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Thursday, October 04, 2007
books for September
Oh, goodness, forgot about this. I've no idea why; it's not like I have anything else going on right now.
Really you didn't miss much. I read a few Mitford books (comfort reading at its best). I've rated and reviewed them here before.
Also, I listened to Daddy-Long-Legs, by Jean Webster, recorded for librivox.org by several fine readers. LOVE this book, LOVE LOVE LOVE, even though there are little bits about socialism that made me kind of roll my eyes in a smug "you early 20th-century socialists didn't really know what you were getting yourselves in for" way. Those don't interfere with the story, really, and the story is BRILLIANT. Also I think I'm the last girl in Western Civilization not to have read it, but oh well. The Librivox recording is really good too.
Aaaand I read a really weird book that I don't recommend at all, not even to my parents who like Christian fiction which is what this book was (sort of). It's called Sky Blue, by somebody Thrasher (I really hope he doesn't Google his way here -- hello, Mr. Thrasher! It's nothing personal!) and it was just ... weird. It's a well-known fact that Christian fiction is usually not as good as ordinary fiction because the demand is high but the supply of writers is slim, so it's easier for mediocre people to get published. In the case of this book, I'm almost inclined to think that maybe the author knew about this easier way into print and added the Christian bits here and there in order to take advantage. Anyway. The suspension of disbelief required by the storyline was just too substantial, and the metaphors were strained, overused, and kind of ugly (words like stew that spatter?). So. Um. Don't bother. I've read worse, I will say that.
And I think that's it for September -- I've been just a wee bit busy -- except for a book I read for English class which I'm not going to review right now. I'll post an essay about it later when I'm sure the instructor won't find it and think I borrowed it from here instead of the other way around.
Comments
I have not yet read Daddy-Long-Legs, so you're not the last... :)
Posted by: Kat with a K at October 5, 2007 07:50 AM
I LOVE Daddy Long Legs! Such a sweet, quick read. Kat, you need to read it and soon! The movie with Fred Astaire isn't too bad, but I'm not overly fond of Leslie Caron.
Posted by: Courtney at October 5, 2007 05:00 PM
A book I really enjoyed - Christian fiction - The Redemption of Sarah Cain - can't remember the author, but they write about the Amish usually. Darn, I hate not being able to remember something!
Anyway, a good book. Then lifetime made it into a movie (and changed the majority of the story!) so skip the movie and read the book.
Posted by: Cami at October 6, 2007 08:05 PM
