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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

[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.