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agoodwinsmith) wrote2008-06-07 12:41 pm
agoodwinsmith) wrote2008-06-07 12:41 pm
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Snapshot - current reading.
This is most of the guts of a post made on afp (with some editing):
Recently finished:
The Importance of What We Care About, Harry G. Frankfurt.
The essay "On Bullshit" was definitely worth reading, but the earlier essays not so much. I did also enjoy "Equality as a Moral Ideal".
City of Glass; Douglas Coupland's Vancouver, Douglas Copeland.
Photos are good, but it is already somewhat dated. Only to be expected. It also represents the viewpoint of a well-to-do denizen of Lotusland, with a bit of a tourist's frission of voyeurism at the seamier side of his city.
Circle of the Moon, Barbara Hambly.
Guilty pleasure because I always wonder where these liberal attitudes on the part of the powerful arise from in a barbaric, archaic landscape where thieves' ears are still docked and children are commonly sold into slavery, but I don't care - I always enjoy her work. Jane Austen does a similar thing in Pride and Prejudice where the eldest two girls are well-bred and modest while their parents and younger sisters are gauche, common and risible. So, hey.
Magic Bites and Magic Burns, two books by Ilona Andrews.
Interesting urban fantasy, but ultimately frustrating because it is obviously one book broken into three parts, the third still to come. I don't enjoy books where something happens just because something has to happen. I need the events to unfold from previous decisions by the characters. But the world is very interesting.
Currently in progress:
The Circle Within, Dianne Sylvan.
An effort at grounding Wicca in daily spiritual practice.
The Body of the Goddess, Rachel Pollack.
Exploration of the ruins of temples and other ancient sites with a view to find Goddess worship demonstrated as based on the physical body of the Goddess.
Eagerly anticipated:
Banner of Souls and The Ghost Sister, two books by Liz Williams.
I previously read her Nine Layers of Sky and was very impressed. Urban fantasy where the myths coming to life and interfering with the present are from Eastern Europe. Intriguing - and things happen because they are the next thing that would happen given the previous decisions by the characters. Very good, so I expect these new ones to be as good.
Recently finished:
The Importance of What We Care About, Harry G. Frankfurt.
The essay "On Bullshit" was definitely worth reading, but the earlier essays not so much. I did also enjoy "Equality as a Moral Ideal".
City of Glass; Douglas Coupland's Vancouver, Douglas Copeland.
Photos are good, but it is already somewhat dated. Only to be expected. It also represents the viewpoint of a well-to-do denizen of Lotusland, with a bit of a tourist's frission of voyeurism at the seamier side of his city.
Circle of the Moon, Barbara Hambly.
Guilty pleasure because I always wonder where these liberal attitudes on the part of the powerful arise from in a barbaric, archaic landscape where thieves' ears are still docked and children are commonly sold into slavery, but I don't care - I always enjoy her work. Jane Austen does a similar thing in Pride and Prejudice where the eldest two girls are well-bred and modest while their parents and younger sisters are gauche, common and risible. So, hey.
Magic Bites and Magic Burns, two books by Ilona Andrews.
Interesting urban fantasy, but ultimately frustrating because it is obviously one book broken into three parts, the third still to come. I don't enjoy books where something happens just because something has to happen. I need the events to unfold from previous decisions by the characters. But the world is very interesting.
Currently in progress:
The Circle Within, Dianne Sylvan.
An effort at grounding Wicca in daily spiritual practice.
The Body of the Goddess, Rachel Pollack.
Exploration of the ruins of temples and other ancient sites with a view to find Goddess worship demonstrated as based on the physical body of the Goddess.
Eagerly anticipated:
Banner of Souls and The Ghost Sister, two books by Liz Williams.
I previously read her Nine Layers of Sky and was very impressed. Urban fantasy where the myths coming to life and interfering with the present are from Eastern Europe. Intriguing - and things happen because they are the next thing that would happen given the previous decisions by the characters. Very good, so I expect these new ones to be as good.