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[altariel]

So I had feeling down the past couple of days, and then today several nice things happened, and now I feel better and I've hoovered. That's all human life there that is.

Over the weekend, I read Philip Reeve's brilliant Here Lies Arthur (thanks steepholm for the rec) and must heartily recommend: Arthur for a turbulent age of spin and warlords. I have to say I didn't much enjoy Mortal Engines: are the others in that sequence worth reading, o my flisters? They are waiting to go back to the library unread, and since they're due back on Tuesday, I doubt I'm going to get through, particularly not when I'm absorbed in Sabriel by Garth Nix (thanks the_wild_iris!). I like Nix's strong narrative style: so many books these days read as if they've come from visual imagination, but this is wordy and doesn't have much dialogue. Next up, Le Guin's Annals of the Western Shore.

Tomorrow I'm going to answer this meme for which I was tagged by forodwaith, but in the meantime, here is Judy Garland belting out a sad song, because when you're blue, there's nothing better than joining in with someone belting out a sad song.

PS I wanted Jessie to win I'd Do Anything. Stupid British public!

Comments

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I'm really enjoying, and thank you for it! I'll definitely go on and read Lirael and Abhorsen.

I suspect you would enjoy Here Lies Arthur, which is about political spin and storytelling. Grab it if you see it s/h (and if you don't like it, I'll buy it off you!).

And thanks for the well wishes. The downswings seem to come when I can't work. I ended up staying up late last night and tapping at the keyboard. I'm feeling tired today but a lot more resilient *hugs you*

[the-wild-iris.livejournal.com]

Well, Freud said that what we need to make us happy is love and work *hugs you back*

I feel that I owe you Lirael and Abhorsen, since they are a trilogy (but there's no point giving someone all three parts of a trilogy before you know that they'll like part 1!). The other two take up a separate but related story a generation after Sabriel.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

You're lovely!

Heffers was doing a 3-for-2 on children's books last week, and both Lirael and Abhorsen were there, so I'm tempted to nip in and splurge on that. There's bound to be another book I'd be happy to have.

[the-wild-iris.livejournal.com]

It's obviously up to you and depends how soon you want them; but if it would give you pleasure to have them as a gift, it'd be my pleasure too. Besides, I'll do anything to be called lovely :)

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Aiie! LJ has sat on this comment and it's only just turned up! I'm sorry to have seemed such an ingrate :-(

I would love to read the next two and it is incredibly kind of you to offer - although you are always getting me lovely presents and I hardly ever reciprocate!

[the-wild-iris.livejournal.com]

I didn't think you were an ingrate at all! Silly LJ.