My latest slog of a science fiction read has been the Hugo nominee Ian McDonald's Brasyl. The author throws in tons of Portuguese words and tons more of Brazilian slang - at least 2/3 of which does not appear in the glossary in the back of the book. 
There are three main characters - an obnoxious (I believe this is intentional, as no one could EVER create a character so irritating on accident!) woman who produces reality television shows in our present day ; a petty thief who lives in a future where quantum computers are beginning to take hold; and an Irish Jesuit warrior priest who lives in the 1700's about to embark on a dangerous mission to catch a renegade priest somewhere in the Brazilian rain forests. Thus far the priest's story is the only one which has captured my interest - other than wishing the TV producer would die a terrible death. 
Once he begins to knit the three story lines together (which I believe the quantum stuff will allow him to do) I think I will enjoy the book more.
In the meantime, the latest book by Iain Banks is trying to seduce away from Brasyl - Matter keeps whispering to me in a little soft sexy voice from its place in the TBR pile-
And while cleaning the house this weekend I hit the bonanza - and found a bunch of my old Arthur C. Clarke books. In addition to 2001 and Rendezvous with Rama, I also found Childhood's End, Songs of Distant Earth, and Imperial Earth. I did not find the sequels to either of the first two books, but that's OK, as I never liked the sequels to 2001 or Rama anywhere nearly as much as the originals.
Looks like a Clarke reread after the Elric/Moorcock reread.
There are three main characters - an obnoxious (I believe this is intentional, as no one could EVER create a character so irritating on accident!) woman who produces reality television shows in our present day ; a petty thief who lives in a future where quantum computers are beginning to take hold; and an Irish Jesuit warrior priest who lives in the 1700's about to embark on a dangerous mission to catch a renegade priest somewhere in the Brazilian rain forests. Thus far the priest's story is the only one which has captured my interest - other than wishing the TV producer would die a terrible death. Once he begins to knit the three story lines together (which I believe the quantum stuff will allow him to do) I think I will enjoy the book more.
In the meantime, the latest book by Iain Banks is trying to seduce away from Brasyl - Matter keeps whispering to me in a little soft sexy voice from its place in the TBR pile-
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Don't you want to read me instead?
And while cleaning the house this weekend I hit the bonanza - and found a bunch of my old Arthur C. Clarke books. In addition to 2001 and Rendezvous with Rama, I also found Childhood's End, Songs of Distant Earth, and Imperial Earth. I did not find the sequels to either of the first two books, but that's OK, as I never liked the sequels to 2001 or Rama anywhere nearly as much as the originals.
Looks like a Clarke reread after the Elric/Moorcock reread.
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