Books

[nevarra]

I just gobbled Dragonwyck by Anya Seton. I had forgotten that I read Green Darkness by her and enjoyed it. Both of them were quite good in a haunting sort of way. I didn't realize that they were older though. I assumed they were newer releases with the current trend of historical fiction. (I've read about 6-8 historical fiction books and I've

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[anonymousblack]

b, have you read the books of great alta, also known as (in their original release as separate titles) sister light, sister dark and white jenna by jane yolen? there's a quality about the book(s) that i find most remarkable.

i also just finished reading the time traveler's wife, by audrey nefarmframpramacocoayummyum (sp?), and... while it was perhaps a little more pulpy than i was expecting, it was pulpy in that good impetus-to-read-further way that a book that thick needs for me to finish it. as a stand alone (i don't usually read series) you might like it.

[nevarra]

I haven't heard of the Jane Yolen books but I will definitely check them out after this round. I liked the Time Traveler's Wife. I had a hard time following in a few spots but the ending...wow.

[anonymousblack]

yep. it was an excellent examination of what happens in a storyline when you eliminate a reader's ability to determine cause and effect--you'll never know if this couple came together because of the time travel, or if the time travel happened because of their coming together; there are many aspects of the fiction that will never be resolved--which happens all the time when we read without our being so aware of it. i love stories that allegorize storytelling