Books.

[dsrtao]

_Glasshouse_, Charles Stross
_The Girl, the Gold Watch, and Everything_, John MacDonald


_Glasshouse_ is really good. Still thinking this over. Will edit later.

MacDonald's book is an examination of one of the favorite grade-B SF tropes: the time-stop device. You know, everyone else appears to be a statue while you walk around, read their cards and rearrange their chips. All other books using that device are going to have to react to this one.

Comments

OT: Pickles

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

The pickles came out GREAT! Thank you so much! Do you mind if I give the recipe out? Mindy & Brendan and their family loved them at the canton meeting today.

Re: OT: Pickles

[dsrtao]

I wouldn't have posted it in public if I wanted to keep it a secret, eh?

As you probably already know, all the ingredients and proportions are mutable.

Re: OT: Pickles

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Yep, but I'd rather over-verify. Plus, then you know how much folks like it, which is often gratifying. ;)

[hungrytiger]

I'd love to borrow _The Girl, the Gold Watch, and Everything_ sometime. It's something I've always wanted to read.

[elizabear.livejournal.com]

It's a library book...

[hungrytiger]

NP. I'll try to remember to get it from my library at some point (or add it to the list of used books to look for).

[alexx-kay.livejournal.com]

I think I have a copy; if I do, you're certainly welcome to borrow it.

There was a fairly decent TV movie adaptation of it in the 70's, and a somewhat-less-good sequel to that movie.

Coincidentally, I just recently read one of JDM's (few) other SF books, _The Wine of the Dreamers_. Decent 50's SF, but not good enough to avoid going into the "free books" box.