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Springtime at home | part XII (end)

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#*cries*

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My dash is very much dead so if anyone is a bookblogger can you please reblog this so I can follow you? Thanks<3

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do I buy the whole series and risk not liking it and wasting money or

just buy the first book and truly suffer when I love it and can’t buy the rest of the series for a while?

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True struggle for the book people

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The Anti-Tolkien

Peter Bebergal on Michael Moorcock, one of the most prolific living fantasists:

Not even Tolkien’s vast philological scholarship, his deep knowledge of mythology, and his world-building skills could impress what Moorcock and company saw as a troublesome infantilism inherent in Tolkien’s work.

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The New Yorker has a nice piece on Michael Moorcock that is well worth reading. In fact, this piece is a huge step forward in the realm of popular fantasy fiction (even though it is quite critical of Tolkien and esp. the Hobbit movie trilogy), especially since in the 27 years I’ve been reading the New Yorker I can recall maybe … NO critical literary articles on Sci-fi/fantasy writers or the genre itself in that publication. Not that I may have missed one or two, but none come to mind. It’s nice to see good writers being recognized from genres that most literary critics have dismissed as only generating hacks.

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Shivery Goodness | Book Review

Emerald Fennel once again delivers the scares in the second installment of her Shiverton Hall series, The Creeper. Arthur Bannister returns to Shiverton Hall for a second year despite grave warnings from a burned man. Together with his friends, he once again tackles a mystery that involves a peculiar painting, a missing boy and a presence that haunts his every step. The mundane mystery intertwines with a darker storyline as Arthur confronts the secrets of his lineage, ending with a surprising little twist that promises a sinister future.

I love the collection of scary short stories embedded within, acting as support and expanding the understanding of the main story. Fennel uses them to highlight certain events, and to wrap it all up in a neat package. Well-written and punctuated with humor, the author wastes no detail and delivers a great story in such a small book. The pacing was just right for a children’s book, and while others might take 300+ pages to explain a year, Fennel’s story is just as eventful in its shorter breadth, even suspenseful. The characters are all very amusing and endearing in their quirks, each with their own moment to shine that you can’t help rally with them. The cover art is revamped, and I like it better than the old one. Its hand-drawn quality, with all the harsh strokes, detail and pale coloring, lends it an air of creepiness - a perfect fit. Overall, with its bone-chilling short tales, youthful cast and excellent direction, a return to Shiverton Hall is guaranteed.

Different Kinds of Readers.

The Devourer: Each book is a snack for this kind of reader--but it doesn't mean that s/he won't enjoy each book just as much.

The Lover: Books read by this kind of reader are read in hidden, stolen moments at the most unexpected times.

The Slow Dancer: Books are a treat that this kind of reader savors. Slow and steady wins this reader's race, as his/her eyes take in and taste each and every word.

The Addict: Books are a conquest to this kind of reader. S/he will buy more books than s/he can read, but s/he will ALWAYS have something to read.

The Classic: Books of the past are a gift to this reader. Prose in the style of early contemporary authors, or stories written long ago, are favorites for this reader.

The Die-Hard: Genres are a way of life for this reader. S/he finds a niche and sticks to it--veering from what s/he knows for short bursts of time.

The Advocate: This reader is a lover of books. S/he is not just a reader, but an advocate of reading--hoping that the future will contain more readers.

What kind of reader are you?

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Here is our list of the 10 Victorian novels we at Interesting Literature think everyone should read - whether because they’re great novels, because they tell us something important about Victorian …