tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154649481632827304.post1344519244319429445..comments2023-05-02T08:07:21.209-04:00Comments on The Books for Walls Project Archive: The Get Away ChallengeBonaventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03665779332789846219noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154649481632827304.post-30694638477842900382011-11-09T09:53:37.876-05:002011-11-09T09:53:37.876-05:00the bell maker in the chronicles of red wall
by...the bell maker in the chronicles of red wall <br /> by brian jacques (jakes)<br /><br />when you read or in my case listen to the bell maker <br />it is like stepping in to another world, you are in the abby sipping tea with the abby beasts, or maybe fighting vermin. <br /><br />the animals have great personalities, the hares are wild have the biggest appetite and great humor, the mice have a loving hart and most of them love adventure, the squirrels are hyper, fun, and loving, the badgers are the biggest of them all, they are loving, fierce, and a bit scary.<br /> i don't even want to tell you about the evil vermin. :p<br /><br />(note: some of the animals do die.)<br />i think people of all ages will love this but it can be too much for young kids under 7 or 8 years.<br />there are 17 books in red wall, and i think you will love them all!!!!! <br /> <br />the big sister :)The Big Sisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090091856926363366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154649481632827304.post-38777881182199309942011-08-30T00:28:31.687-04:002011-08-30T00:28:31.687-04:00Some of my favorite reads have been in the science...Some of my favorite reads have been in the science fiction/ fantasy genres. I love the imagination and creativity that goes into these novels! Okay, here are my favorites...<br /><br />"Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams- It's hilarious!<br /><br />"Poison Study," "Magic Study," "Fire Study," "Storm Glass," "Sea Glass," and "Spy Glass" by Maria V. Snyder- Stong female characters, an imaginative and complex world, magic, and great love story.<br /><br />"The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins- Strong female lead, fast paced, and exciting take on a post-apocalyptic world.<br /><br />and<br /><br />"Uglies," "Pretties," and "Specials" by Scott Westerfeld- Another fascinating look at a post-apocalyptic world, a great take on the importance of beauty, knowledge, conformity, and independence in any world.<br /><br />I could honestly go on and on :)AubrieAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275625148557048357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154649481632827304.post-68404063504403178842011-08-26T16:26:22.776-04:002011-08-26T16:26:22.776-04:00Anything by Robin McKinley, Peter Dickinson, Tamar...Anything by Robin McKinley, Peter Dickinson, Tamara Pierce, Garth Nix, Kevin Crossley Holland, Gail Carson Levine.<br /><br />The writing nourishes as well as engages me with each of these authors. McKinley, especially.Barbaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154649481632827304.post-61455084772727731452011-08-24T22:10:11.198-04:002011-08-24T22:10:11.198-04:00I agree, Kindred is an amazing story. And quite go...I agree, Kindred is an amazing story. And quite good, but you really have to be very open to the premise and racism that existed in the time the protagonist travels to--and our own.<br /><br />A note on Ray Bradbury--he turned 91 just this week, and still writing strong. An amazing visionary talent, I have never once read anything by him that did not make me think, feel, and DREAM.Virginiahttp://www.suttonsbaylibrary.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154649481632827304.post-6468947846796833452011-08-24T18:15:04.494-04:002011-08-24T18:15:04.494-04:00Hmm, it's interesting that NPR listed Asimov&...Hmm, it's interesting that NPR listed Asimov's <i>Caves of Steel</i>, but not the rest of the robot series. I really love <i>The Naked Sun</i>, <i>Robots of Dawn</i> and <i>Robots and Empire</i> just as much as <i>Caves of Steel</i>. I've also really been enjoying Bradbury's <i>October Country</i>, which is a fun easy to ready short story collection that's a little bit scary, too!saragorskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06310713718858747656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154649481632827304.post-41776435446830640492011-08-24T17:08:24.628-04:002011-08-24T17:08:24.628-04:00For fantasy fans everywhere, I can't praise th...For fantasy fans everywhere, I can't praise the biting guidebook by Diana Wynne Jones "A Tough Guide to Fantasyland". It's hilarious and catagorizes everything from settings to characters to objects that one tends to find turning up all too frequently in fantasy fiction.<br /><br />I adore everything written by Terry Pratchett (no secret there). Rather surprised no one included Octavia Butler's "Kindred"-a time travel/historical fiction book that was much more philosophical than "The Time Traveler's Wife".BookSphinxhttp://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000570329102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154649481632827304.post-15175283769882630372011-08-24T16:58:35.132-04:002011-08-24T16:58:35.132-04:00My first instinct was to list for myself all the o...My first instinct was to list for myself all the ones on the NPR list that I've already read and are favorites. I need to get that out of the way before I can comment. Then I'll probably use things from the list to say why. So I'll get back to you.jolynbarretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907132982054829902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154649481632827304.post-68307828066680159232011-08-24T14:47:50.807-04:002011-08-24T14:47:50.807-04:00How about Diane Duane's, So you want to be a w...How about Diane Duane's, So you want to be a wizard series? Okay, maybe not as complex as some of the other worlds listed in NPR's list but you can't put most of them down. <br /><br /><br /> JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154649481632827304.post-13610216684549221612011-08-24T13:16:17.865-04:002011-08-24T13:16:17.865-04:00Get Away Challenge
The NPR list is good, but inco...Get Away Challenge<br /><br />The NPR list is good, but incomplete--<br />Try Steampunk Paranormal Romance Author Gail Carriger--Parasol Protectorate series for a rollicking good Victorian-era time, with steam powered airships, aethergraphers (telegraphs) and glassicals, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, tea and parasols--and a heroine who isn't rail thin, a karate expert and loves a good nosh!<br /><br />The Company series by Kage Baker is also excellent. Set in the future, the Company sends androids--who were once people in the past--back in time to "restore" i.e. steal things to their present our distant future. <br /><br />My final author to mention is Louise Marley, who is a classical musician and author, truly takes the definition of science fiction to heart: Taking a social or scientific fact to its logical conclusion. I highly recommend the Glass Harmonica, Terrorists of Irustan, and The Maquis, as well as any of her short stories. These books were printed in short runs and are difficult to find, but may likely be found at your library.Virginiahttp://suttonsbaylibrary.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154649481632827304.post-82350739535081328552011-08-24T12:41:39.669-04:002011-08-24T12:41:39.669-04:00Dragon Slippers
by Jessica Day George
this book s...Dragon Slippers<br />by Jessica Day George<br /><br />this book sucked me in after the first line ''it was my aunt who decided to give me to the dragon'' and by the second chapter i wasn't a girl reading a book i had become the omniscient voice and i had become a part of the book.<br /><br />if you like heroines, following your dream, stubborn characters, dragons, and a bit of fighting. this is the book for you.The Big Sisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090091856926363366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154649481632827304.post-34877989347086824302011-08-24T11:49:02.194-04:002011-08-24T11:49:02.194-04:00This is going to take us some time --we are workin...This is going to take us some time --we are working on our LISTS of favorite Fantasy/Sci-Fi... it is a rainy day, so it's PERFECT! We'll post SOON!Books for Walls Project (The Four of Us)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13373991753981101091noreply@blogger.com