Yati's comments
(member since Oct 22, 2007)
Yati's comments from the Goodreads Malaysia group.
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40. Eight Days of Luke by Diana Wynne JonesDWJ is really good with combining myth with contemporary characters. Anyone with an interest of Norse mythology might want to give this book a go. Highly readable, though I imagine it'd be a bit hard for those who don't know their mythology to make the connections.
Aidura, thanks! Tapi rasanya tak sempat sampai 50 tahun ni, hehe.38. Star Wars: The Truce at Bakura by Kathy Tyers
Fanfiction! For Star Wars! Admittedly I haven't read that many of the expanded universe books and most of those are not set this close to the original trilogy (geez, how nerdy is that -- I admit to not have reading many of the books but I know these terms) -- this one opens merely hours after the end of The Return of the Jedi, but I think this is one of the better books. Not terribly good, but not terrible either. Also, it amuses me how Luke always falls for someone who later dies/rejects him/disappears/mysteriously leaves. Poor farmboy. XD
For the record, I like the person he eventually ends up with, many books later.
39. Red Seas under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
Second book in a series. As good as the first one, The Lies of Locke Lamora, if not better. Though some things are getting rather formulaic. A lot of good things in this book -- action! adventure! pirates! -- and the dialogue is hilarious. Definitely looking forward to the next book.
37. Gemini by Dorothy DunnettHistorical fiction. Final book in the House of Niccolò series. (The whole thing: epic.) A fitting ending, if somewhat too long.
Khairul H. wrote: "It's not very good, is it?"A'ah. To be more precise, it was rather bad! One of those cases where less would've been more; it had too many ideas crammed in and never fully explained.
Yeah, Boneshaker is on my radar. Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan has been getting good reviews as well.
36. The Court of the Air by Stephen HuntUm. YA steampunk. Rather choppy. Interesting concepts, horrible execution. Stick with The Golden Compass (Pullman) or Mortal Engines (Reeve) for better steampunk stories.
I have one shelf in my room and another set of shelves covering half the living room wall downstairs. The one downstairs is shared by the whole household and is pretty hopeless; right now the books are sorted by colour, of all things. It gets organised by whoever feels like cleaning the place up. :P On my shelves, where I keep my favourite and newer books, they're separated into tiers --
1. top most tier: books I've read and loved (this shelf isn't so full because when I loan books to friends -- the ones you can trust to take care of your books! -- the books tend to come from this shelf)
2. second tier: books to read (this one is way too full already)
3. bottom tier: books I've read but are not favourites.
When my shelf gets too full I have to decide what to send downstairs!
The books on the first tier gets ordered pretty much by author and genre and book size, the second one has no order at all, the last one by order read. Not very sensible at all. :D
Ah, tiba-tiba rasa rindu pulak nak baca balik semua series Anne ni . . . :) Did you enjoy the book?And congrats, dah sampai 50!
35. Caprice and Rondo by Dorothy DunnettMore revelations, and the redemption of Nicholas. I think my heart was broken and then carefully put back together a few times while reading this book.
33. The Lying Carpet by David LucasIllustrated children's book about a statue looking for its real identity, and a carpet (which may or may not be lying) that it befriends.
34. To Lie with Lions by Dorothy Dunnett
More political machinations and scheming as the two main characters play a destructive game that may consume them both.
32. The Unicorn Hunt by Dorothy DunnettInteresting developments (this is book five of eight) and political machinations from Bruges to Scotland to Cyprus and back. The year is 1468. Surprisingly, it looks like I'm reading more historical fiction than fantasy this year.
Not so surprising: Dorothy Dunnett will probably end up being author being read most this year.
I bought three books from The Book Depository (http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/). I think the prices on Amazon (.com in this case; didn't check .co.uk) were cheaper, but The Book Depository ships books for free!I got Dorothy Dunnett's The Unicorn Hunt and To Lie with Lions to complete my set of her House of Niccolò series, and a companion volume The Dorothy Dunnett Companion: Volume II by Elspeth Morrison for reference.
(Why yes, it's an obsession.)
Ulya, yep, that's the one. Kataklicik: Heh. There's nothing against chucking the book that's boring you and starting another one. I joined the last one and, um, I think I fell asleep around 2 am. Which made it pretty much like bedtime reading for me, hehe.
Khairul: Yeah, I get what you mean. But the whole thing is mostly about reading for 24 hours, not about how much you read within that time. (Still, sustained reading for 24 hours is not for everyone!) Some people keep track, a lot of others don't.
And here's an advanced "Happy Birthday" wish to you! Go forth and find some good books. :D
Is anyone planning to participate in the 24-hour Read-a-thon held on 24 October? (More info here: http://24hourreadathon.com/ ) Basically it's a lot of people planning to spend twenty-four hours, or part of those twenty-four hours, reading. Not that some of us don't do it already. :D
Downside to it is it starts at 1200 UTC, which, um, translates to 8 pm Saturday here. (Mesti terlelap lepas dua tiga jam, ye tak? ;))
29. Matilda by Roald DahlFavourite Roald Dahl book ever. Perhaps my favourite children's book -- what's not to love about a tiny girl who reads books that are probably heavier than she is? :)
28. Scales of Gold by Dorothy Dunnett.Fourth book in the House of Niccolò series. This one was really thick. And the ending. THE ENDING. I should've known better and made sure I had the next book before finishing this one. XD
. . . Haih, baru 28?
27. A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'EngleToo many people sharing the same name. I get the point, but surely it's more than just lineage that determines what you are? Makes me wonder whether I should give Many Waters a go.
26. The Game of Kings by Dorothy DunnettHistorical fiction, set in 16th century Scotland. First book in the Lymond Chronicles.
(Fifty by year end? Macam tak sampai je . . .)
