tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71076805138866001532024-03-05T17:12:18.394-05:00Silence in the LibrarySilence in the LibraryEdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03117293999737699980noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107680513886600153.post-62868850145514252312011-11-15T11:35:00.002-05:002011-11-15T11:43:11.685-05:00some catch up and a linkNow that my work office has pretty much been moved to a new location, I am feeling much more settled and a bit less tired and drained. I am hoping that I will not have to see any more packing materials for quite some time, though I will make an exception for moving to a new house or apartment - though that would require a nice windfall at this time and I would prefer it be a lottery winning as opposed to an inheritance. <br />
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I have some post ideas up my sleeve. I keep index cards on my night stand so I can jot down random thoughts and I am hoping to get them out onto the blogosphere soon. Until then, a link for your pleasure: <a href="http://bookshelfporn.com/">Book Shelf Porn</a> Enjoy!Ediehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03117293999737699980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107680513886600153.post-77352718090352821132011-10-11T13:36:00.001-04:002011-10-11T14:33:23.328-04:00TBR Tuesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">September 8, 2004</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">Bloomsbury USA</span></b><br />
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Wow I've had this book for seven years. I better get to it then! It has all the elements that are right up my alley - folklore, fantasy, magic, faerie, 19th century Britain - so what the hell am I waiting for? I don't think I've ever attempted to start it. There is something wrong with me. <br />
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Maybe the fact that this book is a chunkster kind of intimidated me. 800 pages, baby! Ok, ok I'm not afraid of big books, but given the choice I'll usually try to read shorter books to get through the "Leaning Tower of TBR" rather than spend a week with a huge novel. Now that the weather is getting cooler (though the past few days of 80 degree temps had me fooled...Fall, WTF?) I might be finally tackling this book.Ediehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03117293999737699980noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107680513886600153.post-38226253174238453122011-09-14T11:13:00.006-04:002011-09-14T11:36:05.520-04:00Wishlist Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u>Image and Description from Amazon:</u> When Evelyn Morgan walked into the village bookstore, she didn’t know
she would meet the love of her life. When Brendan Thorne handed her a
medieval romance, he didn’t know it would change the course of his
future. It was almost as if they were the cursed lovers in the old book
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literary artifact: You can open the book in either direction to decide
whether you’ll first read Brendan’s, or Evelyn’s account of the
mysterious love affair. Choose a side, read it like a regular novel—and
when you get to the end, you’ll find yourself at a whole new beginning.</span><br />
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It's only 82 pages, but I don't care. It looks gorgeous and something right up my alley. <br />
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Check out Theodora Goss' short story collection <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189509.In_the_Forest_of_Forgetting"><i>In the Forest of Forgetting</i></a> as well as her <a href="http://theodoragoss.com/">website</a>. <br />
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<br />Ediehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03117293999737699980noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107680513886600153.post-59173360445377137782011-09-11T17:31:00.001-04:002011-09-11T17:39:54.393-04:00Borders Book Haul (of awesome or crazy) / IMM #2So it's been quite a while since I've updated. I feel bad about that. I still am not sure what I want to do with this blog. I did jot down some ideas recently, so I hope to be updating here a bit more often. I've also bought many books since mid-May that I hope to talk about at some point. However, to get back in the swing of things, I thought I would share my Borders haul from a couple of weeks ago. My honey and I also went shopping today - apparently I couldn't resist the final week of discounts - and I'll be sharing that haul next week.<br />
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So without further ado, let the insanity commence.<br />
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Total books bought in two days, including about 5 blank journals: 78 (I didn't include my boyfriend's portion of the haul)<br />
Total money saved: $560.07 (wow!)<br />
Room to store these tomes: Working on it! An IKEA trip will be in order soon.<br />
The complete and utter giddiness factor of buying so many books at once: PRICELESS! <br />
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Here's the first pile of YA/middle grade books. I was pleasantly surprised that I managed to find quite a few titles that I've been wanting or have heard of and thought were cool. I actually started to read Tamora Pierce's The Song of the Lioness series, so getting Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen was a no-brainer. I'm really looking forward to reading the Robin McKinley books in this pile. <br />
<b>1. <i>Trickster's Queen</i> Tamora Pierce</b><br />
<b>2. <i>Trickster' Choice</i> Tamora Pierce</b><br />
<b>3. <i>Dark Lord of Derkholm </i>Diana Wynn Jones</b><br />
<b>4. <i>The Outlaws of Sherwood</i> Robin McKinley</b><br />
<b>5. <i>The Door in the Hedge</i> Robin McKinley</b><br />
<b>6. <i>The Blue Sword </i>Robin McKinley</b><br />
<b>7. <i>The Ruins of Gorlan</i> (Ranger's Apprentice 1) John Flanagan</b><br />
<b>8. <i>The Penderwicks</i> Jeanne Birdsall </b>(looks like a cute series)<br />
<b>9. </b><b><i>Chains</i> Laurie Halse Anderson </b>(I thought Speak was excellent, so had to give this one a try)<br />
<b>10. <i>Here, There Be Dragons (Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica)</i> James A. Owen<u><br /></u></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: black;">12. <i>The Poison Eaters</i> Holly Black</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: black;">13. <i>White Cat</i> Holly Black</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: black;">14. <i>The Dead Tossed Waves </i>Carrie Ryan</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: black;">15. <i>Bleeding Violet</i> Dia Reeves</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: black;">16.<i> hush, hush</i> Becca Fitzpatrick</span><u style="color: black;"><br /></u></b><br />
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The second pile of YA/middle-grade books. Tamora Pierce is at the top again with her latest book of short stories set in the world of Tortall (the setting for the Alanna books).<br />
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<b>17. <i>Tortall and Other Lands</i> Tamora Pierce</b><br />
<b>18. <i>The Throne of Fire (Kane Chronicles #2)</i></b> Rick Riordan I thought that this was the first one, so I will have to get it from Amazon at some point. I read the first book in the Percy Jackson series and liked it, so I thought I might as well get this one as well.<br />
<b>19. <i>Eona </i>Alison Goodman</b> Need to get Eon. Gorgeous covers and I believe these books are inspired by Mulan (not Disney).<br />
<b>20. <i>Vixen (The Flappers #1) </i>Jillian Larkin</b>. The second one is out now.<br />
<b>21. <i>Firelight</i> Sophie Jordan</b> Another beautiful cover. A shapeshifting dragon sounds right up my alley. Vanish, the second novel is also out now.<br />
<b>22.<i> Chime </i>Franny Billingsley</b> Don't remember what this one is about, but have see others talk about it on their blogs.<br />
<b>23. <i>Mistwood </i>Leah Cypess </b>A signed copy!<br />
<b>24. <i>Nightspell</i> Leah Cypess </b>Sequel to the above. OMG, my cover love knows no bounds.<br />
<b>25. <i>Unearthly</i> Cynthia Hand</b> I've been wanting this one for a while now.<br />
<b>26. <i>Sapphique</i> Catherine Fisher</b> I do need to get Incarceron, since there wasn't a copy to be had in Borders.<br />
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For under three bucks each, I couldn't resist these fantasy paperbacks! Apparently, I managed to find books in this section that are parts of series that I needed to start collecting, or to round out my collection.<br />
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I was going to get the following Parasol Protectorate books on my Nook, but I would have spent more. I'm not overly fond of the covers, but I do want to read more books in the Steampunk genre.<br />
<b>27.<i> Souless</i> Gail Carriger</b><br />
<b>28. <i>Changeless </i>Gail Carriger</b><br />
<b>29.<i> Blameless </i>Gail Carriger</b><br />
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I started to read the Seven Waters books a while back and now that I own all the books thus far, I plan on reading everything straight through, hopefully by the end of the year. <br />
<b>30. <i>Heir to Seven Waters</i> Juliet Marillier</b><br />
<b>31. <i>Heart's Blood</i> Juliet Marillier</b><br />
<b>32.<i> Blade of Fortriu</i> Juliet Marillier</b><br />
<b>33. <i>The Well of Shades</i> Juliet Marillier</b><br />
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<b>34. <i>Black Ships</i> Jo Graham</b><br />
<b>35. <i>Hand of Isis</i> Jo Graham</b><br />
<b>36.<i> Shaman's Crossing</i> Robin Hobb</b><br />
<b>37. <i>Forest Mage</i> Robin Hobb</b><br />
<b>38. <i>Fortune and Fate</i> Sharon Shinn</b><br />
<b>39. <i>Reader and Raelynx </i>Sharon Shinn </b><br />
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The adult lit haul begins here:<br />
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<b>40. <i>The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane</i></b><br />
Katherine Howe. My boyfriend has this book. He read it and enjoyed it. I might be giving this one away but I'm not sure yet.<br />
<b>41. <i>The Enchantress of Florence </i>Salman Rushdie </b>I'm on a mission to collect and read all of Rushdie's works. This work has a beautiful cover.<br />
<b>42. <i>Angel Time</i> Anne Rice</b> If it wasn't already discounted, I might not have bothered. I was a huge Anne Rice fan in college - even went to New Orleans for one of her Halloween Balls, The Memnoch Ball - and I haven't really read her books in years. I do have a story about a book signing I went to that I may tell later. Really sweet lady. <br />
<b>43.<i> Juliet </i>Ann Fortier</b> I do like this cover but I would have preferred the soft cover. Then again, I paid for a hardcover what the softbound would have cost, so I think I win.<br />
<b>44.<i> Tales of the North</i> Jack London</b> When I start getting into reading classic literature more heavily, London is one of the authors I would like to read.<br />
<b>45. <i>The Way of Kings</i> Brandon Sanderson</b> Apparently he is following in the footsteps of Robert Jordan. Sanderson is not only completing Jordan's <i>Wheel of Time</i> novels he has started his own lengthy series. Brandon you are not allowed to die. Neither is George R.R. Martin! The end papers of this book are so, WOW! The top images kind of look like the Kabbalistic tree of life, if it had more sephiroth. (There I go getting all esoteric on you. Wink).<br />
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<b>46. <i>The Year of the Flood</i></b> Margaret Atwood<br />
Also on a mission to collect and read all of her works. I'm excited that she will be doing a reading at my college next month. My co-worker and I plan on going!<br />
<b>47. <i>Possession</i> A.S. Byatt</b> Yep, collecting her works as well! I have a stunning copy of this book from Folio Society but couldn't resist this one. It's the cover that I have wanted in paperback. I made the mistake of buying the one with the movie version a while back and yeah, I'm not a movie version cover person. <br />
<b>48. <i>Penelope's Daughter</i> Laurel Corona</b> Pretty much the cover and that it is about the Odyssey made me buy this book. Who needs reasons, really?<br />
<b>49. <i>Arcadia Falls</i> Carol Goodman</b><br />
<b>50. <i>The Lace Reader </i>Brunonia Barry</b><br />
<b>51. <i>Wolf Hall</i> Hilary Mantel</b> I really would like to sink my teeth into British History, particularly the history of the Royals. I believe this author won the Orange Prize for this work and well, another one of my goals is to read Orange Prize novels.<br />
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Close-ups of these gorgeous covers. Why? Well another one of my favorite things is Pre-Raphaelite art. The left cover is a painting by John William Waterhouse called "Psyche Entering Cupid's Garden" 1903 and the right cover is "The Beguiling of Merlin" by Edward Burne-Jones. Waterhouse wasn't part of the Pre-Raphaelite circle, however he does tend to get lumped in with them. If you want to find out more about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, my friend Grace is blog-mistress of <a href="http://thebeautifulnecessity.blogspot.com/">The Beautiful Necessity</a>, where she shares wonderful tid-bits and gems of information about the PRB and anything PRB-related.<br />
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<b>52. <i>The Guild</i> by Felicia Day and Jim Rugg</b>. I love MMO RPG's, particularly <i>World of Warcraft</i>. If you do too, then you will understand why I purchased this. <br />
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<b>53. <i>Good Masters, Sweet Ladies</i> Laura Amy Schlitz</b> In the <a href="http://silenceinthelibraryplease.blogspot.com/2011/05/award-winning-reads-challenge.html">post</a> before this, I had made a list of books that I was going to read for the Award Winning Reads challenge held by Ashley at <a href="http://basicallyamazing.blogspot.com/">Basically Amazing</a> <br />
over the summer. Unfortunately, I didn't really put a dent in the challenge, but this was one of the books that was on my list, so I hope to read it as well as the rest of the books on my list, at some point! <br />
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<b>54. <i>The Unwritten Volume 2</i>: Inside Man</b> I read the first one and liked it. In short it's "Harry Potter" in the adult world.<br />
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Well if you made it through all of that, I commend you! I'll be back again soon with another book haul and hopefully, some intelligent posts having to do with what I am reading.<br />
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Fare thee well gentle reader, until next time. <br />
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<br />Ediehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03117293999737699980noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107680513886600153.post-20968740204975327982011-05-17T15:51:00.001-04:002011-05-17T16:04:47.471-04:00Award Winning Reads ChallengeAshley from<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://basicallyamazing.blogspot.com/">Books from Bleh to Basically Amazing </a></span> is hosting an "Award Winning Reads Challenge" from May 30th to September 5th 2011. If you have expressed a desire to read or re-read any of the <i>Newbery</i> or <i>Printz</i> award winning books, here's an opportunity to do so.<br />
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Click on the button in the side bar or go <a href="http://basicallyamazing.blogspot.com/2011/05/award-winning-reads-challenge.html">here</a> to read about the challenge as well as to find links to the book lists. There are 4 levels to the challenge so it's something that anyone can accomplish. I am going for Teacher's Pet - 12 books. Summer reading! Yippee! <br />
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The 18 books that are highlighted, in all those purdy colors, are the ones that I am most interested in reading. If I get through them all, I will be a SUPER Teacher's Pet. Haha!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">1. Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpol</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">5. The Giver by Lois Lowry </span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-size: small;">6. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">7. Dicey's Song (Tillerman Family, #2) by Cynthia Voigt </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">11. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">12. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell </span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-size: small;">13. The White Stag by Kate Seredy</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">14. Shen of The Sea: Chinese Stories for Children by Arthur Bowie Chrisman</span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-size: small;">15. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting </span></b><br />
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<b>16. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin </b><br />
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<b>17. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly </b></div>
<b>18. Princess Academy by Shannon Hale</b><br />
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<b>20. The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1) by Megan Whalen Turner </b></div>
<b>21. The Blue Sword (Damar, #1) by Robin McKinley </b><br />
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<b>22. The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope, Richard Cuffari</b></div>
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<b>23. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang </b><br />
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<b>25. The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey </b><br />
<b><span style="color: #e06666;">26 Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan</span> </b><br />
<b>27. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green </b><br />
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<b>29. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson</b></div>
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<br />Ediehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03117293999737699980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107680513886600153.post-14525932103789360312011-05-17T13:22:00.001-04:002011-05-17T14:29:21.448-04:00Proud to be a book nerdNot everything on this list applies to this bibliophile, but those that do are so true.<br />
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<a href="http://www.universityreviewsonline.com/2005/10/75-signs-you%E2%80%99re-a-bibliophile.html">75 Signs You're a Bibliophile</a> (Found via perusing <a href="http://avidreader25.blogspot.com/">The Avid Reader's blog</a>) <br />
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<br />Ediehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03117293999737699980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107680513886600153.post-87006240712486051582011-05-15T12:53:00.005-04:002011-05-15T14:27:42.374-04:00IMM #1 for 5/15/2011IMM (In My Mailbox) is hosted by Kristi from <a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/">The Story Siren</a>.<br />
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Welcome to my first IMM posting. HUZZAH! Since this is my first post, I was going to include books that I've gotten over recent weeks, but then when I looked at the piles, thought better of it. Eventually I will be doing a photographic tour of my bookshelves - that will be a huge project - so they will be included at some point. I don't own a video camera nor a webcam so I will be sharing my books via photos. Maybe someday I will get one but that would also mean getting over shyness and stage fright. <br />
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All books were purchased from Amazon.com. From top to bottom: Two copies of the <i>House at Riverton</i> by Kate Morton; <i>The Annotated Pride and Prejudice</i> by Jane Austen; <i>The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland</i> <i>in a Ship of Her Own Making</i> by Catherynne Valente; <i>The Forgotten Garden</i> by Kate Morton; <i>Promethea</i> (Books 4 and 5) by Alan Moore and the 2007 and 2008 editions of <i>The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror</i>.<br />
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Why two copies of <i>The House at Riverton</i>, you say? Well I was expecting the copy at the top of the pile, but Amazon sent me the second one. I. Was. Not. Happy. So I sent off an e-mail to customer service and promptly received a response from a lovely gentleman saying that he wanted to make it right for me. The correct copy went out in the mail, via one-day FedEx shipping and I received it yesterday. Now looking at the pic below, you can see why I wanted the one on the left. A cover with a pretty estate with a fountain or one with a staircase. Um, yeah, no brainer. Oh and if you are wondering what that creature is above the books, it's a light-up angler fish that my honey bought for me for my birthday this year.<br />
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Angler fish approves of the prettier copy.
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I purchased the <i>Annotated Pride and Prejudice</i> because I am gearing up for an all things Jane Austen extravaganza which will be hosted by Misty of the <a href="http://www.thebookrat.com/">Book Rat</a>. Check out the button in the left side bar and <a href="http://silenceinthelibraryplease.blogspot.com/2011/05/jane-in-june-read-along.html">this post too</a>. I was going to purchase the Norton Critical edition but found that I was drawn to this cover more. I also like that there is the text of the novel on one side and the notes are on the facing page, similiar in format to any of the Folger's Shakespeare plays. Go editor David Shapard! I am also expecting his editions of <i>Sense and Sensibility</i> and <i>Persuasion </i>when they come available from <a href="http://www.qpb.com/">Quality Paperback Book Club</a> - darn back orders! QPB e-mailed me <strike>begging</strike> asking for me to come back, so I couldn't pass up the sweet deal of six books for $1 each.<br />
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As I've mentioned before, I've never read a stitch of Jane Austen, so I am excited.
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<i>The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland: In A Ship of Her Own</i> Making by <a href="http://blog.catherynnemvalente.com/">Catherynne Valente</a> is really a lovely looking children's book. It was originally published by the author online and I believe it was a story that was mentioned in her novel <i>Palimpsest</i>. Love the illustrations, which kind of remind me of the ones in the Harry Potter series. I look forward to reading about September's adventures and getting back to <i>Palimpsest</i> at some point. At the time I found it difficult to get into.<br />
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<i>The Forgotten Garden</i> by Kate Morton. I wanted to round out my <a href="http://www.katemorton.com/">Kate Morton</a> collection. I originally purchased a copy on my Nook last year but found that the map that is in the text doesn't show up correctly. Also the end papers are unavailable in e-Book format and since it is a print of an Arthur Rackham work, I had to have a copy - love him! Ms. Morton's works are inspired by faerie and fairy tales, which are themes right up my alley. <br />
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Books 4 and 5 of the graphic novel <i>Promethea</i>. I've had the first three for ages and finally wanted to finish the collection. I don't really remember much of what I read so I am looking forward to sitting down and devouring them one after the other. Myth, magick and mayhem ensues in this series. Alan Moore also created <i>The Watchmen</i>. Movie was good but I never seemed able to finish the comic. I might do a full post on the entire <i>Promethea </i>series at some point. <br />
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It's a mission of mine to collect all of <i>The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror</i>. I got the 2007 and 2008 for less than $10 dollars each. I believe there are 21 years in all and <a href="http://www.windling.typepad.com/">Terri Windling </a>was a co-editor for most of them. Covers are quite gorgeous given that it's the work of <a href="http://ofearna.us/art/canty.html">Thomas Canty</a>, whose art has graced many a cover of a fantasy novel.<br />
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Well that's it for me. So what did you get in your mailbox?Ediehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03117293999737699980noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107680513886600153.post-47062635100440963672011-05-12T13:57:00.000-04:002011-05-13T16:48:22.587-04:00Jane in June Read-along<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The awesome Misty of <a href="http://www.thebookrat.com/">http://www.thebookrat.com/</a> will be hosting a <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> read-along next month as part of her <i>Jane in June</i> celebration and I am quite excited because, you see, I've never read a Jane Austen novel. <br />
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Given the huge fandom that Jane has become with all the re-tellings and re-imaginings in fiction and on the screen you would think I would have gotten on the bandwagon at some point. I think I might be one of the last people on the planet who hasn't - or at least it just feels that way. I think I've only seen two movies - Gwyneth Paltrow's <i>Emma</i> and Masterpiece Theater's <i>Persuasion</i> - and somehow I managed to miss Jane in my college education. I was an English major too <insert facepalm>. June 2011 shall remedy that.<br />
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I consider myself a "Janeite in Training." Here's hoping I will come to love her works. I think I will because I don't think that her numerous fans can be wrong. <br />
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Oh and to celebrate <i>Jane in June</i> as well as my going from a "Jane Newb" to (hopefully) a "Jane Nerd", there will be a couple of goodies that I will be offering as giveaways via Misty's blog. More on those next month, so stay tuned!<br />
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Too bad I will have to wait until February 2012 to get my mitts on this! I would love a print of the artwork to hang in my home office. A red haired woman with antlers, a gown made of moss and leaves and a fox companion. So magickal! If I could create this for a convention I so would! I have a friend who can make the antlers - <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LindenSidhe?ref=seller_info">LindenSidhe has a shop on Etsy</a>. Go visit, you'll love it! -it's the gown that would be tricky. <br />
<br />Ediehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03117293999737699980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107680513886600153.post-13803999323608726942011-04-23T11:42:00.002-04:002011-04-23T13:01:08.348-04:00A Fairy Tale Fortnight Giveaway<span style="font-size: large;">To celebrate Fairy Tale Fortnight, hosted by Misty from <span style="color: purple;">http://www.thebookrat.com/</span><span style="background-color: magenta; color: #741b47;"></span><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span>and Ashley from <span style="color: #38761d;">http://basicallyamazing.blogspot.com/</span> I am giving away one copy of Bruno Bettelheim's <i>The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText2534961787436101308">"Bruno Bettelheim was one
of the great child psychologists of the twentieth century and perhaps
none of his books has been more influential than this revelatory study
of fairy tales and their universal importance in understanding childhood
development.<br /><br />Analyzing a wide range of traditional stories, from
the tales of Sinbad to “The Three Little Pigs,” “Hansel and Gretel,”
and “The Sleeping Beauty,” Bettelheim shows how the fantastical,
sometimes cruel, but always deeply significant narrative strands of the
classic fairy tales can aid in our greatest human task, that of finding
meaning for one’s life."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">It is open to all (international) and runs until May 8th! To enter use the link below now! Good luck!</span></span><br />
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I've been on a YA kick and I have a few people to happily blame for that - will mention them in another post. This past month has seen me turning to Amazon.com more than I care to admit. I've been enticed by beautiful covers and a need to recapture a youth that I didn't quite have. The end table in the my living room is graciously holding stacks of books bought on a whim, however, whimsy is what I am in need of. There's also a package making it's way to my abode as I type this, happily containing books and the Blu-Ray of <i>Tangled</i>. I missed this in the theatre and my guy and I are looking forward to watching it in the comfort of our own home. We also missed the first part of <i>Deathly Hallows</i>. Shocking! I knew that getting a new, fancy-schmancy wide-screen TV would kill any desire to go to the theatre. I love the convenience of the pause button and the ability to adjust the volume and my somewhat agoraphobic tendencies are pleased as punch not having to deal with the generally annoying hoi polloi. <br />
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So I hope this will be the post that inspires me to continue sharing my thoughts at regular intervals. Once a week shouldn't be too much to ask of myself, so that is what I will try to shoot for. I have a couple of posts in mind and there are a few readalongs that I am interested in. See you shortly. <br />
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I was considering purchasing the same volume in hardback, but when I went to look "inside the book" at Amazon, it directed me to the Modern Library version. Okaaaay. Actually, I like Modern Library books so I decided to read a little bit of it and guess what, no French! Yay! I can understand the translators wanting to keep the French intact but it really was a hindrance to me, so I think I will have to spring for this translation, otherwise I might never get through it. <br />
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<br />Ediehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03117293999737699980noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107680513886600153.post-43668454564352591752011-01-02T20:57:00.000-05:002011-01-02T20:57:43.277-05:00Happy New Year!Well it's a new year. I haven't made any resolutions except to read more. Off to fire up the Nook and start reading the books for my readalongs. For details click on them at the left. Let's hope <i>War and Peace</i> doesn't scare me off. Eeep! Now that the readalong is finally here I am feeling a bit intimidated. I actually searched for some guides for it but then decided that they might be an option if I get really stuck. Wish me luck!Ediehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03117293999737699980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107680513886600153.post-85188729682025086802010-12-20T16:39:00.001-05:002010-12-20T16:41:01.819-05:00it's all about me.I've entered info in the About Me section, if anyone cares.<br />
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A few areas that I want to focus on next year are, in no particular order:<br />
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Creating a list of classics that I really want to sink my teeth into. Somewhere between 10-20 books so I don't completely overwhelm myself. I've never read <i>Jane Eyre</i> nor anything by Jane Austen (don't shoot!) and I would like to finally rectify that. <br />
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<i>The Wheel of Time</i> series in it's entirety as well as Mercedes Lackey's <i>Valdemar</i> books. If at all possible I would love to tackle the <i>Pern</i> novels as well as the <i>Shannara</i> series. I might have read a book here or there but it's been so long, a restart is certainly in order. Will have to see!<br />
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I'm a big fan of Charles de Lint but haven't read his books in a while. I would like to read his Newford books in order and I definitely would love to re-read Moonheart. I have always wanted a set of Weirdin!<br />
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There are certainly other things I would like to read. It's my goal to become more aware of politics and current events and I've been wanting to subscribe to magazines dealing with these things but may have to settle for websites since they are free and I might want to put money toward other things. I also want to explore history in more depth though I am not sure what era I would like to focus my energies on.<br />
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Well that is it thus far. Winter break begins next week and I plan on fleshing out my goals then.Ediehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03117293999737699980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107680513886600153.post-38950609363814076272010-12-16T15:15:00.000-05:002010-12-16T15:39:26.626-05:00Get Steampunked! reading challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Going for the "Geared" challenge level (5 books) since I will be participating in other challenges next year.<br />
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1. The Anubis Gates Tim Powers<br />
2. Boneshaker Cherie Priest<br />
3. Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate) Gail Carriger<br />
4. Perdido Street Station China Mieville<br />
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If I have one New Year's resolution for 2011 it is to just simply do and be and not think too much about perfection. Just get my thoughts out there, come what may. That being said, I've just signed up for my very first read-along. War and Peace. Yikes a pretty bold choice for a first time read-alonger. I think I am up to the challenge and the gal hosting it is faboo. Check out the challenge and her blog. I find her quest to read 250 classics inspiring. :)<br />
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