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Jun. 6th, 2004 01:55 pmgnomiSo...I read more:
#21: Her Mother's Keeper by Nora Roberts: Another early Roberts book (originally published in 1983), it shows some early roughness, but it smooths out the further it goes. Fun, not all that brain-intensive. Good fluffy reading.
#22: A Rhyming History of Britian by James Muirden: As the title says, it's a history of Britian, from 55 BCE to 1966 CE. in rhyme. Much fun, but also quite informative. All the history in the book is completely true. And it rhymes, too.
#23: Lapsing Into a Comma by Bill Walsh
#24: The Elephants of Style by Bill Walsh: Two style guides/usage manuals by Bill Walsh. When he wrote Comma, he was the copy desk chief of the Washington Post. By the time he wrote Elephants, he'd been promoted to copy chief for national news. Given this background, it's not surprising that much of his style is designed for print journalism. He realizes this, however, and remarks upon it when journailstic style might differ from other writing styles. I'm a sucker for style guides, and these two I enjoyed a lot and will likely refer to frequently.
#25: Remember When by Nora Roberts and J.D. Robb: This is kind of a "gimmick" book, as Robebrts and Robb are the same person. The book is actually two complete novels in one. The first - written by "Roberts" - takes place in modern times and tells the story of Max and Laine as they get caught up in a mystery involving the theft of diamonds. The second half of the volume is by "Robb" and takes place in her established universe of New York in the year 2059. The story picks up on the same mystery of the theft, as past events have impact on Eve Dallas' present. A gimmick, yes, but a successful one.
#26: Liquor by Poppy Z. Brite: Brite is best known as a horror writer. This book is a divergence from that genre. It's the story of two men and their travails and triumphs in starting a restaurant. And there are heroes, villians, and some characters who are hard to characterize as one or the other.
#21: Her Mother's Keeper by Nora Roberts: Another early Roberts book (originally published in 1983), it shows some early roughness, but it smooths out the further it goes. Fun, not all that brain-intensive. Good fluffy reading.
#22: A Rhyming History of Britian by James Muirden: As the title says, it's a history of Britian, from 55 BCE to 1966 CE. in rhyme. Much fun, but also quite informative. All the history in the book is completely true. And it rhymes, too.
#23: Lapsing Into a Comma by Bill Walsh
#24: The Elephants of Style by Bill Walsh: Two style guides/usage manuals by Bill Walsh. When he wrote Comma, he was the copy desk chief of the Washington Post. By the time he wrote Elephants, he'd been promoted to copy chief for national news. Given this background, it's not surprising that much of his style is designed for print journalism. He realizes this, however, and remarks upon it when journailstic style might differ from other writing styles. I'm a sucker for style guides, and these two I enjoyed a lot and will likely refer to frequently.
#25: Remember When by Nora Roberts and J.D. Robb: This is kind of a "gimmick" book, as Robebrts and Robb are the same person. The book is actually two complete novels in one. The first - written by "Roberts" - takes place in modern times and tells the story of Max and Laine as they get caught up in a mystery involving the theft of diamonds. The second half of the volume is by "Robb" and takes place in her established universe of New York in the year 2059. The story picks up on the same mystery of the theft, as past events have impact on Eve Dallas' present. A gimmick, yes, but a successful one.
#26: Liquor by Poppy Z. Brite: Brite is best known as a horror writer. This book is a divergence from that genre. It's the story of two men and their travails and triumphs in starting a restaurant. And there are heroes, villians, and some characters who are hard to characterize as one or the other.
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