Sunday, April 09, 2006
5 books meme
I got tagged for this on Live Journal by the lovely and gracious Songdog!
List five things you've been reading lately, then tag off on people, if you are so inclined.
Read lately and finished:
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
This was recommended to me by my granddaughter Morrissey. It's basically these two authors' idea of the origin story of Peter Pan. I snagged a copy off Half.com because it sounded like something the clone might want for her middle school library.
It's really pretty good, fast-paced, with good characters and odd humor. I thought the ending could have been a little stronger, but overall I enjoyed it, and I think most kids who like to look at old favorite tales from a new angle would enjoy it.
A Feast For Crows by George R. R. Martin
I don't know if this should be considered one I read RECENTLY, but I definitely read it as fast as I could the moment it turned up. If you like the series, you understand why, if you don't, eh, just write me off as another one of those weirdos completely ga-ga for the Song of Ice and Fire series. I include it mainly because I didn't want to only list ONE completed book....
Books I have started recently:
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
I picked this one up last Sunday at the booksale, because my friend Dawnmipb was highly recommending her. I haven't gotten very far into it for several reasons. One...been REEEALY busy this past week. Two...the opening scene is a guy maundering along about how he's been left this house stuff full of rare books and historical artifacts and what is he EVER going to do?? and I am instantly screaming "ME! Call me! I will take it! ME-ME-ME! Don't you DARE dumpster it!!!!"
Fiction should not be bad for one's blood pressure rate.
Another problem is that although it has many funny and interesting bits so far, it's a rather THICK book and the print is thus smaller than usual. It's a bummer, but that's starting to be a problem for me. So I am thinking I may keep this one in here by my computer and read it in fits and starts when my computer is giving me fits and won't start my browser or other programs.
Xanadu 3 edited by Jane Yolen
Another one picked up at the booksale. This one is short stories and poems, handy for taking a five or ten minute break to prop my feet up. So far the stories have only been middlin', but there are some authors I have actually heard of and enjoyed before coming along, so I think it will turn out to be well worth my dollar purchase price.
A Salty Piece of Land by Jimmy Buffett
This one came with a CD that had a song by the same name which I think is about the book. I've only read a few pages of the book...I got distracted by the usual Stuff and it got pushed aside. The song is quite good, though, and I have to say I LOVE the whole idea of Being Jimmy Buffett. "Hmm, think I'll take some spare time from touring and partying and write another book. And hey, I could just write a song about it while I'm at it, and record it, and people would probably enjoy them both twice as much. What the hell, it would be fun!"
Is that the life, or what?
Parent Management Training by Alan E. Kazdin
Another one that got pushed back. Mike's neurologist recommended this guy to me when I was consulting him, back when I was pretty much at the end of the old rope re Mike. This guy isn't on the talk show circuits or anything, and while his style is clear and accessible, it's probably not fluffy enough for him to ever get there. BUT he not only writes intelligently and understandably about "treatment for Oppositional, Aggressive, and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents", he writes TEXTBOOKS on it. And papers on how to properly set up and administer scholarly studies. He knows his stuff! I should move this one up higher in the stacks and finish it.
First Draft In 30 Days by Karen S. Wiesner
This one was given to me by Dawnmipb because it didn't quite suit her working style and I was interested to see it. I got partway into it and then got sucked into my own writing project (which you all know about already). I thought there were some good ideas there, though, and I am going to give the program another try, maybe this summer.
Book I bought to read and haven't dared to let myself start yet:
Legends II by various
This is ANOTHER rec by Dawnmipb. I bought it because I already have the first Legends and I'm a completist in some ways. There is another George R. R. Martin novella in it, set in his Ice and Fire-verse, and I want to read it. Maybe I will in this next theoretically more peaceful week.
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I usually don't tag with these things because I have too big a Flist and don't want to make anyone feel bad by being skipped. So if you want to do it, go for it!
List five things you've been reading lately, then tag off on people, if you are so inclined.
Read lately and finished:
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
This was recommended to me by my granddaughter Morrissey. It's basically these two authors' idea of the origin story of Peter Pan. I snagged a copy off Half.com because it sounded like something the clone might want for her middle school library.
It's really pretty good, fast-paced, with good characters and odd humor. I thought the ending could have been a little stronger, but overall I enjoyed it, and I think most kids who like to look at old favorite tales from a new angle would enjoy it.
A Feast For Crows by George R. R. Martin
I don't know if this should be considered one I read RECENTLY, but I definitely read it as fast as I could the moment it turned up. If you like the series, you understand why, if you don't, eh, just write me off as another one of those weirdos completely ga-ga for the Song of Ice and Fire series. I include it mainly because I didn't want to only list ONE completed book....
Books I have started recently:
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
I picked this one up last Sunday at the booksale, because my friend Dawnmipb was highly recommending her. I haven't gotten very far into it for several reasons. One...been REEEALY busy this past week. Two...the opening scene is a guy maundering along about how he's been left this house stuff full of rare books and historical artifacts and what is he EVER going to do?? and I am instantly screaming "ME! Call me! I will take it! ME-ME-ME! Don't you DARE dumpster it!!!!"
Fiction should not be bad for one's blood pressure rate.
Another problem is that although it has many funny and interesting bits so far, it's a rather THICK book and the print is thus smaller than usual. It's a bummer, but that's starting to be a problem for me. So I am thinking I may keep this one in here by my computer and read it in fits and starts when my computer is giving me fits and won't start my browser or other programs.
Xanadu 3 edited by Jane Yolen
Another one picked up at the booksale. This one is short stories and poems, handy for taking a five or ten minute break to prop my feet up. So far the stories have only been middlin', but there are some authors I have actually heard of and enjoyed before coming along, so I think it will turn out to be well worth my dollar purchase price.
A Salty Piece of Land by Jimmy Buffett
This one came with a CD that had a song by the same name which I think is about the book. I've only read a few pages of the book...I got distracted by the usual Stuff and it got pushed aside. The song is quite good, though, and I have to say I LOVE the whole idea of Being Jimmy Buffett. "Hmm, think I'll take some spare time from touring and partying and write another book. And hey, I could just write a song about it while I'm at it, and record it, and people would probably enjoy them both twice as much. What the hell, it would be fun!"
Is that the life, or what?
Parent Management Training by Alan E. Kazdin
Another one that got pushed back. Mike's neurologist recommended this guy to me when I was consulting him, back when I was pretty much at the end of the old rope re Mike. This guy isn't on the talk show circuits or anything, and while his style is clear and accessible, it's probably not fluffy enough for him to ever get there. BUT he not only writes intelligently and understandably about "treatment for Oppositional, Aggressive, and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents", he writes TEXTBOOKS on it. And papers on how to properly set up and administer scholarly studies. He knows his stuff! I should move this one up higher in the stacks and finish it.
First Draft In 30 Days by Karen S. Wiesner
This one was given to me by Dawnmipb because it didn't quite suit her working style and I was interested to see it. I got partway into it and then got sucked into my own writing project (which you all know about already). I thought there were some good ideas there, though, and I am going to give the program another try, maybe this summer.
Book I bought to read and haven't dared to let myself start yet:
Legends II by various
This is ANOTHER rec by Dawnmipb. I bought it because I already have the first Legends and I'm a completist in some ways. There is another George R. R. Martin novella in it, set in his Ice and Fire-verse, and I want to read it. Maybe I will in this next theoretically more peaceful week.
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I usually don't tag with these things because I have too big a Flist and don't want to make anyone feel bad by being skipped. So if you want to do it, go for it!
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