Recent book reading
Oct. 10th, 2013 09:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
luzulaA Severed Wasp by Madeleine L'Engle
*waves tocahn* Hey, I finally got around to reading this. I enjoyed it! For those who haven't read it, it's about a concert pianist who is retiring, but who finds herself drawn into new social circles when she's asked to give a benefit concert at a cathedral. I do like the way her past was woven into her present, and also the reminder that however old you are, you aren't finished with growing or making new connections. riverlight, I think you would enjoy this book? Music and spirituality are major themes. : )
The Prize in the Game by Jo Walton
Not my favorite Jo Walton book, I think? Sulien worked immediately for me as a main character in the Tir Tanagiri books, but here we get several main characters instead, and it took me about half the book to get a sense of them all. I liked the way that Elenn and Darag grew on me, though. Hmm, I can't quite reconcile the ending of this book with the Emer and Conal that we see in the Tir Tanagiri books--wasn't there bloodfeud between them then? Maybe the reason for the bloodfeud was mentioned there and I've just forgotten. Also, I do love all the female characters and the way that kings, warriors, lawspeakers, etc are women just as often as they are men.
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cahn* Hey, I finally got around to reading this. I enjoyed it! For those who haven't read it, it's about a concert pianist who is retiring, but who finds herself drawn into new social circles when she's asked to give a benefit concert at a cathedral. I do like the way her past was woven into her present, and also the reminder that however old you are, you aren't finished with growing or making new connections. riverlight, I think you would enjoy this book? Music and spirituality are major themes. : )The Prize in the Game by Jo Walton
Not my favorite Jo Walton book, I think? Sulien worked immediately for me as a main character in the Tir Tanagiri books, but here we get several main characters instead, and it took me about half the book to get a sense of them all. I liked the way that Elenn and Darag grew on me, though. Hmm, I can't quite reconcile the ending of this book with the Emer and Conal that we see in the Tir Tanagiri books--wasn't there bloodfeud between them then? Maybe the reason for the bloodfeud was mentioned there and I've just forgotten. Also, I do love all the female characters and the way that kings, warriors, lawspeakers, etc are women just as often as they are men.
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Date: 2013-10-10 07:57 pm (UTC)(Yes—her sense of spirituality is lovely!)
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