[reading] Fantasy/SF Masterworks
Aug. 6th, 2004 09:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wispfoxNot that I don't already have bunches of books to read... but!
I'm curious as to how many of y'all have read and suggest reading the books from the Fantasy and Science Fiction Masterworks series, which ones, and why.
I've already read:
Fantasy Masterworks #6 and 19 (which is the reason I even know about these - it consumed my brain until I finished it)
SF Masterworks HCs #1, 2, 6, 7, 8. SCs #7, 24, 25 (the short story, not the book), and 44.
I strongly recommend both of the Fantasy ones I've read (Riddle Master & Amber series - although the first bunch of Amber books was better than the second bunch) - they were both fascinating.
SF HC #6 (Childhood's End) tends to haunt my brain, and I still haven't decided if it's in a good way (which probably means it is).
SF HC #7 (Moon is a Harsh Mistress), I liked.
SF PB #25 (Flowers for Algernon)'s short story, at least, haunts me just as much as Childhood's End. (Huh. I apparently only like SF an amazing amount if it haunts my brain)
SF PB #44 (The Lathe of Heaven) is something I've seen the movie for, and read - fascinating story.
(Huh. Why don't I have a reading icon?!)
I'm curious as to how many of y'all have read and suggest reading the books from the Fantasy and Science Fiction Masterworks series, which ones, and why.
I've already read:
Fantasy Masterworks #6 and 19 (which is the reason I even know about these - it consumed my brain until I finished it)
SF Masterworks HCs #1, 2, 6, 7, 8. SCs #7, 24, 25 (the short story, not the book), and 44.
I strongly recommend both of the Fantasy ones I've read (Riddle Master & Amber series - although the first bunch of Amber books was better than the second bunch) - they were both fascinating.
SF HC #6 (Childhood's End) tends to haunt my brain, and I still haven't decided if it's in a good way (which probably means it is).
SF HC #7 (Moon is a Harsh Mistress), I liked.
SF PB #25 (Flowers for Algernon)'s short story, at least, haunts me just as much as Childhood's End. (Huh. I apparently only like SF an amazing amount if it haunts my brain)
SF PB #44 (The Lathe of Heaven) is something I've seen the movie for, and read - fascinating story.
(Huh. Why don't I have a reading icon?!)
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Date: 2004-08-06 03:37 pm (UTC)For SF, I've read Time Out of Joint, The Lathe of Heaven, A Scanner Darkly, Valis, Flowers for Algernon (or possibly just the short story), The Time Machine, War of the Worlds, Lord of Light, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, The Man in the High Castle, The Left Hand of Darkness, and Dune. Most of the Dick and Delaney I haven't read yet are on my shelf and in the queue.