Less is More
May. 3rd, 2008 05:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
threemonkeysContinuing on the reading while sick theme although since I'm writing this clearly I'm on the mend. Thinking of writing, it occurs to me that I've probably written more entries on Kage Baker than any other author. A reflection of her productivity I suppose but also how much I like the work. Except that I wasn't so impressed by the last work.
Back to reading while sick. Shorter stories are a good idea when sick. It is easier to focus when the works are shorter and you have to get plenty of sleep. Putting all this together I read Gods and Pawns by Kage Baker - a collection of shorter stories set in The Company universe.
The stories cover happenings in the gaps between the big events in the novels. As such, you probably need some grounding in the univers of The Company. They may advance the big picture a tiny bit here and there too but mostly they are just interesting pieces for their own sakes. Perhaps that is why I enjoyed them so much. This is Baker at her very best. Engaging, witty stories that deal with interesting situations people by great characters. They are so much fun - just like the earlier novels. A great tonic when one is feeling poorly.
Back to reading while sick. Shorter stories are a good idea when sick. It is easier to focus when the works are shorter and you have to get plenty of sleep. Putting all this together I read Gods and Pawns by Kage Baker - a collection of shorter stories set in The Company universe.
The stories cover happenings in the gaps between the big events in the novels. As such, you probably need some grounding in the univers of The Company. They may advance the big picture a tiny bit here and there too but mostly they are just interesting pieces for their own sakes. Perhaps that is why I enjoyed them so much. This is Baker at her very best. Engaging, witty stories that deal with interesting situations people by great characters. They are so much fun - just like the earlier novels. A great tonic when one is feeling poorly.