Terry Pratchett still rules, And Robert Jordan is Dead Tuesday, Sep 18 2007

I finished THUD! last night…what a staggeringly good book Pratchett has written. Sam Vimes and the watch books rock!

But some sad news too. Robert Jordan, the author of Wheel of Time succumbed after illness on 16th of September. He leaves his great work unfinished (though someone is bound to write the ending of that one). It will be a shame, for although his last books were not overwhelming, the skill of the first few books of the series is there for all to see.

Am now reading Heinlein, a SF author I have somehow managed to miss during my SF years. He is good…though different from Asimov (who still remains my favourite by  a very long way)

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I Love Bengalooru! Monday, Sep 17 2007

I have to admit it….I do! Went to Blossom’s yesterday and finally had to drag myself out of there! Bought me some Terry Pratchett. Heinlein. Asimov. some others as well. Ah! E-Books are fine…but there is nothing like the real thing!

The feel of Paper…the smell of a good book…everything is different…and better! Well…enough said. Time for me to continue reading.

(skips away to my books…only my big bulk preventing me from trying to click my heels together!)

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