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Sullied and Unusual
Jul. 13th, 2006 09:14 pmI got a lot of reading done because it's a long ride there and back, we spent a lot of time just lolling around on the beach, (under the pier where it was shady, in my case) and recovering next to an industrial-strength air conditioner.
We also went to the Carolina Opry, which was a lot of fun, and to see Dead Man's Chest, which has left a big stupid grin on my face. My comments are below so that I don't spoil anything for anybody who hasn't seen it yet. Onto the books! Out of the eight I took with me, I read five and added one that my Mom finished.
Delusion's Master by Tanith Lee. Aieeee. Dark and bloody and sexy and full of colors. Beautiful demons and horrible people. And vice versa. And a comet. And a bunch of other strange and weird things as the incarnations of Wickedness and Madness face off over the holy city of Bhelsheved. Or something like that. I would have to unpack it to be sure of the spelling.
Plantation by Dorothy Benton Frank. Recommended by Mom. It's a story of love and death and dysfunction in a wealthy southern family. It's a weird and wacky and funny and sad. There's voodoo, a plane crash, chronic disease, old boyfriends, old husbands, the WORST sister-in-law ever, and a Bible that was buried with Daddy that keeps appearing in the house.
Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett. Hilarious. Nanny Ogg is a crack-up. And I loved comparing the elves to cats. And I've known enough people like Diamanda to be amused by that as well.
The Most Evil Women in History by Shelley Klein. Ick. Sometimes I have to remind myself that there are people out there that are sickos. Power seems to be a common element. Either they already have absolute power over the people they are evil at, or they want it. Gives me the creeps, but morbid fascination keeps the pages turning.
In Hollow Houses by Gary Braunbeck. UFOs, and yetis, and elder gods. Oh my. Also heroin junkies, homeless people, clones, men in black, and frozen mammoths. Strange and unusual. Even by my standards.
Dave Barry's Bad Habits by Dave Barry. I laughed so hard. Oh man. The mock Chaucer poem just about killed me. "In a somer sesun when softe was the sunne, I kylled a younge birde ande I ate it on a bunne."
I don't know why that's funny, but it IS. I laughed so hard I drew a crowd, so then I had to read out loud. See? I can do it, too. I just need to add more e's.
I started to read both Haunted Heritage and Dakota Legacy, but they don't count until I actually finish them.
( POTC: DMC Spoilers )
We also went to the Carolina Opry, which was a lot of fun, and to see Dead Man's Chest, which has left a big stupid grin on my face. My comments are below so that I don't spoil anything for anybody who hasn't seen it yet. Onto the books! Out of the eight I took with me, I read five and added one that my Mom finished.
Delusion's Master by Tanith Lee. Aieeee. Dark and bloody and sexy and full of colors. Beautiful demons and horrible people. And vice versa. And a comet. And a bunch of other strange and weird things as the incarnations of Wickedness and Madness face off over the holy city of Bhelsheved. Or something like that. I would have to unpack it to be sure of the spelling.
Plantation by Dorothy Benton Frank. Recommended by Mom. It's a story of love and death and dysfunction in a wealthy southern family. It's a weird and wacky and funny and sad. There's voodoo, a plane crash, chronic disease, old boyfriends, old husbands, the WORST sister-in-law ever, and a Bible that was buried with Daddy that keeps appearing in the house.
Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett. Hilarious. Nanny Ogg is a crack-up. And I loved comparing the elves to cats. And I've known enough people like Diamanda to be amused by that as well.
The Most Evil Women in History by Shelley Klein. Ick. Sometimes I have to remind myself that there are people out there that are sickos. Power seems to be a common element. Either they already have absolute power over the people they are evil at, or they want it. Gives me the creeps, but morbid fascination keeps the pages turning.
In Hollow Houses by Gary Braunbeck. UFOs, and yetis, and elder gods. Oh my. Also heroin junkies, homeless people, clones, men in black, and frozen mammoths. Strange and unusual. Even by my standards.
Dave Barry's Bad Habits by Dave Barry. I laughed so hard. Oh man. The mock Chaucer poem just about killed me. "In a somer sesun when softe was the sunne, I kylled a younge birde ande I ate it on a bunne."
I don't know why that's funny, but it IS. I laughed so hard I drew a crowd, so then I had to read out loud. See? I can do it, too. I just need to add more e's.
I started to read both Haunted Heritage and Dakota Legacy, but they don't count until I actually finish them.
( POTC: DMC Spoilers )
