tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post2763013545451834590..comments2024-03-27T09:50:53.662-05:00Comments on Happy Catholic*: What I've Been Reading: Earthrise, Stir, Kim, and Feeding Your Family's SoulJulie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-26339089522995707432016-09-19T18:31:07.915-05:002016-09-19T18:31:07.915-05:00If you loved the descriptions of India in _Kim_, t...If you loved the descriptions of India in _Kim_, try The Peshawar Lancers by S. M. Stirling. It is set in an alternate history India. My older boys liked the action. I loved the descriptions and the Hindi loan words the "English" speakers use. I bet you'll also find some of the theology interesting. <br /> The book has been criticized for not defining each foreign word as it is introduced. Gathering meaning from context is a useful skill I'm sure you possess. I don't think the book would have been as charming with definitions, footnotes, or a glossary. Fair warning to your blog readers: a movie faithful to the book would have to be rated R. I find violence bothers me less in print than video, but I know not everyone feels that way. It's one of those books that if someone leaves it out, I end up picking it up, opening it at random, and then reading for far too long.<br />MarieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-36010197645926659922016-09-17T12:20:59.649-05:002016-09-17T12:20:59.649-05:00As for Earthrise, I agree - fun. Not a spacesuit ...As for Earthrise, I agree - fun. Not a spacesuit Bodice ripper at all, despite the allusions. I enjoyed the trilogy for not being the usual space opera and being more character focused. The whole story arc was not what I would respect.<br /><br />I have been following her twitter feed and it is rather cool. She is also a good artist and shows her quirky lunchbag drawings.Jeff Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892529674664589034noreply@blogger.com