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Saturday, May 10th, 2008Review: Snow by Maxence Fermine
Yuko Akita had two passions.
Haiku.
And snow.
Yuko is a poet who loves snow and writes Haiku poetry only about snow. The Poet of the Imperial Court thinks Yuko has great potential but thinks his poetry needs more color. He then sends him on a journey to a blind poetry master named Soseki where Yuko will not only learn about poetry, but also about love.
I really loved aspects of this book and the language is lyrical, but parts of it just didn’t sit right with me. It takes only an hour or two to read, though, so I do recommend it as something different from the usual that is not too time-consuming.
1999, 100 pp., translated from the French
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Popularity: 53% [?]
Friday, June 8th, 2007The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
The Eyre Affair
by Jasper Fforde
2002, 374 pp.
Rating: 4
Literary allusions, time travel, a mystery to solve, and a protagonist named Thursday Next–what more could you want in a mystery/fantasy novel? I really enjoyed this book. There is just the right amount of mystery, fantasy, romance, and even comedy to suit just about anybody. With people named Jack Schitt, Braxton Hicks, and other punny names, I found myself laughing quite a bit through this book.
Thursday Next is a LiteraTec–a sort of literary detective. She reads, time travels, investigates lit crimes, and still finds time to pine over a man at the end of the day. I definitely look forward to reading more of Ms. Next’s adventures.
- Nyssaneala - June 17, 2007
- I love the Thursday Next series. Do you know the next book in the series is coming out in July?
Popularity: 9% [?]
Thursday, March 29th, 2007Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Inkheart
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Cornelia Funke
2003, 544 pp
Rating: 4
Meggie is a 12 year old girl whose father never reads aloud to her. He gives her books, he tells her stories, but he never actually reads from a book to her. One night a mysterious man comes to visit them–his name is Dustfinger. Dustfinger warns Mo (Meggie’s father) that a man named Capricorn is after a book in Mo’s possession called Inkheart.
It is then that Meggie find out why her father never reads to her. He has the ability to bring characters “alive” out of the book he is reading. The catch is, though, that someone else from the real world disappears into the book at the same time.
The adventure that follows includes Meggie’s missing mother, her great-aunt Elinor, Inkheart’s author Fenoglio, and several characters that have come out of their books.
I enjoyed this story very much and listened to it on CD with my entire family on a road trip this past week. The movie is being filmed now and will star Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis, among others. I can’t wait to see it!
- Amanda - March 29, 2007
- I just started this book and though only on chapter 3, I love it already. I was so glad to see your review! Much more to look forward to as I continue reading!
- Suey - March 30, 2007
- This is one of my favorite books of all time, the sequel too, Inkspell. Do you plan on going on to read that one? Wow, it ended in quite a cliffhanger and so I’m anxiously awaiting the third book, which I think will be next year sometime. Long wait!
Popularity: 20% [?]