The bad thing about warmer weather...
Jan. 9th, 2007 12:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
angela_oIs that it makes you feel like you're freezing when temperatures become even a little more seasonable. It's not even that cold and I'm shivering. Brr. I don't know what I'll do if real winter ever shows up again.
Has anyone seen "Children of Men" yet? I'm hearing good things and am considering suggesting it to the DH as a date night this weekend, but would like to hear other opinions.
Now, on to the books. #4 is Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris(Jan/07). The second in the series and I preferred it to the first. I still prefer Sookie, but the world-building feels as if it's starting to gel in this series.
#5 is East by Edith Pattou(Jan/07). This is a delightful YA retelling of the Norwegian fairy tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon". I loved it. The author uses rotating pov's in each chapter and does an amazing job making each one distinct and recognizable. I highly recommend it. I realized after I'd finished it that it's a very interesting counterpoint to the Pullman books that I read in December as the Arctic regions and giant bears are crucial to both.
I hold a particular love for YA and feel that it gets short shrift. Just because a story is primarily marketed to a "juvenile" audience in no way means that the story itself is juvenile. I suspect many people miss out on some absolutely wonderful writing simply because they think that a book is "too young" for them. It's sad, but it's definitely their loss.
Has anyone seen "Children of Men" yet? I'm hearing good things and am considering suggesting it to the DH as a date night this weekend, but would like to hear other opinions.
Now, on to the books. #4 is Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris(Jan/07). The second in the series and I preferred it to the first. I still prefer Sookie, but the world-building feels as if it's starting to gel in this series.
#5 is East by Edith Pattou(Jan/07). This is a delightful YA retelling of the Norwegian fairy tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon". I loved it. The author uses rotating pov's in each chapter and does an amazing job making each one distinct and recognizable. I highly recommend it. I realized after I'd finished it that it's a very interesting counterpoint to the Pullman books that I read in December as the Arctic regions and giant bears are crucial to both.
I hold a particular love for YA and feel that it gets short shrift. Just because a story is primarily marketed to a "juvenile" audience in no way means that the story itself is juvenile. I suspect many people miss out on some absolutely wonderful writing simply because they think that a book is "too young" for them. It's sad, but it's definitely their loss.
