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regala_electraI'm too exhausted to go into great depth about Jus in Bello, just know that there was a lot of love even if I didn't get to watch the Boys in High-Def tonight. (I will totally rewatch them tomorrow in High-Def so that I am appropriately gobsmacked).
Right now I am taking a break from packing. Why do I leave things last minute? Also, why the fuck am I going to Puerto Rico sporting an ALL BLACK wardrobe? Seriously. I'm going to fucking die. But all my short-sleeved shirts (that aren't HUGE on me) are black.
It's not like I'm trying to be a moody goth or something. It's just that I tend to buy black out of it looking best on me.
Um. And since I'm doing EVERYTHING last minute--I am making some last minute purchases tomorrow that I desperately need ASAP--I just realized I have nothing to read on the plane. And I really need to read something new on the plane. Any suggestions? It has to be a paperback. Nothing as depressing as The Road. I'm pretty flexible as long as it isn't romance or chick lit (I only read romance if it's J2 RPS. Heh.). Or something crappy like The DaVinci Code.
The only good thing about packing my suitcase tonight was that I did it while watching Robin Hood: Men In Tights. Which is one of my favorite movies ever.
"Because unlike other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent."
Um. So book recs, PLEASE? I need to go to the bookstore tomorrow night.
Right now I am taking a break from packing. Why do I leave things last minute? Also, why the fuck am I going to Puerto Rico sporting an ALL BLACK wardrobe? Seriously. I'm going to fucking die. But all my short-sleeved shirts (that aren't HUGE on me) are black.
It's not like I'm trying to be a moody goth or something. It's just that I tend to buy black out of it looking best on me.
Um. And since I'm doing EVERYTHING last minute--I am making some last minute purchases tomorrow that I desperately need ASAP--I just realized I have nothing to read on the plane. And I really need to read something new on the plane. Any suggestions? It has to be a paperback. Nothing as depressing as The Road. I'm pretty flexible as long as it isn't romance or chick lit (I only read romance if it's J2 RPS. Heh.). Or something crappy like The DaVinci Code.
The only good thing about packing my suitcase tonight was that I did it while watching Robin Hood: Men In Tights. Which is one of my favorite movies ever.
"Because unlike other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent."
Um. So book recs, PLEASE? I need to go to the bookstore tomorrow night.
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Date: 2008-02-22 06:07 am (UTC)Have fun on your trip, love! <3
ETA: I love that movie, BTW. SO FUNNY. Cary Elwes <3
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Date: 2008-02-22 06:11 am (UTC)The Lady in the Car With Glasses and a Gun by Sebastien Japrisot
This is Japrisot's only happy ending book, and I just love the main character - she is witty, cute, and the opposite of damsel in distress! (happy ending)
The Goblin Reservation by Clifford D. Simak
A perfect mix of fantasy and hard sci fi Simak is famous for. It's probably one of the best sci fi books ever written. It's the future, and Earth is the university of the galaxy, with a College of Supernatural Phenomenon, as well as, a College of Time travel. Shakespear drinks moonshine with a neanderthal, and there are goblins, trolls, banshees... and world's coolest ending. (happy ending)
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Date: 2008-02-22 06:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-22 06:12 am (UTC)Anything by Guy Gavriel Kay - but I would recommend starting with "The Lions of Al'Rasson" - He writes historical fantasy if the term means anything to you. He is a great author, tells a good, intricate story and doesn't spoon feed the reader everything.
Luck in the Shadows - by Lynn Flewelling. I think lots of slash readers know her work, but in the off chance you don't OMG! you should. btw, Luck in the shadows is part of a duology and the second book is "Shadow Rising?" Maybe? Also awesome and engrossing.
The Chosen - by Chiam Potak. Seriously, I read this book for the first time as a senior in highschool and re-read it once a year and everytime it gets better and better. The story, and the characters, live in me and with me in ways few other characters ever have. Even if you aren't Jewish, don't know that much about Judaism, it is SO worth your time.
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Date: 2008-02-22 06:21 am (UTC)Um, anything by Terry Pratchett. I see you're already a Gaiman fan. Or I'm quite liking Mike Carey's Felix Castor (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-You-Know-Felix-Castor/dp/1841494135/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203661205&sr=8-3) novels. They're not bad either.
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Date: 2008-02-22 07:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-22 08:42 am (UTC)I need to sleep, and instead I'm complusively linking.
Date: 2008-02-22 09:51 am (UTC)The Prestige (http://www.amazon.com/Prestige-Christopher-Priest/dp/0312858868/ref=ed_oe_p) is super super super super good. Super good. (It has a mass market paperback version, but the cover's ugly, so I refuse to link to it). READ IT. To sum up: Super Good.
Have you read any Christopher Moore? I can't remember... bad me. Anyway, if you haven't already, read Lamb (http://www.amazon.com/Lamb-Gospel-According-Christs-Childhood/dp/0380813815/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203671981&sr=8-1). It's The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, parts made me literally laugh out loud, and I'd recommend it to anyone (provided, of course, they aren't going to start yelling at me about blasphemy...).
I've really been alternating between graphic design/craft books, cookbooks, and chick lit lately, so I really don't have any new recs. The last book I finished was Steven King's The Long Walk (http://www.amazon.com/Long-Walk-Stephen-King/dp/0451196716/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203672532&sr=1-2), but I don't really recommend it for travel reading.
Jeffery Deaver is always a good read, and I cannot praise The Bone Collector (http://www.amazon.com/Bone-Collector-Lincoln-Rhyme-Novel/dp/0451188454/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203672477&sr=1-1) enough. I went and bought another copy of it just so I could have him sign it when he was at Chelsea.
If you could go for a bit of the supernatural, try Bitten (http://www.amazon.com/Bitten-Women-Otherworld-Book-1/dp/0452286034/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203673380&sr=1-2). All of Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld books are great.
Lastly, since the movie is coming out, you could try The Other Boleyn Girl (http://www.amazon.com/Other-Boleyn-Girl-Philippa-Gregory/dp/1416562907/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203673009&sr=1-1). I read The Queen's Fool (http://www.amazon.com/Queens-Fool-Novel-Philippa-Gregory/dp/0743246071/ref=ed_oe_p) and started TOBG a few years back, and I've been thinking about rereading them and following up on her other books lately.
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Date: 2008-02-22 02:39 pm (UTC)Through a stroke of luck, Yelena escapes execution in exchange for tasting the food of the Commander, ruler of Ixia. Though confined to a dank prison cell and doomed to a painful death, Yelena slowly blooms again, caught up in castle politics. But some people are too impatient to wait for poison to finish off Yelena. With the help of Valek, her steely-nerved, cool-eyed boss and the Commander's head of security, she soon discovers that she has a starring role to play in Ixia's future—a role that could lead to her being put to death as a budding magician even if she hits each cue perfectly.
It is awesome thus far.
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Date: 2008-02-22 03:45 pm (UTC)I've had that song they sing in chorus in my head since last night. No joke. I even have the scene replaying in my head.
Have a fantastic and safe trip!