Have You Read?

[Julia]

No, I haven't, but I think it looks one I'd like.

HYR Waifs and Strays by Charles de Lint ?

[Kathleen]

HNR I hope to read some of his Borderland books soon.

HYR Inhuman (Fetch, Book 1) by Kat Falls ?

[Julia]

Kathleen, he has written the Borderlands sandbox, but the place is not his, it's one of those shared universes that were big in fantasy in the 80s, like Liavek... His books are often set in his invented settings in Newford which is a Northeastern formerly industrial city, which is now rusting, yet there is magic and homelessness. More recently he's set his books in the Southwest, also an invented place where magic is found among gang life. Waifs and Strays is unusual because it is short stories intended for the YA market, set in Newford, Toronto, Ottawa and two of my favorite of his Borderland stories...

Based on many of the reviews here, where some of the negative ones have similar squicks to mine, I think not, not now...

HYR The Beastly Bride: Tales of the Animal People edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling ?

[Someoneyouknow]

HNR

HYR Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell ?

[Julia]

I don't believe I have, no.

HYR Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow ?

[Kathleen]

HNR

HYR The Jolly Postman, or Other People's Letters* by Janet Ahlberg and Allan Ahlberg ?

*One of my favorite children's books for its wit, humor, and illustrations.

[Julia]

No, hadn't even heard of it, thanks!

HYR Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems ?

[Kathleen]

Looks cute, but have not read.

HYR The First Dog or anything else by Jan Brett ?

[Julia]

I know I've read Jan Brett, can't think of what...The Mitten and Beauty And The Beast look & sound familiar.

HYR We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy: Two Nursery Rhymes with Pictures by Maurice Sendak ?

[Kathleen]

No, but I love Where the Wild Things Are also by Maurice Sendak.

HYR When Bugs Were Big, Plants Were Strange, and Tetrapods Stalked the Earth: A Cartoon Prehistory of Life before Dinosaurs by Hannah Bonner ?

[Julia]

No but it looks good and informative.

HYR Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation by Michael Keller ?

[Kathleen]

Yes, and I've recommended it to a number of people.

HYR Herbal Crafts: More than 60 Simple Projects to Beautify Your Home and Body* by Jessie Hawkins ?

*Great idea book since we are heading into spring and the growing season.

[Julia]

And I still haven't gotten around to it!

No, I haven't but Herbal Crafts looks good.

HYR The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin ?

[Kathleen]

No, but it looks like the kind of book my husband would read. I've added it to my cart on Amazon. I always give him several books for his birthday.

HYR The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel ?

[Julia]

No, but I have seen the movie "The Monuments Men." (It's worth seeing.) Have you read it?

HYR The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt ?

[Kathleen]

My husband read and loved the The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History. We hope to see the movie very soon.

HNR The Goldfinch

HYR A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) by George R.R. Martin ?

[Julia]

It's a series that's too long and too dense, and no thank you... HNR & won't.

HYR Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury ? I really like this new-ish cover!

[Kathleen]

Yes, I've read all of Bradbury. In this internet age, Fahrenheit 451 is scarier than ever.

HYR Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein ?

[Julia]

About 100 years ago! So yes. Have you reread or read it recently?

HYR The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman ?

[Leah]

HNR

HYR Zia by Scott O'Dell

[Julia]

HNR, but loved Island of the Blue Dolphins!

HYR Flight by Sherman Alexie ?

[Kathleen]

No, but I should. Love Sherman Alexie's books! And I haven't reread Starship Troopers recently.

HYR Kindling the Moon (Arcadia Bell, Book 1) by Jenn Bennett ?

[Julia]

I'm not eager to reread Heinlein, I fear he hasn't aged well.

HNR. It doesn't look like one I'd like, but I appreciate the heads up.

HYR Storm Front by Jim Butcher ? (Some readers think which is #3, I think, is a better entrée...)

[Kathleen]

I read several Harry Dresden books years ago (before I was on Goodreads), but lost interest in the series at some point; although I can't remember why. I have often thought of resuming and may yet do so. I think I was pass book 3, but can't be certain without checking it out of the library to see if I remember reading it.

And you may be correct about Heinlein.

Kindling the Moon had a ending that I haven't found often in urban fantasy. I did see the twist coming, but it isn't a place most authors would go. I plan to move on to book 2 in this series soon.



HYR The Testing* (The Testing, Book 1) by Joelle Charbonneau ?

I am several chapters into it right now and it is excellent!

[Julia]

HNR.

HYR Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu ? I really liked it!

(But I was talking with some kids about it yesterday and totally confused it with The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy . They are very different books!)

[Kathleen]

HNR either book.

HYR Broken Moon by Kim Antieau ?

[Julia]

No, Kathleen, but it looks good.

HYR I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai ?

[Kathleen]

HNR, but want to read.

HYR The Wretched of Muirwood (Legends of Muirwood, Book 1) by Jeff Wheeler ?

[Julia]

HNR

HYRThe Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin ?

[Kathleen]

Yes, and loved it.

HYR The Left Hand of Darkness also by Ursula K. Le Guin ?

[Julia]

Yes and loved it, too. I think it's time for a reread!

HYR His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik ?

[Kathleen]

Yes, back when no one had hear of Naomi Novik. I hooked my son-in-law into the this series as well as several other people.

HYR Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood by Tony Lee ?

[Julia]

No, I haven't.

HYR Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson ?

[Kathleen]

HNR, Is it a graphic novel like Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood?

HYR The Grendel Affair (SPI Files, Book 1) by Lisa Shearin ?

[Julia]

No, Lady of the Forest is a novel. Also look at the anthology of short stories about Robin Hood, etc. edited by the same author.

No, I haven't read The Grendel Affair, but it looks like one I'd like!

HYR Draw One in the Dark, Second Edition by Sarah A. Hoyt . Like the Temeraire books, it's about dragons, but set in the present-ish in a made- up Colorado rocky mountain city.

[Kathleen]

HNR, but it looks superb! I've added it to my tbr list.

HYR Hex Hall (Hex Hall, Book 1) by Rachel Hawkins ?

[Julia]

No, I haven't, but based on the reviews here, I should give it a try!

HYR Briar Rose by Jane Yolen ?

[Kathleen]

HNR

HYR Wraith (Zoe Martinique, Book 1) by Phaedra Weldon ?

[Julia]

The reviews here aren't very positive and some of my squicks in uf reportedly are here: a not -terribly bright heroine, who acts without responsibility, sex for the sake of sex, and poor word choice. Does it get better?

HYR Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira ? I haven't looked at the reviews here yet, because I haven't written mine yet, but I really liked it!

[Kathleen]

Julia wrote: "The reviews here aren't very positive and ..."

I read this book several years ago shortly after it was originally published. It was a debut novel by a new urban fantasy author. I thought that she created a believable, new different world, and that it was a decent first book, and I don't remember having the same criticisms as the reviewer whom you quoted. All of her later books received 4/5 star overall ratings. The potential was there in the first book, even with a few flaws.

HNR Love Letters to the Dead

HYR Velveteen vs. The Junior Super Patriots (Velveteen vs., Book 1) by Seanan McGuire ?

[Julia]

HNR Velveteen vs. The Junior Super Patriots. I am still trying to catch up on Seanan McGuire's October Daye books. I think I've read 2- 3 of the series.

HYR Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente ?

[Kathleen]

HNR I tried to read her book The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, but quit (which I rarely do with any book) because I found it boring.

HYR Draw One in the Dark (Shifters, Book 1) by Sarah A. Hoyt ?

[Julia]

Yes, I have read Draw One in the Dark!

HYR Zone One by Colson Whitehead ?

[Kathleen]

HNR, but it looks good and I've added it to my tbr list.

HYR I Am Legend by Richard Matheson ?

[Julia]

I have read it, maybe ten or so years ago. I liked it a lot!

HYR I, Robot by Isaac Asimov ?

[Kathleen]

Yeppers, one of my all time faves.

HYR Plus One by Elizabeth Fama ?

[Julia]

It looks like one I'd like. Have you read it, Kathleen? The reviewers here say it' s not like any other books. Well what about the fantasy romance with Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer, where they can never be together except a moment at dawn and sunset? Edited: The movie's called "Ladyhawke."

HYR The Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry ?

[Kathleen]

I started it a few weeks ago, but other books got into the way. I hope to restart it soon.

HNR The Philadelphia Story, but loved the movie.

HYR Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants by Jane Goodall ?

[Julia]

HNR.

This is my third time trying to respond to this.

HYR Night Broken by Patricia Briggs ?

[Kathleen]

Yeppers, just finished about a week ago. Found Christy, Adam's ex-wife, annoying. Hope she doesn't play a large role in future books.

HYR Deadtown* (Deadtown, Book 1) by Nancy Holzner ?

*I just started it.