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Snowflake (days 9-10), WandaVision, and things

hamsterwoman Jan 20, 2021 20:01

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movie, leguin, discworld, avengers, television, snowflake challenge

Reading and watching roundup: Pulley, Walton, LeGuin (and Tesh)

hamsterwoman Sep 12, 2020 18:11

21. Natasha Pulley, The Lost Future of Pepperharrow -- this is the sequel to The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and, hm. Pulley has a special trick of writing books that first sound like they won't appeal to me, then I start reading them and am really enjoying myself -- not on a popcorn level, I find them both enjoyable to read and good, and then ( Read more... )

a: emily tesh, movie, leguin, a: natasha pulley, reading, a: jo walton

Reading roundup

hamsterwoman Nov 02, 2011 21:24

53. The Way of the Wizard, edited by John Joseph Adams -- pretty good collection. One of the things I was impressed by is the mix of famous and new-to-me names, the number of female authors in the anthology (just a little less than half), and the number of non-Caucasian names (still a distinct minority, but more than one normally sees). ( Individual stories with spoilers )

a: simon r. green, weetzie bat, kushiel, a: susanna clarke, a: marion zimmer bradley, a: libba bray, a: charlaine harris, leguin, a: orson scott card, a: lev grossman, a: cinda williams chima, a: ursula leguin, a: t.a.pratt, a: peter s. beagle, short stories, a: george r.r. martin, a: delia sherman, a: jacqueline carey, reading, a: francesca lia block, marla mason

Reading roundup

hamsterwoman Aug 21, 2011 13:50

So, it's been awhile since I've done a reading roundup, apparently...

40. Brenna Yovanoff, The Replacement -- an interesting and unusual take on the "urban fantasy with fairies" genre I really enjoy. This one's even darker than the Tithe and Wicked Lovely universes, although it does get a sort of happy ending after the darkness. ( MAJOR SPOILERS )

osc, ya, grrm, kushiel, a: scott westerfeld, leguin, ebear, a: orson scott card, a: ursula vernon, a: ursula leguin, a: naomi novik, a: caissie st onge, a: elizabeth bear, a: brenna yovanoff, temeraire, short stories, kidlit, a: jacqueline carey, reading, a: holly black

Reading Roundup

hamsterwoman Feb 10, 2010 00:21

1. Jonathan Kellerman, Bones (Alex Delaware) -- this is actually one of the better Alex Delaware novels among recent ones, both my mother and I thought. ( Non-spoilery )

a: ursula leguin, ya, tortall, a: diana wynne jones, kushiel, a: jonathan kellerman, a: libba bray, a: tamora pierce, leguin, reading, mystery, a: jacqueline carey

Reading roundup

hamsterwoman Feb 23, 2006 09:48

( Musings on LeGuin )

a: ursula leguin, leguin, a: jim butcher, reading, dresden files, a: daria dontsova