Good review. I’m listening to the audiobook ‘dawn for a distant earth’ by modesitt jr and feeling that i don’t care about this story for the story’s sake to finish (just what you said resonated with me). But i want to at least get through one modesitt jr book.
Wow, that was a surprise, to hear how different your opinion is from mine. I loved the book, and have really liked all of her books that I've read, even the fantasy and non-F&SF ones. I didn't find it slow, nor lacking SF trappings, liked the characters, and was fully engaged.
That's one of the things I love about reading, all of us take a little something from them and our experiences can be shared or unique. I think it's still a great novel. I've mentioned so many times on the show that I think all these Hugo and/or Nebula award winning novels are special (except maybe the last three on the ladder 🙂) I'm just being a little too critical at times to aid with ranking them on the ladder. What would you say is your favourite novel by Nicola Griffith? I'd like to give her another try.
@@thesci-fished My favourite? That's hard to say, I really like them all. Ammonite (SF) is probably the one i like least. The Aud Torvingen noir crime 3 book series is great. As is Hild, part 1 of The Light in the Universe, a 500+ page history (or alt history, or fantasy) set in 12th century Britain, based on the life of Saint Hilda of Whitby, it made the Nebula short list. I haven't read the 720 pp sequel, Menewood, yet.
@chrisw6164 yeah, I know what you mean when it comes to plot and exciting writing you get in koontz. I've enjoyed everything I've read from him and was always keen to see the ending, but there's something in Griffith that reminded me of Koontz, can't quite put the finger on what that is.
Good review.
I’m listening to the audiobook ‘dawn for a distant earth’ by modesitt jr and feeling that i don’t care about this story for the story’s sake to finish (just what you said resonated with me). But i want to at least get through one modesitt jr book.
@@goatman3358 I've read the same about Modesitt, I'm in your shoes, I need to read at least one.
Wow, that was a surprise, to hear how different your opinion is from mine. I loved the book, and have really liked all of her books that I've read, even the fantasy and non-F&SF ones. I didn't find it slow, nor lacking SF trappings, liked the characters, and was fully engaged.
That's one of the things I love about reading, all of us take a little something from them and our experiences can be shared or unique. I think it's still a great novel. I've mentioned so many times on the show that I think all these Hugo and/or Nebula award winning novels are special (except maybe the last three on the ladder 🙂) I'm just being a little too critical at times to aid with ranking them on the ladder. What would you say is your favourite novel by Nicola Griffith? I'd like to give her another try.
@@thesci-fished My favourite? That's hard to say, I really like them all. Ammonite (SF) is probably the one i like least. The Aud Torvingen noir crime 3 book series is great. As is Hild, part 1 of The Light in the Universe, a 500+ page history (or alt history, or fantasy) set in 12th century Britain, based on the life of Saint Hilda of Whitby, it made the Nebula short list. I haven't read the 720 pp sequel, Menewood, yet.
@mikejcross interesting, I'll keep an eye out for those. Thank you 😊
Always fun to see entries that go straight to the bottom of the shed ranking!
@@NevsBookChannel lol, you'll love next week's video then 🤣🤣 spoiler
@@thesci-fished looking forward to it!
I’m trying to understand how a slow novel can also be compared to a Dean Koontz novel. Koontz is not capable of writing a slow-moving novel lol
@chrisw6164 yeah, I know what you mean when it comes to plot and exciting writing you get in koontz. I've enjoyed everything I've read from him and was always keen to see the ending, but there's something in Griffith that reminded me of Koontz, can't quite put the finger on what that is.
OK. although sewage treatment certainly doesn't get enough treatment in SF, we can all agree.
@@stephenmorton8017 hehehe, true.