SHARING IS CARING MEME: DAY 3
On day 3 i am supposed to recommend a fanfic/ebook/book.
so i will recommend 2 books and a fanfic.
FANFICTION : karadin.
she kindly send me a link for it .
read it, it's really excellent!
http://community.livejournal.com/gackt_army/226691.html
(just scroll down and read it!)
and i wanted to recommend a book - one of my favourites -
THE LOST ART OF KEEPING SECRETS by Eva Rice
yeah i know what you're thinking - it's just some chick-lit! i guess it is chick-lit in the sense that it is a really easy read, and that it's a sweet candy-floss love story. but it is so well written, that i'm sure even chick-lit haters won't mind that! Eva Rice's strength is her superb command over language - she is such a brilliant writer! it is one of those rare books where you like every singly character without exceptions, even the rare nasty ones are portrayed so well!
if you don't believe me, read what someone says about this book -
"'The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets' is a real treat - the literary equivalent of a huge slice of chocolate cake. It centres around Penelope, an enchanting but slightly awkward teenage girl growing up in a crumbling country manor in post-war England - and of course, ultimately, it's a love story. But to me, the plot is secondary to the beautiful writing and excellent characterisation. Eva Rice's characters are some of the most perfectly drawn I have ever encountered; even minor players in the story are depicted so exquisitely that they seem to leap off the page. Added to which, the protagonists are so eccentric and interesting that it's impossible not to care about them. The descriptions are equally brilliant - the book really brings the 1950s to life, and the settings (Penelope's grand house, her friend Charlotte's aunt's jumbled flat, decadent parties in London) are, without exception, vividly, entrancingly detailed. The dialogue sparkles with wit, vigour and intelligence; at several points I laughed out loud - and the last few chapters actually made me cry, which I very rarely do over a book. "
isn't that nice.
another book, which is completely different though, is "THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG AT NIGHTTIME" by Mark Haddon.
it is the story of a young autistic boy who investigates the sudden death of his neighbour's dog, and uncovers a whole lot of other things in the process. what makes this book absolutely brilliant is that it is from the point of view of the boy, who has a remarkably unusual world view, which however, sometimes(actually, most of the time) seems to be truer and more logical than "normal" people's world views. this book is filled with pictures and stuff, and when i was reading it in the metro, i actually got weird glances from people who must have thought that i was reading a kiddy book! it's hard to discribe this book, but it is amazingly powerfully impactful (is that a word ??) and can really change the way you look at the world. seriously, it can. it's won a bunch of awards and stuff also i think, only i dunno which ones and i feel too lazy to research it.
so i will recommend 2 books and a fanfic.
FANFICTION : karadin.
she kindly send me a link for it .
read it, it's really excellent!
http://community.livejournal.com/gackt_army/226691.html
(just scroll down and read it!)
and i wanted to recommend a book - one of my favourites -
THE LOST ART OF KEEPING SECRETS by Eva Rice
yeah i know what you're thinking - it's just some chick-lit! i guess it is chick-lit in the sense that it is a really easy read, and that it's a sweet candy-floss love story. but it is so well written, that i'm sure even chick-lit haters won't mind that! Eva Rice's strength is her superb command over language - she is such a brilliant writer! it is one of those rare books where you like every singly character without exceptions, even the rare nasty ones are portrayed so well!
if you don't believe me, read what someone says about this book -
"'The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets' is a real treat - the literary equivalent of a huge slice of chocolate cake. It centres around Penelope, an enchanting but slightly awkward teenage girl growing up in a crumbling country manor in post-war England - and of course, ultimately, it's a love story. But to me, the plot is secondary to the beautiful writing and excellent characterisation. Eva Rice's characters are some of the most perfectly drawn I have ever encountered; even minor players in the story are depicted so exquisitely that they seem to leap off the page. Added to which, the protagonists are so eccentric and interesting that it's impossible not to care about them. The descriptions are equally brilliant - the book really brings the 1950s to life, and the settings (Penelope's grand house, her friend Charlotte's aunt's jumbled flat, decadent parties in London) are, without exception, vividly, entrancingly detailed. The dialogue sparkles with wit, vigour and intelligence; at several points I laughed out loud - and the last few chapters actually made me cry, which I very rarely do over a book. "
isn't that nice.
another book, which is completely different though, is "THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG AT NIGHTTIME" by Mark Haddon.
it is the story of a young autistic boy who investigates the sudden death of his neighbour's dog, and uncovers a whole lot of other things in the process. what makes this book absolutely brilliant is that it is from the point of view of the boy, who has a remarkably unusual world view, which however, sometimes(actually, most of the time) seems to be truer and more logical than "normal" people's world views. this book is filled with pictures and stuff, and when i was reading it in the metro, i actually got weird glances from people who must have thought that i was reading a kiddy book! it's hard to discribe this book, but it is amazingly powerfully impactful (is that a word ??) and can really change the way you look at the world. seriously, it can. it's won a bunch of awards and stuff also i think, only i dunno which ones and i feel too lazy to research it.