Weave Posted October 10, 2009 Author Posted October 10, 2009 Clearly they must be difficult to get hold of, and therefore collectible - there is a copy of Pinball 1973 on Amazon Marketplace for Quote
Kate Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 Sometimes I don't get Haruki Murakami Janet x I tried reading After Dark and just thought it was bizarre - I didn't get it either! Its kinda put me off too Quote
sirinrob Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Like others I can't get into Murakami - I usually get bored at some point, not caring what happens. Wind up Bird being the best example - imo strung out self centred agnst. Quote
Weave Posted October 13, 2009 Author Posted October 13, 2009 Like others I can't get into Murakami - I usually get bored at some point, not caring what happens. Wind up Bird being the best example - imo strung out self centred agnst. You either like or hate them sirinrob, with 'The Wind Up Bird' the main character was very self centred and I think he learned a lot of lessons on the way but there is so much to the book I think :eek2: Quote
Weave Posted October 14, 2009 Author Posted October 14, 2009 Sunshine by Robin McKinley ~ Started: 10.10.09 ~ Finished: 14.10.09 Synopsis ~ A new direction for an already successful fantasy author. They took her clothes and sneakers. They dressed her in a long red gown. And they shackled her to the wall of an abandoned mansion-within easy reach of a figure stirring in the moonlight. She knows that it is a vampire. She knows that she's to be his dinner, and that when he is finished with her, she will be dead. Yet, when light breaks, she finds that he has not attempted to harm her. And now it is he who needs her to help him survive the day... This is the second time I have read 'Sunshine' by Robin McKinley and I got a lot more from it the second time around. 'Sunshine' tells the story of Rae Seddon affectionately known as 'Sunshine', who works for her step~father Charlie at Charlie's Coffeehouse, Rae is happy with her life, working at the bakery, her family and her boyfriend Mel, everything changes for Sunshine the night she goes to the lake, she is kidnapped by vampires who are part of society following the Voodoo Wars in previous years between humans and 'The Others', the others being vampires, werewolves, and demons, but the main conflict was between humans and vampires. Sunshine wakes up chained to a wall in a room in one of the grander houses at the lake which were abandoned after the voodoo wars due to the 'bad spots' created by vampires, beside her, also chained to the wall is a vampire, Sunshine is a offering for him and so it begins, the relationship between the Constantine (known as 'Con') the Vampire and Sunshine the human.. Firstly let me make it very clear that 'Sunshine' is nothing like 'Twilight', the relationship between Con and Sunshine is different, they find out things about themselves and support each other, there is a slight glimmer of romance but it does not go any further. I enjoyed 'Sunshine', I enjoyed that it was set in an alternate universe, the magic, the story of the world which Sunshine lives in. I would not term 'Sunshine' as a book about a vampire, there is so much more to it and I think that will appeal to any reader. Quote
Fi. Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Great review of Sunshine I've read it twice too and it's become one of my favourite books, I'm a huge fan of Robin McKinley anyway! Quote
Weave Posted October 15, 2009 Author Posted October 15, 2009 Great review of Sunshine I've read it twice too and it's become one of my favourite books, I'm a huge fan of Robin McKinley anyway! Thanks Fi, I want to read more of Robin McKinley, I just re~added 'Beauty' and 'Spindle's End' to my wishlist Quote
Fi. Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 They are both great! I'm thinking I'm going to have to reread a few myself Quote
Weave Posted October 15, 2009 Author Posted October 15, 2009 They are both great! I'm thinking I'm going to have to reread a few myself Good stuff Fi Quote
lexiepiper Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Thanks Fi, I want to read more of Robin McKinley, I just re~added 'Beauty' and 'Spindle's End' to my wishlist You will love Beauty, it's a great book. I've been thinking about reading Sunshine for ages, and your review has sealed the deal, I shall be getting a hold of it soon! Quote
Weave Posted October 15, 2009 Author Posted October 15, 2009 You will love Beauty, it's a great book. I've been thinking about reading Sunshine for ages, and your review has sealed the deal, I shall be getting a hold of it soon! Thanks Lexie (and Fi), I am definitely investing in 'Beauty', I do hope you get to read 'Sunshine', my copy is ancient, I don't think they make that cover anymore , I am so investing in a new copy Quote
Weave Posted October 17, 2009 Author Posted October 17, 2009 Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong ~ Started: 14.10.09 ~ Finished: 17.10.09 Synopsis ~ The Alaskan wilderness is a harsh landscape in the best of conditions, but with a pack of rogue werewolves on the loose, it's downright deadly. Elena Michaels, the American Werewolf Pack's chief enforcer, knows all too well the havoc "mutts" can wreak. When the Pack learns of a series of gruesome maulings and murders outside of Anchorage, Elena and her partner Clay travel to Alaska in the dead of winter, expecting to hunt down a pack of dangerous werewolves. But, trapped in a savage, frozen realm, it is their own untamed nature - and their werewolf heritage - they have to confront ...A gripping thriller with a magical twist, Frostbitten is a brilliant new novel from an international bestseller and a writer at the very top of her game. ‘Frostbitten’ is the tenth book in the ‘Women of the Otherworld’ series and we are back with Elena, Clay and the rest of the Pack. Elena is one of my favourite characters in the series and ‘Frostbitten’ is the best yet of the Pack books. At the beginning of the book Elena is looking for a werewolf named Reese, new to the country without a pack, he finds himself in a situation he cannot get out of, Elena and Clay step in, which leads to them Anchorage where Elena and Clay face something they never expected. ‘Frostbitten’ was a excellent read, it was fast~paced, exciting, I could not stop reading, despite the fact I was reading slowly because I did not want the book to end, there is sub plots which are just as exciting, every book with Elena is interesting, you see her growing as a person, exploring her relationship with Clay, her children and her potential as a future Pack leader. With ‘Frostbitten’, Kelley Armstrong has delivered another great instalment to a great series. Quote
Peacefield Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 Great review, Gyre! I clearly need to start reading these Armstrong books! Quote
Weave Posted October 17, 2009 Author Posted October 17, 2009 Great review, Gyre! I clearly need to start reading these Armstrong books! Thanks the books are addictive reading Quote
lexiepiper Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 So glad you enjoyed it too hun, wasn't it fantastic? Quote
Weave Posted October 17, 2009 Author Posted October 17, 2009 So glad you enjoyed it too hun, wasn't it fantastic? It was I really enjoyed it x Quote
Weave Posted October 20, 2009 Author Posted October 20, 2009 I finished Emotional Geology by Linda Gillard, which I enjoyed but I cannot type my review because my laptop is playing up, so I am typing this as quick as possible:D Review to follow Quote
Weave Posted October 21, 2009 Author Posted October 21, 2009 (edited) Emotional Geology by Linda Gillard ~ Started: 17.10.09 ~ Finished: 20.10.09 Synopsis ~ Rose Leonard is on the run from her life. Taking refuge in a remote island community, she cocoons herself in work, silence and solitude in a house by the sea. But she is haunted by her past, by memories and desires she'd hoped were long dead. Rose must decide whether she has in fact chosen a new life or just a different kind of death. Life and love are offered by new friends, her lonely daughter, and most of all Calum, a fragile younger man who has his own demons to exorcise. But does Rose, with her tenuous hold on life and sanity, have the courage to say yes to life and put her past behind her? This is the third book by Linda Gillard and it is my favourite. 'Emotional Geology' was a powerful story which I related to in so many ways, Rose was a memorable and excellent character and very complex, I liked how Linda Gillard did not label her, yes Rose suffers from bi-polar but it is not the main aspect of Rose, everything about Rose was explained in a clear and caring manner, with understanding. Calum was also a excellent character, like Rose he had his own issues, I thought it was realistic that Linda Gillard showed that everyone in their own ways have issues and the reasons for them. I found 'Emotional Geology' to be a refreshing read, it was not just about a woman with bi-polar, it was about a creative, wonderful person who has been there and trying to find the other side. An excellent read. Edited October 22, 2009 by Weave Quote
Linda Gillard Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 Glad you enjoyed it, Gyre. Thanks for the great review. You read it as I intended - Rose was a heroine who just happened to suffer from a mental illness. It didn't define her. (I realise with hindsight that I was dealing with some of the same issues in STAR GAZING where I created a heroine who refused to be defined by her blindness.) Quote
Weave Posted October 22, 2009 Author Posted October 22, 2009 Glad you enjoyed it, Gyre. Thanks for the great review. You read it as I intended - Rose was a heroine who just happened to suffer from a mental illness. It didn't define her. (I realise with hindsight that I was dealing with some of the same issues in STAR GAZING where I created a heroine who refused to be defined by her blindness.) Thanks Linda, I am glad you enjoyed the review, it was a great book, I did appreciate that you did not label Rose, my cousin was diagnosed with bi-polar two years ago this Christmas and she hates being labelled, as so many people do, well done Linda Quote
Ben Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 Hey Gyre, long time no speak. Hope everything is well and good with you and your reading! Quote
Weave Posted October 22, 2009 Author Posted October 22, 2009 Hey Gyre, long time no speak. Hope everything is well and good with you and your reading! Hi Ben How are you? Yeah my reading is going very well, I have so many books to read and yet I keep buying them Hope everything is good with you Quote
Ben Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 I'm great thank you, just tired from the work-load from school. However, we've broken up for half-term now so it's a much needed 'break'. I know what you mean, I keep buying them, unfortunately much quicker than I have time to read them. Quote
Weave Posted October 22, 2009 Author Posted October 22, 2009 I'm great thank you, just tired from the work-load from school. However, we've broken up for half-term now so it's a much needed 'break'. I know what you mean, I keep buying them, unfortunately much quicker than I have time to read them. Enjoy your break Ben, you deserve it I am the same with books Quote
Weave Posted October 24, 2009 Author Posted October 24, 2009 The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson ~ Started: 20.10.09 ~ Finished: 24.10.09 I finished 'The Haunting of Hill House' by Shirley Jackson ~ review to follow. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.