More books for housekeeping purposes
Apr. 4th, 2007 03:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
angela_oWell, I've made it past the first hurdle. I did accomplish 50 before Easter.
#50 is Last Days by Scott Westerfeld (Apr06). This is the sequel to Peeps and is a very unique view at the role of vampirism. I liked the atmospheric excerpts from the history of the Night Mayor and would have enjoyed having more of them. I'm not sure if he plans to do anything else in this story universe. Traditionally, he kind of loses it at the end of a trilogy.
The next two were an unexpected gift from my mother-in-law:
#51 is The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books edited by J. Peder Zane (Apr06). It's fun to go through and see how many I've read on any particular list. Although the count isn't as high as you might imagine. I have a kneejerk reaction against reading depressive "classics". Yes, me a contrarian. I'm sure you're all stunned at the very idea.
#52 is The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them edited by Roxanne J. Coady and Joy Johannessen (Apr06). There are some lovely essays included that really underscore the transformative power of books and reading.
#53 is White Knight by Jim Butcher. The latest installment in the Harry Dresden series. Amazon kindly shipped so that it arrived yesterday. I read this last night so that my oldest could have it while we're traveling tomorrow to visit my family for Easter. It was entertaining, but I'm not nearly as enthralled with the series as I first was. The character canvas has gotten so large that parts of the universe that I find most interesting were simply missing. Plus, attitudes towards women and homosexuals are very stereotypically adolescent male at times and that's becoming more offputting.
Now, it's back to cleaning and packing in preparation for our trip. Unfortunately, G has staffing shortages at work and that means that I'll be heading out with the kids alone. Ah, the joys of long car trips with the progeny. ;)
#50 is Last Days by Scott Westerfeld (Apr06). This is the sequel to Peeps and is a very unique view at the role of vampirism. I liked the atmospheric excerpts from the history of the Night Mayor and would have enjoyed having more of them. I'm not sure if he plans to do anything else in this story universe. Traditionally, he kind of loses it at the end of a trilogy.
The next two were an unexpected gift from my mother-in-law:
#51 is The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books edited by J. Peder Zane (Apr06). It's fun to go through and see how many I've read on any particular list. Although the count isn't as high as you might imagine. I have a kneejerk reaction against reading depressive "classics". Yes, me a contrarian. I'm sure you're all stunned at the very idea.
#52 is The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them edited by Roxanne J. Coady and Joy Johannessen (Apr06). There are some lovely essays included that really underscore the transformative power of books and reading.
#53 is White Knight by Jim Butcher. The latest installment in the Harry Dresden series. Amazon kindly shipped so that it arrived yesterday. I read this last night so that my oldest could have it while we're traveling tomorrow to visit my family for Easter. It was entertaining, but I'm not nearly as enthralled with the series as I first was. The character canvas has gotten so large that parts of the universe that I find most interesting were simply missing. Plus, attitudes towards women and homosexuals are very stereotypically adolescent male at times and that's becoming more offputting.
Now, it's back to cleaning and packing in preparation for our trip. Unfortunately, G has staffing shortages at work and that means that I'll be heading out with the kids alone. Ah, the joys of long car trips with the progeny. ;)
