November meme Day 13
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Day 13 → A fictional book
A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay. I love his writing, he just sucks me into his long complicated stories and I think his brain must be a beautiful place to live in. A Song for Arbonne was the first one I read and I went on to read Sailing to Sarantium and it took me a while to get my hands on the sequel and now I have to re-read Sarantium again because I forgot most of it :(
But A Song for Arbonne is a "oneshot" :) I will tell you what the story is about but it's really not so much what he writes as HOW he writes it.
Have a picture, it's our cover of the book. And under it will be the story description, for those who might not wanna be spoiled.
Day 13 → A fictional book
A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay. I love his writing, he just sucks me into his long complicated stories and I think his brain must be a beautiful place to live in. A Song for Arbonne was the first one I read and I went on to read Sailing to Sarantium and it took me a while to get my hands on the sequel and now I have to re-read Sarantium again because I forgot most of it :(
But A Song for Arbonne is a "oneshot" :) I will tell you what the story is about but it's really not so much what he writes as HOW he writes it.
Have a picture, it's our cover of the book. And under it will be the story description, for those who might not wanna be spoiled.
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Have some copy paste because we all know I suck at these things:
At its simplest, A Song for Arbonne is the tale of the impending war between Arbonne, a country ruled from the courts of love by a woman, and Gorhaut, a fire-and-sword warrior country. Arbonne is a lush, fertile land near the sea, and its people revere music and the Goddess Rian. In Gorhaut, the God Corannos and war are the only considerations. Gorhaut wishes to stamp out woman-loving Arbonne, but a potential heir to the throne of Gorhaut is living in Arbonne. How Blaise, son of the religious leader of Gorhaut, comes to lead Arbonne against the onslaught of the Gorhautians is a rich, intricate tale, full of subplots.
As this person points out later, Arbonne isn't even his best book, the weaving of subplots and thoughts was even better in Sarantium, but it's the first, therefore special :)
Also, props to the translator who did this book. I couldn't find any of them in English (I COULD, but ordering from outside the country makes my wallet cry) but they really made it a pleasure to read in my language too.
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Have some copy paste because we all know I suck at these things:
At its simplest, A Song for Arbonne is the tale of the impending war between Arbonne, a country ruled from the courts of love by a woman, and Gorhaut, a fire-and-sword warrior country. Arbonne is a lush, fertile land near the sea, and its people revere music and the Goddess Rian. In Gorhaut, the God Corannos and war are the only considerations. Gorhaut wishes to stamp out woman-loving Arbonne, but a potential heir to the throne of Gorhaut is living in Arbonne. How Blaise, son of the religious leader of Gorhaut, comes to lead Arbonne against the onslaught of the Gorhautians is a rich, intricate tale, full of subplots.
As this person points out later, Arbonne isn't even his best book, the weaving of subplots and thoughts was even better in Sarantium, but it's the first, therefore special :)
Also, props to the translator who did this book. I couldn't find any of them in English (I COULD, but ordering from outside the country makes my wallet cry) but they really made it a pleasure to read in my language too.
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Date: 2009-11-13 03:53 pm (UTC)I enjoy mysteries, specifically English mysteries by woman authors. Classics like Agatha Cristy, Sayers and newer authors like Ruth Rendell, P.D. James & Elizabeth George. I am also big on Fantasy/Science Fiction, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Hitchhikers Guide, Diana Wynne Jones, and Neil Gaimen. It would be hard to name one favorite.
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Date: 2009-11-13 05:07 pm (UTC)Oh, my grandparents have a whole collection of A. Christie's books and I read some of them. They are pretty good. And, I never guessed who the killer was :(
I love Hitchhikers Guide! Did you ever read Bujold's Vorkosigan saga? It's one of my favorites but I want to start buying them, not just getting them from the library, so, I'm not reading atm. You might like it.
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Date: 2009-11-13 05:19 pm (UTC)Never heard of Bujold's Vorkosigan. Will have to look into it. I honestly will read almost anything that's well written that isn't too depressing.
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Date: 2009-11-16 09:14 am (UTC)Oh, I never thought of it that way. I guess she would get the 20's down well... what with living in them and all :D Hm, this gives me a whole new perspective on reading them.
Cool :) Although, I don't know how "not depressing" Vorkosigan is, but... he overcomes his problems :)