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I tried to read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, but couldn't get more than 100 pages or so into it before I just got so sick of the cloyingness. Blech. So it became my first abandoned book of 2007. Classic, schmassic.

Club Dead - Charlaine Harris. Yay, more Weres! This may have been the book that has me wanting to write a post discussing whether or not Sookie Stackhouse is a Mary Sue (I don't think she is). Anyway, I love finding out more about different supernatural communities in this book.

Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris. I think this one might be my favorite--the situation of vampire Eric Northman losing his memory is just too much fun (& pleasantly smutty--hey, that's definitely one reason I love these books: quality smut!). Also, hey, I enjoyed seeing all the supes overcoming old tensions to go to war on the renegade witches.

Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris. The darkest one in the series to this point, I think. A sniper is picking off shapeshifters, Sookie's house gets burned, & Sookie's friend Tara is in some creepy abusive relationship w/a vampire that scares even Eric. This installment of the Southern Vampire books feels less playful, more urgent. Also I felt myself making comparisons between the position of cook at Merlotte's bar (or for that matter, the bartender at Fangtasia) & the Defense Against Dark Arts teacher in Harry Potter--only because no one ever seems to last in that position. Hehehehe.

The Book of Lost Things - John Connolly. Wonderful. Reading this felt very much like Pan's Labyrinth in some ways, w/The Neverending Story (the movie--I don't remember the book so well), & in little bits, even Monty Python mixed in. Here we have David, a young boy during WWII, whose mother has just died & who becomes obsessed with fairy tales. As aspects of these tales become intertwined with his real life, he's dragged first to a psychologist & then into the world of the tales. These fairy tales are dark, & dangerous, not comforting at all. A creepily delicious read that I tore through.

Date: 2007-02-25 03:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nightgarden.livejournal.com
I tried to read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, but couldn't get more than 100 pages or so into it before I just got so sick of the cloyingness. Blech.

That's what happened to me with Little Women. I know it's supposed to be a Classic Of Women's Literature And Coming Of Age, but about halfway through, I was like, "Could this get any more preachy?" Blech! No coincidence that the author didn't even like the book!

Date: 2007-03-10 05:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] furyofvissarion.livejournal.com
I used to love Little Women as a child, but I think I couldn't make it through now. Even as a kid I thought Jo got a raw deal.

Date: 2007-03-02 09:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mydeergirl.livejournal.com
I'm definitely intrigued by the Southern Vampire books that you keep posting about. They sound like just the thing to keep me occupied over spring break. Also, The Book of Lost Things sounds really interesting.

Date: 2007-03-10 05:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] furyofvissarion.livejournal.com
I think the Southern Vampire books would be wonderful spring break reads!!

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