Laurel's comments
(member since Nov 27, 2008)
Laurel's comments from the Fantasy Book Club group.
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Jon, Did you get a chance to hear him do a reading?
I don't know how it happened, but I've started to gather signed copies of my favorite novels. My boyfriend collects sports jerseys, but this is my hobby! I've been fortunate to find a signed copy of Tigana, The Warrior's Apprentice, Avempartha, The Crown Conspiracy, Nyphron Rising, The Gargoyle, The Retreat, The Boundless Deep, The Gathering Storm, and An Echo in the Bone.
Happily, Neil Gaiman will be signing books in my home city on Tuesday, and Guy Gavriel Kay later next year!
Does anyone else have a growing collection?
A signed copy of The Warrior's Apprentice just came in the mail. I love her work, and can't wait to start what many of you have called her best work!
Pack the bags... I haven't had a guilt trip like that since I last talked to my mom! I'll have to remedy the situation.
December is one of my favorite reading months - I have two weeks off at Christmas time to just hunker down and enjoy as many books as I can get my hands on! My wishlist for this month includes:
Happy Holidays!
Read it!
Alex, Isn't it great that the series was released in a timely manner, allowing the reader to get through the whole series while its still fresh in your mind! I can be very patient with series, but I do love being able to read it all in one shot!
Hope you enjoy the finale.
Inspector Glotka from The Blade Itself trilogy.Vin from Mistborn.
Rodrigo Belmonte and Ammar ibn Khairan from Lions of Al-Rassan
Kimberley from The Fionavar Tapestry.
I could keep going!!
Read it
I keep hearing great things about Ender's Game. Maybe I'll have to find time for it in the coming months. I love a good book that keeps me up to the wee hours!
Thanks Alex!
Winterbirth, and the rest of its trilogy, follow a war between the offspring of an exiled clan and the offspring of those who exiled them. Neither side is completely in the wrong, but its a difficult question - who has the right of ownership, who has the right to revenge? It also has sub story lines that explore the discrimination towards a mixed race, the ties of family, a too young son who has to suddenly fulfill his father's legacy, the influence of religious sects on the course of a war, how innocents are used as pawns for what some think are the greater good, and much more. There are some moments where the pace of the novel may seem to stall, but it always picked up again. More importantly, I liked the questions it asked. I think that many pertain to our own recent history. I connected to the lead characters, and appreciated the way the book made me think about my own world views. Its worth a read.
I'm going to nominate The Book of Jhereg by Steven Brust. I recently read Brokedown Palace for another group, and was amazed at the quality of his writing. I became interested in reading more of his work, and Jhereg just sounds like a classic fantasy romp starring Han Solo with a dragon in his pocket - too fun!
I stayed up until about 1 am last night, reading The Curse of Chalion. I'm quite tired, but it was well worth it!
Two books of surpassing quality - which one would be the second? Bujold has made a lifelong fan of me, and I would love to read more!
Just finished The Curse of Chalion - it was superb! Are the sequels as good?
I know that he is a far cry from Han Solo, but he has a little of that anti-hero wise cracking charm that I love. I would have to say, hands down, that he is my favorite character of the book and one of my favorites in literature. I like that he is flawed, angry, tempted to do wrong, but still fighting for his own independence and what is generally best. Not to mention, he's funny as hell! I know that many authors identify a part of themselves in many of their characters, and I have to wonder if Joe Abercrombie doesn't see a bit of himself in Glotka.
I've read it many times, and am almost done a refresher re-read!
My November list is a bit like Chris'...
Its going to be a great month!
