Might give her another go then.

( girlinthehole, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:04, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

She's no
Mary Doria Russell :)
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:05, Reply)

I think you might like her.
Can lend you some if you like, when next you are in Lahndin.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:06, Reply)

Will do.
And I'll lend you the Mary Doria Russell when you've got through your pile of to-reads.
( girlinthehole, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:09, Reply)

did you see?!
the second one is back in print - has been a few months, I think
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:10, Reply)

oh yeah -
CQ: get ready to have your heart torn out by the book BGB's about to lend you, seriously, you need to prepare
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:11, Reply)

He'll love it : )
And if he doesn't I'll hit him with a blunt object until he does.
( girlinthehole, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:13, Reply)

my ex was underwhelmed by it
I think that should have been a sign
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:15, Reply)

my ex was underwhelmed by it
I think that should have been a sign
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:15, Reply)

have your heart torn out by the book BGB's about to lend you, seriously, you need to prepare be seriously underwhelmed
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:26, Reply)

You are dead to me.

( girlinthehole, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:27, Reply)

OMG
you have NO soul
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:28, Reply)

This may be more likely
My heart is not easily torn out any more. We shall see.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:30, Reply)

I'm the bloody ice maiden and I was moved by it.

( girlinthehole, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:33, Reply)

you are so not.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:43, Reply)

Shhhh!
It's supposed to be a secret.
( girlinthehole, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:45, Reply)

Let me know if you find any one who doesn't know what a big softy you are.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:47, Reply)

Pfft!

( girlinthehole, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:48, Reply)

no me
the first time I read it I nearly cried on a train. The second time I made the mistake of reading it just after I left The Idiot. I blubbed like a baby.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:34, Reply)

you're both daft
and probably have a thing for priests
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:35, Reply)

I'm not daft.
But the priest thing might be true.
( girlinthehole, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:36, Reply)

Priests, nuns, monks
what next?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:40, Reply)

I know. *shames*

( girlinthehole, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:42, Reply)

altar boys

(Zoz prayed for twink on, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:57, Reply)

She's going up the foodchain not down
oh wait
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 23:11, Reply)

Worth it
and although I flog it an awful lot (it's one of my favourites) if you're looking for a really good science fiction book 'A Canticle for Leibowitz' is one of the best ever written.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:07, Reply)

It was pretty damn good - but best ever?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:08, Reply)

One of :)
Name me some science fiction books (not series) which are similar in scope
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:11, Reply)

Olaf Stapleton
Star Maker. Made me feel dizzy.

in a good way
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:18, Reply)

It is good, but agree with Cavey, maybe not that good.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:09, Reply)

You're all wrong :(

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:28, Reply)

Hey, I said it was good
I can just think of several better, I suppose it depends hoe high up the list it needs to be to be 'one of the best'
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:31, Reply)

For me it's in the top ten sci-fi novels ever

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:35, Reply)

No, I think everything by Iain M Banks come first for me
and he's done more than 10, although maybe some of the recent stuff wouldn't make it.... and then there's Le Guin and Hienlien and Gibson and...
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:50, Reply)

Mary Doria Russell
and Jeff Noon and whoever wrote Raw Shark Texts and Richard Morgan and Frank Herbert.

oooh! Cordwainer Smith - I read short stories of his the other day and WANT MOAR
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 22:52, Reply)