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Here, have a couple of links about bookish topics!
This is a week old by now and maybe everyone has seen it already, but I think many of the writers on my flist would be interested in Kristin Cashore's post Pictures of a Book Being Made, in which she details the process she went through to write Bitterblue. It is horrifying, but also inspiring.
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This is a week old by now and maybe everyone has seen it already, but I think many of the writers on my flist would be interested in Kristin Cashore's post Pictures of a Book Being Made, in which she details the process she went through to write Bitterblue. It is horrifying, but also inspiring.
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I was happily (and credulously) going along thinking, "how charming and funny...magical realism...maybe I could recommend this to my sister". And then came the ending. Yikes. Maybe not. LOL.
Heh, there's nothing like a book that pulls the rug out from under you in the last chapter!
As for "Bitterblue", you have to read "Graceling" and "Fire" first, because they build on each other. "Bitterblue" isn't a sucker punch kind of book, but it is a book that's kind of sad all the way through. All of the characters are basically suffering from PTSD after being ruled over by an evil king who had the power to compel people to do anything. I wouldn't say that it's a depressing book at all, but I'm not sure I would say it's exactly fun either, though I loved it and would definitely recommend it.
For your sister (and you too!), I would recommend maybe "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern, or, if she would prefer more realistic, "The Weird Sisters" by Eleanor Brown.
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