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Booklog 2007: Week 9
Mar. 5th, 2007 11:37 amWeek 9: 26 February—4 March
( 48. Antique Bakery (Vol. 1) — Fumi Yoshinaga ) I actually really want to get my hands on the next volume, which I didn't feel the need to with, say, FAKE.
( 49. The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street — Helene Hanff )![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
roz_mcclure, you said you wanted a book to make you feel nostalgic about London? This is so perfect it seems tailor-made.
( 50. The Sparrow — Mary Doria Russell ) After all the horrible things that happen to Emilio, are we supposed to feel some transcendent moment, some renewal of faith or hope? It just wasn't there for me, and I can't tell if that's me or the book.
( 51. The Invention of Hugo Cabret — Brian Selznick ) Still, I think if I had read it when I was younger, I'd have been enchanted (I certainly remember Selznick's The Houdini Box with tons of fondness), and even now, even just as an objet d'art, it's lovely.
( 52. Tam Lin — Pamela Dean ) That said, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this book because I did enjoy the build-up so much, and because Janet is such a wonderful character. Also: it's a book where the hero's an English major! That, alone, makes me extraordinarily happy.
( 53. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers — Mary Roach ) interesting, but definitely something I'm glad I got from the library as opposed to purchasing.
Total Books: 53
And while I'm here and have your attention (or not), two other points of interest (or not):
1. Dude, what's up with The Dead Zone? Season 2 was so, so good, but then...was it just me, or did it, suddenly and abruptly, really start to suck?
2. I can't stop listening to The Smiths. I find this worrying. Anyone want to help me and prescribe a cure? (And no, not The Cure. I need something happy-making, dammit!)
( 48. Antique Bakery (Vol. 1) — Fumi Yoshinaga ) I actually really want to get my hands on the next volume, which I didn't feel the need to with, say, FAKE.
( 49. The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street — Helene Hanff )
roz_mcclure, you said you wanted a book to make you feel nostalgic about London? This is so perfect it seems tailor-made.( 50. The Sparrow — Mary Doria Russell ) After all the horrible things that happen to Emilio, are we supposed to feel some transcendent moment, some renewal of faith or hope? It just wasn't there for me, and I can't tell if that's me or the book.
( 51. The Invention of Hugo Cabret — Brian Selznick ) Still, I think if I had read it when I was younger, I'd have been enchanted (I certainly remember Selznick's The Houdini Box with tons of fondness), and even now, even just as an objet d'art, it's lovely.
( 52. Tam Lin — Pamela Dean ) That said, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this book because I did enjoy the build-up so much, and because Janet is such a wonderful character. Also: it's a book where the hero's an English major! That, alone, makes me extraordinarily happy.
( 53. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers — Mary Roach ) interesting, but definitely something I'm glad I got from the library as opposed to purchasing.
Total Books: 53
And while I'm here and have your attention (or not), two other points of interest (or not):
1. Dude, what's up with The Dead Zone? Season 2 was so, so good, but then...was it just me, or did it, suddenly and abruptly, really start to suck?
2. I can't stop listening to The Smiths. I find this worrying. Anyone want to help me and prescribe a cure? (And no, not The Cure. I need something happy-making, dammit!)
