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Books read (1-8)
The Family Trade, Charles Stross (2004) (re-read)
The Hidden Family, Charles Stross (2005)
The Clan Corporate, Charles Stross (2006)
The Merchants' War, Charles Stross (2007)
The Revolution Business, Charles Stross (2009)
The Trade of Queens, Charles Stross (2010)
Scott Pilgrim vols 4-6, Bryan Lee O'Malley (2007-10)
The Masque of Mañana, Robert Sheckley (1953-92, 2005)
I had quite a Strossfest - the pace picks up in the middle of the series so I thought I'd read them all in one go. Miriam is a protagonisty central character, a tech journalist, who crosses from our USA to a parallel world at a medieval technology level and gets involved in intrigue of a political, economic, courtly, familial and nuptial nature. This ramps up over the books as conflicts escalate between the worlds, and I am impressed with the authorial audacity to blow stuff up. The hyper activity reminded me of the Miles Vorkosigan books (which is no bad thing); the medieval tech level reinforced this. And if I'm going to read fantasy, I do like it to be science fiction!
Films watched (1-7)
Tron Legacy
The King's Speech
(500) Days of Summer
Tangled
Black Swan
Up In The Air
Dead Man
Tron was shiny but ultimately unsatisfying :-(
The King's Speech is good and recommended - lots more laughs and swearing than I was expecting! Helena Bonham Carter makes a great young Queen Mum.
Tangled is the Disney Rapunzel film, if you're going to see a Disney it was fun, quite a kick-ass heroine, and not too saccharine. Contains excellent horse, proud and unintentionally hilarious :-)
I usually come away from films moved to follow the path of the main characters: I could be a hacker! A light cycle rider! I could be a Queen Mum! Or have really long, magic hair!! I left Black Swan thinking "Ballet dancer NOOOOO NO WAY DO NOT WANT". From the start, where they show the things they do to their feet, and the harshness of the career path as you age - no thank you. Natalie Portman's character descends into madness and paranoia as she tries to take on the roles of White Swan and Black Swan for Swan Lake - I found the transformation extreme and convincing. It is gory and horrific in a similar scope to Pan's Labyrinth. Mila Kunis is an earthy, naturalistic foil for the delicate, uptight Portman.
The Family Trade, Charles Stross (2004) (re-read)
The Hidden Family, Charles Stross (2005)
The Clan Corporate, Charles Stross (2006)
The Merchants' War, Charles Stross (2007)
The Revolution Business, Charles Stross (2009)
The Trade of Queens, Charles Stross (2010)
Scott Pilgrim vols 4-6, Bryan Lee O'Malley (2007-10)
The Masque of Mañana, Robert Sheckley (1953-92, 2005)
I had quite a Strossfest - the pace picks up in the middle of the series so I thought I'd read them all in one go. Miriam is a protagonisty central character, a tech journalist, who crosses from our USA to a parallel world at a medieval technology level and gets involved in intrigue of a political, economic, courtly, familial and nuptial nature. This ramps up over the books as conflicts escalate between the worlds, and I am impressed with the authorial audacity to blow stuff up. The hyper activity reminded me of the Miles Vorkosigan books (which is no bad thing); the medieval tech level reinforced this. And if I'm going to read fantasy, I do like it to be science fiction!
Films watched (1-7)
Tron Legacy
The King's Speech
(500) Days of Summer
Tangled
Black Swan
Up In The Air
Dead Man
Tron was shiny but ultimately unsatisfying :-(
The King's Speech is good and recommended - lots more laughs and swearing than I was expecting! Helena Bonham Carter makes a great young Queen Mum.
Tangled is the Disney Rapunzel film, if you're going to see a Disney it was fun, quite a kick-ass heroine, and not too saccharine. Contains excellent horse, proud and unintentionally hilarious :-)
I usually come away from films moved to follow the path of the main characters: I could be a hacker! A light cycle rider! I could be a Queen Mum! Or have really long, magic hair!! I left Black Swan thinking "Ballet dancer NOOOOO NO WAY DO NOT WANT". From the start, where they show the things they do to their feet, and the harshness of the career path as you age - no thank you. Natalie Portman's character descends into madness and paranoia as she tries to take on the roles of White Swan and Black Swan for Swan Lake - I found the transformation extreme and convincing. It is gory and horrific in a similar scope to Pan's Labyrinth. Mila Kunis is an earthy, naturalistic foil for the delicate, uptight Portman.
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