Jun. 15th, 2012

osprey_archer: (books)
I actually have nothing intelligent to say about book #5, Jan Brett's The Wild Christmas Reindeer. It's on my list because I loved Jan Brett books in general - her troll books are also awesome - and this book in particular, even though I rarely bothered to read it.

How can I love this book so much if I didn't read it? Why bother reading when the illustrations are so glorious as to be complete unto themselves? Jan Brett books often have one story going on in the main text and another contained solely in the illustrations in the margin, and what I love about this book is the marginal story: the elves in all their little workshops, making Christmas toys and gingerbread and candy canes and sweaters, all in loving intricate detail.

I told myself long stories about the lives on those elves. It's the first book I remember making up stories about - except perhaps The Borrowers. What are the first books you remember making up more of?
osprey_archer: (art)
Dear Sutcliff Swap Writer Person,

Thank you so much for writing this for me! I hope you have as much fun writing this story as I'm sure to have reading it. I tend to go on and on in these letters because I find it helpful when my recipient writes a lot, but please don't feel bound by anything I write here.

Things I Like Generally:
• Emotional complexity
• Flawed but likeable characters
• Relationships with trust issues, either because the characters can't trust each other but want to, or because they trust each other without reservation
• Relationships that are difficult but affectionate
• Long-term friendships
• Angst leavened by humor, or humor leavened by angst
• Hurt/comfort
• "Five things..." fics
• Bittersweet endings

I'm also a sucker for history, but I don't know enough about these time periods to notice if you get something wrong, so don't fret about it.

ExpandCut for specifics about my requests, because I go on and on and ON )

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