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I'm reading The Last Sheriff in Texas: A True Tale of Violence and the Vote by James P. McCollom. It's an interesting story, but may have been better suited for a long magazine article than a book. The author is trying to build tension, but it's coming across as a lot of repetition.
I've just finished a long sojourn in Earthsea. I read the first three in the cycle, and then reread them, to make sure I got it all. LeGuin is subtle. She writes well and easily, and you can miss stuff. I enjoyed those twice! Then I read the last three. I think I will reread Tehanu, skip the Tales, and reread The Other Wind.
The first three titles are the best, IMO: Wizard of Earthsea, The Ruins of Atuan, and The Farthest Shore. Tehanu, however might be my favorite.
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There's also Tales of Earthsea, an animated feature done by Studio Ghibli for TV, & dubbed into English. It was very impressive - excellent animation. I don't know how faithful the movie was to the sources, though. But it had a good feel to it, reminded me of LeGuin's approach to things. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_Earthsea_(film) - I think you can find it on the Internet.
It's so weird when this happens. I'd never heard of this author until I read your post. Her novels aren't my type of books -- I'm very much into memoirs -- and then, just last night, this showed up on my "you might like" list on Amazon and is now on my "to read" list. (No, I hadn't looked up the books when I read your post. I guess it's memoir karma that triggered it.) Anyway, maybe it's something that you might want to read too:
I went through a phase a couple of years ago. I love YA dystopian. Have you read these:
Most of these I have read and some are on my To Read list. They are in order of the ones I liked best:
Cinder(The Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer
Unwind (Unwind Dystology #1) by Neal Shusterman
Divergent
Legend series by Lu Marie
Six of Crows series by Leigh Bardugo
Divergent series
Delirium series by Lauren Oliver
Born series by Tara Brown
Rob Thurman books
Maze Runner
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
The Park Service by Ryan Winfield
Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Did not read yet:
Matched (Matched #1) by Ally Condie
Ruby Red series by Kerstin Gier
Belligerent (Vicara #1) by B.N. Mauldin
The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Scott Medbury books
T.A. Williams books
From your list, I've read The Uglies and Unwind. I want to read Divergent and Maze Runner. :] I actually haven't heard of the rest, so will have to look them up. There's so many out there!
Currently reading: Unbound - Jim Hines (book three in the Libriomancer series)
Just finished Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn, at first I was ready to chuck it, as I found the writing choppy, stuck with it and glad I did, good book.
I started We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter last night, so far very good.
WWTLO is on my list.
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If I were to get a goat, I think I'd have to name him Wrigley. (Or maybe Murphy if I had 2.)
To keep on topic, I'll say that I started a YA book called Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda. I bought it a few months back, not realizing a movie was coming out based on the book. (Movie is called Love, Simon.) It's definitely a YA read, but so far I am enjoying it a lot.
Good names.
How is the book? That one has been on my list to read.
I am falling behind in reading. Too much going on. I did finish The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison. I thought it was very good but creepy. A wealthy man has an obsession with butterflies. He builds a secure and hidden garden and kidnaps young girls to keep in his garden forever. At age 21 he "lovingly" kills them and puts them on display with their tattooed wings in his garden. Creepy but good story. It is told from one of the girls after they all get out during interrogation.
I just started Wait For Dark by Kay Hooper which is a Bishop series. So far there have been some strange accidents in a small town that make no sense. They all got the same text just before they died "wait for dark".
I am falling behind in reading. Too much going on. I did finish The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison. I thought it was very good but creepy. A wealthy man has an obsession with butterflies. He builds a secure and hidden garden and kidnaps young girls to keep in his garden forever. At age 21 he "lovingly" kills them and puts them on display with their tattooed wings in his garden. Creepy but good story. It is told from one of the girls after they all get out during interrogation.
How is the book? That one has been on my list to read.
It was a quick read and I enjoyed it a lot. The only thing I didn't love was that everyone in the book was a little too perfect. But, it's a book for kids, and I think it is a great story for kids who are in, say, 7th through 12th grade to read, even if they aren't gay. I'd love for my son to read it but he won't. It's a cute story, and I'd like to see the movie.
I'm giving it 3 out of 5 stars. I had to struggle through it as I thought about quitting it several times. A bit to "magical" for my liking with all the faeries flitting about. Just wasn't very believable to me. Guess I was envisioning a more "gritty" end of the world as we know it story.
It was a quick read and I enjoyed it a lot. The only thing I didn't love was that everyone in the book was a little too perfect. But, it's a book for kids, and I think it is a great story for kids who are in, say, 7th through 12th grade to read, even if they aren't gay. I'd love for my son to read it but he won't. It's a cute story, and I'd like to see the movie.
Are you talking about "We Were The Lucky Ones" ? I think you have the wrong initials It is not a book for kids at all. It is an excellent book for adults, and I would even read it again, it was that good.
Are you talking about "We Were The Lucky Ones" ? I think you have the wrong initials It is not a book for kids at all. It is an excellent book for adults, and I would even read it again, it was that good.
Oh - no. Simon and the Homo Sapiens Agenda. The quote didn't include the quote within that quote.
I have We Were The Lucky Ones in my TBR pile, though.
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Does the magic go away?
It is not a book for kids at all. It is an excellent book for adults, and I would even read it again, it was that good.