Books for September, 2005

[pegkerr]

Beauty by Sherri Tepper. Re-read. I picked this up after several years away to refresh my recollection to see whether it would be suitable for Fiona, since she likes fairytale retellings. At first I thought yes, and then I thought maybe she could wait on it, given the brutal rape. I have mixed feelings about this one. Parts are effective, but parts are extremely polemic; Tepper really does have certain hobby horses that she rides very hard.

The Dubious Hills by Pamela Dean (pameladean). Re-read.

The Little Country by Charles DeLint. First time read.

Short list this month. Very busy with various things, and it has gotten in the way of my reading rather more than usual.

Comments

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

I haven't read the Tepper Beauty, although her True Game books and GRASS are wonderful. How about Robin McKinley's first Beauty now, and her other one later?

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

I really adore R. McKinley's Beauty (it's on my list of frequent re-read comfort books) and I read both it and her Rose Daughter out loud to the girls, who loved them both, too. Fiona has gone on to read and re-read every one of R. McKinley's fairytale retellings that she can find, although she has remained indifferent to trying her non-fairy tale books; i.e. The Outlaws of Sherwood Forest or The Blue Sword or The Hero and the Crown.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Fiona has gone on to read and re-read every one of R. McKinley's fairytale retellings that she can find, although she has remained indifferent to trying her non-fairy tale books; i.e. The Outlaws of Sherwood Forest or The Blue Sword or The Hero and the Crown.

I hope she'll reconsider about The Blue Sword or The Hero and the Crown--they are definitely lovely books, and TBS has been a comfort book in the past. I had trouble with Outlaws the first time through, didn't finish it--but it may have been due to life issues. I was just thinking I should try it again.