Whatcha readin?

[Breine]

The last books I've read have all been Science Fiction books, because the literature course I had this semester was called "Ecological Science Fiction". It was a great course, and I got to read some really good books - and a couple of "meh" books. The books are:

H.G. Wells - "War of the Worlds"
George Stewart - "Earth Abides"
Harry Harrison - "Make Room! Make Room!"
Marge Piercy - "Woman on the Edge of Time"
Margaret Adwood - "Oryx and Crake"
Cormac McCarthy - "The Road"
Paolo Bacigalupi - "The Windup Girl"

As for right now, all I'm reading is a bunch of stuff for exams. No books. When I get the time in January, though, I'd really like to read Jeffrey Eugenides' new book, "The Marriage Plot".

I like Cormac McCarthy a lot. Have you read anything else by him? Blood Meridian is pretty great. I'm finishing up the semester now but I haven't decided what to read over the break. I did finish that Transmetropolitan paperback yesterday though and it was awesome.

Yeah, I really enjoyed reading "The Road". It's very stark, and very different from the rest of the books we read in that course. "Blood Meridian" is one the books on my "To read" list - my teacher advised us to read it if we liked "The Road". So, I might just go ahead an do that once I get the time.

H.G. Wells - "War of the Worlds"

War of the Worlds is pretty great but I maintain my stance that the greatest Wells book is the Island of Doctor Moreau. I literally couldn't put the book down. Read it all in one sitting.

"War of the "Worlds" was my first H.G. Wells novel. Up until that point the only 19th century Science Fiction I had read was Jules Verne, who is much more about technology I suppose, and Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" (which is like one of my favourite books!). I want to read "The Invisble Man", but also "The Island of Doctor Moreau" at some point. Also "The Last Man" by Shelley.