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    Sara's reading

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    OK so I was home with my youngest son, since he has fever + the flu. So he slept most of the day. And what did I do? Well, I read Anne Bishop's Sebastian. It was a bit slow in the beginning, but then I just couldn't turn the pages quick enough. I read the Black Jewels trilogy a while back, and while The Black Jewels clearly was better, this was still one of the best reads this year. There's attention to detail, properly described characters who grow and change, a good story.. There's just one thing I wonder about a bit. I have seen Anne Bishop's books described as romances, rather than fantasy. Sure there's a love story, but I would say that it is pure fantasy she writes. Anyone else have any thoughts on that?

    Sara's reading

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    Very rarely do I enjoy all the stories in anthologies, but in The Sandman Book of Dreams I enjoyed all of them. I liked The Writer's Child (Tad Williams), The Gate of Gold (Mark Kreighbaum) and Stopp't-Clock Yard (Susanna Clarke) best. I like it in the world of fantasy and dreams, after all, I spend a lot of time there. I haven't read the Sandman graphic novels, but maybe I should.

    Sara's reading

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    Well, now I'm finished with The Falls. I liked the book over all, and then there were some truly great moments. Like when DC Clarke heads out in the night to get chocolate. (I'm really only mildly obsessed with chocolate). I do think I'll be reading more of Ian Rankin's books.

     

    And then I started and finished Betina Krahn's The Husband Test. An enjoyable romance, I have a thing for stubborn heroines.

    Sara's reading

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    I finally finished "Here Be Dragons". I took a break in that to read for my exam, since it certainly was a book I had to concentrate on to fully enjoy. Some parts of it was lovely and very entertaining. Other parts I did not enjoy so much. I have issues with infidelity, for one thing. But it was amazing how an author can make something that happened so long ago come to life. I'm told that Sharon Kay Penman's books are historically correct, that's an advantage in my opinion.

    Sara's reading

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    Have been reading for an exam, that's why there hasn't been much updates here! Anyway, I had the exam yesterday, and came home to find Book Lover (Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack) in the mail (Thank you, ii!). I read it, and liked it. It's not the best book I've read this year, but I like books about books and readers. Avoiding problems (or life) by reading is something that sounds familiar, too.

    Joanne Harris

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    I have read and enjoyed quite a few of Joanne Harris' books. I had a period when I read a lot of books that in some respect were about food. Chocolat was one of them, but I must say that I liked both Blackberry Wine and Five Quarters of the Orange better than I liked Chocolat. But I would say that all those books are very similar to one another. My all time favourite by Joanne Harris is Gentlemen and Players, I think that's because I had a lot of surprises when I read that book. Sometimes when you read a book you know the "formula" of that type of book, and you can make pretty good guesses about what's going to happen. It doesn't mean that those books are bad- but it does make those books stand out when you are surprised.

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