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listersgirlI would have said that I haven't really read anything in the last couple of weeks, but I forgot how small some of the books were. Also the fact that I read two books in a row without stopping on Sunday added to the list.
Mary Balogh Slightly Tempted
Yeah, I don't really have anything to say about this other than that reading cheesy (but not actually bad) romance novels is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Mark Dunn Ella Minnow Pea
Oh, this was such a cute book! Ella lives a happy life on the fictional island of Nollop, named after the man who wrote "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog". Everything starts to go crazy, though, when the increasingly dictatorial town council starts banning the use of certain letters which have fallen from the memorial statue of Nollop. The fun part, though, is seeing how Dunn manages to write his story, told entirely in correspondence and notes, around these restrictions.
Tanya Huff Summon the Keeper
Claire is a Keeper, someone who (and I'm probably going to get this totally wrong, because I don't have the book anywhere near me) closes holes between the physical and mystical planes. Or good and evil. Something like that. ANYway, she gets summoned to a hotel where all sorts of odd things are hanging about, including long-dead Keepers, ghosts, and something creepy in the furnace room. Also a cute Newfoundland boy. It was a fun book, with lots of silly references and entertaining characters.
Tanya Huff Second Summoning
First of all, that is a seriously lame title. Aren't they even going to try to make it sound like something other than a sequel? But it was a good read, nonetheless. I think I like this series better than the vampire books - they're a bit funnier. Although I could do without talking cats.
Mercedes Lackey Alta
This is the sequel to Joust, which made such an impression on me that I couldn't even remember if I'd finished it. It wasn't a bad book, but there was waaay too much plot stuffed into one book, so it all felt rushed. I think perhaps I should just admit that her new stuff is not nearly as good as her old stuff, and stop hoping.
Tamora Pierce The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
This book, third in the Lioness quartet, felt awkward and too full of the author's intervention to move Alanna from place to place. It was also extremely short. I don't know, it felt like it should have been part of one of the other books. I liked the desert parts, though.
Jennifer Weiner Little Earthquakes
I like Jennifer Weiner - I think she's a funny writer, and her characters are generally pretty realistic and flawed. But I was seriously bored by large chunks of this book, because it's all about babies. Babies everywhere. And that just doesn't do it for me, I'm sorry.
Mary Balogh Slightly Tempted
Yeah, I don't really have anything to say about this other than that reading cheesy (but not actually bad) romance novels is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Mark Dunn Ella Minnow Pea
Oh, this was such a cute book! Ella lives a happy life on the fictional island of Nollop, named after the man who wrote "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog". Everything starts to go crazy, though, when the increasingly dictatorial town council starts banning the use of certain letters which have fallen from the memorial statue of Nollop. The fun part, though, is seeing how Dunn manages to write his story, told entirely in correspondence and notes, around these restrictions.
Tanya Huff Summon the Keeper
Claire is a Keeper, someone who (and I'm probably going to get this totally wrong, because I don't have the book anywhere near me) closes holes between the physical and mystical planes. Or good and evil. Something like that. ANYway, she gets summoned to a hotel where all sorts of odd things are hanging about, including long-dead Keepers, ghosts, and something creepy in the furnace room. Also a cute Newfoundland boy. It was a fun book, with lots of silly references and entertaining characters.
Tanya Huff Second Summoning
First of all, that is a seriously lame title. Aren't they even going to try to make it sound like something other than a sequel? But it was a good read, nonetheless. I think I like this series better than the vampire books - they're a bit funnier. Although I could do without talking cats.
Mercedes Lackey Alta
This is the sequel to Joust, which made such an impression on me that I couldn't even remember if I'd finished it. It wasn't a bad book, but there was waaay too much plot stuffed into one book, so it all felt rushed. I think perhaps I should just admit that her new stuff is not nearly as good as her old stuff, and stop hoping.
Tamora Pierce The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
This book, third in the Lioness quartet, felt awkward and too full of the author's intervention to move Alanna from place to place. It was also extremely short. I don't know, it felt like it should have been part of one of the other books. I liked the desert parts, though.
Jennifer Weiner Little Earthquakes
I like Jennifer Weiner - I think she's a funny writer, and her characters are generally pretty realistic and flawed. But I was seriously bored by large chunks of this book, because it's all about babies. Babies everywhere. And that just doesn't do it for me, I'm sorry.
Re: Finally...
Date: 2004-10-29 05:47 am (UTC)And Fifth Quarter is one of my favourites, too.
Re: Finally...
Date: 2004-10-29 05:57 am (UTC)Everyone should have one!
Re: Finally...
Date: 2004-10-29 07:35 am (UTC):)
Re: Finally...
Date: 2004-10-29 07:46 am (UTC)Or, you know, your neighbourhood. :)
Re: Finally...
Date: 2004-10-29 07:50 am (UTC)But ... that's what selective re-shelving is for, too. :)
Maybe I need to go work at a bookstore or something.