LizAndra finished reading The Count of Monte Cristo [sound recording] by E. L. James
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Dashing young Edmond Dantès has everything: a fine reputation, an appointment as captain of a …
Delightful experience to read this in a group over a year.
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I enjoy a wide variety of genres. I am surrounded by hundreds of dead tree books, but am mostly listening to audiobooks right now.
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LizAndra wants to read The best Christmas pageant ever by Barbara Robinson
The six mean Herdman kids lie, steal, smoke cigars (even the girls) and then become …
Delightful. Warmed my jaded, church-hating soul.
LizAndra finished reading Two hundred and twenty-one Baker Streets by David Thomas Moore
This is Sherlock Holmes as you've never seen him before: as an architect in a …
Really enjoyed these Sherlock/Watson stories set in alternate universes.
LizAndra reviewed The Tangled Lands by Paolo Bacigalupi
"A fantasy novel told in four parts about a land crippled by the use of …
An allegory for our times
5 stars
This book has severe class inequalities, a man-made ecological disaster, a refugee crisis, surveillance of the citizenry, and escalating violence. It's written in 4 parts, each part following a family or person trying to survive in this milieu. It's both inspiring and terrifying. A must-read.
This book has severe class inequalities, a man-made ecological disaster, a refugee crisis, surveillance of the citizenry, and escalating violence. It's written in 4 parts, each part following a family or person trying to survive in this milieu. It's both inspiring and terrifying. A must-read.
LizAndra rated The Tangled Lands: 5 stars
The Tangled Lands by Paolo Bacigalupi
"A fantasy novel told in four parts about a land crippled by the use of magic, and a tyrant who …
LizAndra finished reading Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #14)
Lords and Ladies is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the fourteenth Discworld …
Love to spend time with my favorite witches.
LizAndra finished reading Ragnarok by A. S. Byatt (Ill)
Gorgeous prose.
LizAndra finished reading Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
Zelazny manages to cleverly combine Jack (the Ripper), Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Frankenstein, and Dracula together …
I enjoyed reading the daily entries during October. I'll do it again next year.
I enjoyed reading the daily entries during October. I'll do it again next year.
LizAndra finished reading Little, Big by John Crowley
Winner of the 1982 World Fantasy Award for best novel.
Beautifully written. A book that takes its time and just enjoys being beautiful.
LizAndra rated Good Omens: 5 stars
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don't let you go around again until you get it right.
According …
LizAndra finished reading Good Omens by Neil Gaiman
Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don't let you go around again until you …
Absolutely loved this.
LizAndra finished reading Song of Kali by Dan Simmons
Song of Kali is a horror novel by American writer Dan Simmons, published in 1985. …
Lots of racist tropes (book was written 40 years ago). More creepy than scary.
LizAndra finished reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate – a marvelous fusion into unity of the …
Haven't read this since high school (decades ago). It got me thinking about the books they have you read in high school. Between this and Anna Karenina, it made me feel like I was doomed to die young.
Haven't read this since high school (decades ago). It got me thinking about the books they have you read in high school. Between this and Anna Karenina, it made me feel like I was doomed to die young.
LizAndra finished reading The Price of Spring by Daniel Abraham (Long Price Quartet, #4)
Fifteen years have passed since the devastating war between the Galt Empire and the cities …
Finished the book and the series. If anyone is looking for smart fantasy written for adult readers with no smut, I highly recommend The Long Price Quartet. Amazing series.
LizAndra finished reading Witches Abroad (Discworld Novels) by Terry Pratchett (Discworld (12))
Be careful what you wish for...Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother named …
Delightful way to enter October. So many pumpkins!