While She Knits--Dusting the Archives

[idiosyncreant.livejournal.com]

It's Friday! And that means...inane booktalk!

Of course, this week we already have a post for discussion. This thieving thread is open for talk still! Go hang out.

Here you can brief us if you've read anything since last time you want us to know about, but the topic of interest will be that "borrowing" of story concepts post.

I have some ideas about guiding questions for successive discussions, but if you have a burning passion to ask something yourself for the book discussion, just drop me a note on my LJ anachred. Then we can decide who'll post it, come the time.

Who knew I'd be so good at insinuating myself into places of power? Reminds me of someone else we all love...

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I was wondering if anyone else has read both The Name of the Wind (Rothfuss) and Assassin's Apprentice (Hobb), and noticed the similarities (and the--fairly extensive--differences).

Alternately Assassin's Apprentice and Poison Study (Snyder). Fitz > Yelena (but that's just my opinion)...

*wanders off to go find some Dunnett*

~Feir Dearig

[estarria.livejournal.com]

I've read Assassin's Apprentice (and loved it, Hobb is one of my favorite authors), but neither of the other two. So I went digging around on Amazon, and apparently Robin Hobb has reviewed Name of the Wind and given it 5 stars. Now I have yet another book on my to-read list. :)

[emerald-happy.livejournal.com]

One of my fave authors too! She really makes you feel you know the characters.

I'll look out for the other book!

[idiosyncreant.livejournal.com]

But WHAT is similar?
You must quantify to qualify for this thread. XD

[(Anonymous)]

Who knew I'd be so good at insinuating myself into places of power? Reminds me of someone else we all love...

*grins* Nicely put

[emerald-happy.livejournal.com]

Who knew I'd be so good at insinuating myself into places of power? Reminds me of someone else we all love...

*grins* Nicely put

[rain-ing.livejournal.com]

so i came across this (http://books.guardian.co.uk/wolfbrother/0,,2097767,00.html) the other day, and I found IAN MCKELLEN READING WOLF BROTHER! *lots of hearts* it's FREE! the link has downloads for each episode :PPPP

I'm listening to him right now, but has anyone read the Michelle Paver's Wolf Brother? If so, what did you think of it?

[crazyviolin.livejournal.com]

I've read Wolf Brother. But while it's a quite a good book, I don't really like prehistoric stories so I've never read the sequel(s?). I've got friends that rave about it though.

[sclerotia.livejournal.com]

I read and really liked Poison Study. I had already decided to mention it today and see if anyone else had read it and liked it. For me, it hasn't held up as well to to relentless rereading as some of my favorites. It has a sequel out, too, that's not bad, Magic Study.

[(Anonymous)]

I didn't like Magic Study quite as well. Poison Study is also considerably less complex than Assassin's Apprentice (which is both good and bad).

Throne of Jade (Novik) and Royal Assassin (Hobb) came in at the library. *happydance*

~Feir Dearig

[philia-fan.livejournal.com]

I just got this out of the library, on a friend's recommendation.

By the way, I'm not convinced anyone read my comment on last week's post, about The Folk Keeper. Has anyone else read it? I heartily recommend.

[idiosyncreant.livejournal.com]

What's it about?

Yes, I am picking on people today...

[(Anonymous)]

Ooooh, is that the Alan Rickman Magus icon. Wow...

*grins*

~Feir Dearig

[idiosyncreant.livejournal.com]

That's the *new* Alan Rickman icon. With the same picture as this one, which is my original. I'm much more proud of the super-secret-inside-joke new one, but this one is not a super-secret-inside-joke-on-me. So.
Win some, lose some.

[philia-fan.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I'm not sure I'm replying to the right question, but I'll assume you mean Folk Keeper. It's about a girl who works as a Folk Keeper -- she lives in the basement and keeps the Folk at bay with food and various charms. She also has a secret she doesn't know herself, and there is a romance. What I liked best about it is her narrative voice -- she is constantly emphasizing how powerful she is, and every time she says so, you can just feel how completely powerless she must feel to cling desperately to that.

[idiosyncreant.livejournal.com]

That does sound fascinating. I will be keeping an eye out for it.

Folk Keeper

[peanut13171.livejournal.com]

I read it years ago and remember enjoying it. Sadly, I don't remember enough of it to discuss it, just that it was different. I've read so many books that ones which are "different" have a special appeal.

I'll have to get it from the library again.

[rosaleeluann.livejournal.com]

I've been re-reading The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley. I love that book. Mom would freak out if I took a trip to the library to get new books to read (*gasp!* what a concept) because theres a whole lotta stuff going on about now, but re-reading is so fun. Of course, the time you spend re-reading COULD potentially be used to read NEW books... but I don't KNOW that those new books are as good as those that I've already read... and ignorance is bliss. :D

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

I just read An Abundance of Katherines. And I need to post about it, because I want to discuss the difference between male and female protagonists of Colin's ilk. Except first I have to find female protagonists of Colin's ilk. Who aren't the star of The Princess Diaries (which, granted, I love, or at least the first few I love).