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myrna-nora.livejournal.comDecember: 5
2010: 59
Year's worth of books listed at my livejournal.
The Moonstone (1868) - Wilkie Collins
The light that streamed from it was like the harvest moon: the Moonstone, a yellow diamond of unearthly beauty originally stolen from a shrine in India and presented to Rachel Verinder on her birthday. On that same night, the diamond was stolen again.
I love Collins's The Woman in White, so this was a bit of a disappointment. I'm glad I've read it, but I probably wouldn't re-read. The characters and mystery are excellent. It's an easy read. However, it's just way too long, with quirky characters (the various narrators) going off on lengthy tangents and sharing a lot of details.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia #3) (1952) - C. S. Lewis
(re-read) How King Caspian sailed through magic waters to the End of the World.
Just a quick re-read to prepare me for the movie. :D
A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007) - Khaled Hosseini
(re-read, abridged BBC radio reading) The tumultuous lives of two Afghan women intersect. Against a backdrop of three decades of unending war, Mariam and Laila become allies.
I think no matter how many times I re-read this it still has the power to shock and sadden me. The two lead characters get into my heart and I can't help but cry.
A Conspiracy of Friends (Corduroy Mansions #3) (2010) - Alexander McCall Smith
(serialized daily online) A look at the lives of people living in and around a Pimlico apartment building.
For me, sometimes the first chapters of AMcS seem like a chore, but then at the end I'm almost always glad I read it. With the previous volume, I would listen everyday or save up --at most-- one week's worth of episodes. This one was particularly difficult to get into. A week and a half in, I gave up completely. Then with only a couple of installments left, I tried again and whipped right through all the episodes in two days. A mostly good read, but my least favorite of the series so far.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2008) J. K. Rowling
Fairy tale-type stories from the world of Harry Potter, translated by Hermione, commentary by Albus Dumbledore.
I might have appreciated it more if there was more to it, but it was only five really short stories. It was good, but forgettable.
2010: 59
Year's worth of books listed at my livejournal.
The Moonstone (1868) - Wilkie Collins
The light that streamed from it was like the harvest moon: the Moonstone, a yellow diamond of unearthly beauty originally stolen from a shrine in India and presented to Rachel Verinder on her birthday. On that same night, the diamond was stolen again.
I love Collins's The Woman in White, so this was a bit of a disappointment. I'm glad I've read it, but I probably wouldn't re-read. The characters and mystery are excellent. It's an easy read. However, it's just way too long, with quirky characters (the various narrators) going off on lengthy tangents and sharing a lot of details.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia #3) (1952) - C. S. Lewis
(re-read) How King Caspian sailed through magic waters to the End of the World.
Just a quick re-read to prepare me for the movie. :D
A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007) - Khaled Hosseini
(re-read, abridged BBC radio reading) The tumultuous lives of two Afghan women intersect. Against a backdrop of three decades of unending war, Mariam and Laila become allies.
I think no matter how many times I re-read this it still has the power to shock and sadden me. The two lead characters get into my heart and I can't help but cry.
A Conspiracy of Friends (Corduroy Mansions #3) (2010) - Alexander McCall Smith
(serialized daily online) A look at the lives of people living in and around a Pimlico apartment building.
For me, sometimes the first chapters of AMcS seem like a chore, but then at the end I'm almost always glad I read it. With the previous volume, I would listen everyday or save up --at most-- one week's worth of episodes. This one was particularly difficult to get into. A week and a half in, I gave up completely. Then with only a couple of installments left, I tried again and whipped right through all the episodes in two days. A mostly good read, but my least favorite of the series so far.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2008) J. K. Rowling
Fairy tale-type stories from the world of Harry Potter, translated by Hermione, commentary by Albus Dumbledore.
I might have appreciated it more if there was more to it, but it was only five really short stories. It was good, but forgettable.
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