Wednesday Reading Meme

[osprey_archer]

What I’ve Just Finished Reading

Flora’s Fury, the third (and most recent, although likely not the last) Flora Segunda book. This book is charming in much the way the first two books were charming, but I do feel that in a series books ought to build on each other, and that in this case, that’s not really happening. I’ll probably still read the fourth book when it comes out, though.

Also, Bianca Turetsky’s The Time-Traveling Fashionista on Board the Titanic and The Time-Traveling Fashionista at the Palace of Marie Antoinette, because the covers are lovely and eye-catching and the books are shot through with illustrations of the same style. These are immensely, immensely fluffy reads: our heroine, Louise, travels back in time through the power of vintage clothes and has brisk and amusing adventures. Sometimes you just need something totally fluffy to read.

What I’m Reading Now

Still Ben Hur. This book is infinitely long, you guys. The movie is four hours long, and they still cut out tons of stuff, like the part where Ben Hur trains an army in Galilee and then follows Jesus around with it in order to be on hand when Jesus starts revolting against the Romans. Ben Hur is clearly destined for disappointment.

Also Tam Lin. The end is nigh! I'm getting the impression that Thomas knows all about his impending sacrifice to the lords of fairy and is casting about for a girlfriend to accidentally-on-purpose impregnate, which seems like a skeevy plan. Although I guess he couldn't just explain about the "sacrifice to the lords of fairy" thing, because who would believe him?

What I Plan to Read Next

Kate diCamillo’s Flora and Ulysses, the 2014 Newbery award winner.

And probably The Time-Traveling Fashionista and Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile. If only to discover how Louise got her hands on one of Cleopatra’s dresses! (I’m hoping for museum heist.)

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Is this your first time reading Tam Lin? (I myself have not read it, though I've heard lots about it.) I seem to recall your saying it was a reread, but now I'm doubting myself and thinking maybe this is your first read.

Poor Ben Hur. The New Testament is spoilers for his ambitions and dreams.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

It's the first time I've read Tam Lin. It's surprisingly hard to get a hold of, given how popular it is/was.

This is the problem with being a hero in a historical fiction novel. It really is written and unchangeable. (Though I find this less frustrating in historical fiction than in time travel books, for some reason.)

[c-maxx.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I suspect people usually wish to know about that "intention to impregnate" ahead of time...

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

I know, right? I realize that Thomas is threatened with death-by-human-sacrifice if he can't impregnate a woman who will save him, which has doubtless clouded his judgment, but really. Accidental-on-purpose impregnation is just so rude.