that 100 books meme

[alchimie]

(Via james_davis_nicoll and many others on my reading list)

I have been known to read books, now and again.

Italic = read it. Underlined = not this, but something by the same author. Strikethrough = did not finish.



The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (2014)
The Stolen Lake by Joan Aiken (1981)
Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa (2001-2010)
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō by Hitoshi Ashinano (1994-2006)
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (1985)
Stinz: Charger: The War Stories by Donna Barr (1987)
The Sword and the Satchel by Elizabeth Boyer (1980)
Galactic Sibyl Sue Blue by Rosel George Brown (1968)
The Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster Bujold (1989)
War for the Oaks by Emma Bull (1987)
Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler (1980)
Naamah’s Curse by Jacqueline Carey (2010)
The Fortunate Fall by Raphael Carter (1996)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (2015)
Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant (1970)
The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas (1980)
Gate of Ivrel by C.J. Cherryh (1976)
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho (2015)
Diadem from the Stars by Jo Clayton (1977)
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper (1973)
Genpei by Kara Dalkey (2000)
Servant of the Underworld by Aliette de Bodard (2010)
The Secret Country by Pamela Dean (1985)
Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany (1975)
The Door into Fire by Diane Duane (1979)
On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis (2016)
Spirit Gate by Kate Elliott (2006)
Enchantress From the Stars by Sylvia Louise Engdahl (1970)
Golden Witchbreed by Mary Gentle (1983)
The Dazzle of Day by Molly Gloss (1997)
A Mask for the General by Lisa Goldstein (1987)
Slow River by Nicola Griffith (1995)
Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly (1988)
Winterlong by Elizabeth Hand (1990)
Ingathering by Zenna Henderson (1995)
The Interior Life by Dorothy Heydt (writing as Katherine Blake, 1990)
God Stalk by P. C. Hodgell (1982)
Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson (1998)
Zero Sum Game by S.L. Huang (2014)
Blood Price by Tanya Huff (1991)
The Keeper of the Isis Light by Monica Hughes (1980)
God’s War by Kameron Hurley (2011)
Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta (2014)
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin (2015)
Cart and Cwidder by Diane Wynne Jones (1975)
Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones (2014)
Hellspark by Janet Kagan (1988)
A Voice Out of Ramah by Lee Killough (1979)
St Ailbe’s Hall by Naomi Kritzer (2004)
Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz (1970)
Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner (1987)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (1962)
Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier (2005)
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (1974)
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (2013)
Biting the Sun by Tanith Lee (Also titled Drinking Sapphire Wine, 1979)
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (2016)
Wizard of the Pigeons by Megan Lindholm (1986)
Adaptation by Malinda Lo (2012)
Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn (1979)
Tea with the Black Dragon by R. A. MacAvoy (1983)
The Outback Stars by Sandra McDonald (2007)
China Mountain Zhang by Maureen McHugh (1992)
Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre (1978)
The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip (1976)
Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees (1926)
Pennterra by Judith Moffett (1987)
The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe (2010)
Jirel of Joiry by C. L. Moore (1969)
Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (2016)
The City, Not Long After by Pat Murphy (1989)
Vast by Linda Nagata (1998)
Galactic Derelict by Andre Norton (1959)
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik (2006)
Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko Ogiwara (1993)
Outlaw School by Rebecca Ore (2000)
Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor (2014)
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (1983)
Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy (1976)
Godmother Night by Rachel Pollack (1996)
Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti (1859)
My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland (2011)
The Female Man by Joanna Russ (1975)
Stay Crazy by Erika L. Satifka (2016)
The Healer’s War by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (1988)
Five-Twelfths of Heaven by Melissa Scott (1985)
Everfair by Nisi Shawl (2016)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818)
A Door Into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski (1986)
The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart (1970)
Up the Walls of the World by James Tiptree, Jr. (1978)
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (1996)
The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge (1980)
All Systems Red by Martha Wells (2017)
The Well-Favored Man by Elizabeth Willey (1993)
Banner of Souls by Liz Williams (2004)
Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson (2012)
Ariosto by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1980)
Ooku by Fumi Yoshinaga (2005-present)


If I counted correctly, which is uncertain given I had only 4 hours of sleep last night, it comes to 35 books read, 25 authors who I've read a different work by, and 3 I did not finish -- which leaves 37 I have not interacted with at all, although many of those 37 are already on my infinite TBR.

The ones I am most surprised not to have read anything by are Vonda McIntyre and Pat Murphy -- their names and titles are so familiar to me I was sure I had read them at some point, but no, they have just been on my shelves for a very long time.

Comments

[enemyofperfect]

I've only read a couple of Vonda McIntyre's stories -- the novel listed here, and a short story in an anthology years ago -- but I'd be interested in your thoughts on her work, or maybe I mean that I think you might find her work interesting, because what I've read of hers reminds me of a certain flavor of fanfic. (Which you may or may not have encountered in your own reading!) I'm not sure how to describe it, but I feel like she... tries to create in fiction the kind of world she would like to live in, or would like our world's future to hold? Of course I have no idea if that's actually her intent, but it's the sense I get, and I rarely get the same sense of determined optimism in other traditionally published stories.

[alchimie]

"I'd be interested in your thoughts on..." is one of my favourite sentences in this world. :) And all of this inclines me to prioritise reading her books; even if I don't end up liking them, I am now very curious about that quality you identify. I know what you mean about the optimism in a general sense... I think maybe Becky Chambers does that for me, especially her second novel, which has a lot of past sadness in the lives of the characters but a very optimistic present/future. Have you read her work?

Happily, tons of McIntyre's work is available as ebooks through my library, so while it would be nostalgic to pull out my copy of Dreamsnake (the cover of which for some reason is burned into my brain), I will select some ebooks as I read so much faster that way --

And, finally, looking at her list of work, I must have read something by her, as she novelised the 2nd & 3rd Star Trek movies, which back in the day were my favourites of them & so I know I read the novels at least once, if not a few times. So now I am even more curious to read her original fiction.

[enemyofperfect]

Aww, I hope it's interesting! I've read The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, but not yet its sequel, so now you've raised my interest in that! I want to say that Small, Angry Planet held more of a feeling of struggle for me than Dreamsnake did, but it's been some time since I read the latter, and I may not be remembering everything.

Incidentally, talking about differences and similarities between Chambers and McIntyre makes me think of Joan Slonczewski, also on this list. I would say that her layered worldbuilding puts her closer to Chambers, but her protagonists feel a little more like McIntyre's in their demeanor. But then, I've only read a fraction of their output, so this is based on very limited samples!

[alchimie]

Slonczewski, McIntyre, and Joan D. Vinge are all in my head as 'people whose books were easy to find in the 80s but they seemed to be writing SF rather than fantasy so I ignored them because I was very picky as a tween/teen' -- I should really try reading them all, I think, but McIntyre first.

I enjoyed The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet a lot, but for me it does not hold a candle to A Closed and Common Orbit, although it might just be about where my interests lie rather than the books themselves... although I do think she grew as a writer in the interval. When you do read the second, I am curious to hear what you think!

[enemyofperfect]

I'm curious about what I'll think of A Closed and Common Orbit too! I'll try to remember to send you a note and/or make a post whenever I get around to picking it up.

And, Joan D Vinge! I've only read a handful of her books, but I tended to really enjoy them, so maybe I should read some more. Come to think of it, my favorites by her remind me a little of another flavor of fanfic -- namely, hurt/comfort. (Clearly I should henceforth categorize all authors by which fannish sensibilities their work most demonstrates. Whether or not it's useful, it's certainly fun!)