Incoherent ramblings.... Pt.'whatever.

[vierran45]

The weekend after Easter has been spend rereading old favourites, like Sherwood Smith's Crown & Court duet and Tamora Pierce's Alanna series in addition to more adult stuff. Both of the series are the kind of YA books that I might never have read but for my longtime membership in the DWJ List. I only discovered them in my late twenties, and only

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[messicat]

I've met Garth Nix, he's a great storyteller, yet I've not read any of his stuff, I really should.

I've always wondered about translating books into other languages, do they manage to capture the same flair?

[vierran45]

If you're interested in reading something by him, try Sabriel. Though it's part of a series, it can perfectly well be read alone as well.

I guess translations depend quite a lot on the translator's skill. I've read some brilliant translations that really capture the original text's flair, but then I've also read really bad translations that are dull and full of mistakes. As I said, depends on the translator.

[messicat]

I will get my hands on Sabriel some day.

I guess it would, I'm not good enough to read books in anything but English so I can't find out until my language skills improve.