So it is-- although I wish the Vector blog would indicate who made the post. I've met Niall and Liz, at Wiscon last year--they're both great people. Which is actually where I met Knut for the first time, too, despite having "known" him as a Buffista for years.
The previous post on the Vector blog is also interesting: it's a discussion of that multi-author online fiction project, Shadow Unit: [link]
When I finally invested the time into reading them, I really liked series 1 of Shadow Unit, and I'm intrigued to see where they go with the characters and the mytharc.
Looks like Niall -- the byline appears on the main page of the blog but not the invididual entry pages.
Huh. There's a new prequel to Anne of Green Gables: [link] I'm not so sure about this. It's getting decent reviews, and it's by a well-known author, but I still kind of feel like the brief description that Anne give Marilla is enough to know about what happened before.
I really need to re-read the whole AoGG series. My childhood copies of the books are back at my mom's and not in great shape, so I think this may call for a library run this summer.
After I finish reading the other 10,000 books I actually have to read for work.
Oh, speaking of, I read
Across A Hundred Mountains
by Reyna Grande last night and loved it (which is good since I'm teaching it next year). It's a very quick read and very compelling.
I've been rereading it the past week or two. It's reminded me of my serious dislike for the story of Leslie. Not only is it a completely unbelievable story, with one tragedy after another, with a completely unbelievable ending (just like Miss Stacy always told Anne not to write), it also happens entirely "offscreen." Cornelia tells Anne the backstory, and then all the things that happen during the book happen in Montreal, and Anne (and the reader) find out about them through letter or through second- or third-hand reports. I do love Captain Jim, though. He makes Anne's House of Dreams bearable.
Have you seen the annotated edition of the first one? Someone gave it to me a few years ago, and it's absolutely beautiful. Plus, in the back, it's got a section of all the poems and recital pieces that are mentioned.
haven't read AOGG in decades. Hmm. We are starting to talk about chapter books, so likely in the next decade we'll revisit. Thx for the reminder! ION d and I decided that the King short story mentioned above may be a lit equivalent of an ita link. You've been warned.
I read the Stephen King short story "In A Tight Spot" last night, after a friend had called it a classic. I'm still kind of stunned.
the King short story mentioned above may be a lit equivalent of an ita link. You've been warned.
Which collection is it in, Sox?
It's in McSweeney's 27. At the end.
Poisonwood- For a moment there I thought I was starting to like these people but then I realized it's only the secondary characters I'm enjoying reading about.
