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5-13, getting caught up
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fiveforsilverI've been really busy and tired, so I'm way behind in updating. Here's the backlog from January:
5. *Stone Rose by Jac Rayner (256) A/SF
My boyfriend got me a hard copy of this book for christmas (along with a sonic screwdriver, hee).
Reading a book is a totally different experience from listening to it, and I like this book just as much both ways. I especially like how important and active a role Rose plays in the plot, just like she often does in the tv show.
6. Old Man's War by John Scalzi (313) A/SF
Book one in the Old Man's War series. It's set in a future time, and all elderly people on Earth are given the option of joining the CDF (Colonial Defense Forces) when they turn 75. If you do it, you are taken off Earth and - on Earth, at least - declared legally dead. Nobody on Earth knows exactly what happens next...except that they somehow make you young again, to fight in the war. There is something for nearly everyone in this book, there is love, there is sex, there is stomping on alien bad guys. There is a little politics. There is humor and sorrow. I love this book and, in fact, the whole series.
7. *Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George (288) YA/Fan
A mediocre retelling of the fairy tale of the Twelve Dancing Princesses.
8. The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi (317) A/SF
Book two in the Old Man's War series. This book is difficult to summarize without giving a lot away. It's mostly a different cast than Old Man's War, with some overlap, and
9. The Last Colony by John Scalzi (316) A/SF
10. Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi (336) A-YA/SF
11. The Sagan Diary by John Scalzi (audio) (1h18m) A/SF
12. *Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye (400) YA/Fan
I'm really not sure how I feel about this book. It was recommended by the woman who works in children's books at the local B&N and I do agree that the writing is entertaining and very good. But it bothers me that basically every adult/figure of authority - parents, teachers, whatever - is portrayed as cruel and essentially evil. The descriptions are beyond neglectful or mean, they're downright abusive, and I don't think it really adds to the story. Kids can be isolated, lonely, and unhappy without being abused like that, or it didn't have to be such a big part of the book.
Other than that, I enjoyed the story and as I said, the writing is very good.
13. A Knot in the Grain by Robin McKinley (192) YA/Fan
13 / 150 books. 9% done!
5 / 75 *new books. 7% done!
0 / 10 ^non-fiction. 0% done!
3680 / 45000 pages. 8% done!
5. *Stone Rose by Jac Rayner (256) A/SF
My boyfriend got me a hard copy of this book for christmas (along with a sonic screwdriver, hee).
Reading a book is a totally different experience from listening to it, and I like this book just as much both ways. I especially like how important and active a role Rose plays in the plot, just like she often does in the tv show.
6. Old Man's War by John Scalzi (313) A/SF
Book one in the Old Man's War series. It's set in a future time, and all elderly people on Earth are given the option of joining the CDF (Colonial Defense Forces) when they turn 75. If you do it, you are taken off Earth and - on Earth, at least - declared legally dead. Nobody on Earth knows exactly what happens next...except that they somehow make you young again, to fight in the war. There is something for nearly everyone in this book, there is love, there is sex, there is stomping on alien bad guys. There is a little politics. There is humor and sorrow. I love this book and, in fact, the whole series.
7. *Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George (288) YA/Fan
A mediocre retelling of the fairy tale of the Twelve Dancing Princesses.
8. The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi (317) A/SF
Book two in the Old Man's War series. This book is difficult to summarize without giving a lot away. It's mostly a different cast than Old Man's War, with some overlap, and
9. The Last Colony by John Scalzi (316) A/SF
10. Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi (336) A-YA/SF
11. The Sagan Diary by John Scalzi (audio) (1h18m) A/SF
12. *Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye (400) YA/Fan
I'm really not sure how I feel about this book. It was recommended by the woman who works in children's books at the local B&N and I do agree that the writing is entertaining and very good. But it bothers me that basically every adult/figure of authority - parents, teachers, whatever - is portrayed as cruel and essentially evil. The descriptions are beyond neglectful or mean, they're downright abusive, and I don't think it really adds to the story. Kids can be isolated, lonely, and unhappy without being abused like that, or it didn't have to be such a big part of the book.
Other than that, I enjoyed the story and as I said, the writing is very good.
13. A Knot in the Grain by Robin McKinley (192) YA/Fan
