Brenda, I do agree with you. I loved the first book, but I was so irritated by the time I was done with #3 that I can't like the first book so much anymore. Normally I can just cut it off, but Pullman retroactively tainted himself in my eyes.

I read so little anymore, and so little fantasy. I think the last thing I read and enjoyed enough to keep was the Hallowed Hunt stuff from Bujold. Orson Scott Card pissed me off, and Octavia Butler died (how thoughtless!) and Brust isn't churning them out like he should be, and what's Emma Bull done for me lately?

I, uh, used to have a really really teeny amount of space to cover in a bookstore to see if any new books from "my" authors were out.

I'm tempted to reread McAffrey and Zimmer Bradley, and I know that doesn't end well.

I was less irritated by book #3 and more surprised. Like "You went there? Really?"

I think that Silver Chair, Horse and His Boy, Last Battle seems like a reasonable order for the rest. Except that that only one I can find right now is Horse and His Boy.

Hil, Horse and His Boy takes place during the Reign of the Four Kings and Queens, i.e. Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, so it is of an early era in Narnia. Silver Chair takes place chronologically after Dawn Treader, and before Last Battle. So if I might suggest it, go for Horse and His Boy next.

As for my faith, I fear that too many of the churches and Christians I grew up around have become enamored of either Tashlan or a donkey in an lion's suit. I won't worship either, but I haven't entirely given up on Aslan, either. I'm just not sure I know what the real Lion looks like. I miss the spiritual community of going to church, but I don't miss the willful ignorance and hatred parading as love.

P.S. Jen, thank you for the corset comments. I have passed them along.

I miss the spiritual community of going to church, but I don't miss the willful ignorance and hatred parading as love.

I was less irritated by book #3 and more surprised. Like "You went there? Really?"

I felt he was going there, and my disgust just kept growing as he kept going. It was just so...

Man, that's like when Sheri Tepper went off the rails and soured me on her perfectly cromulent YA stuff.

Plei, if you see this, insent to your mohmlet at gmail account.

I should say I went to the church school on the church grounds and at times would be on said grounds every single day of the week. Watching some people be very true to Christian principles, and a lot of other people not even remotely coming close.

I miss the fervent faith of my parents and sister. I've co-opted Cindy's statement and I am currently on a break with Church. I like to think there is a God of some sort; I just want the divine to be more divine than some followers make it seem.

meara! The DC Kings are mentioned in an article in today's Slate! [link]

Yep! I'd heard about it for a while. Not really impressed with the article, though...normally I like her stuff, but all the stuff about how her daughter was freaked out and disgusted by her and by drag queens? Eesh.

GREAT phone call. The guy definiately wants to work with me but he doesn't have an open position at the moment. BUT the position he is working on creating sounds perfect for me and is a great mix of the skills I already have and the challenges of working on his team

OOoh, fingers crossed for you, Suzi!

GF has been un-laid off. That place is weird, but at least this is good weird. I guess her boss went to bat for her.

Eep! Well, fingers crossed that whatever's best works out for her.

I think I enjoyed the latest Kushiel book (#2 in the second trilogy?) better than the one before that.

t cries and cries I'm still at work.

GF has been un-laid off.

That's good news! Yay for good news. We need some. Also, Suzi's phone interview sounds like good news, too.

Have I been skipping and skimming too much to catch it, or has Sean brought any news of how S is doing?