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Badseedgirl
Posted 2014-05-22 1:39 AM (#7771 - in reply to #5907)
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Location: Middle TN, USA		I have dedicated the little bit of time I have this month to the Grandmasters. I am 1/2 way through Silverberg's "Dying Inside" , which I am struggling with a bit. It just does not feel like sci-fi to me. Of course it was written before I was even a glimmer in my parents eye, so that may have something to do with it, but so far I just don't see what the big deal is. I know it was nominated for several awards in its day and is on no less than 5 lists, but I still don't get it. It is possible that it will get more sci-fiy towards the end but I have my doubts. If anyone out there has read it, maybe they could give a girl a hand on this one.

I have had to put Silverberg to the side for the moment because I just got Tannith Lee's Silver Metal Lover on interlibrary loan and that is a 2 week and done deal. I am enjoying this one even though it is really just a glorified romance at the time. It does bring up some interesting social commentaries about the late 70's early 80"s time period.

I also have Jack Ketchum's Ladies Night on my tablet, just waiting for me to crack it. I have seen a couple movies based on his novels and all I can say is that he must be a brutal writer and is a true master of splatterpunk because these movies were something else! I am really looking forward to his novel. I must admit horror is the genre I love, love, love the best.

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