Wednesday Reading Meme
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osprey_archerWhat 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.)
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.)
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Date: 2014-01-31 04:15 am (UTC)