Books for May, 2003

[pegkerr]

Very, very short list this month. I'm embarrassed:

Thomas Shippey J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century. I heard Phil Kaveny remark at Minicon that this book was the best piece of literary criticism he'd read all year, which was why he picked it up.

It was the best piece of literary criticism I'd read all year.

Neil Gaiman Sandman: Seasons of Mist. Yes, I want to keep reading them.

Naomi Kritzer Turning the Storm This is the sequel to the book I blurbed, Fires of the Faithful. I'm pleased to see that she finished off the story quite well. The character of Giavonni quite grew on me. Ever since reading Cyrano de Bergerac I've been a sucker for stories of silent, unrequited love.

Nancy Atherton Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday

Well, at least all of these were all new reads. But so few books to show for the month Tsk, tsk, Peg. Am now reading Kushner and Sherman's Fall of the Kings That will be on next month's list.

Peg

Comments

[aome.livejournal.com]

*bounce* Someone else who reads Aunt Dimity! A friend of mine got me into them. Just finished two recently - Aunt Dimity Beats The Devil and Aunt Dimity: Detective. I *think* I've read all of them in that series now - except the one you just read.

Are you lacking time or actual books? I put out a request for book recs today, and got an armload of suggestions. I'm guessing you've read many of them already, being the voracious reader you are, but feel free to visit and see if there's anything new-to-you mentioned.

[rhiannon333.livejournal.com]

Embarassed only in comparison to your usual long list! As against people like me who could barely list two books this month. I must get hold of the Shippey book - I had read too much abysmal Tolkien criticism to bother with it, but on your rec I will read happily. And Neil Gaiman is on my list for sure. Hope the return to full time work does not make things too impossible for reading and writing.

[vass]

I'm glad (for some value of glad) to know I'm not the only one who gets competitive (if only with myself) about how many books I read.

I'm presently sulking because St Augustine and the Pride and Prejudice reread will have to be June, not May.

[romancoat.livejournal.com]

I love Gaiman's Sandman series! Sadly, I'm missing Dream Country and Season of Mists because they were stolen from me. But they're excellent. Those are pretty much the only comic books I've read.