Tea & Books - What are you reading?
Because winter… I’m reading “Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell” by Susanna Clarke.
Roughage and I are setting up a “movie and Skype tea session” for late December, triggered by our both having recently read the book.
Since this idea came from our discussion of the book on this thread I thought I’d post a notice here to see if anyone else wanted to join us.
Full details can be found here:
http://steepster.com/discuss/12164-movie-and-skype-tea-session-the-princess-bride
Aww, what a good book. I hope you enjoyed it! My hubby had never read it, so a few years ago we read it as our nighttime read-aloud. It took a loooong time (I fall asleep quickly) but it was really lovely. I also regularly have to inform people at the library that there isn’t REALLY a Morgenstern book. :)
Uniquity — I loved the book! And, yeah, it’s surprising how many people believe the Morgenstern book is real :p
Psyck — If you love the movie, the book is a worthwhile read.
I’ve seen the movie…a ridiculous number of times, actually, LOL, but never read the book, so I might have to get in on this :)
I finally read the book as a direct result of the conversation on this thread. And while I have to admit that the ending sort of annoyed me, the book as a whole made me laugh out loud more than anything I’ve read in a long time!
TeaExplorer Yeah I sure enjoyed it – after all I only watch a few movies twice and really very few movies more than twice and this was one of them.
I mostly used to read the book before watching a movie of it; this one turned out to be an exception to that rule but in any case I will be reading it soon.
In the past I used to make it a point to read the book before watching its movies, but in recent times I find I prefer watching the movie first – that way I can watch it without any expectations and with the plot unknown, and if it is a good one, I can always rewatch it after reading the book.
Picked up another Murakami novel this weekend called Norwegian Wood. Plot holes notwithstanding, his poetic writing style is just so enthralling.
I was JUST thinking I should get to Norwegian Wood at some point this winter…. at some point.
Enjoying “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand” by Helen Simonson. A comical love story between a bewildered British stiff-upper-lip elder and a Pakistani convenience store owner. It’s a very gentle read—reminds me a lot of Alexander McCall Smith.
Finished Ancillary Sword. Loved it! on to Ancillary Mercy…
I really like the way its written, never knowing what sex people are is interesting, and I do so hope that this is Ann Leckie’s raison d’etre and we can be in more of this universe.
I love the simplicity of things being explained to the reader in this second part..
AND TEA!!
I think you’re really going to love Ancillary Mercy :)
(Oh, it’s so hard not to squee out my favorite parts and phrases, but I don’t want to spoil anything…)
dont squee out anything!
not a spoiler but I love how the race names are tea-related, radchaai & an anagram of yancha. im trying to work out if the others are too
I am so glad you like the Ancillary books! I believe she has plans for a stand alone novel set in that universe but with different characters. I drank so much tea while reading that series, happily awash in excellent writing and delicious tea. Let us know how you like Ancillary Mercy.
63% through & still really enjoying it. I love sci fi that isnt all about tension, and craft a decent universe.
I should have mentioned this earlier! If you haven’t read it yet, there’s a great short story that explains some of the backstory that becomes a bit more prominent in Ancillary Mercy:
http://www.strangehorizons.com/2014/20141110/commands-f.shtml
Yes, Night’s Slow Poison! But the one I linked to has Breq in it, even though she’s not using that name.
Just finished “All the Tea in China”, a great read about how England smuggled tea plants, seeds, growing and processing information from China. Essentially committing industrial espionage. An informative and fun read.
Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield. Hubby read it a year ago and I meant to get to it earlier to talk to him about it. Col. Hadfield has done amazing work for the CSA (and NASA has had a boost as well, I believe! :D)
I’m trying to finish the second Outlander book, Dragonfly in Amber, before the television series starts up again. It’s fun, but I am really tempted to break out my red pen and edit the text. I could easily chop at least a hundred pages out of it, most of which would be descriptions of Jamie’s hair. ;-)
I suspect it is that I’m not used to reading romance as a genre, and this is a sort of crossover between SFF, historical fiction, and romance, where, I take it, physical descriptions are expected. I could just do without the repetitive descriptions of the various colors of red and gold in his hair as I got it the first three dozen times. ;-)
Just started reading Station Eleven out loud to/with my wife at night after the kids go to bed. On my own, I am reading Martin, Marten. It follows the adventures of a boy named Dave and an animal named Martin, a pine marten. Set in the woods of Oregon, it had a certain appeal to me as most nature based stories do.
Reading this one now. Just finished the part where Miranda sits outside with a cup of tea and contemplates her life with Arthur. :-)
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