So many fantastic books coming out as movies this year! Divergent, Ender's Game, Catching Fire... Fingers crossed they do them justice- well, as much as they can!
Magic Wands and Wormhole Generators
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By no means complete, but love the concept... Ah, if only I could live there...
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"“You can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and not get wet.”
― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth"
― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth"
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"“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― William Shakespeare, As You Like It"
― William Shakespeare, As You Like It"
"“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain"
― Mark Twain"
Loving the gorgeous bonus HP illustrations by the original illustrator! Got my backgrounds picked out for the next whole year...
"“A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.”
― Madeleine L'Engle"
― Madeleine L'Engle"
"“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.” -Madeleine L'Engle"
Milton: Paradise Lost
A bit of a slow read, but absolutely beautiful. Made me fall in love with Satan as the hero figure and sympathize with his revolution against the "tyranny of heaven". Really can't get more amazing than that.
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Enchantment
So awesome!! I loved Card's Ender books and am a big fan of books that play with fairy tales, and this was a perfect combination of the two. Card tells the tale of old magic lore so skillfully that you completely forget that he's talking about time travel and Baba Yaga... totally plausible, and moving between the real present world and the magical past world isn't awkward at all. The characters (and their development) are very real. I'd recommend this for a fun, fast read, but with guaranteed good writing, and, hey, you actually end up learning something about Russian folklore along the way... Definitely made me interested in reading more of Baba Yaga -related stories (had only ever read Vasilissa the Beautiful before).
