By: Gregory Maguire
Naturally this was my next choice after reading Son Of A Witch, but alas I had to wait for the book to arrive at my library. Once it did I picked it up and tried to furiously read it. I found this book a bit slower read than SOAW partially because I don’t think i liked Sir Brr as much and I liked Lir. I tend to get annoyed at whiny characters(both in books and IRL) but about halfway through it really picked up. I think the best bit of the book is really in the last two sections. All that said Yes I really did like the book it showed us even more of Maguire’s Oz, which I love just as much as Baum’s Oz. I do feel the need to pick up some of the original Oz books to read after this one. I am also really thrilled that Maguire as stated that he will be creating another Oz book after this one.
Book 3. A Lion Among Men
Book 2. The Bell Jar
By: Sylvia Plath
This book is a re-read. I originally read it when I was 14 and is the only book I have owned continually through out that time and the only fiction book I brought with me to New Zealand. I love this book and really don’t find it that depressing. I re read it almost every year and it stays in my office on above the desk shelf. My favorite quotes from this book is:
“There ought, I thought, to be a ritual for being born twice – patched, retreaded and approved for the road.”
That quote I feel just summerizes how I feel rather a lot in my life
Book 1. Son Of A Witch
By: Gregory Maguire
This is one of those books I have been meaning to read for a couple of years now since it came out. I loved Wicked and thought it was awesome and was totally thrilled about the the sequel. I will admit that I didn’t become interested in Wicked until I saw the musical. This book was really great I totally loved every bit of it and love how Gregory Maguire leaves you absolutely wanting more. You finish the book and beg to know more and more about the characters. I know many people think Lir was a waste of a character but i loved he uncertain journey. I felt the way he doesn’t know why he’s going anywhere and what he’s supposed to be doing is unclear to even himself was very similar to how most of us go through life.
I read therefore I am
Anyone who really knows me knows I read. I read a lot. I can often be found with a book in my bag or purse, I have one on my desk at all times, an audio book on my MP3 player, and one next to the bed. I am capable of reading multiple books at once and often am. I read mostly fiction because I have enough nonfiction in my real life. There are a few nonfiction subjects that I will just devour anything abouth them that is well written. I’m not a literature snob, I love the trash as much as I love the classics. I will make no claims you be the fastest reader that is out there but on average I can read two books a week, sometimes more. Some books are easy reads(like harry potter) and some I have toiled over reading for years(like the hobbit). I recently was thinking about the books I read and how much I read and was wondering how many books do I read a year? I have a bad memory I can remeber most stories and plots of books not always the details, but when that book was added to my vast databanks of knowledge is fuzzy. So I have decided to document what I am currently reading and have read. I will be posting each book I have read as micro posts within a books I’ve read category, these posts like the made monday posts will not show up in the blog section of my main page although they will show up in the main feed. Clear as mud? I hope you enjoy reading these posts/reviews as much as I do!
Made Monday: ArtemisArtemis
What:
Hand blended batts, dyed roving and gifts
Where:
Location:
New Zealand
Price Range:
$5 – $30 USD
The thing that originally drew me to this shop was the beautifully carded batts, and the more I started looking the more I loved everything she did. She has some absolute wonderful handspun. Most her bats are made from her own hand dyed fibres, and I just drool over 90% of them they look so scrumptious… But this things I really liek are the little handfelted avacado soaps like the one above. these help you soaps last longer AND they also work as great exfoliators, plus they have the added bonus of being pretty. I happened to notice that she has two clubs available, The Little Treasures Club for $35 for three months of mini batts of yumminess. She also has The Treats Fibre Club which is three months of 4oz Batts for $70. Each of those clubs only has one slot left… Race ya for it!
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