[reading] Fantasy/SF Masterworks

[wispfox]

Not 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?!)

Comments

[bridgetester.livejournal.com]

* = Strongly Recommend

Science Fiction:

I've read and liked other books by Frederick Pohl, Cordwainer Smith, James Blish, Philip K. Dick, Alfred Bester, Ursula K. LeGuin, Arthur C. Clarke, Roger Zelazny, Gene Wolfe, Gregory Benford, Kurt Vonnegut, Theodore Sturgeon, Greg Bear, Sherri S. Teppe, H.G. Wells, Brian Aldiss, Robert Silverburg.

*(HC 8) Ringworld by Larry Niven, and its sequels

(PC 6) Not a fan of Samuel Delany, I read his Trouble on Triton book.

*(HC 7) I've read a lot of the rest of Heinlein's books

(HC 5) A Canticle for Liebowitz. It's okay, but not highly recommended.

(HB 16)* The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin. Good book, not sure whether it's a book to read again for a while though. Rather heartwringing.

(PB 25)* Flowers for Algernon


Fantasy

I've read other books by L. Sprague DeCamp, Sherri S. Tepper, George R.R. Martin, Jack Vance, Gene Wolfe, Poul Anderson.

(20)*Time and Again: One of the best time travel stories I've ever read.

(19)*Riddlemaster: I can't say enough about this trilogy, or about Patricia McKillip in general.

(6)*Amber. resorts to fascinating

(15, 5) I never finished either... They were good, but not page-turning enough. I'll have to try again sometime.

(43)*Replay: The base premise is reminiscent of Groundhog Day, but this is a lot more elaborate and dramatically emotional.