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28 July 2005

I like romances. I read widely, but the romantic form of the narrative tale (romantic in the nineteenth century meaning, not the formula of contemporary times) just about always pleases me the best. That's probably why one of my favorite magazines is Black Gate. I flipped to the back to check and see if there was an installment of the comic "Knights of the Dinner Table." This comic is a must-read for anyone who is familiar with fantasy. It takes place at a Java Joint (hence the subtitle)--a book discussion group that seems to be comprised of two women and a man. All three are types you see at all the cons. So I'm reading and sipping--and nearly drown myself when I come across my own name! Is this fame, or what?

22 July 2005

Read and enjoyed the Harry Potter book--further thoughts in my Harry Potter riff on the YA page. No spoilers, just: I like this one best, I think, and I also think that the ending is not what it seemed. There, is that cryptic enough>

Two excellent books read, Madeleine Robins' Petty Treason and Isabel Allende's Zorro. Both set about the same period, one in London, the other in Alta California and Spain. Both with excellent period sense, fascinating storylines, and in especial wonderful women characters. Contrasting narrative devices, which both serve their particular storyline admirably.

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