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Jan 01, 2009 18:10

oh, livejournal. how do i neglect thee? maybe if i were were a resolution-making sort of girl, i might vow to be better in the new year. maybe i am a resolution-making sort of girl and i have made that vow, but only unofficially because i don't want the guilt if/when i fall once again into neglect. i have missed you though. yes, i might flirt with Read more... )

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zoltara January 2 2009, 00:38:10 UTC
I always love your recommendations! What were your favorites?

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quietjenn January 2 2009, 05:37:22 UTC
thanks! it's fun to do every year.
let's see - some of my favorites were helping me help myself, green grows in the city, the suspicions of mr. wincher, our man in havanna, what was lost, the last fish tale, the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society, both of the books by tana french, the wordy shipmates and an exactly replica of a figment of my imagination. and you can never go wrong with wodehouse or diana wynne jones.
also great on the kid/y.a. front: the books by hilary mckay and libba bray, jellicoe road, the hunger games, the graveyard book and jellicoe road. and same difference is great, but not out yet.

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zoltara January 3 2009, 17:08:35 UTC
Ooooh, thanks! I'm totally jealous that you're able to read so much, by the way.

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lordtangent January 2 2009, 04:32:28 UTC
howdy, jenn! i see you've outread me once again. is there one p. d. james book which is best to start with?

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quietjenn January 2 2009, 05:25:14 UTC
that's because you, like, do stuff, billy!
um, i really don't feel like an expert enough on p.d. james to say for sure. i quite enjoyed "the murder room;" of the ones i read of hers this year, it's probably the one i remember the most, which might be saying something.

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Amazing ruthexpress January 2 2009, 17:42:30 UTC
Holy cow! I can't believe the length of that list. Do you read in your sleep? (do you sleep at all?)

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Re: Amazing quietjenn January 3 2009, 13:20:50 UTC
oh, i definitely sleep! it's all the other activities in my life that suffer. and it might be a nice trick to read in my sleep, but i haven't managed it.

also, kudos for the ellie mcdoodle books. the first was the last i read of the year (obviously) and the sequel the first of this one. they're terrific, and i can't wait to start foisting them on young patrons.

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Re: Amazing ruthexpress January 3 2009, 15:38:59 UTC
I can read a couple hundred picturebooks in a year, but when it comes to novels I'm slowww, despite taking a speed-reading class in college. I remain in awe of your ability; reading by osmosis doesn't work for me, either.

Thank you for your kind words on Ellie McDoodle. It's an honor to be your mid-season bookends for 2008 and 2009.
The last I heard, my agent and editor loved the premise for book 3 -- animals, specifically a bird -- and I am calmly awaiting a list of deadlines (when it arrives my life switches to panic mode).

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