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Recent reading
Jun. 21st, 2017 12:58 pmUpload of podfics to AO3 progressing slowly but surely. Yeah, people were right that it was a good idea to finally put them up there--one of them already got 59 hits. : )
Meanwhile, it is apparently the season of classic YA fantasy.
The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
Reread. I really ought to have read this in winter instead of in the summer heat--it's got such a good winter feeling. This is probably the book in the series that I remembered best, but I enjoyed it a lot anyway. It strikes me that Will hasn't really got a lot of choice in his actions--he's following a pattern that's laid out and has to be enacted just so. But still, the setting and sense of discovery is delightful, and I like how it feels rooted in place and history.
The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope
Awww, everyone was right that this was completely charming. I did side-eye the men proclaiming who they would marry without actually asking first, but with Peaceable and Barbara it felt okay, because it's clear she can make up her own mind and besides, she pretty much has the power of life and death over him on several occasions. I enjoyed their battles of wit a lot--they had great chemistry. Also Peaceable and Richard's. With Pat and Peggy I liked the proclamation of marriage less, but their romance got so much less space overall that I felt a bit "wait, what?" when they got together, even though it was obvious that's where it was heading. In conclusion, "Peaceable Drummond Sherwood" is a delightful name. And now I'm off to check AO3 for fic...
Meanwhile, it is apparently the season of classic YA fantasy.
The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
Reread. I really ought to have read this in winter instead of in the summer heat--it's got such a good winter feeling. This is probably the book in the series that I remembered best, but I enjoyed it a lot anyway. It strikes me that Will hasn't really got a lot of choice in his actions--he's following a pattern that's laid out and has to be enacted just so. But still, the setting and sense of discovery is delightful, and I like how it feels rooted in place and history.
The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope
Awww, everyone was right that this was completely charming. I did side-eye the men proclaiming who they would marry without actually asking first, but with Peaceable and Barbara it felt okay, because it's clear she can make up her own mind and besides, she pretty much has the power of life and death over him on several occasions. I enjoyed their battles of wit a lot--they had great chemistry. Also Peaceable and Richard's. With Pat and Peggy I liked the proclamation of marriage less, but their romance got so much less space overall that I felt a bit "wait, what?" when they got together, even though it was obvious that's where it was heading. In conclusion, "Peaceable Drummond Sherwood" is a delightful name. And now I'm off to check AO3 for fic...
