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Vogue Muffin___x Vice Captain
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 Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:34 pm
Nominate your book of the month for March here.
Only one book per person, per month please.
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:30 pm
I will nominate Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:22 pm
I would like to nominate the science-fiction classic Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein.
Amazon.com review:
Stranger in a Strange Land, winner of the 1962 Hugo Award, is the story of Valentine Michael Smith, born during, and the only survivor of, the first manned mission to Mars. Michael is raised by Martians, and he arrives on Earth as a true innocent: he has never seen a woman and has no knowledge of Earth's cultures or religions. But he brings turmoil with him, as he is the legal heir to an enormous financial empire, not to mention de facto owner of the planet Mars. With the irascible popular author Jubal Harshaw to protect him, Michael explores human morality and the meanings of love. He founds his own church, preaching free love and disseminating the psychic talents taught him by the Martians. Ultimately, he confronts the fate reserved for all messiahs.
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:47 am
I'd like to nominate Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
In one of the most acclaimed and strange novels of recent years, Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewed version of contemporary England. Narrated by Kathy, now 31, "Never Let Me Go" hauntingly dramatises her attempts to come to terms with her childhood at the seemingly idyllic Hailsham School, and with the fate that has always awaited her and her closest friends in the wider world. A story of love, friendship and memory, "Never Let Me Go" is charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of life.
Summary from Waterstones.com
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Vogue Muffin___x Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:05 pm
I shall nominate my book of the month now...
I would like to nominate Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov simply because I've never read it before and have been meaning to for a fair few years now. Having it picked would put my arse into gear and get it read.
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Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:24 am
I suggest Going Bovine by Libba Bray
It's at the top of my stack o' books to read.
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Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:14 pm
i can hnever forget Little, Big
by John Crowley
i agree with this Amazon reviewer:
The story begins with Smoky Barnable, an ordinary man who marries into an extraordinary family (the architect's great-granddaughter). It is Smoky who introduces us to Edgewood and to the subtle, but fantastic presence that his wife's family seems to take for granted. Smoky has a difficult time adjusting and sometimes he feels as though he's the only sane person in an otherwise insane world. The other residents of Edgewood see it differently; they somehow realize that a grand scheme is being played out and that once it is, their lives, as well as the lives of the faeries, will take on a luminous new meaning.
As we near the end of the century, Smoky's son Auberon leaves Edgewood for the City. It is, however, not quite the magical city that Smoky knew. There is a depression, nothing runs quite like it should and a feeling of dread looms over all. Against this background of dread, Auberon meets and falls in love with Sylvie. It is her disappearance that provides the catalyst for the final act of the faeries' scheme.
Despite Little, Big's length, not a word in the book is wasted. Everything is essential, everything is perfect and everything is perfectly placed. There are digressions and detours, but they all have their purpose. And, even if they didn't, they are a joy to read, in and of themselves.
This is a book that unfolds slowly, like new Spring leaves or roses on a perfect summer's day, but slowly is just right for Little, Big. Crowley conveys so many emotions in this book: joy, sorrow, loss, lust but most of all, love. By the time you reach the end, you come to a slow but perfect understanding of why the faeries' rejuvenation is so crucial. This is a beautiful and beautifully-told tale and one that lingers...like a lover's kiss or the end of that perfect summer's day.
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Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:40 pm
I would like to nominate Robert McCammon's Speaks the Nightbird.
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 5:16 am
Mmmmmmm I say we go with Green the book I nominated a few months ago I'm wanting to read it again i think o?o
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:49 pm
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon ♥♥
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 4:45 pm
I nominate The House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones heart Just bought it today and it looks awesome!
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