04.06.2013 ( Read more... )

04.2013

An excellent collection of rather personal essays about literature from a liberal feminist perspective by a great writer. I am not a fan of Russ' fiction but the moment I started reading her non-fiction I was hooked. She's direct, easy to understand and profoundly coherent throughout.

Includes essays: 'Not From Years but For Decades’, ' ( Read more... )

24.12.11

Part of the "Zombies vs Unicorns" anthology. Amusing but not outstanding, although it did demolish a number of cliches rather nicely.

2011, 2011: short-story in english, book-2011, #cuento/short-story, *author: female, @read in english, *fandomer-written, +unicorns, author: naomi novik, +adventures, @_new york, @_usa, +zombies

"Captive Prince"

26.02

There are no words for how much I love CP. This is not, as per the author's classification, an actual separate book but book 1 of 3 of the same novel. Still, it's 60.000 words and I keep re-reading chapters of book 2 (which is on chapter 27 right now) every time she posts a new one so I definitely need to count it towards ( Read more... )

30.11.11
Answer being no. I don't remember what this was about, just that it was mediocre.

20.11.11

The main character is a servant to a superheroe, who requires one because he can't even get dressed on his own. Also obviously in love with said superheroe. But nothing happens.

22.10.11

7000 words.

This is a story of the parents’ generation of the series. We get to meet Marie (Alan’s mum), Daniel (Alan’s father) and Olivia (Nick’s biological mother) when they were teenagers. It’s all from Marie’s POV, awkward music loving Marie who’s had cancer since she was a little child and refuses to tell people that’s why she’s got ( Read more... )

31.07.11

14.000 words. Gerald's childhood. Very interesting portrayal of the mechanics of oppresion.

2011, 2011: short-story in english, book-2011, *author: female, @read in english, #cuento/short-story, +supernatural, author: Sarah Rees Brennan, +magic, *fandomer-written, #urban-fantasy, #fantasy, #young adult, +twins

09.07.11

6000 words. Livia and Arthur and how Nick came to be. Chilling when you know how things turn out.

2011, 2011: short-story in english, book-2011, *author: female, @read in english, #cuento/short-story, +supernatural, author: Sarah Rees Brennan, +magic, *fandomer-written, #urban-fantasy, #fantasy, #young adult

“The Coward With A Kiss”by Sarah Rees Brennan

06.05.2011

http://sarahtales.livejournal.com/185853.html#cutid1

12.000 words. This is my favourite of short stories set in the Demon’s Lexicon ’verse. It’s about Jamie’s ex-best friend, Mark Skinner, and set on a not so normal school day before the events of the book. Since Mark is quite worried that ( Read more... )