The Friday Fragments feature lists of what I’ve read over the past week. They are not meant to be a recommendation list. If you’re interested in a not-at-all-inclusive list, you can look on my website.
This is not a book review column. It’s just a list with, maybe, a few opinions tossed in.
This week has been an interesting one…
Tell me what you’re reading!
Recently Completed:
Clariel by Garth Nix. As I hoped, this novel stood well on its own. I was particularly delighted with the world building. Unlike far too many fantasy worlds, this one does not have a stagnant culure. However, it does prove to have some interesting connections to the later books. WARNING: The author’s note contains a spoiler. Do not read first.
The House of Hades by Rick Riordan. Audiobook. Stronger than the previous book. I particularly liked Nico’s encounter with Cupid, and the tension over Bob the Titan.
Land of Cinnamon Sun by John Nizalowski. A collection of essays. I particularly liked “Medea in America.”
Revolutionary Girl Utena the manga, by Chiho Saito and Be-Papas (the latter is a studio). Jim gave me the updated anime DVD set for my birthday. This made me decide to re-read the manga for comparison/contrast purposes. The DVD set included several essays and interviews that finally clarified how and why the two works were produced in parallel. Fascinating, at least to me.
In Progress:
A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny. Still trying to hold to one chapter a day for the Twitter book club at #LonesomeOctober. The chapters are getting longer, the story more complex.
A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix. Audiobook. Just started.
Coming Home by Jack McDevitt. The latest Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath. Just started.
Also:
I’ve now re-read my first five short stories and written afterpieces for them. Am about to start skipping around a bit more.
October 27, 2014 at 12:54 pm |
I may have read all those stories of Jane’s stories but I’ll enjoy them again– and I’m really looking forward to the afterwords. I like knowing the stories behind the stories!