly - they've seemed to prioritize showing off every corner of the planet more than the story (also, I'm annoyed we still haven't gotten a good look at Scandinavia - I wonder how 1807 happened in this verse, if it happened - did the British abduct our dragons? Probably... :-( ). And frankly, this book didn't make full use of its amnesia plot - not that I'm a fan of amnesia plots, but still. Anyway, I must confess that presently I find myself hoping this series will go truly AU and have Napoleon win, because frankly, the British and their allies, they just - Laurence and Temeraire are awesome and cool, but their masters? I can't help thinking that this world would be a better place if Napoleon did conquer all of it...
Robert Storm Petersen: Storm P. - Alle opfindelserne
R.A. Salvatore: Road of the Patriarch
I don't get the title. Just saying...
Comics
Michael Hirst: Vikings
I wonder how someone who sucks so much at research managed to end up specializing in period drama...
Robert Kirkman: The Walking Dead: Something to Fear
I suspect the reason I can't really get around to watching the rest of the series is that I'm so far along in the comics...
Peter Milligan: Hellblazer: Phantom Pains
Alan Moore: Nemo: Heart of Ice
I rather liked this - it's not as sex fixated as the main League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (which gets boring very quickly, to be honest), and Janni is an interesting character in her own right. Besides, it's mostly drawing on Lovecraftian themes, and I do enjoy Lovecraftian themes. Also, I really need to get around to watching The Thing.
Jiro Taniguchi: Sensei no kaban vol. 2.
Mark Waid: Incorruptible vol. 1.
Mark Waid: Incorruptible vol. 2.
Mark Waid: Incorruptible vol. 3.
Mark Waid: Irredeemable vol. 9.
Total number of books and comics read this month: 20
Currently reading: none right now
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