Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Word!
Book-drunk, adj.: State of being when one is in the middle of, in the throes of, or has just finished a good book; the feeling is headier than good liquor
Description mine. Picked up from an article in Salon on China Mieville's new children's book, Un Lun Dun. This book goes into my getting-longer-by-the-minute book list.
In the meantime, some books responsible for my dissipation these days, most of which I bought on a three-week book-binge recently:
The Lake of Dead Languages and The Drowning Tree by Carol Goodman. I really like this author. She has a good feel for atmosphere.
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
My Name is Red by Orham Pamuk
Baudolino by Umberto Eco. A year or so later after buying this book, I still haven't gotten to the middle!
Threads of Malice by Tamara Siler Jones. Forensic magic or magical forensics--whouldathunk?
The Closers by Michael Connelly. Series starring the most interestingly named detective in fiction, Heironymous "Harry" Bosch. With a handle like that, wouldn't you want to solve crimes too?
Description mine. Picked up from an article in Salon on China Mieville's new children's book, Un Lun Dun. This book goes into my getting-longer-by-the-minute book list.
In the meantime, some books responsible for my dissipation these days, most of which I bought on a three-week book-binge recently:
The Lake of Dead Languages and The Drowning Tree by Carol Goodman. I really like this author. She has a good feel for atmosphere.
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
My Name is Red by Orham Pamuk
Baudolino by Umberto Eco. A year or so later after buying this book, I still haven't gotten to the middle!
Threads of Malice by Tamara Siler Jones. Forensic magic or magical forensics--whouldathunk?
The Closers by Michael Connelly. Series starring the most interestingly named detective in fiction, Heironymous "Harry" Bosch. With a handle like that, wouldn't you want to solve crimes too?
The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt. Bought because I liked his first book and at Galatea's urging: "Buy it for our trip to Venice someday." O ha?!
Salamander by Thomas Wharton. Booksale cold contact find about books--reading and publishing them. The castle in the story, Ostrov Castle, is kinda like a cross between Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle and Flying House.
The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson, largely on Stephen KIng's say-so. Word!
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// posted by terrie @ 7:03 PM 
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Hey I really enjoyed THE DROWNING TREE. While reading it I couldn't stop noticing much it reminded me of Chuck Palahniuk's DIARY. Maybe too because the stories have some similar elements, but mostly because they just have the same pervading atmosphere... Creepy!
Now I gotta get her other book!
Now I gotta get her other book!
Yep, I wanna get her newest. Ganda din THE LAKE OF DEAD LANGUAGES, where she explores almost the same themes as THE DROWNING TREE. Still worth it though. Glad you like her! ;)
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