Right now, doing the translation for a new edition of Asimov´s original Foundation trilogy (aside from a handful of projects in editing and writing), one could think I have no time left at all to read. Wrong all the way: for me, things seem to work in an ever-accelerating mode. The more I have to do, the more I do (reading included).
Reading right now:
The Dark Tower, Stephen King - just finishing the quest of the ka-tet of Roland Deschain. I must confess I haven´t read King for a very long time, but when several friends strongly recommended me this saga, I finally tried to see what all that fuss what about, and wasn´s disappointed. It´s by far the best King story I´ve ever read - and that made me buy a whole lot of his books in order to understand better the references he so deflty puts through the books of the saga.
The New Space Opera, edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan - Just beginning to read this one, but already loving it. The first stories - Gwyneth Jones´ Saving Tiamaat and Verthandi´s Ring by Ian McDonald, made me very happy. More on that as soon as I finish it.
The Space Opera Renaissance, edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer - My God, I didn´t realize how refreshing it was to read Edmond Hamilton! I mean, I had read one of two of his stories as a child, but to read it now and find out that his stories (in this case, The Star Stealers) still work very well in terms of sense of wonder... well, what can I say? I´m flabbergasted. Reading Jack Williamson´s story now and already missing the Grand Master.
The Yiddish Policemen´s Union, Michael Chabon - I had already read The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, which has been translated to Brazilian Portuguese - and loved it. The only consolation to Brazilian readers is that Michael Chabon´s work is not considered SF in any way possible (to the editors, I mean), and that´s why he´s translated in Brazil. The Yiddish Policemen´s Union is, as far as I know, already being translated here.
Atonement, Ian McEwan - The greatest frustration for me in this year´s Academy Awards was that Atonement just grabbed one Oscar - what the hell, this film deserved the Award for Best Movie! The book, as it happens, is much better, of course, but the film was beautifully done, and McEwan (like Kazuo Ishiguro, IMHO) writes a painful love story with a sensibility that touches the reader´s soft spot. I can´t help but feel sad and also overjoyed (and, obviously, feel an incredible envy of Mr. McEwan for writing so damnably well!! :-)
All that and some PDFs I got to review in the past few days, but that´s an info which I´m not authorized to disclose right now. Anyway, stay tuned - I´ve got plenty of reading to do and many more books on my desk (and on my nightstand) waiting their turn in the line.
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