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niko: (Default)
Monday, February 19th, 2007 12:46 pm
Book #3: The Idylls of the Queen - Phyllis Ann Karr

As far as Arthurian legends go, I'm usually of the opinion that a little goes a long way.  The whole Arthur mythos has never really caught my fancy, and the books written around it tend to take themselves a bit too seriously for my tastes, always seeming to be these large-scale epics of high tragedy.  If more authors wrote Arthurian stories like "Idylls of the Queen", I think I could become a fan of the genre.

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niko: (Kino Dream)
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 06:50 am
Book #2:  Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams

I picked this one as my February read because I knew it would be a quick one, and I wanted to get a little ahead of the game. :)

Not really much to say about it except that it gives me the same feeling I get whenever I hear a Jim Croce song... awed and sad and filled with regret at "what might have been".   

I'd never heard of "Last Chance to See" before reading this book.  I'm going to have to pick it up.
niko: (Kino Dream)
Thursday, January 25th, 2007 12:29 pm

Book #1:  The Broken Crown by Michelle West

Phew.  Cutting it pretty close, but I finished up my first month's TBR Challenge book.  This was quite a difficult read for me.  I can't say I didn't enjoy it at all, but I'm also not jumping up and down in anticipation of the next book in the series.

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niko: (Default)
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007 01:37 pm
I thought I'd participate in this challenge as a part of my ongoing efforts to keep my To-Be-Read pile from stagnating. I have plenty of TBR books that meet the 6-month timeframe, but I decided to increase the challenge by picking the titles that I always seem to veer away from when it comes time to pick the next book from the pile. (With a few more sure-fire hits in the extra-credit section.)

Anyway, my TBR Challenge list:
  • Sanctuary - Lynn Abbey
  • The Salmon of Doubt - Douglas Adams (February: Completed 1/29/07)
  • First Rider's Call - Kristen Britain (July: Completed)
  • Kushiel's Dart - Jaqueline Carey
  • Obernewtyn - Isobelle Carmody (June: Completed)
  • Realm of the Gods - Catherine Cooke (May: Completed)
  • The Idylls of the Queen - Phyllis Ann Karr (March: Completed 2/18/07)
  • King Javan's Year - Katherine Kurtz (August: Completed)
  • The Light Ages - Ian R. MacLeod (April: Completed 3/11/07)
  • The False House - James Stoddard (September: Completed 7/15/07)
  • Nine Layers of Sky - Liz Williams (October:  Completed 8/5/07)
  • The Broken Crown - Michelle West (January: Completed 1/25/07)

Extra Credit:
  • The Happiest Corpse I've Ever Seen - Ethan Mordden
  • Without You - Anthony Rapp
  • Daedalus Part 1 - Dave Stern
  • The Hidden Saint - Rick Hautala
  • Perdido Street Station - China Mieville
  • The Last Light of the Sun - Guy Gavriel Kay  (DONE)
  • Harrowing the Dragon - Patricia McKillip