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blue_ant67. The Myth Hunters by Christopher Golden
This was one of the most unique books I've ever read. I've also recommended it to a lot of people, so it's that good too. I mean, the writing isn't that great and the story is, at times, more than a little cliched, but there's something about Golden's style and his ability to tell a tale, that makes none of that matter. Myth Hunters is about Oliver Bascombe and the night before his wedding. He ends up hanging out (sort of) with myths (yes, myths) from different cultures. The story has a little Peter Pan twist (relating to believing and not clapping), but what keeps it going is the way Golden weaves Bascombe's story with that of the detective who is tryign to find him. There is no resolution to the story in this first book of The Veil series, and while I enjoyed reading this book, I was not compelled to immediately go and find (and read) the next book. Eventually I will, but it was enough to tide me over, I suppose.
68. Come to Think of It: Notes on the Turn of the Millennium by Daniel Schorr
I cannot even begin to count the ways that I loved this book. NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr writes a brilliant introduction to the book. Basically, the book is a collection of news analysis that he's done over the years (Dec 1990 to about Marc 2007) and it is magnificent. I highly recommend this book, even if you've never listened to a day of NPR in your life.
69. Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
This is a sequel, of sorts, to Marr's first book, Wicked Lovely, which I adored. Ink Exchange is very different, though. Well, the plot is quite similar, but the story is not. And really, what allows both of these books to have similar plots and yet be fantastic (unlike, say, Dan Brown's books), is that the writing is fantastic. We're not talking Stephanie Meyer lack of quality, we're talking Diane Duane and Robin Mckinley (in Sunshine) and others. Marr knows how to write a story, draw a reader in and then keep them there. I devoured Ink Exchange and it ended, while not quite how I'd wanted, just the way it should have ended. After talking to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fiveforsilver about it, we both decided that Marr wrote the best possible ending for her story. I do hope she keeps on writing!
69 / 120 new reads. 57% read!
This was one of the most unique books I've ever read. I've also recommended it to a lot of people, so it's that good too. I mean, the writing isn't that great and the story is, at times, more than a little cliched, but there's something about Golden's style and his ability to tell a tale, that makes none of that matter. Myth Hunters is about Oliver Bascombe and the night before his wedding. He ends up hanging out (sort of) with myths (yes, myths) from different cultures. The story has a little Peter Pan twist (relating to believing and not clapping), but what keeps it going is the way Golden weaves Bascombe's story with that of the detective who is tryign to find him. There is no resolution to the story in this first book of The Veil series, and while I enjoyed reading this book, I was not compelled to immediately go and find (and read) the next book. Eventually I will, but it was enough to tide me over, I suppose.
68. Come to Think of It: Notes on the Turn of the Millennium by Daniel Schorr
I cannot even begin to count the ways that I loved this book. NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr writes a brilliant introduction to the book. Basically, the book is a collection of news analysis that he's done over the years (Dec 1990 to about Marc 2007) and it is magnificent. I highly recommend this book, even if you've never listened to a day of NPR in your life.
69. Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
This is a sequel, of sorts, to Marr's first book, Wicked Lovely, which I adored. Ink Exchange is very different, though. Well, the plot is quite similar, but the story is not. And really, what allows both of these books to have similar plots and yet be fantastic (unlike, say, Dan Brown's books), is that the writing is fantastic. We're not talking Stephanie Meyer lack of quality, we're talking Diane Duane and Robin Mckinley (in Sunshine) and others. Marr knows how to write a story, draw a reader in and then keep them there. I devoured Ink Exchange and it ended, while not quite how I'd wanted, just the way it should have ended. After talking to
fiveforsilver about it, we both decided that Marr wrote the best possible ending for her story. I do hope she keeps on writing!
