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Books Read in March
Saturday, April 2nd, 2005 12:50 pmA Thousand Days in Venice: An Unexpected Romance -- Marlena de Blasi
Non-fiction, which I hadn't realised until I was about halfway through: it was a present from a friend, and I hadn't checked the classification.( Read more... )
The Jane Austen Book Club -- Karen Joy Fowler
I enjoyed this very much: six characters, six points of view, plus a ubiquitous 'we' that doesn't seem to be spoken by any individual. Some of the characters aren't entirely likeable people, but the affectionate, wry, very Austenesque way in which they're described is witty and enjoyable. ( Read more... )
Inkheart -- Cornelia Funke
A good holiday read, well-paced and with plenty of adventure: Funke is the second most popular children's author in Germany (after J K Rowling) and she knows how to tell a story. ( Read more... )
Coram Boy -– Jamila Gavin
This novel, set in 18th-century England, is aimed (I'd guess) at older children and young adults. Its protagonists are all under 18, and the harsh realities of their lives are not bowdlerised. ( Read more... )
The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break -- Steven Sherrill
This wasn't quite what I was expecting, and I think it's a book I admire, rather than one I actually enjoyed reading. ( Read more... )
Not Before Sundown -– Johanna Sinisalo, trans Herbert Lomas
This novel, by one of Finland's foremost fantasy / science fiction authors, has just won the Tiptree Award for 'gender-bending' fiction. ( Read more... )
The Family Trade -- Charles Stross
I acquired this after hearing about it from the author. It's a departure from his more usual hard SF (a subgenre which doesn't presently enthuse me much), being a worldwalking fantasy somewhat along the lines of Zelazny's Amber series, the first few of which remain amongst my favourite fantasy novels ever.( Read more... )
Non-fiction, which I hadn't realised until I was about halfway through: it was a present from a friend, and I hadn't checked the classification.( Read more... )
The Jane Austen Book Club -- Karen Joy Fowler
I enjoyed this very much: six characters, six points of view, plus a ubiquitous 'we' that doesn't seem to be spoken by any individual. Some of the characters aren't entirely likeable people, but the affectionate, wry, very Austenesque way in which they're described is witty and enjoyable. ( Read more... )
Inkheart -- Cornelia Funke
A good holiday read, well-paced and with plenty of adventure: Funke is the second most popular children's author in Germany (after J K Rowling) and she knows how to tell a story. ( Read more... )
Coram Boy -– Jamila Gavin
This novel, set in 18th-century England, is aimed (I'd guess) at older children and young adults. Its protagonists are all under 18, and the harsh realities of their lives are not bowdlerised. ( Read more... )
The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break -- Steven Sherrill
This wasn't quite what I was expecting, and I think it's a book I admire, rather than one I actually enjoyed reading. ( Read more... )
Not Before Sundown -– Johanna Sinisalo, trans Herbert Lomas
This novel, by one of Finland's foremost fantasy / science fiction authors, has just won the Tiptree Award for 'gender-bending' fiction. ( Read more... )
The Family Trade -- Charles Stross
I acquired this after hearing about it from the author. It's a departure from his more usual hard SF (a subgenre which doesn't presently enthuse me much), being a worldwalking fantasy somewhat along the lines of Zelazny's Amber series, the first few of which remain amongst my favourite fantasy novels ever.( Read more... )
