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Dinotopia by James Gurney has been on my wishlist for ages, but I hadn’t bought it yet because it’s so much more expensive than the books I usually buy. And if I was going to spend that much on a book, wouldn’t it make more sense to just fork out a bit more for the hardcover? Or is that just being extravagant ( Read more... )

According to my reading record, I've only read four (new) books in the last month: Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters by Shannon Hale, The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer, and The Listening Valley and The Four Graces by D.E. Stevenson.
There's something gentle, for want of a better word, about all of those stories.

(I don't actually know ( Read more... )

I arrange my books by genre, and then alphabetically by author, and then either chronologically or by colour/size ( Read more... )

I love fantasy, especially fantasy which creeps up on a non-fantasy world. I enjoy mysteries, and stories of deception and hidden identities. I like reading Victorian-esque tales of amusing familial drawing-room discussions, balls and courtship. I love stories about magical doorways and gateways, parallel dimensions and secret friends. I like books ( Read more... )

(originally catalogued Saturday, Jul. 01, 2006, last updated Friday, March 07, 2008 ( Read more... )