School's out and I'm catching up on the never-diminishing pile of unread books:
I found Shampoo Planet almost unbearably dated, and it was a real struggle to overcome that and enjoy the very particular emotional sensibility that Coupland injects into his work.
Bitter Seeds, on the other hand, I cannot recommend enough. Nazis with superpowers? Churchill with warlocks? I am THERE! Tregillis creates such creepy atmosphere, and while Nazi Frankstein's monsters might sound a little silly, I can assure you, these guys are not to be trifled with. Scary! My horror at the ending's epic cliffhanger has abated now that I know that book two in The Milkweed Triptych, The Coldest War, is coming in February 2011. There's a great interview with the author over at John Scalzi's blog, if you care to read on.
Finally, back with an old friend.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Recent reading, in brief
Labels:
douglas coupland,
evelyn waugh,
fantasy,
ian tregillis,
terribly english
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