Re: What are you reading?

I just finished reading NOS4A2, by Joe Hill, the other day. If you haven't read it yet, and you plan to, make sure you read the WHOLE book, including the acknowledgements and "A Note On The Type." It's important. I hear the Kindle version doesn't have "A Note On The Type."

I think next I may read The Ocean At The End of the Lane.

Matt

On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 3:25 PM, Jax Goss <royaldragon@gmail.com> wrote:

On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 9:24 AM, Wayne Morrison <tewok@storm-monkeys.com> wrote:

>> I've read Barker's "Man of Gold" and "Flamesong" and loved them.  I can't
>> say they don't have the female stereotypes because I never read them with
>> that in mind.  Also, I don't recall how sensitive I was to stereotypes when
>> I read them.  But the world-building is fantastic, and it's not a generic
>> medievelish fantasy setting.
>
> Hm. Perhaps I shall check them out. Thanks. I think a LOT of fantasy from
> that sort of era written by men is like that, alas. I blame Tolkien. I do
> think things have gotten better in recent years.

I'm not saying the women are stereotypes or poor characters, just that I
don't remember.  I'm pretty sure there were female major characters in both
books, and I *think* that the major characters were well-written.  It's been
years, though, so I could be misremembering.

Fair enough. :) 

 

"Man of Gold" started with this really cool concept.  The hero is a low-level
priest and at the start he has just completed a major scholarly task.  He's
finished a sculpture that is the representation of the grammar of a dead
language.  I really liked the grammar-as-sculpture concept.

Oooh, yeah, that is cool...

Jax

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