My introduction

[androidsdreamer.livejournal.com]

Name: Beth

Age: 28

Location: California

How do you identify?: Lesbian

Interests/hobbies: I play clarinet and bass, read, play with my dogs and watch a lot of crime dramas

Favourite books: Anything by John Scalzi, Wicked, Ender’s Game

Favourite films: Back to the Future, Stargate, Beauty and the Beast

Favourite music: Linkin Park, Matchbox Twenty, Green Day

What would you like to send/receive?: email or snail mail

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: anyone

What countries would you like to receive mail from and send to?: Any country as long as it’s in English since I’m still working on my German

What would be in your dream letter or package?: a nice letter, maybe some pictures or artwork, some music tracks

Comments

[residentgeek.livejournal.com]

I would highly recommend Zoe's Tale to any of the middle school kids in my robotics club. It's definitely written more in their voice than The Last Colony was. I think it would be a good way to introduce them to Scalzi. I prefer Last Colony though, I think. Zoe's Tale just started off weird to me for some reason and I never could get sucked into it the way I did with the others. Lost Colony kinda started off weird too though.

My favorite of his is Ghost Brigades. I loved the point of view of the Special Forces people. I still introduce everyone to the series through the first book, but the second is the one I would want to pack in my suitcase.

I'm going to see Wicked next week. I haven't read the book yet. I'm trying to decide whether to borrow it first or go to the theater as a virgin. Any suggestions?

[androidsdreamer.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I agree with you about Zoe's Tale being a great middle/high school book. My favorite of the series is actually Lost Colony, something about the whole community dynamic of Roanoke grabs me. Which is why I kinda liked looking at those events through Zoe's eyes.

The book and the musical are two completely different worlds. I honestly like each of them, but I like them for very different reasons. I'd probably go see the play and then pick up the book because I think you get the basics with the musical and then get more in depth with the book.