I picked up a slew of galleys at BEA, and finally managed to get them to a manageable size. I’m really having trouble deciding what to read next, because they’re all so wonderfully enticing. Plus, my friend Shari lent me a Dave Duncan fantasy series that I’m dying to dive into. But War and Peace still rules my evenings–crossed the 400 page mark last night with Pierre’s initiation into the Freemasons. Fun stuff! Last night’s second work read was the first in a new YA…
Taking a cue from Ian at Upper Fort Stewart, I thought I’d write a post rounding up the best of Reading is my Superpower, and describe some of the features on the site that you may not have noticed. I post every time I finish reading a book. I don’t post between books, so every post on Reading is my Superpower means I’ve read a book in its entirety. You can find my archive by clicking All the Books So Far in the sidebar. Each…
In the Series vs. Recurring Characters post, a comment from Imani yielded this tantalizing fragment: Maybe that’s why I disagree Thank you! I feel like this is a sign that I’m doing something right over here at Reading is my Superpower. I might blog like I’m right about everything, but I know I’m not. (Just don’t tell my husband.) Generally speaking, the discussions in the comments threads have been marvelous. There’s nothing quite like discussing books and reading with kindred spirits. I’ve gotten book recommendations,…
I’ve been doing a ton of reading on pregnancy and childbirth, but haven’t blogged about any of it, mainly because I only blog when I finish a book, and I’m not going to be finished with any of these until the baby arrives. Since blogging will not be a postpartum priority, I’ll let you see the list of what I’m reading. The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger — this is a beautiful book, though not terribly helpful. The Pregnancy Book (Sears)…
In the comments thread for Will the Series be Unbroken, Brad & Imani‘s insights made me realize that I was thinking of series in a very limited way. I was only considering a series as having the following criteria: Set in the same world Recurring characters A forward-moving story that aims for cohesiveness across multiple books There is a discrete end in sight, whether or not the author ever reaches it (coughrobertjordan) In other words, the common model in the fantasy/sci fi world.
Today’s work read was the first in what I think will be an awesome fantasy series. So of course I’m disappointed that I’m going to have to wait who-knows-how-long for the next one, and the next one, and however many more there might be.
My last On Reading post, How Much Trouble Can One Teen Get Into, Anyway? was a synopsis of a fake YA book, not the actual book I read, which was chock-full of troubles, but not quite as outlandish as what I posted.
After reading today’s work read, I think what I really need to do with my life is write the mother of all teen novels. MY LIFE SUCKS WORSE THAN YOURS by SUPERFAST READER Our girl is an overachiever from a broken home who was molested by a family friend when she was young. She keeps a journal chronicling her struggles with bulimia and anorexia. After a wild crystal meth-fueled party gets out of control, she ends up dating one of the boys she had sex…
How’s that for a provocative title? Others are like, “The trouble with Christian fiction is that any other kind exists.” Some people are like, “The trouble with Christian fiction is that it exists at all.” I would love to read books about people struggling with the Christian faith. My trouble with Christian fiction is that a lot of times the characters have no dark side. Or, if they do, their dark side is promptly banished upon asking Jesus into their hearts. I think this is…
This is rather hilarious, courtesy of Petunia. It’s not at all book-related, but that’s okay because I didn’t read a book for this post. The results I got just tickled me so much that I couldn’t keep it to myself. 1. Go to Google.com 2. Type your name and the word ‘needs’ in quotes in the search engine and hit the button. Give us 13 that make sense, if you can. 1. Annie needs to be rescued by the armed forces (displaying male power), the…