I read the Melendy books to my daughter a couple of years ago when she was in second grade and she enjoyed them very much, as did I; I was too busy reading about ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt when I was her age.
Book: I am a Shepherd. Folks like a man of God. Mal: No, they don't. Men of God make everyone feel guilty and judged.
'Safe'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Mogget - Aug 17, 2014 6:14:06 pm PDT #22558 of 28344
meara - Aug 17, 2014 7:34:26 pm PDT #22559 of 28344
I remember liking the Melendy books, but I haven't re-read them in ages, and at the time I found the whole setting to be just as bizarre and fantastic as Narnia or A Wrinkle in Time. Not sure why it seemed so much more remote to me than like, Little House on the Prairie or something. Ooh, the other series I have never re-read is the Betsy-Tacy books.
Connie Neil - Aug 17, 2014 7:36:30 pm PDT #22560 of 28344
brillig
I'm enjoying them quite a bit, they're holding my attention as much as kids' books with no one trying to kill anyone (ie, Harry Potter) will hold my attention.
Gris - Aug 18, 2014 4:07:51 am PDT #22561 of 28344
Hey. New board.
Apparently one of my old friends growing up, Catherine Lacey, wrote a book that the New York Times and Joss Whedon liked a lot. The last time I discussed literature with her we fought hard due to her having some very literature-snob Harry Potter opinions (having not read them of course) but apparently her literary proclivities have paid off so, wow.
[link] looks sad. I will read it soon.
I am reading Kate P's copy of The Interestings right now and enjoying it thoroughly.
Ginger - Aug 18, 2014 4:50:20 am PDT #22562 of 28344
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Speaking of which, here's [link] a good essay on the relatively recent rise of both the "adult" and "young adult" categories.
I'm afraid her book sounds like the sort of book I'll go a long way to avoid. 256 pages inside the mind of an unlikable woman doing stupid things. I can hardly wait.
Gris - Aug 18, 2014 7:14:21 am PDT #22563 of 28344
Hey. New board.
If I'm being totally honest, me too. But friends.
sumi - Aug 19, 2014 11:38:45 am PDT #22564 of 28344
Art Crawl!!!
1955 Sports Illustrated: William Faulkner writes of the build-up to the Kentucky Derby.
DavidS - Aug 19, 2014 1:42:18 pm PDT #22565 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Thanks, Sumi! I went and shared that with Ms. Hillenbrand.
Steph L. - Aug 20, 2014 6:48:42 am PDT #22566 of 28344
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I ordered the last Skulduggery Pleasant book! Sad it's the last book. (And I may not be able to bring myself to read it right away, because this is a shitty, lousy summer, and I just don't think the book is going to be a lighthearted romp, and I don't think I can take it. Maybe when it gets delivered I'll just put the package straight in the freezer.)
-t - Aug 20, 2014 6:52:25 am PDT #22567 of 28344
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I completely understand. I have a feeling mine will be spending some time in the freezer, as well. Such a mixture of dread and wanting to know what happens!