Author: Jo WaltonFirst Publication: January 2014
Source: Purchased for Kindle
Publisher: Tor
Anyone who has talked science fiction and fantasy with me knows that I love reading book reviews and commentaries on the field. This collection of Jo Walton’s blog posts from Tor.com is perfect for me. She grew up reading in the same era as I did. Her love of C. J. Cherryh, Steven Brust, Samuel R. Delany, and Roger Zelazny pours forth from the pages of this book. Walton’s reviews have convinced me that it is time to read more of Cherryh’s books and to try Steven Brust’s work.
One of the interesting side articles are her comments on re-reading books. I have a very small stack of books I like to re-read. Among them are “Dune”, various Isaac Asimov stories, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”, and numerous Zelazny books. Walton likes to re-read entire series before starting the latest book in that series. It is an interesting thought and I can understand the benefit. I do not know if it is something I would want to do but I will consider it.
Highly recommended. This will be on my list of favorite reads of the year. And yes, I have already re-read parts of it and will re-read the whole book again in the future.
