A long time a go friends and I were exchanging favorite books. The tripod books were T's favorites but I still haven't read them.
Niska: Mr. Reynolds? You died, Mr. Reynolds. Mal: Seemed like the thing to do.
'War Stories'
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."
Laga - Aug 30, 2008 6:59:34 am PDT #7177 of 28404
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Strix - Aug 30, 2008 7:13:34 am PDT #7178 of 28404
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
In fact, my nephew left for boarding school today and I'm trying to figure out what I can send him at school to maintain my "cool aunt" status.
A set of lock-picks, homemade sugary snacks, and a membership to Netflix.
Strix - Aug 30, 2008 7:19:15 am PDT #7179 of 28404
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Deena - Aug 30, 2008 7:38:01 am PDT #7180 of 28404
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
A set of lock-picks, homemade sugary snacks, and a membership to Netflix.
Wow. Erin knows cool.
Jessica, I wouldn't want you to get into trouble, but thank you for the thought.
I was thinking about those books last night. I had read Andre Norton and probably a Heinlein or two by then, but I had to hide anything science fiction or fantasy from my parents, who would watch Star Trek after we went to bed, but not every episode, because they heartily disapproved of "that Kirk" who would "get with anything." Having a teacher I liked read them aloud was just so incredibly cool.
Fay - Aug 30, 2008 7:45:05 am PDT #7181 of 28404
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Ooh, Deena - I was thinking earlier, how about Diana Wynne Jones? One of my very favourite kids' writers, and I think that she might be age-appropriate for Kara, or at least nearly. Magicians of Caprona is a particular favourite of mine, along with Howl's Moving Castle and Charmed Life and Witch Week. Ooh, and Dogsbody is fabulous, of course. And...actually, I love most of her books. (Including The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, but I think that would be lost on Kara at present.)
Gadget_Girl - Aug 30, 2008 7:53:06 am PDT #7182 of 28404
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
A set of lock-picks, homemade sugary snacks, and a membership to Netflix.
BWAH!
Deena - Aug 30, 2008 8:15:17 am PDT #7183 of 28404
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Oh, thanks, Fay. Lovely idea. We watched Howl's Moving Castle and she loved it (as did I).
Fay - Aug 30, 2008 8:21:49 am PDT #7184 of 28404
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
The movie differs from the novel in several ways, but I loved it. There are two sequels/companion books featuring Sophie and Howl (in supporting roles) - Castle in the Air and The House of Many Ways. I liked both of them a lot, but I think that I still like Howl's Moving Castle best.
Really want to re-read Fire and Hemlock, since discovering that it's based on TS Eliot's Four Quartets. Absolutely didn't put two and two together there - I read the book long before the poems, and although I realised that Fire and Hemlock is a retelling of the Tam Lin story, I absolutely didn't twig to the Eliot links. I'm eager to reread and see how that works.
Deena - Aug 30, 2008 8:28:14 am PDT #7185 of 28404
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Oh, that is interesting. I'll have to reread the Eliot before I read Fire and Hemlock. I love YA. There are so many good stories.
Atropa - Aug 30, 2008 10:41:38 am PDT #7186 of 28404
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Deena, has she read any of the Mary Poppins books? Because the books are some of my favorites.
Oooh! She might like Clive Barker's The Thief of Always. In fact, I'm positive she would like it. It's similar to Coraline in tone.