Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018"

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From	djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt)
Subject	Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018"
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Date	2018-01-05 22:53 +0000
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In article <uovu4ddrdpj0ibubkcdm8asuurohs9ps8m@4ax.com>,
Jaimie Vandenbergh  <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>On Fri, 05 Jan 2018 03:28:07 -0600, David DeLaney
><daviddelaney@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>On 2018-01-05, Dorothy J Heydt <djheydt@kithrup.com> wrote:
>>> Robert Woodward  <robertaw@drizzle.com> wrote:
>>>> Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018"
>>>>>  
>>>>> https://www.tor.com/2017/12/26/the-books-were-looking-forward-to-in-2018/
>>>>> 
>>>>> That is a lot of books.  And mostly fantasy.  I dislike fantasy.  Except 
>>>>> the fantasy that I like.
>> 
>>> I am fortunate in that nothing on that list called my name.  If
>>> it had, I would have to figure out how to afford it.  In March
>>> when some money comes in, I want to get Dhuoda's _Liber
>>> Manualis_, a sort of ninth-century etiquette book, sort of.
>>
>>... kickstarter for Dorothy, anyone?
>
>Dorothy, if you set up an Amazon wishlist (or similar) and make it
>known, I suspect you'd suddenly have another shelf's worth of books to
>find room for.

I would not want to do that.  For one thing, short of suddenly
and unexpectedly committing best-seller, I would never be able to
repay it.
>
>I took (your?) advice and finally made it past "I have no idea what's
>happening" on _The March North_ and followed up by devouring the next
>two immediately.
>
>Graydon Saunders' Commonweal series everyone - high recommendation.

Oh yes, oh yes.

I will admit that it helps if you've encountered Graydon on
USENET beforehand.  When I started reading _A Succession of Bad
Days_, my reaction on page 1 was The viewpoint character awakens
in a completely blank white room.  Okay, Graydon, let's see if
you can pull this off."

My reaction on page 2 was, "Oh, Halt's here!  Everything's going
to be all right.

I acknowledge that if I actually met Halt, I would probably be
terrified, but I would trust Halt nonetheless.

-- 
Dorothy J. Heydt
Vallejo, California
djheydt at gmail dot com

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"The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-01-04 12:04 -0600
  Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com> - 2018-01-04 15:06 -0500
  Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> - 2018-01-04 21:46 -0800
    Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-01-05 06:00 +0000
      Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2018-01-05 03:28 -0600
        Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" Anthony Frost <Vulch@vulch.org> - 2018-01-05 11:28 +0000
        Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-01-05 13:42 +0000
          Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-01-05 22:53 +0000
            Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2018-01-05 18:33 -0500
            Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-01-05 16:27 -0700
        Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-01-05 15:59 +0000
      Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-01-05 16:38 +0000
    Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-01-05 14:55 +0000
      Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> - 2018-01-05 09:43 -0800
  Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) - 2018-01-05 05:54 +0000
  Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-01-05 10:42 -0800
    Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-05 14:01 -0700
      Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-01-05 13:24 -0800
        Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-05 14:30 -0700
    Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-01-05 13:26 -0800
  Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Default User <defaultuserbr@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-07 22:28 -0800
  Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-08 10:03 -0800
    Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-01-08 18:22 +0000
      Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-01-08 10:49 -0700
        Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-08 11:19 -0800
        Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> - 2018-01-08 21:53 -0800
          Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" "Gary R. Schmidt" <grschmidt@acm.org> - 2018-01-09 18:18 +1100
      Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-08 11:17 -0800
        Re: Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-01-08 11:26 -0700
          Re: Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-08 11:31 -0800
            Re: Re: Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-01-08 11:39 -0700
              Re: Re: Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-08 11:47 -0800
                Re: Re: Re: Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-01-08 11:51 -0700
            Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-01-09 01:27 -0600
              Re: Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-01-09 09:14 -0700
                Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-01-09 14:52 -0600
                Re: Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-01-09 13:09 -0700
                Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-01-09 13:10 -0800
                Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-01-09 16:03 -0600
        Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-01-08 13:09 -0800
          Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-01-08 17:48 -0800
            Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-08 22:58 -0800
              Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-01-09 01:24 -0600
          Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2018-01-08 18:22 -0800
            Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-09 06:31 -0800
              Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-09 06:59 -0800
                Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-01-09 15:15 +0000
                Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-01-09 15:12 -0600
              Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2018-01-09 13:19 -0800
                Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-01-09 14:06 -0800
        Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-01-08 21:21 +0000
        Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2018-01-08 13:30 -0800
      Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2018-01-08 14:16 -0800
        Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> - 2018-01-10 13:26 -0800
          Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-01-10 21:48 +0000
            Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-01-10 21:48 +0000
            Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> - 2018-01-12 12:05 -0800
              Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-01-12 20:20 +0000
              Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> - 2018-01-12 21:53 -0800

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