August 2010 Book List
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lurkerwithoutAugust 1 - Terry Pratchett - Guards, Guards
Aug. 2 - Men at Arms
Aug. 3 - Feet of Clay
Aug. 4 - Jingo
Aug. 5 - the Fifth Elephant
- The Truth
Aug. 7 - Nightwatch
- Monstrous Regiment
Aug. 8 - Going Postal
Aug. 9 - Thud
Aug. 10 - Making Money: So I decided to start the month off by rereading the Guards of Ankh-Morpokh Discworld sub-series. And also some that felt like related books in The Truth, Going Postal and Making Money...
Aug. 10 - Stephen King - Blockade Billy: A pair of short stories by King. The titular first story, concerning a major league ball player with a devastating secret. The is a much weaker piece I can't even recall the name of that tries to be about the flexibility of morals that never really comes together...
Aug. 14 - Thomas Mullen - The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers: This was an enjoyable piece of crime fiction, set during the Depression and following a pair of bank robber brothers and their family and enemies. With just a taste of the supernatural to it...
Aug. 15 - Andrew Vachss - Pain Management: While cooling down from his "death" in Portland, Burke hires on to track down a runaway teen girl. Which ends up getting him involved with those who provide illegal pain relief to the terminally ill...
Aug. 17 - Robert B. Parker - Enter Spenser: An omnibus of the first three Spenser novels by the late, great Parker. The Godwulf Manuscript, God Save the Child and Mortal Stakes. Reading these early works after getting into Parker late in his career is odd. Spotting the old familiar characters and writing tics is like panning for gold. And I'm certainly glad Parker managed to drop his tendancy to over-describe a scene or person...
Aug. 18 - Lois McMaster Bujold - Cordelia's Honor: After A Civil Campaign the two novella's (Shards of Honor & Barrayar) that introduce Miles' mother are probably my favorites of the series. Actually they're probably my 2nd favorite of all of Bujold's books...
Aug. 26 - Catherynne M. Valente - In the Night Garden: A series of stories being told to a young prince by an abandoned girl that loop around and back and interweave together. All filled with Valente's lush style...
Aug. 28 - Steven Brust - Jhegaala & Dzur: First you have Vlad attempting to track down his mother's kin in the human lands and then Vlad returning to the Empire help his wife and to again face against his old house. Even by the food heavy Brust standards Dzur has some outstanding bits of meal description...
Aug. 29-30 - Naomi Novik - Tremaire, Throne of Jade and Black Powder War: The Napoleonic Wars. With dragons. How To Train Your Dragon meets Bernard Cornwell or Patrick O'Brian. The first has a British Naval captain capturing a French warship and its cargo a dragon egg. The next has a trip to the Chinese capitol on a diplomatic mission. And the third involves an overland trip from China to Istanbul...
Aug. 31 - Jim Butcher - Changes: Butcher's most recent Dresden Files book probably sets a record for most consecutive CMAs and Hero Spots...
Total books: 23
Aug. 2 - Men at Arms
Aug. 3 - Feet of Clay
Aug. 4 - Jingo
Aug. 5 - the Fifth Elephant
- The Truth
Aug. 7 - Nightwatch
- Monstrous Regiment
Aug. 8 - Going Postal
Aug. 9 - Thud
Aug. 10 - Making Money: So I decided to start the month off by rereading the Guards of Ankh-Morpokh Discworld sub-series. And also some that felt like related books in The Truth, Going Postal and Making Money...
Aug. 10 - Stephen King - Blockade Billy: A pair of short stories by King. The titular first story, concerning a major league ball player with a devastating secret. The is a much weaker piece I can't even recall the name of that tries to be about the flexibility of morals that never really comes together...
Aug. 14 - Thomas Mullen - The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers: This was an enjoyable piece of crime fiction, set during the Depression and following a pair of bank robber brothers and their family and enemies. With just a taste of the supernatural to it...
Aug. 15 - Andrew Vachss - Pain Management: While cooling down from his "death" in Portland, Burke hires on to track down a runaway teen girl. Which ends up getting him involved with those who provide illegal pain relief to the terminally ill...
Aug. 17 - Robert B. Parker - Enter Spenser: An omnibus of the first three Spenser novels by the late, great Parker. The Godwulf Manuscript, God Save the Child and Mortal Stakes. Reading these early works after getting into Parker late in his career is odd. Spotting the old familiar characters and writing tics is like panning for gold. And I'm certainly glad Parker managed to drop his tendancy to over-describe a scene or person...
Aug. 18 - Lois McMaster Bujold - Cordelia's Honor: After A Civil Campaign the two novella's (Shards of Honor & Barrayar) that introduce Miles' mother are probably my favorites of the series. Actually they're probably my 2nd favorite of all of Bujold's books...
Aug. 26 - Catherynne M. Valente - In the Night Garden: A series of stories being told to a young prince by an abandoned girl that loop around and back and interweave together. All filled with Valente's lush style...
Aug. 28 - Steven Brust - Jhegaala & Dzur: First you have Vlad attempting to track down his mother's kin in the human lands and then Vlad returning to the Empire help his wife and to again face against his old house. Even by the food heavy Brust standards Dzur has some outstanding bits of meal description...
Aug. 29-30 - Naomi Novik - Tremaire, Throne of Jade and Black Powder War: The Napoleonic Wars. With dragons. How To Train Your Dragon meets Bernard Cornwell or Patrick O'Brian. The first has a British Naval captain capturing a French warship and its cargo a dragon egg. The next has a trip to the Chinese capitol on a diplomatic mission. And the third involves an overland trip from China to Istanbul...
Aug. 31 - Jim Butcher - Changes: Butcher's most recent Dresden Files book probably sets a record for most consecutive CMAs and Hero Spots...
Total books: 23
