Chapter 22: A Nod to the Queen of the Damned

[listersgirl]

Booktalk

Steve Almond Candyfreak

Steve Almond is obsessed with candy. He swears he hasn't gone a day of his life without eating candy, even the day after he had dental surgery, and he wants to spread the gospel of candy. Reminiscing about candy he loved as a kind, visiting independent candy makers and philosophizing on the role candy plays in America, Almond shares his love with delight and joy. And, incidentally, makes me want to eat more candy, which is really not something I need help with.

Meg Cabot The Princess Diaries

Hi. Look at me - I got sucked into the YA lit again. Whatever, it was a cute book.

Tamora Pierce Lioness Rampant

Meh. I really didn't like the ending of this book, which kind of made me disappointed in the whole series.

Mary Doria Russell Children of God

This is the sequel to The Sparrow, but really, to me it read like a direct continuation, because it wouldn't really stand on its own. On the one hand I very much liked it, because the author raised a bunch of very interesting questions about the effect we have on other civilizations (alien, in this case, but it has parallels in anthropology and colonialism), but I did find that it diluted the horrifically powerful ending of the first book. Both books are deeply immersed in theology, and it would have been interesting to read them if I held any kind of religious or spiritual beliefs; as it was, it was almost like hearing a foreign language - fascinating but incomprehensible.

David Sedaris Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

This man's family is utterly crazy. I can't even imagine. So much fun to read, though. It's just something about the way he writes that makes stories even funnier.

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In other news, Cy Coleman is dead. Sad. I saw The Life on Broadway the one and only time I've ever actually made it down to New York. He will be missed.

Comments

[dramaqueen-23.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of Steve Almond before now, but I must find him as he is clearly my soul-twin!

[listersgirl]

He lives in Boston. We should go stalk him. :)

[dramaqueen-23.livejournal.com]

Cool! But before we go, we should collect newspaper clippings and photos that we can use to make a crazy collage-shrine in his honour.

All the best stalkers have crazy collage shrines.

[listersgirl]

And candy wrappers, of course.

[orionnebula.livejournal.com]

I was tempted to do the stalker thing myself after reading the book. But that requires too much sugar induced energy.

[listersgirl]

It's true. Stalking is not really for lazy people like myself.