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Posted 2018-10-01 8:45 PM (#18356 - in reply to #18339)
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Location: Great Lakes, USA		Challenge Update - so far this year I have read:

The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold. I am sure that this book was considered groundbreaking when it was written. I loved the time travel part. That was different than most of the time travel books that I have read, but I had a hard time liking the narcissistic main character.

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. I know I read this in elementary school, but I wanted to reread it before I saw the movie. I remembered almost nothing about this book. I guess I didn't like it that much back then and still didn't like it that much now. I have no interest in continuing with the series.

Dreams Before the Start of Time by Anne Charnock. This isn't the type of book I usually read, but I read A Calculated Life by her and enjoyed that one. I liked this one too. It reminded me a bit of Cloud Atlas and Arkwright in that it covers many generations.

Blood's a Rover by Harlan Ellison. I read A Boy and His Dog in junior high. That one almost got me banned from science fiction when my mom picked it up to see what I was reading. That was the best of the stories in this book. How can anyone not like Blood the dog?

The Prisoner by Thomas Disch. TV novelizations can be a little off from the tv show and this one was. I love the tv series! I vaguely remember my dad watching this when I was a kid. I have since watched all episodes and loved them. The book wasn't bad, but Number Six didn't seem to always be in character.

The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard. This is the first story I have read in Bodard's Xuya Universe and I will be reading more. Hope the Tea Master is in more of them.

Those Who Walk in Darkness by John Ridley. I am not quite sure what to make of this one. Perhaps that is the point. It's a cops and criminals urban fantasy, but who is morally right and wrong is definitely in question. There is a sequel and I think I will read it to see how the characters develop.

I have three more books to read to finish my 10. Although I have the three picked out at the moment, that will probably change. I am always finding interesting things to read based on other people's reviews.

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