What books did you read in 2011?

[TCO]

*Blowing off all other posters and just chatting with Kittyhorse*

What was your reaction to the Barbarians story and to Tunnel in the Sky? (thought you hated Heinlein)

P.s. I just read an old one by Frank Herbert about submarining that was really cool. From the 50s. Dragon in the Sea or some such...

[Dinner]

Hey, Squid.

[molly bloom]

But if those are good I may try them

I definitely recommend browsing through the list. Also:the Mask Noir list (which overlaps with Serpent's Tail) is worth looking at:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=mask+noir&tag=googhydr-21&index=stripbooks&hvadid=6177344936&ref=pd_sl_7jydxzplww_b

and the Pluto Press crime series too...

http://cedarlounge.wordpress.com/2008/05/31/pluto-crime-pluto-press-and-the-thriller-genre/

I definitely recommend Julian Rathbone's detective stories- some set in modern Germany, such as 'Brandenburg Concerto' :

Thousands of small arms, mortars, and ammunition go missing when the Soviet army leaves its bases in East Germany. The eco-cops, led by the feisty and unruly Renate Fechter, are brought in to investigate. What they uncover is a network of links with South America and Eastern Europe that leads to an explosive finale. Once again Julian Rathbone has written a fast page-turner that cuts to the heart of international politics.

http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Brandenburg_concerto.html?id=woMhAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y

[LilyRose]

i read the hobbit, just because i can't wait for the movie