Books read: 2007
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yendi21. Cirque du Freak #2: The Vampire's Assistant, by Darren Shan. I'm continuing to enjoy this series. It's fluffy, but also nicely dark, with a definitely feeling that no character other than the narrator is truly safe. And the narrator himself is nicely flawed, not a hero by any proper standard. I've taken the next two out of the library, so we'll see if the books can keep it up. Recommended.
22. Take Big Bites: Adventures Around the World and Across the Table, by Linda Ellerbee. Who knew that Linda had it in her to be a good food writer? These essays are fun, well-written, and they made me hungry*. Recommended for foodies.
23. The Zombie Survival Guide, by Max Brooks. I was pleasently surprised by how readable this was. Most of the assorted "survival guides" and "hero manuals" are cute, and fun to flip through, but not that enjoyable to read cover-to-cover. This one is a damned fine read, with lots of "history" sprinkled throughout, and a thoroughly well-developed background behind the outbreaks. Highly recommended.
24. Everfree, by Nick Sagan. The final book in the Idlewild trilogy, it's a damned good conclusion to the series. I won't go overly into the plot (since it would spoil some of the previous two novels), but I really love the way the stuff put into motion in the first book finally play out here. Sagan's got great ear for dialogue, and switches narrative voices smoothly here. The subtitle of part two of this book is also one of the more elegant puns I've seen in a while. The series as a whole is a great twist on the typical post-apocalyptic future. Highly recommended (but read the first two volumes first).
25. Dark Harvest, by Norman Partridge. Yet another reason I love our library -- I can find signed, limited-to-2000-copies editions of works just sitting on the 14-day rental shelf. The concept for Dark Harvest isn't anything you haven't seen before in works like The Lottery: a small town with a Dark Secret that Consumes Its Own. But Partridge does a great job of telling this tale with some decidedly dark twists, a wonderful narrative style, and a nice open ending. Recommended if you can find a copy.
*Hungrier, actually. I'm pretty much always hungry.
22. Take Big Bites: Adventures Around the World and Across the Table, by Linda Ellerbee. Who knew that Linda had it in her to be a good food writer? These essays are fun, well-written, and they made me hungry*. Recommended for foodies.
23. The Zombie Survival Guide, by Max Brooks. I was pleasently surprised by how readable this was. Most of the assorted "survival guides" and "hero manuals" are cute, and fun to flip through, but not that enjoyable to read cover-to-cover. This one is a damned fine read, with lots of "history" sprinkled throughout, and a thoroughly well-developed background behind the outbreaks. Highly recommended.
24. Everfree, by Nick Sagan. The final book in the Idlewild trilogy, it's a damned good conclusion to the series. I won't go overly into the plot (since it would spoil some of the previous two novels), but I really love the way the stuff put into motion in the first book finally play out here. Sagan's got great ear for dialogue, and switches narrative voices smoothly here. The subtitle of part two of this book is also one of the more elegant puns I've seen in a while. The series as a whole is a great twist on the typical post-apocalyptic future. Highly recommended (but read the first two volumes first).
25. Dark Harvest, by Norman Partridge. Yet another reason I love our library -- I can find signed, limited-to-2000-copies editions of works just sitting on the 14-day rental shelf. The concept for Dark Harvest isn't anything you haven't seen before in works like The Lottery: a small town with a Dark Secret that Consumes Its Own. But Partridge does a great job of telling this tale with some decidedly dark twists, a wonderful narrative style, and a nice open ending. Recommended if you can find a copy.
*Hungrier, actually. I'm pretty much always hungry.
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Date: 2007-03-26 02:23 pm (UTC)*sends bacon sandwich*
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Date: 2007-03-26 02:27 pm (UTC)(Actually, my first bacon sandwich in the UK was not a pleasant experience; butter is not nearly as yummy with bacon as mayo).
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