Books

[telophase]

Updating YET AGAIN, entirely to entertain eegatland and totally not a reason to use my new icon.

Yesterday I went to the library, list in hand, and of course ended up with a lot of things that had nothing to do with the list. XD The haul I got from the library is:

Nancy Farmer The Sea Trolls - I've seen this at the bookstore and debated getting it, but never have.

Tamora Pierce, Trickster's Queen. I read the first book and didn't hate it as much as everyone else seemed to, but I didn't like it enough to buy the sequel, so I checke dit out.

Scott Westerfeld Midnighters: The Secret Hour. Recommended by rachelmanija, IIRC.

Holly Black, Tithe. They didn't ahve the Blacks recommended at this branch, so I picke dup this one.

M.T. Anderson, The Game of Sunken Places. Blurb sounded vaguely interested. It's probably people-sucked-into-fantasy-world, but oh well.

Isabel Allende Zorro. Another one I've debated getting, but decided I probably wouldn't like it enough to justify the outlay.

And some book about cats and cat behavior that's on the other side of the room right now, since I took it to work to read at lunch.



Gah, Most Haunted is on the Travel Channel right now, and it's pretty tedious - a bunch of poeple with infrared cameras wandering around various castles and inns and such in the dark spooking at every little thing and freaking each other out.

Comments

[sub-divided.livejournal.com]

I'm one of the "everyone" who hated Trickster's Choice. You'll have to say whether this one is any better. I've been meaning to check out Sea Trolls too.

*waits expectantly*

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if I remember enough of TC to be able to say with any accuracy if it's better or not. XD

[sub-divided.livejournal.com]

This (http://www.livejournal.com/users/sub_divided/26541.html#cutid1) is why I didn't like Trickster's Choice. As long as Pierce lays off the being-bailed-out-by-a-god-ness, the prophetic-girl-power-ness, and the like-me-for-who-my-daddy-is-ness, Tricker's Queen will be better.

[tekenduis.livejournal.com]

Holly Black, Tithe

I actually read this book as part of my reading list for YA Fiction in preparation for School Tours and enjoyed it so much that I went out and bought a copy of it immediately.

I don't know if you'll be able to find it where you are (and I'm mighty tempted to just send you a copy), but another really good one in the fairy tale vein is An Earthly Knight by Judith McNaughton, which is an amazingly good retelling of Tam Lin.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I actually have it. :) I enjoyed it, but didn't love it.

[tekenduis.livejournal.com]

Very cool. I wasn't sure if she'd travelled far. She's actually from Newfoundland. ;)

[literaticat.livejournal.com]

Best books on kittyness: Think Like a Cat and Cat vs Cat, both by... some lady.

[ewein2412]

Updating YET AGAIN, entirely to entertain eegatland

You are so thoughtful hahahahahahaha thank you thank you

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

You'll have to report on these to entertain me eegatland.