So I have been following Locus, which focuses on Sci-Fi/Fantasy. Science Fiction/Fantasy has never been a genre I could get into. I prefer realism...no aliens, no unicorns, and books much, much less than a 1000 pages. Despite my negative attitude towards Sci-Fi/Fantasy, and largely due to my requirements of this assignment, I trudged along to the website to see what I could see. (Isn't that part of a song?)
What I saw was cluttered pages, authors I have never heard of, and awards I never knew existed. Wait Danielle...stop being negative and find the positive! I learned that Sci-Fi fantasy books tend to be series...very, very long series. Not all the time, I did find several trilogies. I also learned that Locus has a nice Obituary section for anyone, it seems, who passed who did anything Sci-Fi/Fantasy related in films and/or books. (RIP Spock AKA Leonard Nimoy) I was aware of the hundreds if not thousands of conventions that take place throughout the United States, but it was interesting to see a section dedicated to conventions taking place worldwide. Side Note: For those interested, Sasquan, the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention is taking place in Spokane, Washington from August 19-23.
Ok, so I wasn't happy-go-lucky in this posting, but I tried! I told myself as a librarian, it was important to read something from every genre...even if I don't like it. I am proud to say two of my co-workers convinced me to read Game of Thrones. I started at the beginning of July and I am proud to say I am 22% through an 803 page novel as of the date of this post. And you want to know what else? I LIKE IT! Kudos for me! Anyone have any other recommendation to offer? Granted it might be a while before I get to it, but my goal is to finish GOT by December 31 of this year.
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