read to me (capsule catch-up edition)

[phosfate]

The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkein. Or Tolkien. I forget.
Oh, who am I kidding? You're reading it right now, unless you're Susan. Carry on.

Blue Monday: Absolute Beginners by Chynna Clugston-Major.
Second graphic novel featuring Bleu Finnegan and her high-school friends. Think Archie, if Archie were good, actually funny, and had any relevance to life as we know it. In this volume, An unfortunate incident with a bathtub and a viddycam leads to Bleu's first date ever, and the soccer match to end all soccer matches. There's also a Marilyn Monroe film festival, a Pookah, and angry seafood.

The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley.
Girly fantasy for girls who grew up on The Man Who Would Be King. The Blue Sword is the best of the two. They can be read in any order.

Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett.
Discworld again, this time a Susan Sto Helit/Death/Death of Rats/etc. story. Groovy, but not a good first-time choice if you're new to the series.

The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Terry yet again Pratchett once more.
More Discworld, this time ostensibly for young people. Not part of any of the previous cycles, though the Death of Rats turns up. Pterry's version of the Pied Piper story, it starts out a tad slow but becomes surprisingly moving and scary. Also, it has, like, pictures. Will not drive you mad if you haven't read Discworld before.

Comments

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

Yup - found it last Thursday. No badges with my copy, though, so I'm still not sure how you get 'em.