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50 book update
Nov. 12th, 2007 05:37 pm44) Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke. Harry Potter as written by Jane Austen. In other words, boring as hell. I struggled through the 36 hour audio book, barely making it. I understand it's the style, but she never uses one word when a dozen will do. Mr. Norrell is a petty, clutching, unlikeable man who reminds me overmuch of my ex-stepfather. Although I love the idea of theoretical and practical magicians, and the theorists looking down their noses as the practicing ones. (audio)
43) A Meeting at Corvallis by SM Stirling. He finally delivers with this one. The big set pieces were all moved into place in The Protector's War, and now, we get the payoff. A most satisfying conclusion, and reasonably feminist, if you count the women picking up the pieces and getting civilization back on its feet after the men have made a bloody mess of it. (Or maybe it's just reinforcing the patriarchial particular that women do the sweeping up and talk is for women and cowards) All depends on your reading. But a good book nonetheless.
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43) A Meeting at Corvallis by SM Stirling. He finally delivers with this one. The big set pieces were all moved into place in The Protector's War, and now, we get the payoff. A most satisfying conclusion, and reasonably feminist, if you count the women picking up the pieces and getting civilization back on its feet after the men have made a bloody mess of it. (Or maybe it's just reinforcing the patriarchial particular that women do the sweeping up and talk is for women and cowards) All depends on your reading. But a good book nonetheless.
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