Books

[Eoin McLove]

What did you make of Orbital, out of curiosity?

I liked it. It's interesting in that nothing really happens; there's no story. There are characters who have their own lives but their lives are far away and they exist in a state of suspended animation while the world turns in front of them. It's about the earth itself maybe? An unusual read but beautifully written and observed (or imagined!). I'll have to try another of her books at some point and see what else she can do.

[Thorn]

Yeah that's a fair enough summation, I'll probably go back to it at some stage. Kudos for not resorting to aliens or big nasty space monsters to liven it up I suppose. It actually reads like what it would feel like to be floating in space I imagine. Calming but ultimately going nowhere.

[Eoin McLove]

Yeah that's a fair enough summation, I'll probably go back to it at some stage. Kudos for not resorting to aliens or big nasty space monsters to liven it up I suppose. It actually reads like what it would feel like to be floating in space I imagine. Calming but ultimately going nowhere.

Yeah, and just observing the earth going through its cycles. The writing really carries it.

[Don Gately]

That to me sounds interesting,  will pick it up at some stage.
Currently reading Inspector Imanichi Investigates, by Seicho Matsumoto. I really like this guy writing,  I read Tokyo Express last summer and really liked it.