March's Books

[pjthompson]

Finished in April:

1. Fantasy in Death by J. D. Robb
2. Meeting the Other Crowd: The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland by Eddie Lenihan and Carolyn Eve Green

Eddie Lenihan is one of the last seanchai, the old time storytellers of Ireland, and he's been collecting stories for decades, setting onto paper the fading light of the oral tradition. This book is full of the music of Ireland, that lyrical voice of Celtic storymakers and true fairy lore: sometimes dark and threatening, sometimes funny, always walking the line between the mystical and the hardtack reality of "back in them times." I'd recommend it to anyone who loves a good story and the testimony of real people about a forgotten way of living. I've loved reading it. For excerpts,



3. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, vols. I-VI, by Edward Gibbon
5. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion, vols. I-XI, by Sir James George Frazer
6. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Yale edition
7. Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson
8. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
9. Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust
10. Ulysses by James Joyce


Begun in April:

1. Fantasy in Death by J. D. Robb - new
2. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole - TBR
3. The Lost by J. D. Robb, Patricia Gaffney, Mary Blayney, and Ruth Ryan Langan - TBR
4. Unquiet Dreams by Mark del Franco - TBR
5. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, vols. I-VI, by Edward Gibbon - TBR
6. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion, vols. I-XI, by Sir James George Frazer - TBR
7. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Yale edition - TBR
8. Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson - TBR
9. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy - TBR
10. Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust - TBR
11. Ulysses by James Joyce - TBR


Continued Reading This Month:

1. Drood by Dan Simmons
2. Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
3. Memories, Dreams, Reflections by C. G. Jung
4. The Middle Kingdom: The Faerie World of Ireland by Dermot (Diarmuid) MacManus
5. Yesterday’s Sky by Steven Forrest

Comments

[irysangel.livejournal.com]

Okay, I love love love love love that Kresley Cole book. I think it's my favorite of hers. But fair warning - it is ridiculously over the top and very 1980's possessive male/doormat heroine sort of thing.

[pjthompson]

Oh, I liked it a great deal. Although Lachlain was a bit over the top at first, and Emma started out doormatish. But she perked up and straightened his hash by the end and that worked for me. Good fun. I liked it so much I picked up the next one in the series.

[irysangel.livejournal.com]

It is tied with Meljean's series for my favorite series. Kresley's stuff is just completely over the top 24/7 and I appreciate her wildness and the sense of humor. She has very strong, assertive women for the most part. The second book is one of my favorites because it has a big 'Amazing Race' theme, and the heroine is kind of a stone cold bitch (but reasonably so). I appreciate that in a female lead.

[pjthompson]

I am so loving Meljean's series.

And yeah, I really liked Kresley Cole's sense of humor. Lots of fun. And all the Valkyrie were scary/hilarious. Kaderin is cold, but the blurb I read had her thawing real fast. It will be interesting to see how that relationship develops.

and the heroine is kind of a stone cold bitch (but reasonably so). I appreciate that in a female lead.

Yes!

[irysangel.livejournal.com]

Isn't she GOOOD? I love Meljean's stuff. I read her steampunk novella and it is amazing. I can't wait for it to come out so I can read it again. *Happy gloating dance*

[pjthompson]

lol--I'm looking forward to that one. 'Course, I'm so lame I'll probably buy it and hoard it for awhile before reading. I'm really looking forward to the next Guardian one in June and I can't wait to find out what happens with Michael.

[irysangel.livejournal.com]

It is SO good. (confession, I read that one too! love being her beta-reader) It's one of her most romantic ones, and the worldbuilding is just amazing. I think it's one of her strongest yet. :)

[pjthompson]

Wow--because she's always blown me away with her worldbuilding. I will say they were an intriguing couple in Demon Heat.

(confession, I read that one too! love being her beta-reader)

Ah! Lucky girl!

[pjthompson]

I meant Demon Forged, of course. I'm getting my demons confused.

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

does it say 'finished in April' for the reason I think it does?

Dibbs on the time machine!

[pjthompson]

Yes, indeed it does.