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Still not keeping up with the flood
Aug. 22nd, 2005 07:10 amObviously I still don't post on here nearly often enough to remember what all I've read recently (which shows pretty clearly my priorities, neh?)
Charnas, Suzy McKee. Stagestruck Vampires and other Phantasms.
Suzy McKee Charnas wrote a trilogy of young adult sorcery books set in New York City that I devoured again and again as a kid (The Bronze King, the Silver Glove, the Golden Thread). Since then I've had a more ambivalent relationship to her challenging, intellectually complex adult work. It was especially pleasing to read the process-of-writing essays in the back.
Various books on the french eighteenth century (-ish) artist Poussin, for ongoing research on my "alternate world french novel" that's slowly hitting first gear again.
Robb, J. D. (aka Nora Roberts) Survivor in Death.
Another of the "in Death" books. Will I read all of these as they come out forever? yes. I liked this one even though it had one of those "protecting the small innocent child" plots that I hate so much. I can't understand why we're supposed to feel more strongly about protecting a child than an adult, except that maybe it saves the authors time because they don't have to write in reasons for our concern - we're hardwired to be concerned about kids. I think this is generally a cheap out in writing, especially in movies. Especially in movies where women killers are all hard edged until the kid comes into the picture and then Everything is Changed. Bleh. But I do like the in Death books, so I let it slide.
Black, Holly. Valiant
A more-or-less sequel to her popular Tithe. It didn't engage me, maybe mostly because the main character doesn't stop doing stupid bad things until far too close to the climactic fight for me to have full faith in her deserving her transformation. Also because I felt like the romantic plot, while plausible, wasn't given enough face time in the story to be so strongly felt by reader as by character.
more random X-Men comics. The Age of Apocalypse epic and most of New X-Men something or other.
The X-Men are finally starting to wear on me. I think I'm calling it quits until the next issue of one of the modern re-writes comes out. So far I like the Ultimate line and the District X line, and can take or leave the rest.
can't remember the rest, really.
Charnas, Suzy McKee. Stagestruck Vampires and other Phantasms.
Suzy McKee Charnas wrote a trilogy of young adult sorcery books set in New York City that I devoured again and again as a kid (The Bronze King, the Silver Glove, the Golden Thread). Since then I've had a more ambivalent relationship to her challenging, intellectually complex adult work. It was especially pleasing to read the process-of-writing essays in the back.
Various books on the french eighteenth century (-ish) artist Poussin, for ongoing research on my "alternate world french novel" that's slowly hitting first gear again.
Robb, J. D. (aka Nora Roberts) Survivor in Death.
Another of the "in Death" books. Will I read all of these as they come out forever? yes. I liked this one even though it had one of those "protecting the small innocent child" plots that I hate so much. I can't understand why we're supposed to feel more strongly about protecting a child than an adult, except that maybe it saves the authors time because they don't have to write in reasons for our concern - we're hardwired to be concerned about kids. I think this is generally a cheap out in writing, especially in movies. Especially in movies where women killers are all hard edged until the kid comes into the picture and then Everything is Changed. Bleh. But I do like the in Death books, so I let it slide.
Black, Holly. Valiant
A more-or-less sequel to her popular Tithe. It didn't engage me, maybe mostly because the main character doesn't stop doing stupid bad things until far too close to the climactic fight for me to have full faith in her deserving her transformation. Also because I felt like the romantic plot, while plausible, wasn't given enough face time in the story to be so strongly felt by reader as by character.
more random X-Men comics. The Age of Apocalypse epic and most of New X-Men something or other.
The X-Men are finally starting to wear on me. I think I'm calling it quits until the next issue of one of the modern re-writes comes out. So far I like the Ultimate line and the District X line, and can take or leave the rest.
can't remember the rest, really.
