I first read one of the sequels to that book, One Perfect Rose, and then read Shattered Rainbows afterwards. I thought OPR was a really touching story, even though it could have gone down a very turgid melodramatic road--the key plotpoint was that the hero had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and was running away from both the diagnosis and his ducal responsibilities. Instead, it turned out to be a very poignant book.
Buffy! If I wanted to fight, you could tell by the being dead already.
Glory ,'Potential'
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."
Kathy A - Oct 16, 2007 12:53:32 pm PDT #4194 of 28235
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Jesse - Oct 21, 2007 10:27:14 am PDT #4195 of 28235
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So, discussion elsewhere around Banned Books Week reminded me to re-read Pillars of the Earth, and man, I forgot how awesome that book is. Sometimes a good 12th-century architectural epic is just what you need.
meara - Oct 23, 2007 5:46:58 pm PDT #4196 of 28235
A new coworker is having a baby shower. Normally I'd be all "I just started here two weeks ago, I don't feel like donating for this shit already!" but it's a book theme, so I am pro buying books for the baby. Anyone got some suggestions for small-child books? I have many favorites, but generally for the 5 and up crowd--the only one I've got in mind is "Monster at the End of This Book", which I have no idea if it's even in print these days. Suggestions?
Susan W. - Oct 23, 2007 5:55:07 pm PDT #4197 of 28235
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Hmm. For wee tiny babies in the board book stage, here are some I like:
Hug, by Jez Alborough
Jamberry, by Bruce Degen
Any Dr. Seuss board book (so fun to read aloud!)
Time For Bed, by Mem Fox
Amy - Oct 23, 2007 5:57:13 pm PDT #4198 of 28235
Because books.
Oh, meara! There are a million wonderful picture books out there. I'd stay away from stuff like Seuss and Maurice Sendak simply because a lot of folks might jump on them.
Look at Rosemary Wells, David Shannon, Don and Audrey Woods, the Jane Yolen Dinosaur books (How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night, etc.), and Dan Yaccarino, and Mo Willems to start.
§ ita § - Oct 23, 2007 6:08:05 pm PDT #4199 of 28235
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That Moo Ba La La La one.
I tend to go Jamaican or African for kids books, just to take down the chances that I'll duplicate stuff. Might look a bit weird coming from you, but considering a theme might make it so you don't pile on her with repeats.
DavidS - Oct 23, 2007 6:30:17 pm PDT #4200 of 28235
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I like Jamberry too.
There are lots of fun board books available. I do think the Monster at the End of the Book is still in print.
Laga - Oct 23, 2007 6:39:21 pm PDT #4201 of 28235
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Glamcookie - Oct 23, 2007 8:42:45 pm PDT #4202 of 28235
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I do think the Monster at the End of the Book is still in print.
It is and is even available as a board book (thought I don't see it on Amazon anymore in board book form). I bought it for my niece when she was an infant and she still loves it at 3. Other faves of hers are Sheep in a Jeep, Is Your Mama a Llama?, and the Clifford books.
Toddson - Oct 24, 2007 3:16:59 am PDT #4203 of 28235
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
And the classic "Pat the Bunny" and its sequel, "Pat the Cat".