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Wild Escape from Prudence; Prairie Afterlife Jobs; Royal Middle-School Seconds
Wild Boars Cook, by Meg Rosoff, illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Still fun, and chaotic, but not as sly and rumptious as the original book. The authors make a good team, I'll probably pick up anything else they make.
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Prudence, by Gail Carriger
The thing about Gail Carriger books is that I immerse myself in them SO wholly that I end up not remembering them very well. I know that sounds contradictory, but it stems from running out of books a lot when I was a little kid - I learned to let go of the story the minute it was over, so I could better enjoy rereading it. Even now, certain books trigger that old habit, and then all I can remember of them is that I really enjoyed them, but not what they were about. This is one of those. I feel confident recommending it, given the circumstances, but obviously as the author's umpteenth book, possibly not where you want to start. I do have a ghost of a memory of saying "YES MORE LORD AKELDAMA ALL THE LORD AKELDAMA PLEASE" with enthusiasm to my office mate - so if you don't like him maybe this isn't the book for you;).
(239)
The Death of Archie by Paul Kupperberg et al and Afterlife with Archie, Vol. 1: Escape from Riverdale by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa et al
I'm rather delighted by how these modern Archie comics manage to sate my deep-rooted desire for more Archie comics but ALSO be different and weird enough that I don't get irritated with my inner 9-year-old for demanding them in the first place. Good job, modern Archie workers.
(240, 241)
Prairie Fire, by E. K. Johnston
Well, the plot of this book almost had to disappoint me due to the constraints placed on it by its chosen context. And it did. But I really don't see any other way things could have worked out; I was just mindlessly hoping the author was cleverer and more insightful than I am, and would thus pull a miracle out of a hat while still making it believable, which is a lot to ask really. Probably it was better for her to be true to what had to happen. And it's just as well-written, and has just as compelling an authorial voice, and as many clever touches as the first book, and I'm glad I read it, and when I reread the first book I will probably reread this one too... but it just didn't ... I wasn't IN LOVE like I was last time. Or maybe I was, but this time had to go and inevitably break my heart where the last time didn't, and that has to sting a bit. These things happen. Me, not her. Etc. She's still on my must read always list.
(242)
Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson
This was really hard to read because of how much like my dad Steve Jobs was. Very well constructed, lots of interesting info about Apple. Glad I bailed on it a couple years ago when I was going to do a school project, and did Emerson instead, because that would've been disastrous. This time around it was worth reading, even if I had to take some breaks.
(243, O48)
Seconds, by Bryan Lee O'Malley
On the one hand I really loved this story - great illustrations, compelling main character, fun plot, etc etc. On the other hand there is just ... something... about how O'Malley writes women that keeps him from being in my top tier of writers. It's not horrid - he's comfortably in the 2nd tier - but ... just ... some unreality or the other that creeps in. Maybe after I read all the Scott Pilgrims I'll figure it out.
(244)
Royal Wedding and Notebooks of a Middle-School Princess, by Meg Cabot
I have such a soft spot for Cabot's Princess books. I cannot even tell you if they are good or not because I am too busy having a soft spot for them. If you have a soft spot for this sort of book (or for this series), they will no doubt do very nicely for you too.
(245, 246)
Still fun, and chaotic, but not as sly and rumptious as the original book. The authors make a good team, I'll probably pick up anything else they make.
(238)
Prudence, by Gail Carriger
The thing about Gail Carriger books is that I immerse myself in them SO wholly that I end up not remembering them very well. I know that sounds contradictory, but it stems from running out of books a lot when I was a little kid - I learned to let go of the story the minute it was over, so I could better enjoy rereading it. Even now, certain books trigger that old habit, and then all I can remember of them is that I really enjoyed them, but not what they were about. This is one of those. I feel confident recommending it, given the circumstances, but obviously as the author's umpteenth book, possibly not where you want to start. I do have a ghost of a memory of saying "YES MORE LORD AKELDAMA ALL THE LORD AKELDAMA PLEASE" with enthusiasm to my office mate - so if you don't like him maybe this isn't the book for you;).
(239)
The Death of Archie by Paul Kupperberg et al and Afterlife with Archie, Vol. 1: Escape from Riverdale by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa et al
I'm rather delighted by how these modern Archie comics manage to sate my deep-rooted desire for more Archie comics but ALSO be different and weird enough that I don't get irritated with my inner 9-year-old for demanding them in the first place. Good job, modern Archie workers.
(240, 241)
Prairie Fire, by E. K. Johnston
Well, the plot of this book almost had to disappoint me due to the constraints placed on it by its chosen context. And it did. But I really don't see any other way things could have worked out; I was just mindlessly hoping the author was cleverer and more insightful than I am, and would thus pull a miracle out of a hat while still making it believable, which is a lot to ask really. Probably it was better for her to be true to what had to happen. And it's just as well-written, and has just as compelling an authorial voice, and as many clever touches as the first book, and I'm glad I read it, and when I reread the first book I will probably reread this one too... but it just didn't ... I wasn't IN LOVE like I was last time. Or maybe I was, but this time had to go and inevitably break my heart where the last time didn't, and that has to sting a bit. These things happen. Me, not her. Etc. She's still on my must read always list.
(242)
Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson
This was really hard to read because of how much like my dad Steve Jobs was. Very well constructed, lots of interesting info about Apple. Glad I bailed on it a couple years ago when I was going to do a school project, and did Emerson instead, because that would've been disastrous. This time around it was worth reading, even if I had to take some breaks.
(243, O48)
Seconds, by Bryan Lee O'Malley
On the one hand I really loved this story - great illustrations, compelling main character, fun plot, etc etc. On the other hand there is just ... something... about how O'Malley writes women that keeps him from being in my top tier of writers. It's not horrid - he's comfortably in the 2nd tier - but ... just ... some unreality or the other that creeps in. Maybe after I read all the Scott Pilgrims I'll figure it out.
(244)
Royal Wedding and Notebooks of a Middle-School Princess, by Meg Cabot
I have such a soft spot for Cabot's Princess books. I cannot even tell you if they are good or not because I am too busy having a soft spot for them. If you have a soft spot for this sort of book (or for this series), they will no doubt do very nicely for you too.
(245, 246)