Comments on: Books I Bought Last Week

By: lucypick

lucypick — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:51:56 +0000

“Bathory” sounds good. I’ll keep my eyes open for it. I am chastened to say that I have never read “The Other Boleyn Girl.” I read Philippa Gregory’s early work (Wideacre etc.) and found it impresive but too bleak for me. Maybe I should try her more recent stuff.

By: Beth McDaniel

Beth McDaniel — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:52:39 +0000

Recently, I picked up a book called “Bathory: Memoir of a Countess” on Amazon (ISBN 1439201749). It’s a tale of the real-life Elizabeth Bathory from Hungary in the Middle Ages. Excellent read, and includes a map, ancestral chart and pretty good reading list at the end for us history fans. Another I just finished reading is “The Other Boleyn Girl” (have you seen the movie? It’s not nearly as good as the book!).

By: Julianne Douglas

Julianne Douglas — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:38:57 +0000

I agree with Teresa–I don’t know how I’ll ever get through my TBR pile!

I’m currently reading an ARC of C.W. Gortner’s The Last Queen and enjoying it very much. I’ll post a review and an interview with the author on my blog near the publication date (July 29).

Otherwise, I’m reading tons of research books for my next novel. I have to stop researching and get writing…..

By: lucypick

lucypick — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:26:21 +0000

That one sounds right up my alley, Teresa, especially since I have a glimmer of an idea for a HF/fantasy set in almost the same period (but a different location).

By: Teresa

Teresa — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:37:13 +0000

I’ve not read any of GGK’s straight fantasy. Ysabel sounds similar to Tracy Chevalier’s The Virgin Blue, which I quite enjoyed. I recommend GGK’s Last Light of the Sun – very, very lightly disguised story of King Alfred with just a touch of fantasy to it. Definitely more historical fiction than fantasy. Even more so than Sailing to Sarantium.

LOL re the Jodi Picoult. I too have never read her.

So many books, so little time

By: lucypick

lucypick — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:10:40 +0000

Loved Ysabel! And I am not a Kay fan.

Mark, I’ve never read Jodi Picoult, but I have a soft spot for her because whenever I play the, “where would my book be shelved in a bookstore” game, she is always right there.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:51:55 +0000

Looks like a fantastic list! My most recent buy was Ysabel, but Guy Gavriel Kay. I loved Last Light of the Sun and Sailing to Sarantium. This one looks rather different, but fascinating nonetheless.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:53:41 +0000

Hi, I loved your list here. It also gives me hope whenever I see someone say they consume books that voraciously. I found your page after googling an agent I am writing, and I believe it is with the same company as the one who reps you according to the message board I stumbled across.

I was running 7 miles on Siesta Key (FLA) last week and stopped and asked a woman who was lying on a beach towel: What are you reading? She answered: “Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picault.” For what that’s worth, just a random selection. I just finished “World Without End.”

Keep writing strong…

By: lucypick

lucypick — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:53:35 +0000

Nefertiti is on my mental TBR pile.

By: cindy

cindy — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:37:31 +0000

i’m really enjoying nefertiti and i’ll
probably read princess academy by
shannon hale next, which is YA and a
newbery honor.