Carrie's comments
(member since Mar 03, 2009)
Carrie's comments from the 50 Books A Year group.
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*71) Matchless A Christmas Story (Gregory Maguire)
and *72) What-the-Dickens The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy (also by: Gregory Maguire)
the first was kinda sad. a quick read, but more or less the story of The Little Matchstick Girl, and the second surprisingly entertaining and not at all what I became accustomed to with Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
*70) Japanese Fairy Tales (Yei Theodora Ozaki)
Neat little book that gives a nice intro to fairy tales other than what we're used to growing up with.
*69) Vittorio The Vampire (Anne Rice)
Another book where vampires actually react properly when introduced to the sun. It was nice to meet another of Anne's creations.
If you enjoyed The Shadow of the Wind, you ought to read The Angel's Game. I read that one first and absolutely loved it.
*66) A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
Slightly helped my opinion of the author, but I more wanted to read it to see how it compared to the many versions I've seen in film form.
*67) Innocent Traitor (Alison Weir)
One of the few books I gave five stars to; wonderful read about England's Nine Days Queen
Susanna wrote: "How embarrassing of me. Only one 5-star read this year so far. I have been critical, haven't I? :D
No, I don't think so. Are you like me where you just don't get easily impressed by a book? If it doesn't grab my attention and hold it, or move me terribly, I don't give it five stars. You can still enjoy what you're reading without thinking the world of it.
That being said, of books I've read this year, I loved the following:
But my all time favorite is still Pride and Prejudice
*63) The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
Very similar to The Angel's Game; I liked them both, but prefer the other.
*61) Red Earth and Pouring Rain A Novel (Vikram Chandra)
A change of pace for me that eventually turned into 'that which must be conquered'
*60) The Rossetti Letter (Christi Phillips)
Not normally something I would have picked up, but it surprised me.
*57) The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown)
I am at a loss for words with this one. If you liked his other two Robert Langdon books, this will not disappoint.
*56) The New Vampire's Handbook A Guide for the Recently Turned Creature of the Night (Joe Garden)
Had fun with this one. Definitely a 'goodread'
If you've read any of Frank Beddor's 'Looking Glass Wars' series, there's a graphic novel that accompanies it called Hatter M. I think to better understand it, reading the first book is recommended, but not necessary.
One of the other Graphic Novel series' I've been sucked into is Nightmare Inspector Yumekui Kenbun, Volume 1. I think they're up to eight or nine volumes; the complete story arch is interesting, but most of the GN's are broken into small vignettes.
*55) Fairest of All A Tale of the Wicked Queen (Serena Valentino)
YA book about how the Wicked Queen from Snow White ended up a villain. Believeable premise. Surprisingly good. Maybe a bit too dark for younger children.
*54) The Reincarnationist (M.J. Rose)
Really interesting book. The author makes me want to return to any followups that I know will come later.
