Tagged: Rakkety Tam (by Brian Jacques), reading
Ooh! I’ve got that reserved at my library, so I hope I get it soon. How is it?
The Phantom Tollbooth was a fun read. Some interesting points to ponder as well.
I’m reading The Switherby Pilgrims now.
I finished it this morning… It was all right. Pretty typical Redwall stuff, and I wasn’t super impressed.
I’m rereading The Hobbit.
Rereading the Prydain Chronicles now.
I’m reading The Coral Island.
I’m reading whichever of the four books I packed to read on the road I decide to read when the time comes.
But you didn’t tell us what those were!
I just finished The Swiss Family Robinson.
The Invisible Child by Katherine Paterson. Fantastic. Love it.
Also Bridge to Terabithia, which I like much more after seeing the film than I did before. Shocking.
I am reading God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew. I started it at 6-6:30AM this morning and am, so far, about 6-8 chapters into it. It’s very interesting and, I think, well-written.
Adalin, did you like The Swiss Family Robinson? I recently read it and got really annoyed with the fact they never got hurt/sick, were perfect survival geniuses, beyond brilliant biologists, and they killed everything.
Alyosha, is that the lady who wrote Perfect Gentle Knight?
Whoa, Owan, you’re like…still alive! Hi.
No, not her. Katherine Paterson is much better–technically speaking. I like her writing about writing better than her actual writing, in general. (After a recent reread, I’m not sure what I saw in Kit Pearson way back when…)
My issue with Swiss Family Robinson is that the climax happens in the first chapter. No. No. No.
Hehe, Alyosha. You cannot get rid of me that easily. I didn’t think Kit Pearson was that great, either, I didn’t notice the quality of the writing so much when I read her books (I think) but I did think the plot was a little off. Sebastian was a little freaky.
I mean, I can’t say a whole lot about how good of an author she is, I just recall that her book wasn’t my cup of tea.
I am currently reading Ethics: An Early American Handbook. It is a reprint of the book A Primer of Ethics which was originally published in 1890, I think. So far it is, um, convicting. I have very poor ethics.
The Swiss Family Robinson did sorta annoy me for the reasons you mentioned and because it was so, almost preachy at times. Then I read the introduction and discovered that the book was written by a British army chaplain for his sons back home. It was supposed to be guidelines for what sort of men he wanted them to be, which explained a lot. So while it wasn’t my favorite book I enjoyed it.
Right now I’m reading The Vanishing Sculptor. It’s a bit confusing right now but I think I’ll understand it more as I keep reading
My book ended up being Swallowdale. I’m about a third of the way done and I’ll probably read some more of it on the way home.
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