Books in Bed

Kissing the Witch

3 Comments / 2007, Books in Bed, Favorites, Feminism, Fiction, Queer, Sci Fi and Fantasy, Women /

Awhile back, Sassymonkey was trying to come up with books for a fairy tales challenge of some sort. I gave her some ideas but generally speaking, she came up with her list on her own. As I was searching, I realized I had never read Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins. Crazy, we read a lot of fairy tales around here. So, I reserved it.

And it was terrific. I really liked the way one fairy tale moved into the next. All of the connections between the women. Really excellent idea and one that should have been done before – or maybe it has and I’ve been missing it?

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Eclipse

3 Comments / 2007, Books in Bed, Fiction, Sci Fi and Fantasy, Young Adult /

Remember when I won a contest at Bookburger and got a free audio copy of Eclipse? TW and I have been listening to it in the car for ages. Finally, it was over today on the way home from breakfast. Finally. Thank goodness.

I officially hate Bella. Also Alice, though not nearly as much. I hate Edward and Jake, too – but not as much as I hate Bella. And also Alice. I would probably hate Edward, Jake and Alice less if Bella wasn’t such a whining, annoying, twit of a girl. What in the heck happened to the Bella in Twilight that led her to what she is in Eclipse? Whatever Stephanie Meyers was drinking when she wrote Eclipse, she should stay away from it if she writes another book in this series.

Sheesh.

I loved Twilight. I really liked New Moon. I wanted to like Eclipse but I didn’t – not even a little bit.

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Deliver Us from Evie

2007, Books in Bed, Favorites, Fiction, Queer, Young Adult /

I saw Lee’s review of Deliver Us from Evie and started to think I had never read it. So I reserved it at the library, a little M.E. Kerr every now and then is good for all of us, right? Turns out I have read it. But it was still fun to read it again. M.E. Kerr always does a good job of giving us characters who could easily be real. They don’t behave oddly, they feel exactly like the people in your family or in your school or your church or your neighborhood. They’re real.

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Rainbow Distractions

1 Comment / Books in Bed, Library /

I am having some trouble concentrating on my work. I look up, see the bookshelves all messy and unorganized and start pondering just how to get them organized. I’ve already insisted on organization by color – but do I want to do genre and color? And should it be a mish mash of shades or should the shelves move light to dark or dark to light. I’m constantly getting up and adding books to the shelves, or moving a book from yellow to orange or blue to green or changing which books sit side by side because their shades clash.

Distracted. Very distracted.

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Duh, of course he’s gay

3 Comments / Books in Bed, Harry Potter, Queer /

Anyone with a lick of gaydar already knew it was Dumbledore who was gay. Nice to hear Rowling say it out loud, though.

She was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds “true love.”

“Dumbledore is gay,” the author responded to gasps and applause.

She then explained that Dumbledore was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald, whom he defeated long ago in a battle between good and bad wizards. “Falling in love can blind us to an extent,” Rowling said of Dumbledore’s feelings, adding that Dumbledore was “horribly, terribly let down.”

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Kilt Dead

2007, Books in Bed, Chick Lit, Fiction, Mystery /

I can’t remember how I stumbled upon Kilt Dead – is it written by the author who did that Garden Spells book? Or maybe that tea shop in Charleston mystery? Whatever. I know I reserved it because I was amused by the title, that’s a great way to choose a book, right?

It’s a great title but not a great book. Not a bad book, either. Just what you’d expect. A little chick lit. A little mystery.

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Dishwasher: One Man’s Quest etc…

2007, Books in Bed, Favorites, Non-Fiction /

Do not let the fact that it took me more than a week to finish Dishwasher: One Man’s Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States stop you from picking this book up today. I loved it. Maybe because I’m a fan of dishwashing? Or maybe because I’m a fan of fringe jobs, fringe people, fringe lifestyles. Or maybe because it was just fun.

It left me with a longing to start my own 50 state challenge. It left me wondering which Italian restaurant he dished at in Gainesville. It left me disappointed that I had never stumbled across the Dishwasher Zine.

I loved the book and love Dishwasher Pete.

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Fathers and Sons: Autobiography of a Family

2007, Books in Bed, Don't Read This, Non-Fiction, Queer /

OK. Well. I finished Fathers and Sons: Autobiography of a Family. I don’t really recommend it – unless you are a fan of one of the Waughs. I am not. Why I spent more than a week reading this is really beyond me.

I thought it would be interesting. And I guess it was. But it was also tiresome. The Waugh men – ugh. Just, UGH. That’s about all I can say. Some woman in their lives should have just shaken them – or shot them. (I should say that the author of the book I don’t necessarily include in the shaken or shot idea. He seems like a nice enough guy and he survived generations of Waugh fathering. I’ll reserve judgment though until his children write their books.)

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Garden Spells

2 Comments / 2007, Books in Bed, Chick Lit, Fiction, Women /

And to think I almost didn’t bother reading Garden Spells because I’m so far behind on my TBR list and haven’t even come close to finishing my A to Z challenge. I’d have missed a fun piece of chick lit.

A quirky southern town with all of the appropriate quirky characters, with magic and a bad guy and true love and also the token gay story line tossed in for good measure.

Excellent light reading. Almost made me want an apple.

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