Red Mosquito

tragabigzanda wrote:

epilogue wrote:I know people really love that book. It didn't do anything for me.

Same. I bailed right around the point Mickey’s at.

I'm enjoying it enough so far but again, it's the thing I do between taking melatonin and feeling my eyelids get heavy, so in a way being bored is kind of the point.

Mickey wrote:

Started this the other night on Kindle and about 20% in. It's fine! I hated Fortress of Solitude so I'm apprehensive, but I wanted a bedtime read I didn't have to think too hard about.

Over halfway through here, hasn't gotten better but it hasn't gotten worse either, though I'll admit that I've read maybe 10% of it pretty sauced.

4/5 wrote:

Check your local laws first.

Simple Torture wrote:

4/5 wrote:

Check your local laws first.

I just can't teach it. I think I can still read it. Definitely wouldn't want to displease Educational Overlord (and next president) DeSantis.

Mickey wrote:

Mickey wrote:

Started this the other night on Kindle and about 20% in. It's fine! I hated Fortress of Solitude so I'm apprehensive, but I wanted a bedtime read I didn't have to think too hard about.

Over halfway through here, hasn't gotten better but it hasn't gotten worse either, though I'll admit that I've read maybe 10% of it pretty sauced.

even 12-13 years ago when i liked and was reading lethem's books, i think what was actually happening was an attempt to realize my desire to like them, particularly Fortress of Solitude

I really liked Fortress of Solitude, but it took me a couple of tries.

4/5 wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:

4/5 wrote:

Check your local laws first.

I just can't teach it. I think I can still read it. Definitely wouldn't want to displease Educational Overlord (and next president) DeSantis.

I would still check.

It’s amazing how fast one can read without kids or work in the way:

Brave New World (most of you know this one, I’m sure)

Lacy Eye (murder mystery, kinda)

with my lacy eye i saw all the falling rain
coming down on me

Simple Torture wrote:

Hey there, razorgirl

Bammer wrote:It’s amazing how fast one can read without kids or work in the way:

Brave New World (most of you know this one, I’m sure)

Lacy Eye (murder mystery, kinda)

quite a progression there.

washing machine wrote:with my lacy eye i saw all the falling rain
coming down on me

lacy is a state of mind

my favorite part about a waterpark is the lacy river.

dad wrote:

Bammer wrote:It’s amazing how fast one can read without kids or work in the way:

Brave New World (most of you know this one, I’m sure)

Lacy Eye (murder mystery, kinda)

quite a progression there.

It’s what Mrs. Bam had available for me.

Bammer wrote:

dad wrote:

Bammer wrote:It’s amazing how fast one can read without kids or work in the way:

Brave New World (most of you know this one, I’m sure)

Lacy Eye (murder mystery, kinda)

quite a progression there.

It’s what Mrs. Bam had available for me.

what was your favorite part about Lacy Eye? how does it end?

dad wrote:how does it end?

lacy but ultimately pretty satisfying

washing machine wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:

Hey there, razorgirl

I'm not enjoying this one as much as I thought I would. Will probably pull back from sci-fi for a little bit after this.

Simple Torture wrote:

washing machine wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:

Hey there, razorgirl

I'm not enjoying this one as much as I thought I would. Will probably pull back from sci-fi for a little bit after this.

Do you read much Gibson? His style transcends the genre for me. I can see Neuromancer reading pretty dated in 2021, but his recent trilogies are something else entirely. If you ever feel like giving him another shot, Pattern Recognition is essential Gibson. Joey and malice are fans as well. Not what I would call "sci-fi" so much as I would call slow-burn techno suspense, fwiw.