Bambi Leaps Harlequin Territory
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maribouHarlequin, by Laurell K. Hamilton
Not as strong as some of the earliest books in the series, but better than the dismal ones that almost got me to quit reading it. No typos! And we are actually getting some non-bedroom plot, too. All in all, I was pleased.
(157/250)
Jester Leaps In, by Alan Gordon
Delightful sequel to Thirteenth Night - which I just realized I forgot to list here but it totally rocks and is a retelling (more or less) of Twelfth Night. Feste, or Theophilus, is a jester, recently married to Viola (yes, the same one Shakespeare wrote about later) and they go off to Venice to investigate the mysterious (and probably murderous) disappearance of the city's fools. Exquisitely witty - I was so glad to find out there's a whole series to catch up on.
(158/250, 159/250)
Territory, by Emma Bull
An absolutely brilliant reimagining of the Tombstone story with magic (and lovely, lovely use of words) thrown in. Can't recommend it enough ... despite my previous enjoyment of Bull's work, I was a bit skeptical about this one - she pulled it off perfectly. Echoey of Win Blevins, just a little, in retrospect, though maybe only someone who loves Win Blevins as much as me might think so.
(160/250)
Bambi, by Felix Salten (reread)
I barely remembered reading this as a child, though I know I did and the illustrations seem more familiar than the words do. Anyway, it's both darker and gentler than the Disney version, somehow, and really fits into the bildungsroman genre despite its anthropomorphisms... quite excellent.
(161/250)
Not as strong as some of the earliest books in the series, but better than the dismal ones that almost got me to quit reading it. No typos! And we are actually getting some non-bedroom plot, too. All in all, I was pleased.
(157/250)
Jester Leaps In, by Alan Gordon
Delightful sequel to Thirteenth Night - which I just realized I forgot to list here but it totally rocks and is a retelling (more or less) of Twelfth Night. Feste, or Theophilus, is a jester, recently married to Viola (yes, the same one Shakespeare wrote about later) and they go off to Venice to investigate the mysterious (and probably murderous) disappearance of the city's fools. Exquisitely witty - I was so glad to find out there's a whole series to catch up on.
(158/250, 159/250)
Territory, by Emma Bull
An absolutely brilliant reimagining of the Tombstone story with magic (and lovely, lovely use of words) thrown in. Can't recommend it enough ... despite my previous enjoyment of Bull's work, I was a bit skeptical about this one - she pulled it off perfectly. Echoey of Win Blevins, just a little, in retrospect, though maybe only someone who loves Win Blevins as much as me might think so.
(160/250)
Bambi, by Felix Salten (reread)
I barely remembered reading this as a child, though I know I did and the illustrations seem more familiar than the words do. Anyway, it's both darker and gentler than the Disney version, somehow, and really fits into the bildungsroman genre despite its anthropomorphisms... quite excellent.
(161/250)
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Date: 2007-08-20 04:54 am (UTC)