Reading Wednesday
Finished reading: Bryony and Roses by T Kingfisher, better known as Ursula Vernon. This is a lovely retelling of the Beauty and the Beast story. I suggest it for those who like practical-minded protagonists who don't mind getting their hands dirty (literally, in this case. Bryony is a gardener. <3 ) One thing that I really like about it is that their romance is so -- it just works. Bryony and the Beast fit together so well, in such a nice way. They're prickly and sarcastic together and it was just a pleasure to read. ...Kind of thinking of requesting this for an exchange, to be honest (Yuletide, maybe?) or writing fic outside of an exchange, because I enjoyed their relationship so much, and I want more of it.
Also finished reading: Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto. While I liked this one, I didn't enjoy it quite as much as I enjoyed Kitchen, though I think that might be because Kitchen hit some very personal notes with me, whereas this one does not. But it's still lovely; there is so much.... lingering on images here and there, very vivid. Nice. <3 (And Tsugumi sure is... something... as a character, pfff. Good lord, what a person.)
Also-also finished reading: Love Poems by Pablo Neruda. I don't know if this particular volume is representative of his work, but I enjoyed it immensely. Poetry goals, right there. Wow.
Currently reading: N/A, it is buttfuck in the morning and I haven't started anything yet. ;p
Reading next: A book I was hoping for just came out! T Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon's new novel, The Raven and the Reindeer*. Totally looking forward to this one. It's based on 'The Snow Queen', which is a tale that I didn't read as a kid, so I don't have any particular attachment to it (in fact I'm not sure if I've ever read it at all?). Though I did enjoy the Soviet animated version of it when I watched it last year - you all should watch it too if you haven't seen it before; it's up on youtube with subtitles and it's great. The author has seemed really excited about this one for a while, so I expect it'll be awesome. Also, glancing at the tags on Smashwords, it looks like this one contains f/f? Which I didn't expect, but is a pleasant surprise. :D
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Also finished reading: Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto. While I liked this one, I didn't enjoy it quite as much as I enjoyed Kitchen, though I think that might be because Kitchen hit some very personal notes with me, whereas this one does not. But it's still lovely; there is so much.... lingering on images here and there, very vivid. Nice. <3 (And Tsugumi sure is... something... as a character, pfff. Good lord, what a person.)
Also-also finished reading: Love Poems by Pablo Neruda. I don't know if this particular volume is representative of his work, but I enjoyed it immensely. Poetry goals, right there. Wow.
Currently reading: N/A, it is buttfuck in the morning and I haven't started anything yet. ;p
Reading next: A book I was hoping for just came out! T Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon's new novel, The Raven and the Reindeer*. Totally looking forward to this one. It's based on 'The Snow Queen', which is a tale that I didn't read as a kid, so I don't have any particular attachment to it (in fact I'm not sure if I've ever read it at all?). Though I did enjoy the Soviet animated version of it when I watched it last year - you all should watch it too if you haven't seen it before; it's up on youtube with subtitles and it's great. The author has seemed really excited about this one for a while, so I expect it'll be awesome. Also, glancing at the tags on Smashwords, it looks like this one contains f/f? Which I didn't expect, but is a pleasant surprise. :D
This entry was originally posted at http://yuuago.dreamwidth.org/3463738.html. You can comment here or at the original entry.