For the first book I actually started reading in the new year, I decided I really needed to pull the oldest book out of the Tote (er, Bookcase) of Shame – made very easy by the sorting ability of LibraryThing in the Collections view. I picked this book up in my used book store travels […]
The Universe Below – William J. Broad Read More »
This is the very first of the Other Tales of Valdemar series, where Mercedes Lackey opened up the world to other authors, and once I started it, I remembered I had in fact read it before, so it is a reread, though I had no memory of some of the stories, while remembering others. Like
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84 books – pretty good, I’d say. I managed to tackle a number of older books in the Tote of Shame (not that it’s gone down very much, but the dates at least looks better), and I only started one book I wasn’t able to finish (view that here).
I only had one book I wasn’t able to finish this year – and it was a translation from German, so I’m going to blame it on that. 1. The Broken Goddess – Hans Bemmann The book is written is the first person, talking directly to the other protagonist, but it wasn’t a letter. It
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The subtitle of this book is An African Princess in Victorian England. It’s the story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, who was rescued by an English naval officer when she was about to be sacrificed by the Dahomian king. She was a princess from a neighboring tribe, who had been captured in a war. The Dahomian
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This is the third book of the Obernewtyn Chronicles, and finds Elspeth Gordie journeying to the capital city of Sutrium, to see if the rebels there will ally themselves with the Misfits of Obernewtyn. Unfortunately, this alliance is not as easy as the Misfits had hoped, and leads to a trip to Sador, where they
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I like Patricia McKillip because of her lovely writing style. She also writes really layered stories, and often just throws you into the action at the very beginning. That means that some of her books are down right confusing, and this one falls into that category. Cyan Dag is a knight of the King of
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Once Upon a Time VI Reading Challenge 3/21/12 to 6/19/12 – finished 6/17/12 RIP VII Reading Challenge – 9/1/12 – 10/31/12 – Finished 10/24/12
2012 Completed Reading Challenges Read More »
I have to admit it – the second I found out the main villain of this book was a person turned into a whale that couldn’t stop eating, I just loved it immediately. If you haven’t caught my previous reviews, this series is about Arthur Penhaligon, who manages to find his way to the House
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The three stories in this book are based on Matisse paintings – the names and some sketches appear in the books. All three stories are rich in imagery, clearly because of the source. My favorite is the middle story – Art Work – which is the tale of Debbie and Robin. Debbie has given up
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