Good grief!

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I made it out of work with less than nine hours, and got home in a reasonable time! What is the world thinking these days?

Of course, I almost missed my stop on light rail, and then almost didn't notice my bus pull up because of the book I'm currently reading.

Ever have one of those books that was just inaccessible for years; then suddenly it makes sense? I've had them in the past (Dune and The Lord of the Rings are two that took me numerous tries to finally get.) Until this week I've had the same problem with Vernor Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep. Don't know why, something about the prose, of the story, would just stop me cold after a few chapters. But I needed something to read, and decided to give it a try again.

Wow. I'm very happy I gave it another chance. About 170 pages in and loving it. Interestingly, I loved A deepness in the Sky on the first reading. The books are somewhat similar in construction, so I have no idea why Fire eluded me for so long.

So, what are y'all reading right now?

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Lately, I'm in a recycle phase on books (where I'm re-reading old favorites instead of reading new-to-me books), and right now I'm recycling Harry Turtledove's "War Between the Provinces" series - Sentry Peak is the current title, to be followed by Marching Through Peachtree and Advance and Retreat unless I get out of recycle phase before then.

(Usually, what gets me out of recycle phase is a new book coming out in a favorite series/universe - I get the new book, and while I'm at it, I browse the shelves (real or virtual) and see if there's anything else that's mildly interesting - it's easier to buy "less interesting" books when they're part of a purchase group that has at least one "must-have" in it. Current series on the must-have list are Turtledove: World War/Colonization and his universe that started with How Few Remain; Weber: Honor Harrington; Drake: Republic of Cinnabar Navy; and Moon: Vatta's War.)