Books I can remember reading in recent months

[petronia]

Id est, books that at one point were lying in physical form on a table in my house, and that I read from end to end. I skim a lot of stuff in bookstores and elsewhere, especially shorter pieces - Gaiman stories, Calvino essays. At one point I read a few chapters of All Quiet on the Western Front, do you know I never realized that book was written by a German, explains why the front was Western then. *is sporked*

• Steven Brust, Orca
• Angela Carter, Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories
• G. K. Chesterton, The Innocence of Father Brown
• Deborah Curtis, Touching from a Distance
• Graham Greene, Brighton Rock

Writeups after dinner. Is there one I should start with? XD I should make a to-read/acquire list, too - trying to move forward with the Dragaera books in particular but stymied by how Five Hundred Years Later appears to have fallen out of print (!?!). Suggestions are welcome.

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[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

but stymied by how Five Hundred Years Later appears to have fallen out of print (!?!)

I am having this Exact Same Problem. What the hell? The Phoenix Guards is in every bookstore ever, but no one has the sequel?

[petronia.livejournal.com]

Exactly - it's not like I had to go out of my way to find The Phoenix Guards!

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

IME Toronto's used book stores usually have plenty of both.

tatu linkspam

[credoimprobus]

This is where I grabbed the Beliy Plaschik maxi (220 is also included on it) -- I figure giving you the torrent link is quicker than if I start uploading them over my slow-ass dial-up, eh? :) Pls note the contents of that torrent are misleadingly tagged/credited; here are the full and correct stats.

Re: tatu linkspam

[petronia.livejournal.com]

Sankyuu! \o/ Will try it tomorrow.

500 Years After

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Ya want it I got it, and will be happy for the shelf space.

Re: 500 Years After

[petronia.livejournal.com]

I do want it. :0 Thank you! Should I email? (Or more directly, my address is here (http://petronia.livejournal.com/544552.html))

Re: 500 Years After

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Will mail tomorrow, Friday. Expect the usual 2 week delays.

Re: 500 Years After

[petronia.livejournal.com]

Arrived on Wednesday (and read ^^) - thanks!

[bravecows.livejournal.com]

Father Brown! \o/

[pere-chan.livejournal.com]

Omg Orca. Doesn't that bring back memories T_T

I adore Carter's fairy tales, as well as her essays. Am reading The Sadeian Woman at the moment. Given her writing style, maybe reading Burning Your Boats all in a go is like eating the whole chocolate box? My head starts to spin after 3 in a row...especially if one of them was "The Bloody Chamber".

I vote for Father Brown too! :D

[petronia.livejournal.com]

I don't read too many of them in a row, you're right. XD I binge on the Father Brown stories but that's no good either (it's not indicative of satisfaction).