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maribouGifts, by Ursula K Le Guin
A powerful and moody young adult fantasy about the exercise and restraint of power, among other things.
(200/200)
Incubus Dreams, by Laurell K Hamilton
Well, I read this in about 2 sittings, so I can't really claim to have disliked it. But it did make me yearn powerfully for early, better-written volumes of the series - and this is the first time I've had that particular reaction to her writing. The one before this was a bit sloppy, but had compensating things that were better than they'd been in earlier volumes. This one was interesting, sure, but inferior.
(201/200)
Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee. A big whopping idea novel complete with graphs. I really liked this. It wasn't my Platonic novel or anything, but very fun! And a page-turner, which is important in books of more than 700 pages.
(202/200)
A College of Magics, by Caroline Stevermer
A very yummy fantasy with an intriguingly ambivalent approach to magic and finely-drawn characters. Also funny. Maybe reminds me a bit of Connie Willis although I'd be hard-pressed to explain why.
(203/200)
The Fire-Dwellers, by Margaret Laurence
This novel takes a stream-of-consciousness approach to the life of a 60's housewife and mother who yearns for more clarity and passion. I really liked it, but (perhaps because these days, such a subject matter has become somewhat cliched) not as much as A Jest of God or The Diviners. Still, it had the same wit and realism I've come to expect from this author.
(204/200)
A Whistling Woman, by A S Byatt
The last of a quartet of books swirling around Frederica Potter, a fierce and intelligent woman. Still enthralled by the mixture of heady theory, gripping plot, and absorbing characters. Yay!
(205/200)
A powerful and moody young adult fantasy about the exercise and restraint of power, among other things.
(200/200)
Incubus Dreams, by Laurell K Hamilton
Well, I read this in about 2 sittings, so I can't really claim to have disliked it. But it did make me yearn powerfully for early, better-written volumes of the series - and this is the first time I've had that particular reaction to her writing. The one before this was a bit sloppy, but had compensating things that were better than they'd been in earlier volumes. This one was interesting, sure, but inferior.
(201/200)
Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee. A big whopping idea novel complete with graphs. I really liked this. It wasn't my Platonic novel or anything, but very fun! And a page-turner, which is important in books of more than 700 pages.
(202/200)
A College of Magics, by Caroline Stevermer
A very yummy fantasy with an intriguingly ambivalent approach to magic and finely-drawn characters. Also funny. Maybe reminds me a bit of Connie Willis although I'd be hard-pressed to explain why.
(203/200)
The Fire-Dwellers, by Margaret Laurence
This novel takes a stream-of-consciousness approach to the life of a 60's housewife and mother who yearns for more clarity and passion. I really liked it, but (perhaps because these days, such a subject matter has become somewhat cliched) not as much as A Jest of God or The Diviners. Still, it had the same wit and realism I've come to expect from this author.
(204/200)
A Whistling Woman, by A S Byatt
The last of a quartet of books swirling around Frederica Potter, a fierce and intelligent woman. Still enthralled by the mixture of heady theory, gripping plot, and absorbing characters. Yay!
(205/200)
