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carbonelWhat I've read lately:
Two-Bit Heroes, by Doris Egan. The second Ivory book, which I quite enjoyed. Though a number of the situations Our Heroes find themselves in could be avoided if they acted more sensibly even by their own standards.
Bitterblue, by Kristin Cashore. The third of the Graceling books. I did enjoy this more than Fire, but somewhere around page 6, I said to myself, "What these people need is a Truth and Reconciliation Commission." And I was right. Of course, if they had, there wouldn't be much of a book. The book is about healing after terrible things.
The Unknown Ajax, by Georgette Heyer. This is the one with the great bait-and-switch scene. It's also the only one of her books where I remember seeing any sympathy at all for His Majesty's Customs, as opposed to the smugglers.
What I'm currently reading:
carried over from last week:
Battle Cry, by Leon Uris, as a kitchen book
The Silver Stallion, by James Branch Cabell, as a bathroom book. Still slogging, about two-thirds through.
They Found Him Dead, by Georgette Heyer, as an iPhone book. One of her contemporary mysteries, I wish to shoot some of the (not already dead) characters, and slap most of the rest. This book contains one of the most annoyingly entitled female characters ever. I find myself composing letters to Captain Awkward about her, just to see how she'd deal with her.
What I plan to read:
Shadows in Flight, by Orson Scott Card. From the library. Yeah, I know.
Guilt-Edged Ivory, by Doris Egan. The third of the Ivory trilogy.
Venetia, by Georgette Heyer, as an iPhone book. The last one. I don't know what I'll read on the iPhone after this. It needs to be something that I can read in very short segments and still keep the thread of when I pick it up later. Favorite books that I haven't reread in a long time are pretty much ideal.
Jurgen, by James Branch Cabell, once I finish The Silver Stallion. And then I'll definitely be done with Cabell.
More books from the pile by the bedside.
Two-Bit Heroes, by Doris Egan. The second Ivory book, which I quite enjoyed. Though a number of the situations Our Heroes find themselves in could be avoided if they acted more sensibly even by their own standards.
Bitterblue, by Kristin Cashore. The third of the Graceling books. I did enjoy this more than Fire, but somewhere around page 6, I said to myself, "What these people need is a Truth and Reconciliation Commission." And I was right. Of course, if they had, there wouldn't be much of a book. The book is about healing after terrible things.
The Unknown Ajax, by Georgette Heyer. This is the one with the great bait-and-switch scene. It's also the only one of her books where I remember seeing any sympathy at all for His Majesty's Customs, as opposed to the smugglers.
What I'm currently reading:
carried over from last week:
Battle Cry, by Leon Uris, as a kitchen book
The Silver Stallion, by James Branch Cabell, as a bathroom book. Still slogging, about two-thirds through.
They Found Him Dead, by Georgette Heyer, as an iPhone book. One of her contemporary mysteries, I wish to shoot some of the (not already dead) characters, and slap most of the rest. This book contains one of the most annoyingly entitled female characters ever. I find myself composing letters to Captain Awkward about her, just to see how she'd deal with her.
What I plan to read:
Shadows in Flight, by Orson Scott Card. From the library. Yeah, I know.
Guilt-Edged Ivory, by Doris Egan. The third of the Ivory trilogy.
Venetia, by Georgette Heyer, as an iPhone book. The last one. I don't know what I'll read on the iPhone after this. It needs to be something that I can read in very short segments and still keep the thread of when I pick it up later. Favorite books that I haven't reread in a long time are pretty much ideal.
Jurgen, by James Branch Cabell, once I finish The Silver Stallion. And then I'll definitely be done with Cabell.
More books from the pile by the bedside.
