tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post7643682852323231782..comments2024-02-18T00:24:05.514-08:00Comments on The Zoë-Trope: SOME BOOKS I HAVE READZoë Marriotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-12198640429090850292013-04-24T05:19:19.792-07:002013-04-24T05:19:19.792-07:00All of these sound so good, I'll be diving int...All of these sound so good, I'll be diving into ACID pretty soon and I can't wait!<br /><br />Fab reviews :DJesse Owenhttp://www.books4teens.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-81320738040986396032013-04-23T15:17:50.567-07:002013-04-23T15:17:50.567-07:00Ink sounds really good. It's definitely going ...Ink sounds really good. It's definitely going on my to-read list!<br />I haven't read many YA books recently. As part of my English course I read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe last week and The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing this week.<br /><br />Things Fall Apart challenges preconceptions about Africa and it is very cleverly written. However, I did not particularly enjoy reading it as it did not seem very engaging. From an analytical point of view, it is brilliant, but the narrative is not very enjoyable for recreational purposes.<br /><br />The Grass is Singing on the other hand was brilliant. If you enjoy books that focus on a character's psychological development, has many controversial issues, challenges creative censorship and has very intriguing personal relationships that are full of unexpected twists, then this novel is for you. I recommend everybody to read it. Analysing the mindset of Mary was very interesting, and I could not stop thinking about the end of the novel for days.Rebecca Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971640548147042108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-25718616487307720442013-04-23T10:44:11.436-07:002013-04-23T10:44:11.436-07:00Emma: You're so welcome, hun! Thanks for givin...Emma: You're so welcome, hun! Thanks for giving me such a great read. I bet you'll love TOBS - it really lives up to that stunning cover.Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-43855124398146044832013-04-23T10:42:58.541-07:002013-04-23T10:42:58.541-07:00Wow, thanks so much for the lovely review, Zoe! *H...Wow, thanks so much for the lovely review, Zoe! *Hugs Zoe* I'm about to dive into THE OATHBREAKER'S SHADOW – it looks SO good. Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-75254545015230800082013-04-23T10:25:12.362-07:002013-04-23T10:25:12.362-07:00I haven't read Jenna Starborn, but I really li...I haven't read Jenna Starborn, but I really like her Summers at Castle Auburn and the Safe-Keeper trilogy. However, I think the Twelve Houses series might be my new favorite Sharon Shinn books. I love Tayse. : ) Phoenixgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-18202773457857142092013-04-23T10:03:24.393-07:002013-04-23T10:03:24.393-07:00Whispering: It captured the atmosphere of the coun...Whispering: It captured the atmosphere of the country and the little details of every life perfectly. Made me feel homesick for Japan - and I've never even lived there!Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-16635625200217310742013-04-23T09:54:48.107-07:002013-04-23T09:54:48.107-07:00ooh, I literally finished reading Ink like two hou...ooh, I literally finished reading Ink like two hours ago. I really loved it - I thought the Japanese setting was brillant! Anything Japanese related is usually good reading... hence why I'm so looking forward to 'The night Itself!' Roll on July :)whispering wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817741839344053531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-69901973089254975572013-04-23T08:33:58.265-07:002013-04-23T08:33:58.265-07:00Phoenix: I totally agree! I love those books. Actu...Phoenix: I totally agree! I love those books. Actually I have a huge soft spot for Sharon Shinn in general. She did a SF re-telling of Jane Eyre called Jenna Starborn, which I loved.Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-10113533315080536972013-04-23T08:28:10.803-07:002013-04-23T08:28:10.803-07:00I've recently fallen deeply in love with Sharo...I've recently fallen deeply in love with Sharon Shinn's Twelve Houses series (Mystic and Rider, etc). I always like fantasy where the romance is a major part of the plot, and these books have such a great group of main characters - each of them a strong and distinctive personality, and described so that I found myself as attached to them as they are to each other. Phoenixgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-54530815077617628402013-04-23T06:20:03.258-07:002013-04-23T06:20:03.258-07:00:) Thanks! 'The Night Circus' is my favour...:) Thanks! 'The Night Circus' is my favourite of those three because of all the little twists and turns in the story and how there's often moments where you're confused and then suddenly when you get towards the end everything clicks into place. It's like a puzzle that you have to unravel - especially because it's not told in chronological order :D Cloud Atlas is a lot like that tooKimberley Fordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-74575833965126146342013-04-23T02:15:43.443-07:002013-04-23T02:15:43.443-07:00Kimberley: Ooh, a very classy reading list!Kimberley: Ooh, a very classy reading list!Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-39464300810835411812013-04-23T01:26:34.976-07:002013-04-23T01:26:34.976-07:00'Ink' looks really, really good :)
Most re...'Ink' looks really, really good :)<br />Most recently I read Erin Morgenstern's 'The Night Circus'(so incredible!!!), Diana Wynne Jones' 'Howl's Moving Castle' and David Mitchell's 'Cloud Atlas'<br /><br /><br />Kimberley Fordnoreply@blogger.com