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Reading Roundup

Mar 07, 2010 13:16

9. Junot Diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao -- so we kicked off this miniature book club at work, CM-my-buddy, MB-of-the-ferrets, and me, and this was the first (and so far only) book we read for it. CM suggested it, along with a couple of others, and I pounced, because my friend R had brought it up (for the Tolkien allusions) when we met ( Read more... )

a: beth fantaskey, ya, a: t.a.pratt, a: jonathan kellerman, gaiman, a: neil gaiman, lotr, reading, mystery, a: junot diaz, kellerman, a: chris crutcher

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sheiannasherra March 8 2010, 15:14:37 UTC

I haven't read The Graveyard Book yet so I only skimmed your review. I don't know why I keep forgetting about Neil Gaiman when I put books on hold. Totally inexplicable since I really love his writing. I'll have to remember to do a search and see what our library has that I haven't read yet next time I'm browsing for books.
I love Howl's Moving Castle and am sort of torn between which I love more, the book or the film. Miyazaki took a lot of liberties with the book but I really love some of the changes so, like I said, I'm torn. This is very unusual since I usually hate it when they change something drastic from book to film. (Elves at Helm's Deep, Faramir character assassination...)

hamsterwoman March 8 2010, 18:02:58 UTC

Oh, yeah, I'd kind of forgotten there was a movie, too. I should remember to check that out.

(And I so hear you on the Faramir character assassination -- the only thing I can't forgive the movies for entirely. The Elves at Helm's Deep strike me as pointless, but don't actually bother me.)