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Feb. 9th, 2009 10:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
clo_againSo this book was stalking me. Graceling by Kristin Cashore showed up before on Jacket Whys and I liked the summary (along with being a little bemused because years back I wrote a short story along a similiar premise, only my heroine was *called* Grace and in her world graces were 'virtues'. It's a funny old creative world). But I really didn't need anymore books until I've finished all the ones I haven't read that're sitting accusingly on my bookcase, so I made a mental note for later and left it.
Then it showed up on my 'recommended for you' Amazon page. And in the window of Watestone's. And the SFX I bought on Saturday not only reviewed it (four out of five stars) but had an interview with the author too. I still might've just, *just* resisted if I had't been idly lurking around Tamora Pierce's webpage and seen it on one of her book recs lists.
Obviously I caved and bought it. It was inevitable. That's not the point (no really it's not). While looking at TP's list for 'ultimate fantasy recs list which I suspect is edging towards out of date now, I was still horrified that I hadn't even read a third of what was on there. A book literally has to stalk me for over a week to get me to buy it; I can't go out and buy everything on everyone's rec lists (though wow, that'd be awesome) but apparently I haven't read half of what I thought I had.
It finally occurred to me this morning that I've actually read quite a lot of fantasy books that *weren't* on her list and would be on mine (to name just a few, Blue Moon Rising by Simon R Green, Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones, The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde, Robin Jarvis' Wyrd Museum trilogy, The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor and I don't know if I spotted Peter Pan on her list or not, although it's my firm belief that Peter Pan should be on *everyone's* list) but that doesn't mean I'm not reading half of what I thought I was or had or intended to.
*sighs* So I'm going to be keeping track of what I read this year. I initially dismissed it as impossible (I frequently pick old books up to re-read a chapter or two then put them down, not to mention I'll be in Australia for a few months at some point must buy my freaking tickets this week oh god but I'll try. The goal is at least one book a week, which is easy, in theory. I don't get to buy anything new until I'm on target, which won't be an issue because I still have enough unread books on hand to keep me going one-a-week until oh, say September?
Trying to remember what I read in January is hard, especially since I got a stack of books out the library. Hm.
Then it showed up on my 'recommended for you' Amazon page. And in the window of Watestone's. And the SFX I bought on Saturday not only reviewed it (four out of five stars) but had an interview with the author too. I still might've just, *just* resisted if I had't been idly lurking around Tamora Pierce's webpage and seen it on one of her book recs lists.
Obviously I caved and bought it. It was inevitable. That's not the point (no really it's not). While looking at TP's list for 'ultimate fantasy recs list which I suspect is edging towards out of date now, I was still horrified that I hadn't even read a third of what was on there. A book literally has to stalk me for over a week to get me to buy it; I can't go out and buy everything on everyone's rec lists (though wow, that'd be awesome) but apparently I haven't read half of what I thought I had.
It finally occurred to me this morning that I've actually read quite a lot of fantasy books that *weren't* on her list and would be on mine (to name just a few, Blue Moon Rising by Simon R Green, Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones, The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde, Robin Jarvis' Wyrd Museum trilogy, The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor and I don't know if I spotted Peter Pan on her list or not, although it's my firm belief that Peter Pan should be on *everyone's* list) but that doesn't mean I'm not reading half of what I thought I was or had or intended to.
*sighs* So I'm going to be keeping track of what I read this year. I initially dismissed it as impossible (I frequently pick old books up to re-read a chapter or two then put them down, not to mention I'll be in Australia for a few months at some point must buy my freaking tickets this week oh god but I'll try. The goal is at least one book a week, which is easy, in theory. I don't get to buy anything new until I'm on target, which won't be an issue because I still have enough unread books on hand to keep me going one-a-week until oh, say September?
Trying to remember what I read in January is hard, especially since I got a stack of books out the library. Hm.
