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theladywolf

Chronicles of the Snow and Ice

Jan 13, 2010 00:03

( Me, the snow, cabin fever and the apocalypse )

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bogwitch64 January 13 2010, 14:35:12 UTC

I just was over on justonpilon's page talking about The Road. Yes, you picked a terrible time to read that one! I read it in the summer when all was warm and green. It did help assuage the horror of it, kept out some of the cold.

You might want to try The Year of the Flood by Margret Atwood. It's the same sort of themes as in The Road, but not nearly as bleak. I really enjoyed it. Oryx and Crake is a companion book to it. It's on my TBR pile.

gabriel_writes January 13 2010, 20:10:36 UTC

Can I take those as recommendations for my 2010 list?

bogwitch64 January 13 2010, 20:12:23 UTC

Absolutely. Great reads. All three.

theladywolf January 13 2010, 20:13:08 UTC

Flooding. Let me see. As well as having the coldest winter in forty years, we've just had the wettest November in, like, I think, forever. Half the country was cut off and washed out. I was happy on my hill then let me tell you. I am a little bit frightened to read The Year of the Flood, as look what happened when I read The Road. :)

Actually I read The Road ages ago. But it had a horrible impact on me. It's one of those books I'd unread if I could. I must say that one of the books that helped me out of the mood of it was Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, also an apocalyptic novel, but uplifting in comparison to The Road. I'd like to think if I ever I faced an apocalypse I'd handle it in the spirit of Vonnegut, not McCarty. :)

bogwitch64 January 13 2010, 20:16:01 UTC

In Year of the Flood, it's a waterless flood. :)

The Road had that sort of effect on everyone I know who read it thus far (except Justin!) It makes you think about it long after you've hidden it in the freezer.

theladywolf January 13 2010, 20:18:43 UTC

What is Justin made of? I must go over and read what he says. :)

Waterless flood? OK, it's going on my Amazon wishlist. Thanks for the tip.

Everything on the wishlist gets read eventually, one way or the other. ;)

bogwitch64 January 13 2010, 20:20:55 UTC

I'd love to hear your thoughts after you've read it.

theladywolf January 13 2010, 20:38:11 UTC

Will do. Were you very impressed by it?

bogwitch64 January 13 2010, 21:29:26 UTC

I was--so much so that I bought the companion book, Oryx and Crake.

theladywolf January 13 2010, 22:16:06 UTC

OK, that's pushed it closer to the top of the wishlist. :)

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