Jeremy Byman: Madame Secretary: The Story of Madeleine Albright (Notable Americans)
J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
I loved it. And no, I'm not going to tell you what happens. Go read your own book.
Glenn Yeffeth: Finding Serenity
This book adds quite a bit to the enjoyment I have in Serenity and Firefly, discussing, as it does, themes and story arcs in a scholarly format, and applying them to the larger "story" universe. Being a book of collected essays, it's easy to read a bit at a time; I highly recommend.
Elizabeth Kostova: The Historian
Excellently done; very similar in style to Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell. Yet again, however, I find myself reading a vampire-book. Who knew there were so many? They've definitely grown in mainstream popularity recently.
William Gibson: Neuromancer
Picked this up on recommendation from everyone! Very enjoyable - I haven't finished, but I'm about five chapters from the end, and I'm getting the feeling that nothing will maintain itself as I understand it, which is lovely for sci-fi. I'm going to finish reading now...
Robin Hobb: Ship of Destiny
The last of the Liveship Trilogy from Robin Hobb, and my personal favorite. I seem to be revisiting stuff I've read before, but that's nothing new for me - I love re-reading. To get the most out of this series, I'd start at the beginning with Ship of Magic. I like Hobb because she is strong on characterization, although others have criticized that because it necessarily entails being a bit slower on plot. The first book is mainly characters, but the narrative speeds up into the second and third books, and by the time you hit Ship of Destiny, you are fully entered into the conflicts and troubles of the LiveShip world.
Juliet Marillier: Daughter of the Forest
One of my perennial favorites, although if you don't like first person narratives, you should stay away. A re-working of a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, this swan-story is gripping in its intensity and full of well-wrought characters. I'm never able to put it down.
Andre Norton: The White Jade Fox
I've never read any Andre Norton before, but I picked up a few in a used book store to check them out. I thoroughly enjoyed this one; the pacing is well done, the characters not bad, and the story exercises restraint, which is novel and allows for much more intelligent reading. A good "yarn."
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I'm going to take a leaf from The Colossus's page here, and point out that death threats are not the best way to get people to respect your opinion.
To my Danish relatives and friends: Don't give up.
To the nation of Denmark, and Jyllands-Posten in particular: Well done for standing firm.
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miss your blogging... it would be fun to hear an update! :-)
Posted by: cbuck | April 14, 2006 at 01:24 PM