Feb 2009 - What are you reading?

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Mon February 2nd, 2009, 6:54 pm

Oooh, please let me know how you enjoy The Elephant Keeper, EC, as I bought that the other weekend. I have a 'thing' about elephants!!

Caveowl · Post by **Caveowl** » Mon February 2nd, 2009, 7:38 pm

Reading "With Speed and Violence" by Fred Pearce, an NF book that currently is telling me how Peruvian potato farmers can predict El Nino weather in Australia. Scary stuff.

Reading "Shadow of the Moon" by Douglas Jones, where I'm learning about Scots-Irish hard times leading to migration to America.

Waiting for library reserves: (1) "Wesley the Owl," and (2) "Horizon: Sharing Knife" by Bujold.

annis · Post by **annis** » Mon February 2nd, 2009, 10:22 pm

I've really enjoyed Lois McMaster Bujold's "Chalion" and "Sharing Knife" series.
She reminds me a bit of another favourite author, Liz Williams.

Just finishing off Lion Feutchwanger's "Josephus", first in a trilogy about the ambiguous Jewish historian of the first century AD. It covers the role of josephus in the first Jewish-Roman War (66-73 AD). It's a little dated in style, but what a brilliant and absorbing story! I'll have to get onto seeing if i can track the next book in the series, called "The Jews of Rome".

Next on the list, "Cathedral of the Sea", by Ildefonso Falcones.

EC2 · Post by **EC2** » Mon February 2nd, 2009, 10:46 pm

[quote=""Vanessa""]Oooh, please let me know how you enjoy The Elephant Keeper, EC, as I bought that the other weekend. I have a 'thing' about elephants!!

[/quote]

Will do. I'll post a mini review when I'm done. I'm enjoying it quite a lot so far.

Tanzanite · Post by **Tanzanite** » Tue February 3rd, 2009, 1:39 am

Last night I started EC's The Champion. So far, I really like the story.

diamondlil · Post by **diamondlil** » Tue February 3rd, 2009, 8:21 am

[quote=""annis""]I've really enjoyed Lois McMaster Bujold's "Chalion" and "Sharing Knife" series.
She reminds me a bit of another favourite author, Liz Williams.

Just finishing off Lion Feutchwanger's "Josephus", first in a trilogy about the ambiguous Jewish historian of the first century AD. It covers the role of josephus in the first Jewish-Roman War (66-73 AD). It's a little dated in style, but what a brilliant and absorbing story! I'll have to get onto seeing if i can track the next book in the series, called "The Jews of Rome".

Next on the list, "Cathedral of the Sea", by Ildefonso Falcones.[/quote]

I've never heard of Liz Williams before. I have heard lots of good things about Cathedral of the Sea! I am hoping to read it one of these days but it hasn't come into my library yet!

juleswatson · Post by **juleswatson** » Tue February 3rd, 2009, 8:28 am

Just starting The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline Gedge, a book she did years ago about Boudicca and the Romans. People rave about it, but I avoided it for some time so there was no cross-pollination with my own. It was out of print but has just been re-released if anyone wants it!

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Tue February 3rd, 2009, 8:57 am

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

EC2 · Post by **EC2** » Tue February 3rd, 2009, 12:02 pm

[quote=""juleswatson""]Just starting The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline Gedge, a book she did years ago about Boudicca and the Romans. People rave about it, but I avoided it for some time so there was no cross-pollination with my own. It was out of print but has just been re-released if anyone wants it![/quote]

I read this one years ago and enjoyed it at a 9 out of 10 level back then.

Divia · Post by **Divia** » Tue February 3rd, 2009, 12:15 pm

[quote=""juleswatson""]Just starting The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline Gedge, a book she did years ago about Boudicca and the Romans. People rave about it, but I avoided it for some time so there was no cross-pollination with my own. It was out of print but has just been re-released if anyone wants it![/quote]

I've wanted to read this one but haven't bought it yet. It isnt at my library so I would have to get my own copy. What are your thoughts about it so far?