Quick Meme: Last Book You Read / Book You Are Reading Now / Book You Will Read Next
It’s time for a Quick Meme!
Answer these three questions:
- What book did you read last?
- What book are you reading now?
- What book will you read next?
My answers:
- Over My Dead Body by Rex Stout (Mystery, liked it, as I do all of the Nero Wolfe mysteries I’ve read)
- Redshirts by John Scalzi (loving it)
- The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois (OK, a bit of a cheat here…I’ve been reading stories from this anthology between books and I’m a few stories in already…)
Your turn!
last – The Shadowed Sun, N.K. Jemisin
now – The Killing Moon, N.K. Jemisin
next – Redshirts, John Scalzi
Last: A Wise Man’s Fear, Patrick Rothfuss
Now: A Confusion of Princes, Garth Nix
Next: The King’s Blood, Daniel Abraham
Last read: Looking Through Lace by Ruth Nestvold
Reading Now: Other (Childe Cycle) by Gordon R. Dickson
Will read: Deja Vu (Saskia Brandt Series) by Ian Hocking
That last one is only probable. I don’t have a to-read pile; I have a to-read jumble. When I finish a book I pick up whatever is interesting out of that jumble.
Last: Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card (loved it, and yes, I’m aware I’m the last person in this arm of the galaxy to get to it)
Now: The Forever War, Joe Haldeman (ditto)
Next: To the Dark Star, Robert Silverberg
Ender’s Game was my introduction to science fiction novels!
Catching up on your roots?
What book did you read last?
–False Covenant, Ari Marmell (Yes, John, need to write you a review.I owe you two reviews, actually, for this and another book…)
What book are you reading now?
-Chrysanthe, Yves Menard (I intend to review this for the Nerds). Started it today, matter of fact.
What book will you read next?
Not sure! Haven’t gotten any new books from you or John Anealio lately (but I should ask for more). Mount Toberead is huge…
Last – The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson (enjoyed much more than the first book)
Current – Fan Fiction and Copyright: Outsider Works and Intellectual Property Protection by Aaron Schwabach (what?)
Next – The Librarian’s Guide to Micro Publishing by Walt Crawford
Hmmm, I think I need to add in some fiction there…
last – Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
now – The Light of Burning Shadows by Chris Evans
next – Ashes of a Black Frost by Chris Evans
Love those novels by Chris Evans!
Last – 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
Current – Judgment at Proteus by Timothy Zahn
Next – either We Who Are About To by Joanna Russ or Black Opera by Mary Gentle
last – A Pleasure to Burn by Ray Bradbury
current – Imagine by Jonah Lehrer
next – Save The Cat! by Blake Snyder
Book I’m read last: Redshirts, by John Scalzi.
Book I’m currently reading:
Well, I’m reading seven at the moment. The one that I’ve got close at hand is: Roadside Picnic , by Arkady Strugatsky
The others:
Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo , by Nicholas de Monchaux
The Quantum Thief , by Hannu Rajaniemi
Throne of the Crescent Moon , by Saladin Ahmed
The Nemesis List , by R.J. Frith
The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier’s Education , by Craig M. Mullaney
Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam , by John A. Nagl
Book I’m reading next: Out of the list, probably The Quantum Thief. Off the list? The Space Merchants by Frederick Pohl, most likely.
last: The Hunter, by Richard Stark
current: Tales of the Dying Earth, by Jack Vance; and An Instance of the Fingerpost, by Iain Pears
next: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami
Last – Miles, Mystery and Mayhem by Bujold
Current – Leviathan Wakes by Corey and Rainbows End by Vinge
Next – All Clear by Willis or one of the other Hugo nominees
last: HARDWIRED, by Walter Jon Williams (liked it)
current: THE KOREAN WAR, by Max Hastings (a re-read, so I already know I like it – or at least find it interesting)
next: good question. It’ll be something from the intangibly big tbr pile sitting on my Kindle, whatever takes my fancy when the moment comes, but right now I’d guess … SILENTLY AND VERY FAST, by Catherynne Valente.
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (blog interview to follow soon)
Winter be My Shield by Jo Spurrier (debut Aussie author)
The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
Finished, “Rebel Madre” by Hunter Liguore
Reading, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” by P. K. Dick
Next, “Hellenica” by Xenophon
Last: Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller (thumbs up).
Now: Dervish House, Ian McDonald. Black Opera, Mary Gentle.
Next: Unsure. Likely Seven for a Secret, Elizabeth Bear.
last “The Breach” by Patrick Lee
Now “Halting state” by Charles Stross
Next “Existence” By David Brin.
last: Fated by Benedict Jacka (decent London based urban fantasy)
current: Apocalypse Codex by Charles Stross
next: Heaven’s War by David S. Goyer and Michael Cassutt
Last: Hunter and Fox by Philippa Ballantine
Now: Amped by Daniel H. Wilson
Next: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Last: “The Hammer & The Blade” by Paul S. Kemp
Now: “The Troupe” by Robert Jackson Bennett
Next: “Dance of Dragons” by George R.R. Martin
Are you sure John you want to take on Dance Of Dragons? While I love books 1-4 Dance was a tough read. It felt like Homework for much of it.
I wish GRRM would have had an editor not afraid to say no to him. That book could have easily been cut by 500 pages without losing much.
I sure hope book 6 will be better….
Joerg
I see. I definitely read it at some point because I’ve read the rest of the books.
Last: Ancient, My Enemy – Gordon R. Dickson
Now: Engineering Infinity – Jonathan Strahan, ed.
Next: Going Interstellar – Les Johnson/Jack McDevitt, ed.
Last: Quest, by David Wood (action-adventure thriller; okay book. I’d get another one by the author, but I wouldn’t go out of the way to get it.)
Now: The Dig, by Michael Siemsen and Squire & Lady Knight by Tamora Pierce
Next: A tossup between The Lost Goddess by Tom Knox, Alpha Rising by G.L. Douglas, and The Secret Crown by Chris Kuzneski
last The Mountains of the Moon
now Empire State
next The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loanna
Last Book: Star Wars: Riptide (Paul S. Kemp)
Current Book: 11/22/1963 (Stephen King)
Next Book: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Steig Larsson)
Last – After the Apocalypse by Maureen F. McHugh – Very well written collection of short stories. Very disturbing as well. Fans of Paolo Bacigalupi should definitely check it out.
Current – Railsea by China Mieville – It has taken me a bit, but I’m liking it. The habit of using “&” instead of “and” through the book is distracting though.
Next – I don’t usually decide until I’ve finished with the previous, but in the running are The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Sundiver by David Brin, or The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin. I also want to start in on the VanderMeer’s The Weird as that is going to take awhile to read.
China has a darn good reason for all those & & & s.
I just got to that point. I now understand his reasoning, but it is still mighty distracting. And if something stylistically takes away from the flow and following the story I don’t think it is needed. Maybe I’ll change my mind when all is said and done.
Last – The Spirit War by Rachel Aaron
Current – Blackout by Mira Grant
(also re-reading Game of Thrones here and there)
Next – Not sure yet, perhaps The Sword Edged Blonde, Ex-patriots, The Dragon’s Path or Leviathan Wakes. Haven’t decided yet.
Last: Aliens Omnibus Volume 3 (two of the stories were okay)
Current: Absolution Gap, Alastair Reynolds; The Kingdoms of Dust, Amanda Downum; Rivers of Gold: the Rise of the Spanish Empire from Columbus to Magellan, Hugh Thomas; A Game of Thrones Graphic Novel Volume 1, George RR Martin and Daniel Abraham
Next: The TBR stack is huge. I’ll probably read Keeping It Real by Justina Robson soon, because it looks over the top and fun. It might be a good relaxation after the disturbing intensity of Absolution Gap.
Last read: The White Forest by Adam Macomber
now reading: the Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan
next: not sure: Available Dark by Elizabeth Hand (already read in ms,earlier draft)or The Inquisitor by Mark Allen Smith
Uh, this might draw a few odd stares, but here goes:
Last: A collection of Isaac Newton’s theorems, in the original Latin text.
Current: Isabel Allende, Afrodita: Cuentos, Recetas y Otros Afrodisíacos (Spanish)
Next: Marquis de Sade, The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings
Just haven’t been in a SF/F reading mood for most of the past year, I guess.
Last: 8 POUNDS by Chris Holm (great collection of crime & horror stories)
Now: PANDEMONIUM:FIRE
Next: MONEY SHOT by Christa Faust (been meaning to read her for awhile now, so excited)
Last: March Upcountry by David Weber
Current: Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Next: Either Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett or Redshirts by John Scalzi (I’ve actually started Redshirts but got sidetracked)
Last: Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce
Current: The Thing About Thugs by Tabish Khair
Next: Caliban’s War by James S.A. Corey
Last: Redshirts by John Scalzi
Current: Embassytown by China Mieville
Next: Either Dealine by Mira Grant or Among Others by Jo Walton
*Deadline
However you spell it, it appears to be a sequel to Feed, which made me hesitate since I never got around to Feed. If that matters to you, Among Others is a stand alone (& awfully good!)
Cool meme! Will borrow it!
Last (that I finished): Time Enough For Love (a re-read)
Current: Machiavelli, Marketing and Management.
Next: Trojan Women: A novel about the Fall of Troy
Cheers,
Tracy
Last: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Now: The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King
Next: Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed (probably)
Last: Devil’s Guard, by George Robert Elford
Now: nothing, but I picked up…
Next: The Dread Empire Omnibus, by Glen Cook, today so I will be starting it in a few minutes.
Last – A Dance with Dragons, George R.R. Martin
Now – With the Old Breed, E.B. Sledge
Next – Chaos and Order, Stephan R. Donaldson
Last:The Amateur
Now:The God Delusion(been putting this off…regret it now)
Next:Game Of Thrones(hooked on the show)
Last: Blackout – Mira Grant
Now: Live And Let Drood – Simon R. Green
Next: Redshirts – John Scalzi
Last? READY PLAYER ONE BY ERNEST CLINE
Now? THE LAST WEREWOLF BY GLEN DUNCAN
Next? HEAVEN’S SHADOW BY DAVID GOYER
Last: Redshirts, by John Scalzi
Now: 2312, by Kim Stanley Robinson
Next: Worldsoul, by Liz Williams
Last finished: When Time Winds Blow by Robert Holdstalk
Reading now” Interface by Stven Bury (Neal Stephenson and another whose name I forget)
The Notes of Jessie Lamb by…went completly from my head – she won the Arthur C. Clarke Award this year.
Last: Godzilla on My Mind by William Tsutsui
Now: 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley
Next: ?
1. Brian Evenson: Immobility
2. Jack Williamson: Wolves of Darkness-The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson volume 2
3. Fuminori Nakamura: Thief
Last: Project Maldon, by Chris Atack
Now: Forever Odd, by Dean Koontz
Next: Tales Before Tolkien, ed. Dougas A. Anderson
Last read: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Now reading: The Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Will read next: undecided. Either Redshirts by Joh Scalzi or Hide Me Among the Graves by Tim Powers.
(Sorry–I hope it’s not cheating to list 2 candidates. I just never know for sure what I’m going to read next until I’m already reading it. In fact just reading these responses makes me wonder if maybe both my current candidates will be supplanted.)
Last: Reamde (Neal Stephenson)
Now: The Quantum Thief (Hannu Rajaniemi)
Next: Growing Up Dead in Texas (Stephen Graham Jones)
or Deep State (Walter Jon Williams)
or Rule 34 (Charles Stross)
or The Best of Gene Wolfe (Gene Wolfe)
Just finished: Tanya Huff, The Truth of Valor
Now reading: Justina Robson, Keeping It Real
Next: Chaz Brenchley, House of Doors.
Last read: “The Eyes of Water” by Alison Littlewood, a chapbook from Spectral Press.
Reading now: “Blue-Blooded Vamp” by Jaye Wells, the last book in her Sabina Kane series.
Next read: “Shock Totem: Holiday Tales” edited by K. Allen Wood, because holiday horror is good all year round.
I just read John Scalzi’s “Red Shirts.” Loved it. Great read.
I’m reading Craig Johnson’s “Death Without Company” (Longmire series).
I will be reading Patrick O’Brian’s “Master and Commander.”
Last: Redshirts by John Scalzi
Now: Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick
Next: The King’s Blood by Daniel Abraham
Last: “The Invisible Man” by H. G. Wells
Now: “The War of the Worlds” by H. G. Wells
Next: “Mr. Fox” by Helen Oyeyemi
Last: “Red Claw” by Philip Palmer. Brilliant action filled yarn.
Now: “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card. You all know that one.
Next: “Leviathan Wakes” by James Corey. Supposedly a great space opera with a dash of horror. My cup of tea.
The Hero of Ages
2312
Redshirts
Last: Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
Now: Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders by Samuel R. Delany
Next: Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin
Last: The Bookman by Lavie Tidhar
Now: Sorcerer’s Legacy by Janny Wurts
Next: The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
Last: Neuromancer (terrible, quit halfway through)
Now: Consider Phlebas (entertaining but meandering)
Next: Caliban’s War (just came in the mail today, huzzah)
Last: Redshirts by John Scalzi(best book of the year so far)
Now: Among Others by Jo Walton (Nebula winner, maybe Hugo?)
Next: Embassytown by China Mieville (should of read it already)
“Seeker” by Jack McDevitt
“Soft Apocalypse” by Will McIntosh
“Stations of the Tide” by Michael Swanwick
Last: Honeyed Words by J.A. Pitts
Now: Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear
Next: Feed by Mira Grant
Last – Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell
Now – The Ruling Sea by Robert V.S. Redick
Next – Redshirts by John Scalzi
Even later – River of Shadows by Robert V.S. Redick
Last: The Black Dove by Steve Hockensmith (loving pastiche of Sherlock Holmes set in turn-of-the-(20th)-century American West)
Now (audio): Bone Dry by Ben Rehder (contemporary small town Texas mystery with game warden protagonist)
Now (print): The Last Ditch by Sandy Mitchell (Warhammer 40K Ciaphas Cain novel)
Next: Brasyl by Ian McDonald (British Science Fiction Award best novel 2008)