What We’re Reading

~ TOMMY W
Year Zero by Rob Reid

“I’m reading this for my book club, Ludicrous Speed. It’s the book we’re discussing in November. This guy’s a new absurdist sci fi writer in the legacy of Douglas Adams & Terry Pratchett. It’s his debut novel, and it’s incredibly goofy and a lot of fun. The hero is a music copyright attorney who hates his job — and rightly so, it sounds like it sucks. The book’s about the fact that aliens have been pirating our music since the 70’s. Even the cheesiest 70’s theme songs are better than any music the aliens could create. The fine for pirating comes to more than the combined wealth of the universe. The aliens don’t want to pay. It’s this guy’s job to prevent them from wiping out all of humanity. In the back there’s a list of music all the main characters would listen to. “

~ HELEN
The Rook by Daniel O’Malley

“This book is sci fi and urban fantasy rolled into one. Espionage with surprising twsits. Fast paced with British style humor, the main character awakens with bodies surrounding her. She’s an ‘old’ person in a ‘new’ person’s body with no idea who she is. Thankfully, she has a notebook that tells her who she is, why this happened and about the life she’s supposed to lead. I just love a good plot twist, and I’m a total sucker for Brit humor. And I’ll always go for a Welsh heroine. That doesn’t happen often. I married into the Welsh heritage and it’s good to see it in literature.”

~ BOSCO

A Feast for Crows & A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin

“I’m reading the last two books in the Game of Thrones series at the same time and it works so much better. I’m swapping out chapter for chapter. Both books take place during the same period of time, but it was split into two books because it was just too much to be contained in one. This way I don’t miss any of the characters which is a big complaint from people who read them separately. These books definitely keep up with the rest of the series. What I love about Martin the most is that no one is ever who they really seem. If you have any nerd bones in your body, you’ll love these books. One tip, though: never get attached to any character because they’ll probably end up dead.”