Reading Post #4
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desertvixenNot much reading went on during the field training bit, but I am trying to make up for it while I'm on leave.
Dead Water by Barbara Hambly brings me up to date except for the latest one, which I believe is still in hardcover. Therefore, it can wait. This one was pretty good.
A Piece of My Heart by Keith Walker is a collection of stories from American women who served in Vietnam. Some of them were nurses, aid workers, an intel person, and a flight attendant, among others. The book was compiled in 1985, so the stories read very fresh. It's an eyeopener, and anyone who is interested in military women should give this book a go-round.
Songs on Bronze by Nigel Spivey is a prose retelling of some of the Greek myths. It's pretty good, but nothing stellar or revisionary.
The Damascened Blade by Barbara Cleverly was my first foray into yet another historical mystery series, this one featuring a British policeman named Joe Sandilands. This one took place on the Northwest frontier of Britain's Indian empire. The murder mystery part was pretty decent, if standard. I haven't quite decided if I will keep reading others in the series.
Death in Winter by Micheal Jan Friedman, was a surprise. All Picard/Crusher fans: YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK! It's official endorsement of the P/C relationship past "really really good friends". There's a pretty decent Romulan angle as well, and Sela pokes her pointy-eared little head in. It's a hardcover, but it was worth it.
Just In Time by Judith Lansdowne, the first in the trilogy that I read book 3 of. It was pretty decent, if standard for Lansdowne.
If you like her, you'll like it.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking With Mixes was a decent read, although I can't wait to try some of these out at home. If you're interested in shaving off time, it seems like a good starting place.
Everything Tastes Better With Garlic by Sara Perry - see above comments about needing a test run. Yes, everything does taste better with garlic, and I am thankfully married to a fellow garlic fan.
Easy Entertaining by Ryland/Peters/Smith - see above comments about test run.
DV
Dead Water by Barbara Hambly brings me up to date except for the latest one, which I believe is still in hardcover. Therefore, it can wait. This one was pretty good.
A Piece of My Heart by Keith Walker is a collection of stories from American women who served in Vietnam. Some of them were nurses, aid workers, an intel person, and a flight attendant, among others. The book was compiled in 1985, so the stories read very fresh. It's an eyeopener, and anyone who is interested in military women should give this book a go-round.
Songs on Bronze by Nigel Spivey is a prose retelling of some of the Greek myths. It's pretty good, but nothing stellar or revisionary.
The Damascened Blade by Barbara Cleverly was my first foray into yet another historical mystery series, this one featuring a British policeman named Joe Sandilands. This one took place on the Northwest frontier of Britain's Indian empire. The murder mystery part was pretty decent, if standard. I haven't quite decided if I will keep reading others in the series.
Death in Winter by Micheal Jan Friedman, was a surprise. All Picard/Crusher fans: YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK! It's official endorsement of the P/C relationship past "really really good friends". There's a pretty decent Romulan angle as well, and Sela pokes her pointy-eared little head in. It's a hardcover, but it was worth it.
Just In Time by Judith Lansdowne, the first in the trilogy that I read book 3 of. It was pretty decent, if standard for Lansdowne.
If you like her, you'll like it.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking With Mixes was a decent read, although I can't wait to try some of these out at home. If you're interested in shaving off time, it seems like a good starting place.
Everything Tastes Better With Garlic by Sara Perry - see above comments about needing a test run. Yes, everything does taste better with garlic, and I am thankfully married to a fellow garlic fan.
Easy Entertaining by Ryland/Peters/Smith - see above comments about test run.
DV
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Date: 2005-09-25 05:58 pm (UTC)I'm glad you're getting some leave, although now I'm hearing in my head "If you can't be with the one you love, read good books on leave."
Btw, thanks for recommending the Mary Chapin Carpenter; I enjoyed it.
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Date: 2005-09-25 08:38 pm (UTC)Have you ever read Elizabeth Ann Scarborough's _Healer's War_? She was a nurse in Vietnam in real life & won a Hugo for the novel.
Adds to rec list. Thanks, like I needed more literary crack pushed on me. :)
Btw, thanks for recommending the Mary Chapin Carpenter; I enjoyed it.
No problems.
DV
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Date: 2005-09-26 12:22 am (UTC)Sounds interesting. I need to formalize my "Interesting books Danielle has read" list.