Monthly Archives: December 2014

SFBRP #260 – Iain M Banks – The Hydrogen Sonata

SFBRP #260 - Iain M Banks - The Hydrogen Sonata

Luke and Juliane continue the Culture series read-through with The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M Banks.

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SFBRP #259 – Brandon Sanderson – Words of Radiance

SFBRP #259 - Brandon Sanderson - Words of Radiance

Luke reviews Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson.

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Bonus Audio: Reading Envy Podcast Episode 017: Homeric Radiation at Lake Inverness

Show notes from the Reading Envy Blog.

In this episode we bring our pal Luke Burrage, who was recording past midnight in Berlin for Episode 017.

Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy Episode 017

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Books discussed:




 

The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark by Dennis Ronald MacDonald
what the world will look like when the water leaves us by Laura van den Berg
Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber
The Son of God in the Roman World by Michael Peppard
As They Were by M.F.K. Fisher

Other books and topics that came up along the way:
The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home by Tim O’Brien
Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon, the new audiobook
The “Bryan List” of post-modern literature (see comments on Reading Envy Episode 003)
SFF Audio Odyssey readalong (first of six episodes)
Engaging the Powers by Walter Wink
Find Me by Laura van den Berg
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
George Singleton, author
George Saunders, author
The Big Time by Fritz Leiber
The Persistence of Vision by John Varley
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Gladiator, the movie, which Jenny has never seen
Les Miserables, the movie, where Russell Crowe sings
Les Miserables, the 25th anniversary tv special

You can find Luke Burrage, international juggler and entertainer, on his website.  He is also known for the Science Fiction Book Review Podcast, where he reviews every single science fiction book that he reads.

More stalking:
Jenny at GoodReads
Scott at GoodReads
Jenny on Twitter
Scott on Twitter
Scott on his blog