Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett

A dying wizard passes on his powers and his staff to the eighth son of an eighth son, but doesn't actually check to see that the newborn is a boy. Not quite a witch and not quite a wizard, the young wizitch tries to find her place in a men's world. Features Granny Weatherwax, one of my favorite characters.

The end of my Pratchett kick for now.

A Million Little Pieces - James Frey

I was mostly bored reading this book. The writing style is exhausting to plow through to glean the tidbits of actual story line. I quickly got tired of reading "shit" and "blood" and "vomit" and "fuck" and "cry" and "i put my arms around him and I hug him" everything else that was repeated over and over. It reads like an eight year old's journal with adult subject matter. Generally it was a waste of my time; please don't waste yours.

Legends - Edited by Robert Silverberg

A collection of new short novels by the masters of modern fantasy.

The Dark Tower: The Little Sisters of Eluria - Stephen King

Chilling. Reminded me of why I used to love to read Stephen King.

Discworld: The Sea and Little Fishes - Terry Pratchett

I always love Pratchett's witch stories with Nanny Ogg and Granny Weatherwax. This made me want to re-read Equal Rites.

The Sword of Truth: Debt of Bones - Terry Goodkind

I hated the weak and annoying female main character but I can see how the story line has potential and I would like to read more, just not about annoying Abby.

Tales of Alvin Maker: Grinning Man - Orson Scott Card

Not my kind of fantasy; more of a folk tale told around the fire.

Majipoor: The Seventh Shrine - Robert Silverberg

A fantasy murder mystery. While I didn't love it, the story had great momentum and kept me engaged to the end.

Earthsea: Dragonfly - Ursula K. Le Guin

I loved it. I always enjoy when there is a strong female character and when someone shakes up the established traditional way. This story had both. It reminded me that Ursula K. Le Guin used to be one of my favorite authors and I should see if she has anything new out.

Memory, Sorrow and Thorn: The Burning Man - Tad Williams

Dark and gloomy like most Tad Williams stories, it tends to lie in the bottom of your mind, haunting and dank and cold like a wet and mildewed woollen sock.

A Song of Ice and Fire : The Hedge Knight - George R.R. Martin

I think this was my favorite in the entire collection, which is good because I just bought three of his books and I'm excited about reading them. The highlight of the story, which was actually quite predictable, was the sudden and unusual death of the honorable prince. The description of his death was graphic and stunning and was the highlight of the collection.

Pern: Runner of Pern - Anne McCaffrey

This story bored me. If I ever read the words "run" and "runner" again I might throw up. I also hate it when female characters start out wanting to not settle down and have babies but then they meet a guy who's a jerk, make him stop being a jerk and then decide to settle down with the jerk and have babies. There is nothing good about this story line.

The Riftwar Saga: The Wood Boy - Raymond E. Feist

The basic story was interesting but the way it was presented just didn't work and I was constantly aware of that fact. I liked the bittersweet ending.

The Wheel of Time: New Spring - Robert Jordan

I always love Robert Jordan. I didn't bother rereading this though because it's been incorporated into the prequel to the Wheel of Time series.

The Dark Side of the Sun - Terry Pratchett

For a change, this is a futuristic Pratchett. It may also be my least favorite Pratchett book.

A boy named Dom is predicted by probability math to find the Joker's world. Many people try to kill him and it doesn't work. He find the Joker's world but not at all where anyone thought it was. On the way, he turns green.

Could you tell I didn't much like this book? It was much less funny and less interesting than standard Terry Pratchett. It kind of made me sad. It doesn't help that I read most of it while waiting in Emergency with my husband.

Maybe since I've written it here, I might remember not to read it again.

The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett

Every year, around Christmas to early February, I get in a Pratchett kind of mood.

The Light Fantastic was another of the dark-cover books from my mom, except that I'm certain I've read it before.

It's a story of Rincewind (the world's most inept wizard), Twoflower (a tourist on the Discworld), the Luggage (with feet) and the end of the world. It features DEATH, Cohen the Barbarian, several diamond-toothed trolls, the wizards of Unseen University and a fair maiden. With characters like that, how could the story not be fantastic.

We Need To Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver (Regular Strength Book Club)

I expected this book to be both disturbing and depressing, since it is about a school killer, an underage boy who brings death and noteriety to his school. What I did not expect at all was that the book was upsetting and depressing in an entirely different way.

It is written from the perspective of Eva, Kevin's mother, and tells about Kevin starting from when he was just a gleam in his father's eye. Most disturbing is that all of the doubts that a woman has, all of those little nagging feelings that run through your mind when you are deciding whether to have children, are blown up into stark realities with terrible consequences. It makes you second guess whether anyone should ever have children at all. This book leaves the blood chilled and the heart shaken. While it's not a happy book, it's a book that should be read and discussed and considered. (And it will certainly teach you not to pressure people into having babies, that's for sure. )

Pyramids - Terry Pratchett

I received this book as a Christmas gift last year from my Mom. I had asked for some Terry Pratchett books for Christmas, so that was expected, but when I opened the bright wrappings I was shocked to find somber black covers with gold writing instead of the bright and ugly carricature covers I was used to. The books went on my shelf with my other Terry Pratchett selections and were quickly forgotten. While my shoulder was bad I wanted some light books to read, light in content and in physical weight. Pyramids fit the bill and I was delighted to find that the dark covers contained the usual Pratchett humor.

Teppic is an Assasin, trained by the Ankh-Morpork Assasin's Guild. When his father the Pharoah dies, Teppic returns to his homeland to become the new Pharoah and to build the biggest Pyramid ever in honor of his dead father. What he hadn't counted on was the magic built up in such a large pyramid and the High Priest Dios' schemes and machinations. This book also features DEATH, one of my favorite characters, and so was very enjoyable.

Welcome

Hi all,

Welcome to the Baby Geese Booklog. No, this does not make me Mother Goose.

A few of my friends have booklogs to keep track of what they have read over the year. Normally I don't feel the need to keep track, but I got sick last November and can't seem to remember anything since then so I'm hoping this will help me a bit.