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05-04-2020, 12:16 AM | #16 | |
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I nominate The World Unseen by Shamim Sarif. I have been wanting to read this author for a while. This book was also made into a movie directed by the author. Only $2.99 at Amazon US and similarly priced in other countries (even Australia - shocking!). This book won the Pendleton May First Novel Award and a Betty Trask Award.
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I'd like to nominate Passing Strange by Ellen Klages. This is a short book (~220 pages) that is reasonably priced and readily available pretty much everywhere, and is DRM-free. I recently read it, and quite enjoyed it, as one of four LGBTQ books in a free Tor omnibus, but it's also available standalone.
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I second Passing Strange by Ellen Klages. I would be very happy to read this again.
If I might add, for those that care about such things, ignore the "Science Fiction" classification that some sites (eg: Kobo) give this book. I think that happens because the publisher is TOR. This story is historical fiction with a light touch of fantasy and some romance. |
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So, looked at D.H.Lawrence's The Rainbow but decided it was too long.
Looked at Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell because someone recommended it ... but I can't quite make up my mind if it's something I want to read or not. Seriously considered nominating The Color of Our Sky by Amita Trasi. It's been on my reader for a while, but I haven't yet gathered the nerve to start it - and I expect it will take some. I also considered Stephen King's The Green Mile. It's an excellent book but don't think I'm in the mood to revisit it at the moment and poor old Stevie doesn't seem to get much enthusiasm here. So, I ended up going with something I have read fairly recently that is light and easy and good fun... |
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I nominate The Not So Secret Emails of Coco Pinchard by Robert Bryndza.
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An epistolary contemporary comedy with some romance. It is a bit of a stretch for this theme as the main romance is heterosexual, but there are a few gay characters, and the cover is very colourful ... and it feels like a great big colourful mess, sort of like real life. (Any excuse to mention this fun story is good enough.) Oh, and did I mention prices? Kobo US FREE, Kobo CA FREE, Kobo UK FREE, Kobo AU FREE |
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I nominate Kingsblood Royal by Sinclair Lewis (1947, 334 pp).
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And I'll use my last ticket for The Not So Secret Emails of Coco Pinchard
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A question for Jon or anyone else who knows -- is it properly "Rainbows End" or "Rainbow's End". Two very, very different meanings, and the UK and US listings are not in agreement.
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Looks like "Rainbows End" to me, no apostrophe. The Kobo UK site shows "Rainbow's End" in the site title text, but not on the cover - so looks like someone made an error there. A preview of the content shows no apostrophe. ( Edited to add: seems Amazon UK and EBooks.com UK have exactly the same problem, so maybe the distributor thinks it's a UK/US spelling variation? That's a worry. )
You know what's really funny? Amazon AU have BOTH. Apparently "Rainbows End" by Vernor Vinge is science fiction, while "Rainbow's End" by Vernor Vinge is literature. So now you know. Last edited by gmw; 05-04-2020 at 09:36 PM. |
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I will second Kingsblood Royal by Sinclair Lewis.
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Now it's time for someone to second Rainbows End. It's a highly rated book.
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The Not So Secret Emails of Coco Pinchard is free at Kobo US & UK as well as Amazon UK & US.
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Thanks for the heads up, Jon. Though gmw did mention it was free at Kobo, having the Amazon confirmation is useful.
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