liadnan

Feeling a bit flaky today.
Went back up the hill after Dark Angel to finish HP and watch sunset. Slightly to my surprise there was a party going on, hundreds of people milling around, music...
.. and a free bar. Result!
I did eventually finish HP. Better work than previously, though I still found it a bit lacking in some places. Quite significantly dark, more so than before certainly. Certainly a buy in hardback, for one thing, it's so fat the paperback is destined for a short life. Now reading Shadowmancer, which is quite gripping: Moonfleet (if anyone but me remembers that) crossed with Alan Garner; and Love in the time of cholera.

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etherealfionna.livejournal.com

Moonfleet - go on, you know you want to fill me in on what you're talking about. It sounds vaguely familiar.

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liadnan

18th century (I think) child gets involved with Dorset smuggling trade, runs away to sea. Minor childrens classic, has been filmed I believe. To be honest my memories of the novel beyond its general shape are fairly vague.

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etherealfionna.livejournal.com

Yep, I remember it. Hmm. I think I'll have a browse round the library for it next time, cos I quite liked it I think.

Kind of on the subject, I read a new fantasy over the weekend that was quite good, Sorcery Rising by Jude Fisher. A bit too obviously post 11th September, but better than a lot of what I've seen around.

And if you're not reading J Gregory Keyes Age of Unreason books, you should give them a try.