Books...

[tree_talking]

I have finished three books in the last week and a half. It was wonderful. I haven't read this much in a long time.

I finished Dark Tower 4: Wizard and Glass. I am officially a Roland fangirl. This series is a very interesting concept for a fantasy story. I think of it as a sort of Arthurian Western.

I've read the first book in A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Bad Beginning. I can't figure out if it's supposed to be morbid, funny, morbidly funny, or some other genre. It was short, but quite clever. I definitely enjoyed Mr. Snicket's snarky style and strange humor.

Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper. A very intelligent young adult fantasy story. I really enjoyed this and am looking forward to reading The Dark Is Rising which, I believe is the next installment.

*sigh* I don't read as fast as I used to. Currently I am reading A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812, by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. It is non-fiction, and therefore takes longer to read (LOL) but it is a fascinating study about the lives of women in Early America. After that, it's either The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, or Angela's Ashes, by Frank McCourt. They'll all get read. I bought them with my birthday money. :-)

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[agonistes]

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FIRST you read DT, and NOW you're reading the TDIR Sequence?

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You are the KEWLest person EVER. *pouncehugs*

[sff-corgi.livejournal.com]

She is gonna get SO hooked, ain't she? [eg]

I heard about that non-fiction book on NPR; if I could only get the OTHER stuff I have waiting read, I'd go after it. *sigh*

[shellebelle93.livejournal.com]

The Midwife's Tale is now out in paperback. It's excellent. It can get a little dry in places (hey, it's non-fiction) but in general, Ulrich weaves a story out of all the dry facts. Eight hundred and sixteen births in 27 years? Makes me tired just thinking about it.

[shellebelle93.livejournal.com]

See, the thing is, when someone that I feel is intelligent recommends a book, I can pretty much be assured that I'll like it. If I like one, chances are that I'll like the other. That's pretty much how I got introduced to Laurie King, Dorothy Sayers, Lois McMaster Bujold, J.K. Rowling...you get the idea.

I get a lot of good reading material ideas this way. *grin*

[sqellie.livejournal.com]

*grin*

I'm the same way. And now I have a list SOOO long. Oh shucks! Too many books to read. What a problem!

Also, Angela's Ashes is a great book! It's been quite a while since I last read it, but... so good. I think that you'll enjoy it :)