Ultimate Changeling Dreams; Reading Buffy

[maribou]

The Changeling, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
An odd and feral and comforting little book. Dated, but not in a bad way.
(35)

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, vol. 1, by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli
Charming! The new Spider Man has been so controversial that I wasn't quite sure what to expect - but I LOVE it. So will the boys we pass our comics on to, when said comics are not too grown-up.
(36, O3)

Injecting Dreams into Cows, by Jessy Randall
I love Jessy's poems, funny AND witty ones, and I really enjoyed the range of this collection. Some old favorites I'd heard her read before, and some poems that outright startled me.
(37)

Buffy, Season 9, vol. 2: On Your Own, by Andrew Chambliss et al
This is shaping up well. It's a bit over-the-top - a bit too able to lose characters in ever more complicated plots - but still a great deal of fun.
(38, O4)

Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to NOT Reading, by Tommy Greenwald
This was a hoot! The main character's voice is natural, engrossing, and wry, and the secondary characters come across as more complex than the narrator's view of them (a fine trick).
(39, O5)

Comments

[eeyorerin]

Oh wow, the Changeling. I read that over and over and over again as a young adult. I wanted to be Ivy but I always felt more like Martha.

[raisinbottom.livejournal.com]

I have a question Ms maribou.

If you had to read 250 college textbooks a year, do you think you'd be able to accomplish such a feat?

[maribou]

Yes, I'm sure I would. Now, if I had to read them and ALSO work full-time and go to school 2/3rds time? Probably not.

[maribou]

:) I don't quite remember whether I read it as a kid or not, but I definitely related to Martha (or my inner kid did, at least) as I read it this time.