I didn't profile my guests.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Almost all of my Spotify is 80s songs, so it's hard to pick 3 favorites, so I just choose the ones that popped into my head first:
1. Don't Answer Me - The Alan Parsons Project
2. Rock This Town - Stray Cats
3. Turning Japanese - The Vapors

Thanks for the tag @Lizpixie
#ThreeListThursday @dabbe

44/150 Multiple deaths and resurrections shouldn't be this amusing, but this book is genuinely funny. Mickey is a great character, who's developed a unique view on life as an expendable, the person who does the dangerous, life ending jobs, knowing he'll be brought back in a new cloned body. Witty and often laugh out loud funny 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫
44th book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

43/150 I finished this last night, but I wanted to think about it before posting. Can you describe a book as gentle? If so, then this book is gentle, and so optimistic about humanity and our future in a Galactic community (I see the Star Trek similarities). Enoch is an amazing character, giving up so much, to be the lonely, maybe outcast, keeper of his station. He gives up so much, because he wants so much for mankind. 5 🌟 read #ClassicLSFBC

Through the Dragoncon in Atlanta, and other cons, I've had the pleasure of meeting Kevin J. Anderson, Jim Butcher, Delilah S. Dawson, Keith R.A. DeCandido, John Jackson Miller, Robert J. Sawyer, S.M. Stirling and Timothy Zahn.
I'd like to meet Neil Gaiman and John Scalzi. Also, Erik Larson, Sam Kean and Mary Beard (3 of my favorite non-fiction writers).
#sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

My goal is to finish both of these by Sunday night. I'm about 1/2 through Mickey 7 and I have about 100 pages left on Way Station. Easy Peasy.
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Sorry I'm a couple of days late with the mid-month check-in. Hopefully, everyone was able to get a copy of Way Station, and is either enjoying it now (like myself) or has already finished it. Remember May's reading selection is Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. It's a little more contemporary than the last two books, but it is a classic in the cyberpunk sub-genre of SF.
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Friday was turning out to be a crappy day, but when I got home I had #bookmail, and that made everything alright (at least until tomorrow).
#nevertoomanybooks #neverenoughshelves

One day in 1963, I stopped in a drugstore on my way home from high school (at that point in time, spinner racks full of mass market paperbacks in drugstores were one of the few places in our town where books were available; there was no actual bookstore), and spotted on the rack an anthology called The Unknown, edited by D.R. Bensen.

From the Introduction by Gardner Dozois
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

1. Maureen O'hara (The Quiet Man is one of my favorite movies of all time, and McClintock is great too!)
2. Sigourney Weaver (Aliens, Ghostbusters, Galaxy Quest, Working Girl, Dave and many more)
3. Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada, Oppenheimer, Mary Poppins, she was even good in Jungle Cruise!!)
#ThreeListThursday @dabbe

42/150 At first, I didn't see how the various character vignettes were going to come together as a story, but as things progressed, the pasts of the staff of the Grand Abeona Hotel and their guests began to intertwine and create a rich tapestry. The ending left me wanting more of these characters, so I hope the author plans to write more books in this universe 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
42nd book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

41/150 When I was reading The Andromeda Strain, it felt like the script to a documentary, very straight forward and just the facts. This felt more like a found footage film, pieces put together after the fact, some speculation on what actually happened. It's still an interesting sequel to the original, although the ending was a bit farfetched. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
41st book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

When it all began again, Paulo Arana would have been bored.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

40/150 Basic Alien story: isolated colony/research station ✅ colonial marines ✅ evil corporate bureaucrats ✅ and a friggin horde of xenomorphs ✅✅. While this didn't break any new ground story wise, it was still a lot of fun, with plenty of action, gruesome deaths and narrow escapes. 3.75/5
40th book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

Hard to even narrow down to 10, but here goes:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
The Dark Crystal (1983)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ladyhawke (1985)
Fright Night (1985)
Highlander (1986)
Aliens (1986)
The Secret of My Success (1987)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1988)

@dabbe #TLT #ThreeListThursday

I have NEVER DNFed a Star Wars book, but after 25%, I could tell this wasn't something I wanted to continue. On to better things.

39/150 I find I enjoy Preston's fiction more than his non-fiction. I'll give this a pick, because it was interesting and made me want to read more about archeology and anthropology, but it's on the low end of the scale. 3 ⭐⭐⭐
39th book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

1. After being unemployed for a month or so, I'm back to work. Not the greatest job, but it pays the bills.
2. Ice tea or Starbuck's Doubleshot coffee drinks
3. I use a bookmark.
4. Tagged

#motivationalmonday @cupcake12

38/150 This book is totally 🍌👖!! I can't say much about the book without ruining the story, it's like Fight Club, the first rule of Rabbits is you don't talk about Rabbits. It's a game, but more than a game, it might be the end of the world. It's very meta, very pop-culture oriented. According to Storygraph is is Rabbits #1, I can't wait to see what the author does for an encore. 5 🌟

37/150 For modern readers, the War of 1812 and the burning of Washington DC doesn't the same emotional link as events like 9/11 or even the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It was the only time (so far) that the United States was invaded by a foreign power. The author lays the destruction of the nation's capital on the incompetence of the American leaders, especially the Sec.of War Armstrong. Fortunately, the British had their own share of ⬇️

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#wonderouswednesday @Eggs

Hello fellow #ClassicLSFBC readers! Happy Easter!
Tomorrow is April 1st, so it's time to put the unpleasant memories of Dhalgren behind us, and look forward to April's selection, Way Station by Clifford D. Simak. I've read several Simak novels, but never this one. I'm looking forward to a lighter and shorter reading experience than our last selection.
@Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl

When Washington Burned on audio
Rabbits in print
UFO as an ebook

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

"What do you know about the game?"

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

36/150 If you like Firefly, Guardians of the Galaxy, Becky Chambers or found family stories, this is the book for you. The galaxy is divided by the powers of the Trust and the Union, with the Guild somewhere in between. The crew of the Ambit discovers a secret that could destroy this fragile power structure. There's plenty of action, snarky banter, a betrayal I didn't see coming, and an ending to tug at the heartstrings. 5 🌟 read

My copy of Way Station came in the mail today. I got it off ebay for about $6 so I won't complain too much, but it is a pretty ratty copy. Its readable but not something I'd keep in my collection. Either way, I'm ready for April's #ClassicLSFBC read.

35/150 I've never seen the movie, and now I'm sure I don't want to. This book has an overwhelming sense of melancholy, not just from the MC, but everyone he encounters also seems to have lost hope and are barely hanging on. I thought the ending (non-ending?) was a bit abrupt and ambiguous, but it fit the story perfectly. 3 ⭐⭐⭐💫 #LitsySciFiBookClub

34/150 As fun as the first book was, I actually like this one even better. Some people might be annoyed by the author breaking the fourth wall to talk to directly to the reader, but I enjoy those moments, it adds a quirky charm to solving the murder mystery. I'm not sure how many books can be written with this MC, but I hope we get another one at least.
4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

33/150 With vivid world building and some amazing ideas involving mechs, AI and human interfaces, this had the potential to be a five star read. Unfortunately, its let down by the execution. Shifting from third person to first person, shifting from various povs, I often lost track of who was talking, not to mention when characters merged through their AI connections to become each other. It's the first of a series. 3 ⭐⭐⭐

Well, I'm not currently working, so I can't think of a better time to indulge in a 9 day readathon.
Goals:
Finish The Man Who Fell to Earth for #LitsySciFiBookClub (although I might have it finished before the readathon starts)
Finish The Archive Undying on audio
Start Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect on audio
Start Rabbits
Put a big dent in UFO (it's a chunkster at 856 pgs)
Read 5 or more hours a day.
#MarvellousMarch @Andrew65

32/150 If you liked Hitchhiker's Guide, then I think you'll get a real kick out of this book. The author is really going for a irreverent, whimsical vibe, and he succeeds most of the time, although he adds some darker elements, zombie cannibals, that seemed out of place. It's all taken pretty lighthearted, even when lives are in danger. Cole, the Sheriff of Yrnameer, is a loveable loser kind of guy, who screws up and gets dumped on ⬇️

1. Minotaur
2. Tagged book. It's a very different take on the legend.
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
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It's pretty much the half way point of March, so hopefully everyone is reading, has read or has bailed on the February/March selection, Dhalgren. Looking ahead to April, the selection is Way Station by Clifford Simak. Should be a refreshing change after our previous chunkster
#ClassicLSFBC
@Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl @Johanna414 @Lizpixie @BookBelle84 @Larkken @julesG @Deblovestoread @majkia

31/150 I read these when they originally came out in the 80s, but you gain a different perspective, like when you binge watch a tv series, reading several issues together. Alan Moore turned Swamp Thing from a meh superhero comic into one of the best horror comics ever written. His way with words, subtle but terrifying, and the art by Bissette & Totleben made this one of the best comics to come out
of the 1980s. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

Since I'm not working, I have more time to read (at least in theory). I hope to finish The Sheriff of Yrnameer and Swamp Thing Vol. 1 this weekend. I need to get started on The Man Who Fell to Earth for #LitsySciFiBookClub.
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

The Bad Men set out at dawn.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

30/150 While I think this audiobook was a little too long, it was an interesting look at the sexual politics during the reign of Charles II. After the defeat of Cromwell and his puritan forces, Charles II's reign was extremely hedonistic, more involved in frivolity and sexual conquest than running the nation. His many mistresses and lovers held more sway with the king than any of his ministers or advisors, affecting everything from foreign policy

1. Not my first name. My middle name is Wayne, and I'm named after my uncle on my uncle on my mother's side.
2. The obvious choice...We Need To Talk About Kevin
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
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#unpopularopinion I've seen a lot of good reviews for this, but I'm finding it boring and I can't get into it. I'll definitely hold on to it, maybe give it a try again at a later date.
#hailtothebail

I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
#ABookADay2024

29/150 I'm not sure how I missed this when it was first released, but I'm glad I've read it now. Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell together make magic in this beautiful Japanese story of a fox who falls in love with a Monk, and what she will do to save his life. The story is beautiful but heart wrenching, destined for tragedy. The artwork by Russell is amazing, I could see panels of this framed on people's wall as art. 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

28/150 I think they should have named this Shlock instead of Shock. Despite having writing talent like Neil Gaiman, Bill Willingham, Jim Starlin and Brian Azzarello, these stories were, for the most part, totally forgettable. It's a real shame because there is some gorgeous artwork by Charles Vess, Dave Dorman, Travis Moore, and Michael Zulli. Look at the pretty pictures because you won't remember the stories 10 minutes after reading them. 3 ⭐⭐⭐

1. Tagged
2. The King's Bed: Sex and Power in the Court of Charles II by Michael Walsh & Don Jordan
3. UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government's Search for Alien Life Here and Out There by Garrett M. Graff

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

I am posting one book per day (although lately it's been every other day or every couple of days. I'll fix that) from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
#ABookADay2024

27/150 I didn't plan to go on a mystery binge, but my last 3 books have all been murder mysteries. Three very different worlds and types of stories. Here its gritty, detective noir, the gumshoe in a world of genetically altered supermen (and women). When a Titan is murdered, Cal Sounder is called in to investigate, which leads, as these things do, to a much larger conspiracy. I liked the gritty feel of this world
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Snowman wakes before dawn.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

1. Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
2. The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
3. An Immense World by Ed Yong
I could probably add a dozen more...
#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

26/150 Quick and short (111 pages) but fun urban fantasy, a murder mystery involving gods, mystical creatures and magic. I found the mystery twisty enough to keep me guessing, but the main characters, Justix Tharros and roguish demigod Andy, were the reason I'd come back to read more books in this world. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
26th book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
#ABookADay2024

25/150 I really enjoyed the first Thin Man novel, and while these two novellas aren't as good, they're still entertaining, full of Hammett's wit and excellent dialogue/banter between Nick and Nora Charles. The novellas read like the movie scripts they're supposed to be, so it's a bit off putting at first. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
25th book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65