The Left Hand of Darkness is fascinating. I have to confess that I enjoyed it more as something to dissect than as a good read (which it is, but there's something about it that's oppressive, which may be a by-product of what she's trying to do, so it's not necesssarily bad, it's just...difficult. But not so much so that I wouldn't recommend it, if that makes any sense?).
I hear you on BNW. I just love it to bits so I couldn't help but mention it :)
I hope to finally inhale Canticle on my way to FL next week, or shortly thereafter. I've been carting it around for weeks and never manage to get very far, probably because trying to read while eating lunch doesn't always work so well!
Had no idea that Pullman got so much of his stuff from somewhere else. Especially not something from 1684! Good grief! Will have to check that out at some point.
SWEET. Is this part of the Amber series, or something different?
It's a standalone novel, not part of any series. Helps to know some basics of Hinduism, I would think, but I got along just fine without reading the book on the daily life of Joe Hindu that my roommate told me I HAD to read before I read it. ;) Mostly, it's good to be able to remember who the different gods are. Anything else is a bonus.
You're quite welcome and I hope you get something useful out of my random list!
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Date: 2009-03-07 02:43 pm (UTC)I hear you on BNW. I just love it to bits so I couldn't help but mention it :)
I hope to finally inhale Canticle on my way to FL next week, or shortly thereafter. I've been carting it around for weeks and never manage to get very far, probably because trying to read while eating lunch doesn't always work so well!
Had no idea that Pullman got so much of his stuff from somewhere else. Especially not something from 1684! Good grief! Will have to check that out at some point.
SWEET. Is this part of the Amber series, or something different?
It's a standalone novel, not part of any series. Helps to know some basics of Hinduism, I would think, but I got along just fine without reading the book on the daily life of Joe Hindu that my roommate told me I HAD to read before I read it. ;) Mostly, it's good to be able to remember who the different gods are. Anything else is a bonus.
You're quite welcome and I hope you get something useful out of my random list!