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Everyone keeps giving me tables.
Everyone keeps giving me tables.
I do have a dresser & a nice desk coming in a couple of weeks from the same guy who gave me 6 of these tables. Which is good because right now my clothes are living on a bookcase.
I decided today that I'm not doing anything with the yard this year. There is too much to do inside for me to spend much time outside. Plus I want to take my time & plan my garden & orchard out really well. But the weather was really, really nice today so I spent all day working inside while looking out the windows wishing I could work outside.
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Can you suggest a book for me? I read a sci fi book that had just a touch of romance in it. I'm not a sci fi fan and I'm not a romance fan, but these two mixed worked out really well. I like more realistic sci fi if that makes sense (like a combination of what we really see now and what could be. Maybe they're all like that, but I have no experience with sci fi). Any ideas of what I can get started in that won't leave me feeling overwhelmed? I'm kind of a picky reader and I'll stop reading a book after a page if it doesn't catch my interest fast enough.
Time to look for a job out of Michigan.
Can you suggest a book for me? I read a sci fi book that had just a touch of romance in it. I'm not a sci fi fan and I'm not a romance fan, but these two mixed worked out really well. I like more realistic sci fi if that makes sense (like a combination of what we really see now and what could be. Maybe they're all like that, but I have no experience with sci fi). Any ideas of what I can get started in that won't leave me feeling overwhelmed? I'm kind of a picky reader and I'll stop reading a book after a page if it doesn't catch my interest fast enough.
One day out of nowhere everything electrical stops working. Straight-up just stops. No explanation. Chaos ensues. Little groups of people with real-world skills (along with a few RenFaire types) gather together to survive.
The best part is, Stirling's still writing the series. He's up to book five or six now. Great stuff.
I know (and approve of the fact that) AM's a huge Heinlein fan but I'm not sure how "accessible" his sci-fi is... to be honest sometimes his explanations are a bit past me & even in his "juveniles" like Have Spacesuit Will Travel [amazon.com] I'm a little lost at how his characters figure things out (see my siggy for an example of RAH's attitude). That said, the one I linked there is outstanding & while it doesn't have the romance, it's a cool story.
My ex-wife was the same way about sci-fi/fantasy: if it was too wild she couldn't get into it... that said, she enjoyed Anne McCaffrey's books a lot (which surprised me). You might try Dragonsong [amazon.com] & if you like it, continue with the Harper Hall trilogy and move on to the rest of her Pern books. There are dozens & the ex read them all. The White Dragon [amazon.com] is another favorite but I wouldn't read it until you've decided whether you like Pern or not & have finished the Harper Hall books - just for an understanding of the way her universe works.
I'm having trouble thinking of more sci-fi with anything romantic - it's not typically a "feature" of the genre - but if I think of anything I'll post it back here. Let me know what you think of those suggestions so I can tailor future ones for you.
metoday if you're like my ex then you'd like Holt too. Start with The Portable Door [amazon.com] and then pick up whatever you can find by him. He's my 2nd favorite British author behind Terry Pratchett (& I'm not recommending Pterry to you b/c his fantasy is pretty far out there - that, and the puns
One day out of nowhere everything electrical stops working. Straight-up just stops. No explanation. Chaos ensues. Little groups of people with real-world skills (along with a few RenFaire types) gather together to survive.
The best part is, Stirling's still writing the series. He's up to book five or six now. Great stuff.
I know (and approve of the fact that) AM's a huge Heinlein fan but I'm not sure how "accessible" his sci-fi is... to be honest sometimes his explanations are a bit past me & even in his "juveniles" like Have Spacesuit Will Travel [amazon.com] I'm a little lost at how his characters figure things out (see my siggy for an example of RAH's attitude). That said, the one I linked there is outstanding & while it doesn't have the romance, it's a cool story.
My ex-wife was the same way about sci-fi/fantasy: if it was too wild she couldn't get into it... that said, she enjoyed Anne McCaffrey's books a lot (which surprised me). You might try Dragonsong [amazon.com] & if you like it, continue with the Harper Hall trilogy and move on to the rest of her Pern books. There are dozens & the ex read them all. The White Dragon [amazon.com] is another favorite but I wouldn't read it until you've decided whether you like Pern or not & have finished the Harper Hall books - just for an understanding of the way her universe works.
I'm having trouble thinking of more sci-fi with anything romantic - it's not typically a "feature" of the genre - but if I think of anything I'll post it back here. Let me know what you think of those suggestions so I can tailor future ones for you.
This [stepheniemeyer.com] is the book that got me interested in the genre. (Note that I've never read one of the Twilight books and have no idea how her writing is in those compared to this one, but I was hooked.)
Time to look for a job out of Michigan.
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This [stepheniemeyer.com] is the book that got me interested in the genre. (Note that I've never read one of the Twilight books and have no idea how her writing is in those compared to this one, but I was hooked.)