Book Recommendations (was Re: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Mists of Avalon-Mini Series)

[Michela Ecks]

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Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Mists of Avalon-Mini Series


> The Recommended Reading list is in Databases, I think.  I should know more
> definitely, I check it just about once a week. <glances at the massive
tower
> of books on her night table and sighs> I love it!
>
> ~Joy~

Reading is fun :o)  (Which is why I don't understand why my brother doesn't
do more of it.  In fourth grade my dad made me read a book and do a book
report on it for every assignment I missed because I was really bad at
turning in homework assignments.  My teacher was concerned that would eat
into times when I should have been doing school work.  I ended up doing one
or two book reports a day.  My teacher was not apparently amused by this.  I
found it entertaining and there is so much of it!  I know my brother doesn't
always have similar tastes but welll mass confusion.  The males in my house
are aliterate and the women a very happily extra literate.)

At any rate, I just wanted to toss in a couple of book reccomendations (with
out having seen the book list).  Eva Ibbotson has two wonderful books that I
read rather quickly and was absolutely delighted with.  Diane Duane also has
a set of Wizard books.  The first in the series is "So You Want to be a
Wizard" and I can't say enough good things about it.  Some one on another
mailing list wrote her and asked her if Tom & Carl were involved as in a
couple and Diane Duane wrote a very nice reply back.  Authors who are
accesible like that, I love them :o)

Oh and for any people who are fans of David Weber and thinking of picking up
"Worlds of Honor 3" or whatever the latest Honor Harrington book is with
about 4 stories in it.  One contraction: Don't.  Really, don't bother.  One
story is one that was/is available on the net and previously posted to
zines.  It deals only proliphery with Honor but more with Tree Cats & Nimitz
and their sentience but it's already on the net.  The second story in there
was basically a rehash of the events of the last book dealing with the feel
of the Peeps and the other two stories in there just didn't impress me at
all.

But I would also like to recommend Lois McMaster Bujold.  I adore her books.
I love them.  They hold a place of honor on my shelfs.  (Okay, actually just
a stack.)  I love her policy regarding fan fiction and I love her personal
history in the fandom community (based on what I've read.)  It's miltary
science fiction of sorts but with a larger focus on people and their
interaction.  It doesn't do long extended tac analysis that David Weber can
go into at times.

Michela Ecks