Books read in January

[lizbee]

Sup with the Devil - Barbara Hamilton
The Clothes on his Back - Barbara Hambly
Sin in the Second City - Karen Abbott
The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner
A Study in Scarlet - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Queen of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Douglas Adams
The Sign of the Four - Arthur Conan Doyle
The King of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
Strike! - Christine Harris
Avatar: the Last Airbender - The Promise (part 1) - Gene Luen Yang
A Conspiracy of Kings - Megan Whalen Turner
Among Friends - Caroline B Cooney

I decided to track my reading this year, just to see, you know, numbers and patterns and stuff.

January is pretty inflated, since I was on holiday and confined to the house with a sprained ankle.  And a lot of these are re-reads, YA and middle grade, plus one graphic novel. 

ALSO, Among Friends is every bit as amazing as it was when I was 13, and I was in tears by the end, so well done, Caroline B. Cooney.

Comments

[terajk]

WOW, that is a lot of books.

Avatar: the Last Airbender - The Promise (part 1) - Gene Luen Yang

!!!

[lizbee]

Ridiculously long title is ridiculous! But yes, I bought it from my lovely local comic store last week (they gave me a discount because I'm friends with a regular), and totally enjoyed it.

I know a lot of people have had problems with the dialogue (I myself decided that it was like one of those annoying works of historical fiction that tries to put thoughts and dialogue in the mouths of real figures, so the actual records were more like, "In the early days of their relationship, Avatar Aang and Master Katara addressed each other by affectionate petnames, much to the chagrin of their friends"), and other people had problems with the plot, and apparently a lot of Kataangers really hate Gene Yang because he wanted to introduce friction into their relationship.

NONE OF THAT MATTERED TO ME. I found the plot interesting and logical, and Zuko's dilemma is compelling, and I'm kind of a bit amused at the people going, HOW DARE HE TAKE A STAND IN FAVOUR OF COLONIALISM? because what do they expect from a privileged member of a colonialist society? And the stuff with Ozai was GREAT.

[terajk]

eee! *bouncebouncebounce*

[selvage]

... are Caroline B Cooney books back in print? I LOVE PRETTY MUCH ALL HER YA NOVELS. To bookdepository!

[lizbee]

I don't know about in general, but Among Friends is! I've been stalking it on eBay, looking for a copy for less than $20. Then I checked BookDepository while I was at work -- mostly on a whim, but I figured I might get an AbeBooks link for it. AND THERE IT WAS! For $7!